Are you self absorbed?

[ColonelLingus]

 

[693987]

In some ways, yep. In other ways, not so much. I would say the same of every single person I have ever met and likely ever will meet, too

 

[918177]

Pardon?
What did you say? I missed it because I was too busy gazing at my reflection in the mirror I carry with me 24/7.

*preens*

 

[Nudistpig]

Pardon?
What did you say? I missed it because I was too busy gazing at my reflection in the mirror I carry with me 24/7.

*preens*

My head is made of sponge.

 

[918177]

My head is made of sponge.

Hello Sponge Bob! Where's Patrick?

 

[Nudistpig]

Hello Sponge Bob! Where's Patrick?

With Barney the Purple Dinosaur

 

[918177]

With Barney the Purple Dinosaur

I knew it!

That slut!

 

[MickeyLee]

I'm self-preserving.

I got boundaries galore.

I try to look at most situations from other peoples POV. To value the worth of others as much as I value my own ass. The Screwtape Letters taught me heaps about the dangers of being self-centered.

 

[Tight_N_Juicy]

By definition, no. I spend a significant amount of time thinking/concerning myself with the feelings/experiences of those around me.

I am kinda fuckin' cocky tho. Can't deny that shit.

 

[Nudistpig]

By definition, no. I spend a significant amount of time thinking/concerning myself with the feelings/experiences of those around me.

I am kinda fuckin' cocky tho. Can't deny that shit.

When I think of me... I touch myself. Sorry could not resist.

 

[Nudistpig]

I'm self-preserving.

I got boundaries galore.

I try to look at most situations from other peoples POV. To value the worth of others as much as I value my own ass. The Screwtape Letters taught me heaps about the dangers of being self-centered.

I want to point out the line between me and her is that I'm serving Barney and she is dropping really obscure but theologically and philosophically rich CS Lewis. She wins.

 

[palakaorion]

The Screwtape Letters

C.S. Lewis is not for the faint of heart. Even the Narnia stories are tough slogging in places.

 

[Nudistpig]

C.S. Lewis is not for the faint of heart. Even the Narnia stories are tough slogging in places.

What?

 

[englad]

I loved the Narnia books as a kid when I wasn't able to notice the blatant Christianity being shoved down my throat. Looking back as an adult, they've considerably lost their appeal.

 

[englad]

In answer to the thread. I try not to be, but don't always succeed.

 

[billybones]

I’m extremely self-absorbed. I’m dreadful in relationships, but the total opposite in friendships. A lot of the time I don’t even realize it until it’s pointed out to me, then I knowingly keep doing it.

 

[Nudistpig]

So a friendship is a relationship and vice versa. If you excel at being a friend but not a lover there is something going on at a very fundamental level. A good lover is a great friend. A good friend is full of love. I am going to guess that intimacy is an issue for you (has been here long term) and that you manage intimate requirements in friendships well because they don't surpass your boundaries. Sex and affection do this for many. We also expect more from and give less to lovers when our friends fill in key support roles. Being aware of how you are engaged with others and what is missing might help

 

[AlteredEgo]

I'm very self-centered in that my thoughts always come back around to how something affects me, how I can relate to it, what I can do about it, what I want, etc. I am no compassionate though. How things relate to me personally is just a part of how I learn and experience.

 

[bwhip1011]

In some ways, yep. In other ways, not so much. I would say the same of every single person I have ever met and likely ever will meet, too

This pretty much sums it up for me, too. I mean I've even encountered nuns that were self absorbed. However, I don't encounter the large degree of this in actual life as I do on the internet. Much easier to erase the chalkboard in the internet, though. Just disassociate and move on to one of the next contestants.

 

[BillM]