My personality is different than the personalities of my friends. I am independent in the fact that I don't mind being by myself and doing things alone. Actually, I prefer it that way. Many different traits make the the person I am today. Five positive personality traits I have are: 1) Helpful 2) Considerate 3) Loving of Amber especially 4) Smart 5) Trustworthy. Helpfulness is positive because whenever someone asks me to help them with something, I will almost always say yes. I feel bad if I deny someone the help they ask for. Being considerate of others can also be a positive trait, if someone is having a bad day and they turn to me for help I try to cheer them up, not put them down by telling them negative things. I am a loving person; this is positive because I love most people. However, just like everyone else; there are some people I don't always get along with. For the most part, I am loving however. Being smart is a trait I also have, this is positive because it allows me to help others when they need it. I am a trustworthy person, If you need me to keep a secret for you, I will. I have kept many secrets in my life and have never before told someone else something I wasn't supposed to. Three negative traits are 1) Introversion 2) Negativity 3) Disorganized. Introversion is a negative trait because I am usually not very sociable. I prefer to be alone with my iPod than with people full of energy. I enjoy spending quality time with me, myself, and I. This isn't always a good thing because I don't talk to many others giving me less of an opportunity to make friends. Negativity is obviously a negative trait as well. I do not walk around with a smile on my face, ever. Normally, I just am not a very happy-go-lucky person. I usually never see the positive aspects of things. This isn't a good thing because It can turn others away from talking to me. Also people who are negative usually don't live as long as those who are positive. Being disorganized is also a negative trait, because I loose things sometimes, or cannot find where I placed the object.
My level of optimism is nearly non-existent. I hardly ever see the glass as half full. I would be classified as a pessimistic person. This impacts the way I look at life. Sometimes I don't even feel like getting out of my bed in the morning because I feel as if I have nothing good to look forward to. Two examples of the impact it has on my life would be 1) Sometimes I don't do some extra things in school, just because I don't see the need or I don't see what good can come out of my doing things. Another impact it has are that not many people like to be around someone who is pessimistic 99.9% of the time. They may feel that it will also make them pessimistic. This also adds to my introverted personality.
My personality varies from situation to situation depending on who I am with. When I am with certain people, I turn from introverted person to an extroverted person. This changes because of the people I am around. Also my mood can rapidly change depending on the situation. One moment I can be happy and in a good mood, but then one bad thing happens or I see something I don't like, and BAM my day turns terrible just like that. This doesn't always benefit me, but sometimes it does when I become more extroverted because it makes me more fun to be around.
In my life I use in my life are Denial. I know something is true, but outloud I say that it is untrue. I use this about the people I like. I may say that I don't like a certian someone at all, but deep down I know that I really do. I use Sublimation in Softball. When I am angry, I take my anger out by hitting the ball as hard as I can. I also use sublimation when punching my punching bag. I take my anger out on the bag instead of punching real people. Another defense mechanism I use is reaction formation. I act differently than the way I feel. For example, sometimes I feel really sad, but when I am around certain people I may act like nothing is wrong and I am a very happy person.
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I agree with your defense mechanisms as well. I find myself in denial a lot, I think sometimes it is easier to lie to yourself and others than to accept that there's a problem. I do the same thing with reaction formation. I tend to be a happy person, and most people take me as happy-go-lucky, but usually I can be really upset or angry. I feel like I have to hide it because I don't want to expose myself to others.
ReplyDeleteI am the same in the fact that i like to do things alone. I don't like to fail in front of people and this way if i am alone no one will see me. I use denial a lot too. I can say that i hate someone but the real truth is that i have deep feelings for them. This kind of screwed me over when i broke up with my boyfriend and told my parents that i hated him adn now we are like best friends and my parents cant understand it. Its just part of life i gues though. Trying to figure out who we are.
ReplyDeleteI totally enjoyed reading your blog. I agree with you that you are the things that you said. I often times enjoy your funny personality, sarcastic almost. That is when it is fthe funniest. I agree that personality is a huge part of individuality and that with out it, how boring would life be?
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