Where were you when you (page 3)

Robdar

JD:

What informs your self identity?

Taking a psych course?

I am what I am. Liberal, conservative, auburn hair, aqua eyes, are mere descriptions.

John Doe

I am what I am. Liberal, conservative, auburn hair, aqua eyes, are mere descriptions.

I suspect you've never had a clear picture of who you are, so any changes in your identity don't register as such.

Robdar

JD:

I suspect you've never had a clear picture of who you are, so any changes in your identity don't register as such.

I know exactly who I am. I have a very clear picture and as such do quite well. Sorry about your troubles, though.

John Doe

I know exactly who I am. I have a very clear picture and as such do quite well. Sorry about your troubles, though.

Who are you? You didn't answer what informs your identity.

Have I given the impression I have troubles?

Robdar

JD:

Who are you? You didn't answer what informs your identity.

And I am telling you that the Robyn who can be described on this forum is not the true Robyn. Adjectives cannot give a true story of who I am or who you are

Have I given the impression I have troubles?

Yes. You have given the impression that you have troubles.

John Doe

And I am telling you that the Robyn who can be described on this forum is not the true Robyn. Adjectives cannot give a true story of who I am or who you are.

If you cannot give an adequate description of who you are, I would view that as a personal problem. ;-) However, surely you can tell what your self identity is based upon? If you'll notice, you seem to be the odd duck out in this thread, as everyone else understood my question. I must go to work, will return later.

Robdar

I gave you the answer and you either choose not to believe me or you are too dense to understand it. Would you prefer I put my answer in your square box for you to better understand it? Well, I'm not going to.

Do you always act this way when you don't get what you want?

Here's a suggestion: Why don't you tell us who you are? Oh, I forgot, you don't know. That's why you are asking us.

Again, sorry for your troubles, dude.

John Doe

I gave you the answer and you either choose not to believe me or you are too dense to understand it. Would you prefer I put my answer in your square box for you to better understand it? Well, I'm not going to.

Do you always act this way when you don't get what you want?

Here's a suggestion: Why don't you tell us who you are? Oh, I forgot, you don't know. That's why you are asking us.

Again, sorry for your troubles, dude.

I must say Rob, the pissy tone of your post puzzled me at first. So, I went back and read what I've written, and I must say my words may have been a tad offensive. If you took them that way, then I apologize for not using more care in my choice of words. That being said, I tend to say what I'm thinking.

About not getting what I want, I'm not following you. My purpose in this thread was to stimulate discussion of personal experiences, and it most certainly has done this.

About telling you who I am, that's no problem. I'm pretty sure most here have a good idea of who I am already. I'm a post adolescent, inquistive, impatient, judgmental, searching, good natured atheist. I tend to play devil's advocate, I'm brutally honest, skeptical, albeit sympathetic while at the same time being empathetic, and I don't take faith for an answer.

Additionally, I was not asking you or anyone else to tell me who I am, so I'm puzzled what you mean when you say that's why I was asking you.

I have little doubt that I'm dense, but I'm quite certain that you did not answer my question about what informs your identity. You said "I am what I am," and then gave what you described as "mere descriptors." So, perhaps I am too dense to understand what you're saying?

At the end of the day, accept a drink on me and look upon this thread in a good natured spirit--which is what I intended it to be all along.

JeffT

Which time?

When I realized atheism wasn't working for me I became religious.

When that was too vague I became a Christian.

When I wanted more answers I became a JW.

When I didn't like those answers I became a plain Christian.

I am once again rethinking my religious affliation.

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I was a moderate Republican for a time, then I became a Democrat.

When LBJ got us into Vietnam I became a Socialist.

Then I became an anarchist.

Then the JW's told me to be neutral, so I did.

Then I became a Democrat.

Then when they snowed most of the country into thinking that covering up sexual assualt (I'm talking about Kathleen Wiley and Paula Jones) was "private" I became a Republican. It didn't help that I was getting tired of being taxed to death.

Now that the Republicans have spent eight years spending my money like drunken sailors I'm rethinking my politics, but I still won't be a democrat.

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I drank, then I smoked marijuana, then I took LSD, then I drank because it was legal and didn't give me flashbacks, then I got sober.

I guess I'm somebody that changes course whenever the bull$hit gets too deep.

Robdar

JD:

I must say Rob, the pissy tone of your post puzzled me at first. So, I went back and read what I've written, and I must say my words may have been a tad offensive. If you took them that way, then I apologize for not using more care in my choice of words. That being said, I tend to say what I'm thinking.

So you tend to say what you think? I do too. And you were being rude.

As far as answering your first question which was:

Where were you when you realized you're not who you thought you were?

I answered that question. After insulting my depth of character, you changed the question in mid stream to, "What informs your self identity?" Which I did not feel like answering after you acting like an ass and all.

But since you have apologized, I will answer the second question which isn't what this thread started out being about:

I am affectionate, quick to forgive, honest, dreamy, strong willed, a good listener and the keeper of secrets. I have good problem solving skills, I am quick witted and of quick reflexes, with good eye hand coordination. I am a good shot with a pistol, rifle, and crossbow, I see images of the words people speak to me, I am empathetic. I have a good dose of sarcasm. I love irony. I am an actress, a writer, a sketch artist. I have a recording studio and occasionally make money doing voice overs. I have a high libido and a high IQ. I could go on but will not bore you further.

The point of my first post is that my core nature, that which I have described above, doesn't change. My circumstances and opinions change but I cant imagine I will have an experience where I will believe I am not me. I know myself very well and if I ever surprise myself, it will be because the "new trait" was always there and I just hadn't noticed it.

Now, I hope I have answered your questions to your satisfaction. Can we get on with the beer?

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