Who decides who you are ? The world or you?

[Korytco]

Who is right you or them, who are you . Who is right to decide. The world or you?

Did you ever talk with family , or people that do know you , but not as well as they might? You talk with them, and then wonder who you are outside of your own head. How do people see you, "what do they think about me ?"

Have you ever been shocked before to hear things about you from close friends, or people ? Things that you did not know were true about you, or that is how others view you?


If other's don't know you and do not indicate who you are as a person, individual , amongst other individuals , if you are not segegrated per say , tested as an individual do you know yourself as well as you think you do ?

Can anyone precisely know their selves well? When its up to the rest of the world to continuously learn from your actions, and you just do them for your own motives and reasons, do you really know yourself well. Does your bias of yourself rape your real image that others see?

Who is right you or them, who are you . Who is right to decide. The world or you?

 

[Bambi]

I don't really underatnd the initial question....but other than my Katie who knows pretty much EVERYTHING about me, what people know is quite limited. They think im rather guarded and tend to keep things to myself, which is pretty much true...although no one knows me better than myself. I know my faults and weaknesses; I'm selfish, impulsive, bitchy.....alcoholic

If anyone told me these things I wouldnt be like omg, that's so not true, or think oh my god, i never realised this because....well...it is true lol

hahah

Im not really fussed on the whole part what people think of me, altho i do have my od moment of paranoia

I hope I answered that right haha

 

[der Astronom]

Very few people understand the kind of person that I am. It's most likely because I don't tend to tell people about myself because I never assume that people want to know about me first--people are generally more interested in themselves than they are about other people. I may be considered predictable because I am blunt and insensitive with regular schedule habits, but to understand why I am the way I am may be considered difficult--I admit I don't get along with everyone, even if I don't try to piss them off.

I am who I am, and no one can tell me that I secretly or subconsciously believe in God, nor can I pursuade other people I am someone they think I'm not, or be the person they think I am. I have accepted that people have different opinions of what I am--I would like that people appreciate or hate me for what I am, and I cannot change the fact that they do, but I don't force people to see things they don't wish to see. If they don't wish to see the person that I am, perhaps they are not ready for the kind of person that I am.

 

[L]

Have you ever been shocked before to hear things about you from close friends, or people ? Things that you did not know were true about you, or that is how others view you?

When people describe me, I usually am a little dumbfounded by it, unless they're trying to be insulting. Then it's just really nothing worth paying mind to.

But often when people say things about me and aren't trying to imitate traits found prominent in that of a nine year old, I am surprised most of the time. FFF's nominations 2008 is really a perfect example. I had no idea that I was so funny.

Who is right you or them, who are you . Who is right to decide. The world or you?

Well... I really don't care what other people think I am. If they don't know anything more about me than the flesh and hair on my body, they couldn't possibly know what kind of person I really am. So I'd just say that I'm right. No one can know me better than... Well, me.

For example, I'm quite an angry guy. In fact, I'm usually frustrated with something most of the time, but not too many people know that. I spew my shit every now and then, but I'm capable of pulling a duplicitous act.

Not a single soul knows me better than I know myself.

 

[AddleBoy]

Well, there is the way I am, and then there's the way people perceive me. People themselves decide how they wish to see me, through the actions they see me make. If you talk to different people, some may have contradicting opinions about me. This isn't surprising, because I act differently depending on the environment, my relationship with that person, and how well I know them. So I guess you could say that there are many different versions of "me". Though I guess there is an underlying "template" which stays basically the same.

So, I feel that I know myself pretty well, but I don't understand everyone's perceptions of me. I guess that's what you were getting at....

 

[Mitsuki]

Do I understand myself? I don't know, that depends I guess. I will be honest here...sometimes I don't understand why I do the things I do or how I think. In short, sometimes I just don't understand myself, but for the most part, yes I do know who I am and where I stand in life.

I believe the only person who really knows me through and through is my husband. I would be silent, gazing somewhere off the distance, and he'd say something like, "I know what you're thinking." Then he'll prove it by stating my thoughts out loud, just like that. Of course, he doesn't really know everything about me, but it's pretty damn close alright. And that's something that's quite scary sometimes, I must admit.

There have been times that people would say something about me and I would genuinely be surprised. I honestly had no idea that people perceive me in a different way than I see myself, but I guess that's a given and only natural. However, it irritates me when people talk behind my back and say things to other people (who are close to me) that I know is not true about me. They want to give me a bad image in front of other people because they have a personal issue with me and can't be arsed to face me instead. That, I have a problem with and although I try not to care, it just hits me hard at times.

 

[Moogles]

I hope I'm interpreting these questions correctly.

Who is right you or them, who are you . Who is right to decide. The world or you?

When it comes to knowing who I am? I'm right. Other people can be right, too--but only if they share my thoughts. Hah!

Did you ever talk with family , or people that do know you , but not as well as they might? You talk with them, and then wonder who you are outside of your own head. How do people see you, "what do they think about me ?"

I wouldn't think that everyone perceives me the same way, so I don't usually get caught up in what they may be thinking about me. I act differently towards different people depending on how well I know them.

Have you ever been shocked before to hear things about you from close friends, or people ? Things that you did not know were true about you, or that is how others view you?

Being told that I'm extremely nice sometimes surprises me. It doesn't seem noteworthy enough to point out, but I get that compliment every so often. It's not like I view myself as being mean spirited, but most people view me as someone who'd never say something "out of line."

If other's don't know you and do not indicate who you are as a person, individual , amongst other individuals , if you are not segegrated per say , tested as an individual do you know yourself as well as you think you do ?

What others know or think about me doesn't affect how well I know myself.

Can anyone precisely know their selves well? When its up to the rest of the world to continuously learn from your actions, and you just do them for your own motives and reasons, do you really know yourself well. Does your bias of yourself rape your real image that others see?

Sure, a person can know themselves well. Again, how others may perceive me doesn't affect how well I know myself. I act the way I see fit. Hopefully that displays--with relative accuracy--the kind of person I actually am to other people. I know myself better than anyone else.

Who is right you or them, who are you . Who is right to decide. The world or you?

I already answ--oh! Oh, wait. Repeated for effect. I got'cha.

 

[Donald Trump]

Who is right you or them ?

Reminds me of Pink Floyd, Us and Them.
However everybody is right. How we are perceived by people is who we are to them. It's totally subjective, but then again, so is what we think of ourselves, it's no different. We assume we know our own motivations, but really we convince ourselves that are motives for doing something are nice.

 

[Casanova]

I think it is entirely possible to know yourself if you think the right way.

For starters you need to know how you think, what really ticks you off, your opinion on certain things or aspects of life. You need to question everything you do, every decision you make. You need to understand why you make certain choices and why you think the way you do.

In short: Self psycho-evaluation is the key to getting to know who you really are.

 

[Junior]

Well I believe the world decides what type of person you are. Cause if you had to judge yourself you would be bias in favor of yourself. (which is understandable) like say you said something really inappropriate for a conversation you would never really know you said something inappropriate since you think it was only a joke until someone else tells you

 

[Dean Winchester]

Who is right you or them, who are you . Who is right to decide. The world or you?

Did you ever talk with family , or people that do know you , but not as well as they might? You talk with them, and then wonder who you are outside of your own head. How do people see you, "what do they think about me ?"

I ask myself that very same question daily, mainly due to insecurity, call it fear or whatever you would like to call it. It's just that people expect me to do a lot of things, and I end up just sealing myself and avoiding most conversations that are related to myself. Of course, I've been opening my feelings a little and it is not that bad, but I still have doubts and fears. The sole feeling of not being able to foretell the outcome of a decision terrifies me, it forces me to lie to myself and to avoid decisions that might affect me, emotionally speaking. For example, I have an inner clash inside my head concerning a decision that I must make: to confess my feelings towards a certain someone or to swallow down my feelings like I have been doing for the past 15 years...

Have you ever been shocked before to hear things about you from close friends, or people ? Things that you did not know were true about you, or that is how others view you?

I try to ignore it, and pretend it doesn't affect me, but it does. Betrayal is something I fear, I am not good handling treason, hence why I keep most relations to a not-so-personal level. Nonetheless, I have been opening myself a bit more, as I've mentioned before. I remember fear, fear of happiness, fear of love, fear of joy....

If other's don't know you and do not indicate who you are as a person, individual , amongst other individuals , if you are not segegrated per say , tested as an individual do you know yourself as well as you think you do ?

Honestly, there are some things about myself that I don't know. I am not so sure of what I am capable of, or if I would be willing to do something that might affect others. I tend to orchestrate my every move, watching carefully all my actions, and setting predetermined reactions for possible situations. For example, if I know I'll have to say something that might affect someone, I prepare myself for three different scenarios:
A) The person will take it calmly.
B) The person will react violently.
C) The person will understand, although my words might be hurtful.

Can anyone precisely know their selves well? When its up to the rest of the world to continuously learn from your actions, and you just do them for your own motives and reasons, do you really know yourself well. Does your bias of yourself rape your real image that others see?]/quote]
Nah, I doubt it...people change...so does time...like it or not, we all tend to change and forget who we are....

Who is right you or them, who are you . Who is right to decide. The world or you?

I can't answer this question without sounding sarcastic....sometimes I really wish I could avoid being human....

 

[Crazee Dayzee]

What decides who you are is anyone who can fully psychologically evaluate you and your behavior, and your genes. No one else, really.

 

[Fusilli]

Have you ever been shocked before to hear things about you from close friends, or people ? Things that you did not know were true about you, or that is how others view you?

I have a couple of close friends who know me better than anybody else, and for all they don't know EVERYTHING, they can often tell me things about me that I'm surprised to hear. And it's not out of modesty or anything that they surprise me, as they aren't always good things. Like one of my friends told me that I tend to 'rub it in their faces' when I do well at something, and I really had no idea that I came across like that. I mean, I don't exactly go upto them and say 'nyah nyah, you got a D and I got an A', but if they ask me what I got on a test then I'll tell them, and I can't help it if I'm pleased with myself. >>
But regardless, the way my close friends see me is really no different from the way others see me, I'm just more inclined to trust their opinions as they know me better and aren't as biased.

Can anyone precisely know their selves well? When its up to the rest of the world to continuously learn from your actions, and you just do them for your own motives and reasons, do you really know yourself well. Does your bias of yourself rape your real image that others see?

As far as this goes, I think most people do know themselves well. For the majority of the time, we understand the motives behind our own actions, and we know why we act in certain ways better than other people do. I know that things like this have come up with me a lot, where I do/say something and then somebody else tries to give a reason for it, as in 'I bet you just did that so... etc' and then I'm like '....No, that's not right at all.'

Personally, I just generally don't give a hoot about what most people think of me, because if I don't know them then they're not worth bothering about. I'm sure that different people view me in different ways though, because I can get really shy or nervous around some people which obviously means I act differently around them as to what I would with my friends. Therefore, some people think I never talk, whereas my friends think I never shut up, and they're both right really, because that's how I act - it's just different sides of me.

 

[KR Skull]

the people talks about you saying that you are like this and not like that. and you talk from your heart or you talk from your mind. you like this and you hate that. you are ..... these are the good things about you and ....... these are the bad things about you. all the things thay say about you is from there point of view and how much close thay are to you. but not from how much time thay spend with you. that is something i learned from a personal experience.

and now to answer your question

" the best way to learn about zangetsu is to ask zangetsu himself "

 

[Aerius Sygale]

Well, to a degree I suppose the world has an affect on who I am, but ultimately, I decide who I am, my decision sometimes influenced by an experience in life, but who I choose to be, is up to me.

So I voted Me, I decide who I am, just because others may have an affect on me, I am the one deciding how to take it, how much I let it affect me.

 

[Kei]

I actually never cared what the others think about me, most likely because I know myself better than everyone else, If I didn't know myself then, who would?
My closest friend almost doesn't know anything about me, because I keep myself shut, I don't like to talk about myself, although when I talk to people I may take time to answer, because I think if I said that maybe I'll hurt his feeling or get him angry or something like that.
So eventually the world doesn't know how I think, it's all up to me.

 

[Aerius Sygale]

I'm something like that myself, I don't really give out much details about myself to people, in real life or over the Internet, when on the Internet, I mostly stick to game related chat, not anything involving personal details about me or my life.

I'm rather nervous around a stranger in person, I never really been around people very much in my life, but since I've had a computer, I've loved chatting with people from all around the world, it's just what I'm comfortable with, it's just typing up some text on the screen and posting it on forums.