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May 13, 2008
Ink Blot - Self Perception
We now continue with bits of my recent Rorschach test. My comments are in whatever color this is.
Be sure to read the Rorschach Info blurb (Disclaimer) or my less-formal explanation before continuing.
SELF PERCEPTION
Self Esteem:
- You often think of yourself in black or white terms. You may have an overly positive view of your abilities and think you are able to do anything well, or you may have a very negative view of yourself and believe that nothing you do is worthy.
- You have a healthy and positive sense of self-confidence.
I honestly think that with the proper training I can do almost anything, but I think that about everybody. This isn't to say that I don't recognize when things are way out of my league — I don't know that I have the brainpower to be a nuclear physicist. Oh, and I can't really draw or do arty stuff. And it takes a special sort of person to be a concert pianist. And there are any host of other things I know are beyond me. And I don't know that I'd make a good salesman — I'll give you something before I try to sell it to you.
I'm not sure that I think that nothing I do is worthy, but I do think that anything I can anybody else can do it as well. I mean, if I can do it, how hard can it be? (As I typed that realized it might be an indication that I think nothing I do is worthy.)
As for the positive sense of self-confidence, I do think I'm a wonderful human being and a nice guy. I try not to do things that will lead me to feeling regretful. I think I'm always aware of my motives; as they are uncommonly harmless I chug through life Richie-Cunningham like.
I lack anything approaching confidence when it comes to women. I seem to be getting better. (An alternate line for this bit was: I lack anything in the way of confidence when it comes to women and can think of a thousand reasons for them to reject me; gals … everyone of them makes you seem rather petty. Which, of course is a joke — my oddball problems are mine alone — but I wasn't sure how it would play. And while I left it out of the main text, I couldn't help but include it for fun.)
Introspection:
- You usually make some effort to examine both the positive and negative features you see in yourself. This enables you to maintain better perspective on yourself and to gain self-understanding.
- You have the ability and flexibility to make changes in the way you see yourself and to take on new attitudes about yourself.
This has a positive sound to it, doesn't it?
Not long ago my approach was, with some exceptions and the interpersonal formula I used was too convoluted to explain, to leave people alone as I figured they didn't want to be bothered. Recently I've moved more toward talking to everybody, which is how I used to be. So far nobody's thrown an elbow into my side — and if they did I'd probably just flashback to playing basket ball with my buddies.
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Posted by delmer at May 13, 2008 12:05 AM