Who Am I?

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I didn't know where else to put this. I'm considering using this classic test in my thesis, which is about autistic identity.

I just had an aspie family member do this and he ended up with some really interesting results. I'm wondering if these results are just because of him as an individual or if it has something to do with being on the autism spectrum.

If you want to help me out with this, you can PM me or post the results in here. I will code it after some people have answered because if I explain the coding now it might affect people's answers.

To do this test, you answer the question "Who am I?" in 20 statements or as close to 20 as you can. You don't think about it or plan it beforehand, you just put the first things that come into your mind. I'd advise you not to look at other posts until you do it yourself first because it might change your statements and would then ruin the test.

A good idea I must say. A good chance to prove that everyone has their own personality and is unique and different. When do you plan on getting this done for? I have some other things to take care of today and can get to that later.

1) a feeling of a green-blue sea
2) catty
3) a mind full of patterns
4) all by myself
5) pain in my chest
6) genderqueer
7) different
8) absorbing
9) snowboard lover
10) I am my special interest
11) mind helix
12) very stubborn
13) I can't change, I rather "break"
14) stupid and smart at the same time
15) full of extremes and opposites
16) at the wrong place and in the wrong time
17) poetic
18) mad creativity
19) a colourfull mind
20) sometimes "disordered"

1 I am a nerd
2 I am an artist
3 I am a scientist
4 I am a loner
5 I am a wanderer
6 I am a dreamer
7 I am a spectator
8 I am autistic
9 I am chaos
10 I am abstract
11 I am a mongrel
12 I am agnostic
13 I am an anarchist
14 I am a pacifist
15 I am a fatalist
16 I am a hedonist
17 I am a Spartan
18 I am a loafer
19 I am a slacker
20 I am a world of my own

I am the center of the universe.
I exist so far on the fringe of the universe that I don't matter.
I am a very sad baby that has been abandoned for reasons I don't understand.
I have a great deal of responsibility and other people depend entirely on me.
Because of my responsibilities, I cannot afford the luxury of feeling bad for myself.

I feel bad for myself.
I feel guilty about feeling bad for myself.
I feel stupid for feeling guilty, because I really do have a very tough lot in life.
I never, ever cry.
I always feel a little bit like crying.

I am pretty sure I am smarter than almost everyone I meet.
I have incredible difficulty, to the point of seeming stupid, with some intellectual efforts (mathematical computation and visualization).
I want people to see how smart I am.
I don't want people to see how stupid I am.

I want people to like me.
People don't usually like me.
But sometimes they do, and when they do they almost like me _too_ much and I feel claustrophobic.
I wish I was normal.

I search for self understanding in all corners.
I don't hold out much hope of ever understanding or even improving myself.

1) I am a ruthless rationalist.
2) I am a musician
3) I am a photographer and urban explorer
4) I am a husband
5) I am creative
6) I am a problem solver
7) I am a software developer
9) I am eccentric
10) I am hard to read
11) I am often a lot less secure than people realise
12) I am a social actor...albeit a poor one
13) I am angered by injustice
14) I am a unique thinker
15) I am useless at some things others take for granted
16) I am a deep thinker
17) I am a science enthusiast
18) I am anxious...constantly
19) I am a terrible sleeper
20) I am myself

1. i like to listen to all aspects of peoples lives
2. i create things and have strong attention to detail
3. i am very distractable
4. i am a little impatient and flit from one task to another
5. i play guitar and produce a bit of music on my computer
6. i take to heart what other people say, a little too much
7. i like to stick up for other people
8. i find it hard to cope with the thought of people being accused of things they didn't do or blamed for what they didn't mean to do
9. i am very compassionate
10. i like industrial and urban landscapes, including railways, tall buildings, road systems
11. i like almost every single type of food and am not shy with the quantities
12. i like the idea of exercising. just as an idea
13. i enjoy travelling and moving / the thought of moving address
14. i like large cities and the sense of being somewhere with many nooks and crannies
15. my favourite season is summer, i prefer long days and warm nights
16. i like strong thunderstorms and tornadoes
17. i enjoy a good quality beer / ale
18. i like cute, quaint, understated bars
19. i want to open a coffee shop that also sells amazing food
20. i want to expand my i.t skills

1. human being
2. female
3. mother
4. wife
5. sister
6. aunt
7. niece
8. inhabitant of planet earth
9. mammal
10 two-legged creature
11. close relative of chimpanzees
12. a person with Asperger's
13. a person with sensory issues
14. a person with vestibular and proprioceptive issues
15. a person who takes things literally
16. a person who finds the humour of others difficult
17. a person who finds socialising very difficult
18. a person who struggles with empathy
19. a person who has emotional dysregulation
20. a part of the wonder of creation

1. i. like to draw
2 i change
3. i have cats
4. i like to learn
5.i don't like identity
6. i read a lot
7. i'm smart

1. Entrepreneur
2. Outcast
3. Misunderstood
4. Different
5. Loving person
6. Academic
7. Student
8. Friend
9. Sister
10. Helper
11. Teacher
12. Businessperson
13. Armchair Psychologist
14. Comic
15. Accepting of diversity
16. Athlete
17. Healer & Life saver
19. Collector of knowledge
20. Servant

I don't know how I came up with these answers

Fun! I am going to try it:

1 - I am a man;
2 - I am a little crazy;
3 - I am antisocial...
4 - ...except when I feel lonely and wish I had friends;
5 - I am practically asexual...
6 - except for the few ocasions when I am attracted to women;
7 - I am smarter than average, from an academic/professional/learning skill standpoint – enough to be considered an intellectual by my peers;
8 - however, I generally lack common sense and my social and emotional skills probably fit the clinical definition of "mentally challenged";
9 - I tend to concentrate on the negative aspects of everything related to me...
10 - ...but I frequently assume people are honest by default and things will always turn out favorably;
11 - I generally dislike the human species as a whole...
12 - ...however, I usually am much more friendly to individual people;
13 - I really hate academics, even though it is the one thing I am inhumanly good at;
14 - I intend to live alone in a semi-hermnitage travelling around the world in an airship and exploring the wilderness;
15 - I am running out of ideas of what to type here;
16 - I am terrible with lateral thinking: I can be very creative, but if rules are set before I can use my creativity, I will be unable to think outide of the box. This is probably one of the reasons why I dislike school so much;
17 - there is evidence to suggest I have alexithymia; my normal state is one of aloofness. On the rare ocasions when I feel something, I become very uncomfortable;
18 - I like animals, but I do not have the patience to have pets because I am terrible at taking care of people (including myself);
19 - But I am perfectly capable of living on my own; I can get a job and I am good at handling money. My house will probably be a little messy and the food will probably be bad, but my minimalism amenizes the problem;
20 - I have some OCD traits, mainly related to personal hygiene;
21 - since number 15 is not valid anymore, here is another one: I really dislike being given advice on how to do things, unless I specifically ask for it. My father is probably the biggest offender of this rule.

1. I am enlightened.
2. I accept what is and what isn't.
3. I will go with the flow to the best of my ability.
4. I believe in me.
5. Others may not believe in me.
6. Others may believe I am limited.
7. I enjoy my time alone.
8. I don't like to be distracted when I am focused on a task.
9. I am friendly.
10. I like to socialize despite some that don't like to socialize with me.
11. It is not worth it to look for deep meaning in everything, especially through people that come and go.
12. I believe everything happens for a reason.
13. Life is about learning from your mistakes and moving forward.
14. Feedback takes a while to process, but the process helps me grow.
15. The world is not about AS-NT and we all can learn from eachother regardless of circumstances.
16. My ability to feel the energy of others will become my greatest asset when I struggle with basic social cues.
17. I hope to keep this peace I have found within and I beleive I am on the right path.
18. People who take from me will obviously come and go when they feel they no longer have any use for me.
19. I do believe that you have to get back up and try again and prevent the world from keeping you down.
20. I will not identify who I am totally with my Aspergers traits. I am my own person and I am unique and different from everyone else.