When you look at yourself in the mirror and actually think about who you are what do you come up with?

I mean, a lot of people have got these really negative perceptions of themselves.
Some people are a little too positive.

For example, there was this girl on myspace that added me because she's seen me on an application on myspace. I asked her to tell me about herself and she just boasted about how great she thought she was(complete with spelling, grammatical, and punctuational errors) and it was kinda obvious that she thought too highly of herself.

Don't hold back. Tell us who you think you are.

I'm interested.

I'm going to change the thread title to "What Do You Think of Yourself?" so it's a little more descriptive of what you want, since no one reads the OP anymore.

I'm a confused young man that has plenty to offer, but just needs to find the key to unlocking it. Usually just opting to be the comedian is the easier option, however.

when i look in the mirror, i don't see my peers

whoooo are you
who who who who



I think I am a pretty person, someone who is genuinely funny and can always cheer you up
I feel like I could be more independent and stronger, but I know that I'm kinda weak like that
I'm shy and awkward, there are times where I don't use my common sense
I'm lazy, but I know that if I work hard I can do anything I damn want to

I know my flaws and I now how to correct them, I just don't weird..


fine John, ruin my Who lyrics opp

Great topic here. I used to be more of a negative being, with negative perceptions of who I was and that which surrounded me until I realized how idiotic of me. When I look at myself in the mirror, I see someone who has potential- A work in progress so to speak. I see a person who embraces her little quirks and a person who loves to make those around her smile. She comes off as outgoing and confident to many close to her, but by nature can be a loner at times, also prone to get very down when others aren't around. I see someone who has this hippie-esque inner soul (if reincarnation is real, I definately was a flower child) and someone who doesn't care so much about what others think but more so what she thinks about herself. That's what matters most afterall.

I consider myself intelligent and creative. I'm very unhinged, I really have no appreciation for authority. My morals guide my actions, if I do otherwise, it's only because the reaction of me breaking a rule/law isn't worth the personal benefit. Despite my total dislike for authority, I am very interested in studying it and its relation to human nature. I'm lazy with things I don't want to do, but active with what I do want to get done. I'm not religious at all - in some way you could use the whole "not religious but spiritual" thing to describe me but that's so cliche and tired I'm not going to use it, I'd rather identify as a philosopher instead of giving myself any label associated with religious affiliation. I'm a pleasure-seeker, there are very few things I wouldn't try in this world, but I still try to consider others as much as possible. I have contempt for stupidity of any kind and can't give even the most basic respect to someone who I don't feel has asserted some kind of intelligence. I strongly believe in love and humanity for all people but I recognize hate and aggression as human and inevitable. That's me in a brief summary.

if you look in the mirror and dont like what you see, you can find out firsthand what its like to be me.

Well physically sometimes I think I'm hideous and sometimes I think I'm the hottest motherfucker there is...
Its rare that I'm feeling inbetween for anything...
I always have to be the extreme of one thing or another...
Like right now I think I'm hot...tomorrow I'll probably not even leave the house I'll think I'm so ugly and I'll pick myself apart...

I think people find me genuinly funny and exciting...I don't try to be but I guess I just am...I think its because I will say what no-one else will...plus I'm just pretty fucking weird and I guess I'll say random things...

I curse way too much...right now I'm trying to stop myself from cursing every second word...I don't have tourettes just a really dirty mouth...

I'm really intelligent but really unmotivated for school...i rarely turn up and I dont do anything...some to think of it, that doesnt seem to smart does it?

Music is my world....I'm in love with Punk Rock and always will be...

Ive found I'm a very strong person these past few years
but I am extremely over sensitive

I'm extremely sarcastic and can be quite bitchy

I can very loud but also very quite...not because I'm shy as people sometimes mistake it for but because I dont want to waste my breath talking to assholes...

I'm very random

Unfortunatly I can be very negative, even though i try and be positive...I can hate on people pretty bad

I am obsessed with love, I think about love all the time...

I also think about Green Day all the time, they are a huge part of my life...pretty sad huh?!

I'm obsesed by beauty and image too...not for other people but for myself...

I will never change anything myself for anyone...Its very hard but thats probably the only thing i pride myself on...that I am myself 100%

Now I just can't be bothered to keep writing this and i gota go so...yeah

If I had to describe myself in one word i would say nutter

tata

I'm a tall green haired lanky freak who's never had a boyfriend and used to give out olives for a living.

shhushhu

I never think of myself that highly, like that girl that wrote about. I tend to see the negative aspects, but at other times, I see the good.

I think that I'm just a really boring person that lives a boring life in a boring place. Yeah, everything is just boring. I'm not allowed to see the world because I'm completely overprotected. I feel really trapped at times, but I can't do anything about it.

I'm always confusing myself, and I never know what I really want. I dunno, I guess I'm still trying to find myself.

Just to throw a spanner in the works, how you perceive yourself is not necessarily how the rest of the world perceives you.

I see someone who has so many aspirations but doesn't have the courage to act upon them.
I feel like I lack motivation and self confidence.
I live in a fantasy world and try to ignore reality. I'm naive.
I never feel proud of myself. No matter what I do, I always feel like I should've done it differently.

On the plus side, I feel like I'm a very down to earth, easy going person. If there's one thing I love about myself, it's my ability to be spontaneous. I also like to think of myself as a caring person.

Physically, I have no self-esteem at all, I hate my appearance.

so gather round piggies and kiss this goodbye, i'd encourage your smiles i'll expect you won't cry! ;)
sorry, i had to.



uh, when i look in the mirror, i see this girl whos confused about who she is, you know? shes funny, she knows she is, and shes kinda pretty, but if she got the chance she'd love to change how she looks. she doesnt particularly care about what others think of her - unless she likes them. she's smart, smarter than she realises. smarter than she'd let on. she's a bit of a loner, but she always seems to have a slightly mischevious light in her eyes. she's scared of change, and she's scared of growing up. she believes she's too mature for her age, so she acts immature to hide it. she's loud around her friends but really, she'd prefer to be at home, surfing the net or reading or listening to music. she feels like no one really understands her, though of course thats not true. she likes to think shes an individual but she changes around the people she's with. she doesnt like most forms of authority. she has a love/hate relationship with her parents, and her sister. she hurts herself - emotionally and physically. she's really accident prone. she thinks she's too fat. she doesn't really get on well with people her age.
and thats just what i see in one glance. \:

I see myself as intelligent and artistic. I am shy, awkward and sarcastic most of the time, but sometimes I can be very outgoing. Unfortunately I lack motivation, and I can be very naive. The fact that no one will completely understand me bothers me. I'm lazy and I love to procrastinate. I get attached to people easily. I love animals and nature. I like to debate and argue for the sake of it, often even for things I don't believe in. I like learning what can be learned and I want to do well in life.

Wow.Someone else who sees the same as me when they look in the mirror.

I'm a deeply flawed but generally alright chick.

I think ''should i get a tatto on my right arm or a piercing?''stupid,though.i don't care pretty mux about my look

I don't know if I could accurately describe myself but I like who I am as a person. I know for sure that I'm always myself and I'm really grateful I have the confidence to be that way because I know plenty of people who change to fit in.

Amen.

seconded:amen

A disappointment.
Somebody who has regrets and makes mistakes again and again.
Somebody who isn't brave enough to trust her own judgements.
Someobdy who cares too much about others and not enough about herself.
Somebody who is afraid of the world who is scared of doing things alone.

Gah. I guess my opinion of myself is pretty low.
Sometimes I think it would be nice if things were different.

-I see myself a bit pessimistic in the mirror
-I am not clever.Iam just a hard-working person..(maybe a mug)
-I don't like being braged or just i want to be seemed like that..yea briefly i like being braged but i don't show that ...
-I like being freedom like ppl...but i wanna excess freedom .My parents hate this feature of mine...But they love me!!..(Iam saying it especially against Sting "russians love their childrens" )
-Iam really ambtious..it hurts me lots of time..and iam a bit jealous..
-I don'T trust ppl so much
-I love having fun!!...(for me fun=buddies+politeness+vodka+dancing)
-i like being well-groomed...but iam not chi chi

that'S me i guess....sorry if it was too long..

and i think i should sleep coz time is 4:30 am in here

does it mean naked or clothed? lol
i try not to think about it. having a girlfriend that actually fancies me is a boost to my confidence tho. haha.
i like to let other people judge me; judging myself is too much effort, and i never come to any meaningful conclusions.
blaa blaa blaa, i'm waffling now.

i think much higher of myself than i used to.
at one point in time...
i had a shaved head, was overweight, had braces, very short, had to wear glasses, extremely naive, immature, loud, annoying, and was afraid of girls.

i've grown on the person i was.
hard to believe that the eleven year old me would look at the fifteen year old me and smile.
i look back and see the steps i took to become the person i am today.

i am content with who i am.
i have amazing grades.
i have an open mind and am understanding.
i definately am not afraid of girls, i'm actually love the female sex.
i'm very active in sports.
i'm not fat, i got contacts, and my hair is not shaved.
my voice dropped.

i enjoy who i am.

I think that I'm smarter than I give myself credit for. I'm always saying that I'm a loser and good for nothing. But the outcome says otherwise.
I'm talking on school wise . I never thought in my wildest dreams that I might actually pass first year of medical school , let alone getting straight As. After that I had more faith in myself.

mine didn't really fit in that well i realized

i think that someone can trust me easily, but i can't trust the others.
i like help people get over their problems and generally help them.
i'm a lonely person.
i'm really hard working.

I used to avoid thinking about myself, but little by little I've known myself. I'm kind, nice, creative and quite shy and introvert. However, sometimes I can be brave, confident and outgoing. It depends on the situation and my mood. I like myself as I am. I know what I want to be and do everything to make my dreams come true. Of course, I also have a couple negative points, for example, I can be a bit jealous and take offence quickly. I'm honest and hate lying. I'd rather keep silent than lie. I love smiling and making people happy. I'm very helpful and like listening to other people problems and trying to make them feel better. I often stay alone at home, although, I appreciate friendship.

a boring kid who loves green day and is called gay coz of it damn hippies. vbut i dont really care about opinions i just ignore anyone who isnt my mate so yer.

I can be really confident at times, and literally be the life of a party, but at other times can be really shy.
i suffer from anxiety, so i guess that's an issue i have too.

I'm Dai, and I'm a little bit of everything, so don't ever try to label me because you will fail. I am very secretive. I put walls around me not to keep people away, but to see who cares enough to tear them down. I am not very demonstrative, especially in real life, but I actually DO have feelings. I can be extremely bitter, but at times I can be a lot of fun to be with. I have isues trusting people, simply because everybody lies, and even though most times I can tell, I can never be completely sure. I don't love many people, but the ones I love, I do with mind, heart and soul. Let me down and I'll forgive you once, let me down again, and for your own sake just stay away from me. I can be a really hurtful person. If you hurt me (or my loved ones), I will know the exact words to tear you down, because generally I know people's weaknesses. I am arrogant, which is one of the reasons I have a hard time saying things like "I'm sorry" and "I love you" and admit that sometimes, I am wrong. Because of this I come off as egocentric and self-centered, people might think that I think I'm better than everybody else. But it's actually all the opposite, I am insecure and sometimes I fail to understand why people want to be with me and/or love me, when they could get so much better. I never try anything new because I'm terrified of failure. If I don't try, I don't fail. That's something I have to change. I am possessive and extremely jealous, I don't want my closest friends to have other best friends because it makes me feel I am not good enough, so they need other people. I also know this is wrong, I'm trying to correct it. My friends' needs always come before mine. I find it hard to get close to people because I'm scared of getting hurt. I don't tolerate stupidity, but I can be pretty stupid myself sometimes, too. I am a generally nice person, if you are too. I am independant, I don't like to feel that I need someone else to feel good. Not to sound egocentric, but I am not used to rejection, very few times I have loved someone that didn't love me back. So when I happen to fall for someone (against my will) and they don't feel the same way, I feel like utter crap, and even start wondering what is so wrong about me that they don't like me. I don't like other people to make me feel like that. I am a nervous person and usually something on the back of my mind is bothering me. I am short-tempered, if I'm in a bad mood, don't even talk to me. I don't like being around people, it makes me extremely uncomfortable, especially if it's people I don't know. I like being alone in my house, listening to music. I realise I have no life, but most of the time I am happy that way, so I don't see a problem. I don't like kids, but I love my 3 siblings and I'd die if something happened to any of them. I am as blunt as it gets, I always feel the need to give my honest opinion on things, I sometimes have issues giving my opinions in a good manner. The only times I feel I can't be completely honest, are if it's about something that's really important for me, and that could hurt any of the people I love. In that case, I either keep it to myself, or try to say it the best way possible. Listening to music is the big passion in my life, without it I would be long gone. I would like to learn to play drums and piano, but I am too scared that I will fail. Nothing makes me feel more alive than going to concerts and seeing the bands I love, most people can't understand that. I am a amture person, but I will admit sometimes I act like a 10 year old. I don't love myself, so I tend to be a little bit self-destructive. I don't want to live long anyway. I have a sharp tongue, but I am not a bad person (even with all my flaws). I have an addictive personailty which I hate. I am also resented, I hold grudges and it's hard for me to forgive people (talking about big things here, not the usual silly mistakes). When I feel unloved, I prefer to slowly fade away, instead of trying to reach that person and hitting a brick wall.

I think that's about it, the post that no one will read

um.. im funny, creative and i like to make fun of teachers/impersonate randomners thats me in a nutshell that needs to be craked

negative things i think is that. im stupid not good enough. that im not as smart as my sisters. that i am ugly and fat and not worth your time but for some reason i think im a special person if you get to know me i am awsome and i never shut up.

i think i am very creative and i love uniqueness. i dont really like labels i think im a bit of everything i like everything and am considered everything by my friends. i love all kinds of genres of everything and am very into the arts.

the positive i feel that i will be very sucessful in life. that i am a caring person who is loyal and is a good person. i would never decieve anyone even if i wanted to (the only person who i would do anything bad to would be my step dad) i think that i will do something good in the world and i really want to. i can be confident. but most of the time i am not.

some people think im funny. most think im shy but once you get to know me i wont shut up and i am very outgoing and talkative. i am a very mysterious secretive person if i want to be but then i can be very open to other people about family matters as well.

i am very much like a detective i can find anything out in which i want to. i study people even without wanting to. and i used to build up walls and not let anyone in. i have felt like i am not worthy of being loved or feeling that so i just push guys away i rather not deal with it. i feel as though if i was gone that no one would ever miss me but thats my own insecurity that i need to build apon.

i am a person that loves everyone and if you are nice to me im nice to you. if i have a problem which i have alot in my personal family life that i have to deal with it. i listen to music to calm myself and to deal with my problems. im a very independent person never clingy and i know how to deal and learned it all on my own. i know how to hold my own and i am trying to make myself better and be a stronger person through it.

I have many flaws, and I'm not afraid to admit them. I get paranoid about stupid things and cling to people that make me feel safe. I smother people. I expect too much and move too quickly. I give in time and time again, and I'm easily manipulated. I'm nieve, and let people take me for granted because I believe they can change. I rely on people too much, but also expect them to rely on me. I'm socially awkward; I'm not good at meeting people unless they approach me and happen to meet me while I'm in a comfortable situation. I can't stand being in a place filled with people I don't know. I don't like being the center of attention, but when someone is the center of my universe, I expect the same. I can be very possesive, but I don't like to be possesed. I like praise, to a point. I don't like having my work displayed for people if they know who did it, which is why the people on GDC are the only ones who have read my poetry. However, despite all these flaws, I'm a very intelligent and mature person. I can be a great friend as long as what is expected of me is spoken, and a rewarding friendship is given in return. I'm very loyal, and will stick by someone no matter what the cost. People may say I'm a doormat, I prefer the term helpful and dependable through thick and thin.

So yeah, there's me in a nutshell.

I never know what I really want.
When I make decisions about things, I always feel like whichever one I make is the wrong one.
I rely heavily on other people's opinions about the things I do.


That's about it.

When I look in the mirror every morning, I see someone who's sad and lost. Sad because I've had my heart broken too many times and I've been stabbed in the back by friends multiple times. Lost because I don't know who I am.Sometimes I feel like I'm two different people living inside one body. I'm very quiet, unless I feel quite comfortable in the area I happen to be in; in that case, I'm the life of the party. I'm very book-smart, but I have no common sense whatsoever. I consider myself to be a right-brain person. I'm very inclined towards artsy, musical, creative things. I hate being by myself, except when I'm at home. I can be very dependent on people, which I need to break out of. I'm constantly apologizing for everything, even if it wasn't my fault. I always expect someone to catch me when I fall, and I'm always disappointed when that doesn't happen. I've never had a true friend in my entire life, and I blame myself for it. I constantly bury myself under music or books to avoid life.

sorry if that was overly negative; it's the truth.

I feel like you've just spoken for me. For the most part anyway.
And no need to apologise. We're all allowed to be negative.

i like the fact that i help others but i dont like the fact im a bit insecure sometimes!

I think very, very little.

I usually think that i'm way too serious but i'm not so i avoid looking in the morror...

hmm interesting topic
me
im basically a work in the making
i'm so proud of how far ive come in this world and its amazing to see what i was and what i am now.and compare.
I have passion for art and guitar but it always gets pushed away from school..and that makes me sad.
i'm very driven so if i want something i put everything i got out there to get and theres no turning back for me.
I get jealous so much..that it makes me crazy at times.
I feel like i can be akward..but then again everyone can be.
I love loving people...its one of the best feelings (and them loving you back of couse)
im happiest when i connect w people and they accept me for ME
also happiest when i acomplish or practice stuff that im passionate about
hm i dont know that much but im still trying to figure it out
but im up for the challenge

I think I'm really weird looking; not ugly... just weird. My eyes are too big and my nose is too pug-ish
I really want to fall in love, but I don't like relationships
I'm too outgoing for my own good. I think people can be taken aback when they first meet me because I automatcially treat them like one of my best friends and I could see how that would be weird for people...
I wish I taller and knew how to get what I wanted.