Laid-back or rigid, which one?

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I can be both depending on the situation and my anxiety level. Much of my "rigidity" is in my routines and my unwavering commitment to my values and principles.

I am only rigid inwards, because it is most scary when I change myself.
I think morally black and white.
Murder, to me, is always bad.
So, actually, everyone involved in war in the way of killing a person should be sentenced to life in prison.

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In the absence of any preset plans or routines, I'm laidback.
Once I have plans or an established routine, departure from such is painful.

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I'm usually pretty laid back, but if someone rubs me the wrong way, I dig my heels in the ground. I guess it's more about respect than anything.

I'm fairly laid back.

I am both rigid and laid back...depending on how I am feeling that day. Rigid about keys....must know where they are at all times...rigid about other things...and cant stick to to schedule if I tried...and I tried and tried...so I am pretty laid back in planning my day. Laid back in politics...pretty liberal. Rigid in my artwork...craftmanship is a must. Laid back in ethics....each is their own. Unsightly laid back in housework...kinda wished that it would clean itself. Very rigid in junk...I hate junk, clutter etc. If I had things my way, I would live like a tibetian monk as far as house decorating goes. I have a hard time trying something new...but usually once I do...I like it.

i am laid-back when i am on my own (which is most of the time) and minding solely my own business. i become rigid either when others try imposing something on me (however trivial) or when i am anticipating the up and coming events/occasions where i'd better be (or expected to be) more laid back. i am most rigid when i know i am not allowed or shouldn't really be rigid. typical!

What's EFD?

Apart from not knowing what that is, this describes me exactly. People perceive me as being rigid because of my dislike of meaningless activities and my refusal to accept something that I think is irrational. As far as I'm concerned, if it's irrational there's no reason why I should have to accept it so I don't know why people complain about this trait in me.
Mentally, I'm a very laid-back person and like you I can't afford not to be. Being rigid causes stress because life doesn't always go as planned (actually it rarely does) and being stressed causes me to crumble in an emotional heap. I've adopted this "well that's just life" attitude so when things happen, good or bad, I can keep my mental clarity.

Like most things i'm at the extremes. I'm either extremely uptight/rigid and people notice, or i'm so relaxed i'm almost asleep and people think (wrongly usually) that i don't care or i'm not interested.

People should take it as a compliment if i'm that relaxed around them, but ofc they don't understand that and i can't explain it to them really.

I'm so rigid with myself. Sometimes I don't even feel like I fit in with the Asperger's, but I know I do!

Everyone else with a valid doctor's diagnosis, I'm lax about. Anyone else or self diagnosis, I just discredit.

I'm so laid back, that I don't think I could ever be a fast enough worker, to be a part of the work force. I thought I was working fast enough, at my pending job, that I'm taking a vacation from, but I'm not even fast enough, for that one. I should get back into the crafting business and quit the parking lot job. That's how laid back I am. It would be wonderful, if I could be a drummer in a band, but that's a pipe dream. I'm just too laid back for competitive employment.

I'm actually a pretty laid back person as many people have said and I'm one of the nicest people to know.
I give people their own chance to speak their opinions and I don't really get easily offended here.

Yet it kinda depends on my mood really? Sometimes I might not be as laid back but a little rushy rushy but yet still manages to make myself laid back.

I guess that's just one thing about me that wouldn't change.

This is me too.

I am rigid through & through.

Definatly rigid.

I may appear laid back when not under stress, but when stress comes the OCD and my other issues become very obvious.