Please type me based on this questionnaire!!
1- Briefly describe yourself.
i’m really bad at introspection so please forgive me if this is bad. i think im a contradicting person who has many traits which all juxtapose each other. i suppose this could be called “two-faced” but i don’t like to think of myself as that deceiving and a bad person in that way even if deep down i feel like i am. i think i underestimate my strong traits and don’t really realise them until someone points it out. i like to talk about my favourite books, movies, concepts, hobbies etc. i’m a very social and outgoing person. sometimes i think this is to compensate for my lack of real connection and how lonely i truly am. i do crave connection and intensity however i don’t prioritise it. when it truly comes to something like that i think i push it away since i feel most comfortable when i’m with myself and fulfilled with my own needs. i’m really unhappy with my own life so i tend to filter it out. i sometimes love a book or movie so much i daydream about existing in that world, with an exciting story of my own. i either fully immerse myself into this or resort to the outside world. i’m prone to addiction no matter how much i try to quit. i’m just very impulsive and stubborn. as an autistic i get overwhelmed very easily and when i do i go quite numb or angry. people tell me if i were to be a parent i would have good boundaries and be very bossy. i’m a bossy person by nature and dislike people who don’t listen to what i have to say, specifically bad or annoying people, like children. otherwise i don’t really mind. i just have strong dislike for those who are attention seekers and spoilt brats. i also dislike when people don’t listen to me and my facts when im definitely right. i like to help people in the typology community online and can often come across as harsh, especially when they dislike or don’t follow correlations. all my friends are much more insecure and shyer than i am which i don’t understand. for example, one of my friends is really quiet and can barely speak to people who start a conversation with her. she tends to call me her “emotional support” and comes to me or asks me questions when she needs reassurance. even if it’s just silly little stuff, like “does this look nice, i’m scared to wear it?” or “should i post this or will everyone hate me?”. i’m a fairly an emotional person myself, however most of my friends get emotional over things like being unconfident and insecure. i can get pushy and impatient in scenarios like this and come across as cold and mean. i haven’t always been confident, i was infact very unmotivated and shy when i was younger. i almost gaslit myself into thinking i was better than everyone and more confident which eventually made me feel more confident too. i always try to help my friends become like this. as opposed to how outgoing and lively i seem on the outside, i’m a very negative person. i’m superficially positive. i LOVE to use fashion and makeup as a way to look nice. i’m very focused on how i look. fashion isn’t limited to just clothes; i mean stuff like overall aesthetic too, like how i curate and decorate my room, or for example how i want my accounts online to look, what i do and how i do it etc.
2- How do other people generally describe you? Do you agree? Why or why not?
i think this is part of what messes up my sense of self so much. i’m viewed quite differently to how i see my internal self. it’s not that i really perform, so i don’t know why. i may perform or act different but never because i want love or recognition. my (single) mum would say i’m emotional and aggressive. despite how much i love her and get along with her, we often have disagreements and fights. i don’t ever think i’m the main one responsible for this and i believe she’s just sensitive and gets offended easily. however i’m quick to cry or get angry because of the emotions i bottle up inside of me, hence why she says i’m emotional. i’ve always had emotional and mental issues since a child. whenever speaking to a counsellor i can’t open up though, it’s like i’m physically unable to. they tell me i’m too emotionally closed off to form real and deep relationships hence why i don’t have anyone to call my significant other or a best friend. i don’t really know whether i agree or not. perhaps i just don’t open up to them because i don’t feel comfortable. the closer friends i do have, say i’m emotional. more emotional over logical. which i disagree with, i think i’m more logical however not too forceful. i used to have a close relationship with this girl who i truly hated and due to my dislike towards her i was very cold and forceful, she would say i was too opinionated. my friends don’t mean i’m emotional but not in the sense that i cry or get actually emotional. i’m just more expressive, especially facially, and adaptable. i don’t like any of these friends but i’m nice to them so they often call me their emotional support. i don’t understand that either. there’s times where i’m supportive and nice, and other times where i’m very mean and call them dramatic for being upset, trying to force them to “man up”. sorry i’ve talked about emotions most of the time. i don’t feel emotions very strongly and i feel a bit ashamed about that. instead i feel persistent numbness and emptiness. some of my other friends say i’m loud and impulsive, which i do agree with, i’m very talkative and it takes me long to shut up. at the same time, i ghost people very easily and break contact when i don’t want to speak to anyone. i’m quite lazy but it brings me joy. i get stressed easily with the workload i have to do and procrastinate as to not be bored by doing it. i make up excuses so i don’t have to do work and try to rationalise it. my close friends also say i’m a fun and energetic person, which i agree with. i always love to have fun, however my energy levels are extreme highs and lows.
3- What do you want out of life?
i don’t know. i guess i just want to be happy overall? also to be successful, and live a good life. i want to be able to experience everything that’s fun and stimulating. i can’t do some things because of religion. sometimes i feel like i follow religion purely so i don’t go to hell because i’m so scared of hell and the pain in it. i do believe in God deep down, but i’m bad at religious practices and following/remembering them. i became ‘religious’ at around 10 because of this. i sometimes sin anyway and feel guilty after, but end up doing it again and the cycle repeats. i’m so prone to addiction too that i try to stop stuff but i physically can’t. of course, i refuse to get therapy or anything for this. i don’t really talk about it, and if i do i joke about it. i want love too. i want some exciting love story for the fun of it but then actually being in a relationship looks restrictive. i’ve only ever loved one person and they’re a horrible person🤷♀️ despite being moderately lazy i still have goals to succeed and do very well in my life. i aim to make a lot of money and just feel happy with my success and achievements. i want to do this by doing something i enjoy and earn a lot in. when i say live a good life, i want to help people. i want to help people believe in what i believe in, things that are right and wrong, both morally and logically. i want to stand up for insecure people against injustice, and help them fight the system. i’ve been described as anti-social and rebellious but in the sense that i still ally with my community and friends. i also want to make people understand why some things are logically set in place, and follow specific rules/principles.
4- What do you avoid like the plague?
ah i don’t know. i guess things that are boring, things that drain me. its kind of vague. i think i mentioned previously how i tend to rationalise my irrational excuses that i use to get out of things i dislike or bore me, like schoolwork. i also tend to avoid having to talk to people or have conversations with them. i swap between complete isolation and being very outgoing. when i’m active and out, i tend to be very social. when it gets to breaks and time off work/school i often just ignore people because talking to them drains me. i genuinely find everyone annoying and weird. it sounds like a me problem but in reality ive been told i’m more mature than other people my age so i don’t get along with them as well. i’m not really sure what to think of this but everyone i’m remotely sort of close to i just find immature and annoying. i don’t really know what to say for this, there’s not much i can think of.
5- What is usually going through your head when you’re with other people?
a lot of the time i think of what i’ll be doing next or what i could be doing if they weren’t there with me, and i will want to do that instead, even if i’m genuinely enjoying what i’m doing in that present moment. i think i’m just unsatisfied and quite ungrateful. i’m always thinking about the next time i will have something. i struggle with communicating with people and am unsure about my closeness/connections, so i sometimes overthink what i say or do around them. if i’m with family i tend to act differently, more smiley and i suppose sort of people pleasing in a way, i don’t really care what they think of me though. all of my cousins are a lot younger than me, toddler age. they’re all brats who stress me out and drain me, so i just tend to go stoic and retreat into a fantasy world in my head. i can be very bossy and angry at the same time though with how they act and what they do, as their parents don’t really care about their behaviour. i don’t think some people are fit to have children and specific individuals just shouldn’t be allowed. i tend to take into my head what’s happening in the present moment, and change it in my imagination to make someone else appear or something crazy happen. i sometimes go quiet because i tend to wish that someone i love more and really miss was with me, instead of who i’m with.
6- What are you usually thinking about on your own?
i suppose a lot of the previous question could also apply to this one. i tend to make scenarios in my head about things that will never happen, or i like to research my hobbies and interests, for example typology. i usually think about movies i watched and enjoy, or books, and pick out certain parts and quotes to think about. it sounds weird but i like to imagine myself on a podcast with random people in my head just talking about stuff. like i said, things like movies, books, my hobbies, interests, people etc. in reality i feel nobody really wants to listen to what i have to say so i do it in my mind. sometimes i just worry and fear about things, but i keep it to myself and try to push it down. for example i worry about my competence and capabilities in specific aspects and if i’m incapable of something i spiral and get distressed.
7- What’s the first thing you notice when you walk in a room?
i suppose i notice what the room smells like, feels like, looks like, what’s there, who’s there etc. it doesn’t necessarily bother me but i’m naturally more attuned to this. i also tend to pay attention what everyone is doing and who is communicating with each other. i don’t know how much to elaborate on this..
8- If you meditate, is there a pattern to the kinds of distracting thoughts that pop up?
for starters i don’t really meditate as i think it’s a useless way to manage problems. i mean, your mind is just empty with nothing to distract you, so you’re bound to stress or think about something that’s bothering you? i suppose when i do ‘meditate’, or something like when i’m trying to fall asleep, im always thinking about what i’ll be doing tomorrow. stuff like what i’ll eat, where i’ll go, what i’ll wear etc. or making up imaginative scenarios and stories in my head. its always random, there’s not really a set pattern. i have a bad attention span anyway
9- Is there something you tend to notice that others don’t?
i think i’m better at reading (through) people though i don’t tend to show it. i can easily see behind others external personality and understand their motivations, why they act the way they do. i tend to notice when people are fake or not genuine, and when i bring this up to others they just brush it off. i am right though, definitely, as i tend to confront these fake people who do agree and tell the truth after enough pushing. some may consider me fake, though i do think i am able to hide it better. i’m more unrestrained, i just adapt more easily when connecting or communicating with others.
10- What do you find most irritating or baffling about others?
i hate snobs, or just stuck up people who act like they’re better than everyone else just because of wealth or status. i think status is a stupid thing and have always disliked my peers who are ‘posers’ to gain popularity. i have always been popular yet never abused this popularity to be more liked. i dislike attention seekers with a passion. i tend to put them in their place and make fun of them. i get told i can be quite mean when talking to people i dislike or can’t tolerate but i think i’m just being civil. i also don’t like when people think they’re entitled to a specific thing. when i was a child, there was a girl who would always hog a seat in the library and barge past everyone, running, in order to get this seat. it got to a point where i would race her and through her bags down to teach her a lesson. eventually i would give up and call her rude names because realistically i didn’t want the seat, i just wanted her to realise what a twat she was. i know i can be bossy and strict but i also dislike when immature people don’t listen to me. i can often make people cry by how sharp i am with my scolding, which i think i get used to. from a young age i have strongly disliked certain kinds of people.
11- What tends to set you off, what does it feel like, and how do you react to it?
i dislike being wound up or made fun of. i think this can make me extremely angry and frustrated. i sometimes shout when this happens. i’ve always had anger issues which are hard to control. it’s not like i’m insecure or desperate to be liked in any way, i just dislike being mocked. this is a childish one but when i don’t get what i want, after perfectly planning out my method and structure to achieve it, i get angry and sometimes emotional. i always want more and can be ungrateful in this sense. a lot of what i listed last paragraph sets me off too, like i said i get angry.
12- Have there been any recurring patterns in your relationships?
i love my friends so much, but often get told i’m just not ‘enough’ for a relationship/friendship. even if i do care it’s hard for me to put effort into it. this is usually with people closer to me. on the outside, when forming connections, i’m often too loud and too much. like crazy. i can also be insensitive towards others emotions. everyone i’ve befriended has been, in my opinion, consistently more emotional than me. well, externally. inside i’m deeply emotional and complex. which i find hard to deal with as someone who isn’t stereotypically sympathetic. i think, even though i seem indifferent, deep down i am empathetic. as a child i was always called emotionally intelligent which i took a lot of pride in. i don’t know when that changed, but it did. unless i’m perceiving myself wrong. despite all this, i’m also a lot more jokier than people i know. specifically with dark humour. i think this has caused a lot of misunderstandings in my relationships. i think the average person i communicate with wouldn’t really notice any of this, but when i get to know people they realise how i am. i don’t know how to expand if i’m honest. i’m a shit communicator and just bad in relationships. i want someone to trust and fully merge with. i want to live with someone else, or not even a person, but a concept. i have no ability to make this work and often jump from person to person, but still can feel awkward.
13- What would you say is your greatest weakness or limitation?
self-control. i have many goals but also have bad self-control. i want to be skinny, but i eat a lot; i want to have friends, but i ghost everyone; i want to be good, but i do bad things etc. this doesn’t pair well with being prone to addiction, because in that sense i give up easily on sobriety.
14- Optimist or pessimist? & Why?
i think i’m an optimist however superficially optimistic. i’m so deeply unhappy with my life and the world that i force myself into a constant state of happiness where i don’t have to worry or feel anything. it’s more like numbness where i can adapt and mask being optimistic or forward-looking. an example i can think of was where i was younger and went on this camping trip with school. i won’t really go into detail but within the first 2 days and even day, it was genuinely fucking traumatising. it got to the point where i had no actual will to live. the whole time, deep down, i wanted to die and was extremely negative. i had extreme highs and lows at the start, but eventually it got to a point where nobody would be able to realise how upset and unhappy i was based on how i was acting. i just wanted to be alone, but i couldn’t. so whenever my friends or people i knew kept complaining openly about how awful it is or just making it miserable i would snap and isolate myself. i didnt want to realise how awful it truly was. only people who know me very well (like 2 people) would be able to say im more negative than positive.
15- Do you go directly after what you want? Why or why not?
i can’t really think of an instance to apply this to but yes i guess so? i like to make plans more and have steps to follow through with. or i wing it completely in the moment, like impulse. sorry it’s vague i have no idea what to say
16- What’s it like to be you? You can give a metaphor or a general answer.
i think compared to a lot of people i know, especially growing up poor/common in a rich or snobbish area, i’ve been through more than my peers. i don’t really like to say it out loud because it sounds attention seeking, however i feel more mature and well, not academically smarter, but generally smarter than them. i feel like a rollercoaster, i have so many highs and lows, changes in personality, changes in life, that i don’t really feel like a person anymore. who am i?
!! i can elaborate if needed. i think i may have subconsciously leaned towards a type so i don’t mind expanding at all