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The Self Esteem Poll for All Avenites


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The Self Esteem Poll  

  1. 1. "Asexuals" Only - What is Your General Level of Self Esteem?

    • Narcissist, I Think I'm Better than Everyone!
      4
    • I Think I'm Really Great!
      6
    • I Love Myself, Even with My Faults
      6
    • I Love Myself Sometimes, But Still Have Periods of Low Self Worth
      10
    • I Like Myself Most of the Time
      9
    • I Alternate Between Like/Love and Dislike/ Hate of Myself
      16
    • I Really Don't Have an Opinion on Myself / Neutral
      4
    • Most of the Time I Feel Down on Myself
      6
    • I Really Dislike Myself, Most of the TIme
      4
    • I Dislike Myself a Lot
      2
    • I Really Hate Myself (I hope not!)
      3
    • I Wish I Was Never Born. (Please Don't Wish this!)
      3
    • Not Sure / It Varies
      3
    • I Don't Identify as Asexual
      13
  2. 2. "Gray-A" Only - What is Your General Level of Self Esteem?

    • Narcissist, I Think I'm Better than Everyone!
      0
    • I Think I'm Really Great!
      1
    • I Love Myself, Even with My Faults
      0
    • I Love Myself Sometimes, But Still Have Periods of Low Self Worth
      2
    • I Like Myself Most of the Time
      0
    • I Alternate Between Like/Love and Dislike/ Hate of Myself
      2
    • I Really Don't Have an Opinion on Myself / Neutral
      1
    • Most of the Time I Feel Down on Myself
      1
    • I Really Dislike Myself, Most of the TIme
      1
    • I Dislike Myself a Lot
      0
    • I Really Hate Myself (I hope not!)
      0
    • I Wish I Was Never Born. (Please Don't Wish this!)
      0
    • Not Sure / It Varies
      0
    • I Don't Identify as Gray-A
      81
  3. 3. "Demi" Only - What is Your General Level of Self Esteem?

    • Narcissist, I Think I'm Better than Everyone!
      0
    • I Think I'm Really Great!
      1
    • I Love Myself, Even with My Faults
      0
    • I Love Myself Sometimes, But Still Have Periods of Low Self Worth
      2
    • I Like Myself Most of the Time
      1
    • I Alternate Between Like/Love and Dislike/ Hate of Myself
      1
    • I Really Don't Have an Opinion on Myself / Neutral
      1
    • Most of the Time I Feel Down on Myself
      0
    • I Really Dislike Myself, Most of the TIme
      2
    • I Dislike Myself a Lot
      1
    • I Really Hate Myself (I hope not!)
      0
    • I Wish I Was Never Born. (Please Don't Wish this!)
      1
    • Not Sure / It Varies
      0
    • I Don't Identify as Demi
      79
  4. 4. "Sexuals" Only - What is Your General Level of Self Esteem?

    • Narcissist, I Think I'm Better than Everyone!
      0
    • I Think I'm Really Great!
      1
    • I Love Myself, Even with My Faults
      1
    • I Love Myself Sometimes, But Still Have Periods of Low Self Worth
      0
    • I Like Myself Most of the Time
      0
    • I Alternate Between Like/Love and Dislike/ Hate of Myself
      0
    • I Really Don't Have an Opinion on Myself / Neutral
      0
    • Most of the Time I Feel Down on Myself
      0
    • I Really Dislike Myself, Most of the TIme
      0
    • I Dislike Myself a Lot
      0
    • I Really Hate Myself (I hope not!)
      0
    • I Wish I Was Never Born. (Please Don't Wish this!)
      0
    • Not Sure / It Varies
      0
    • I Don't Identify as Sexual
      87

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Hot_Air_Balloons

I see a lot posted about self esteem. I think almost everyone struggles with this, EVERYWHERE. I've struggled myself. So lets see where we stand.

Vote in the category you fit best: asexual, gray a, demi etc.

If you REALLY feel depressed, please get help! You are worth it!

I am asexual and I voted this:

I Alternate Between Like/Love and Dislike / Hate of Myself

I'm still working on it.

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yeah, well. my option's not really there, so i can't vote. on the one hand, i'm a complete narcissist (as everyone who knows me will eagerly attest); i know i can beat anyone at just about anything in which i have a talent, and i've been told repeatedly by people who know that i'm exceptionally smart and good at what i do. but i also can't stand myself, and i'm more or less convinced that i'm a waste of space. the two are not necessarily mutually exclusive. having a realistic assessment of one's gifts and thinking one is a good and valuable person have very, very little to do with one another.

edit: well. OK. i suppose the "alternating" option works. but it doesn't really tell the whole story, as that makes it sound like i go back and forth between the two, when really they're both there constantly and simultaneously.

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edit: well. OK. i suppose the "alternating" option works. but it doesn't really tell the whole story, as that makes it sound like i go back and forth between the two, when really they're both there constantly and simultaneously.

Sorry I missed that one. But that choice would work well for you then. Too bad so many people in the world struggle with self-esteem :(

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I don't really see one that fits me, precisely.

I am asexual, and I am generally pretty confident about my abilities, especially in my chosen career, where I am well known.

But in my personal life ... ? hmmm ...

Well, I'm no angel but I'm not evil either. I do my best to give everybody the benefit of the doubt for as long as I possibly can. It takes a lot to get on my bad side, so overall I think I'm a fairly decent person. Not perfect, but decent.

That would be my overall level of self-esteem. I accept myself as I am. I am no better or worse than the average person - just trying to get through life without making the world any worse than it was when I first got here. If I can leave one small corner of the world a little bit better than it was when I found it, that would be my definition of success. (That's why I'm still at AVEN, BTW.)

-GB

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yeah, well. my option's not really there, so i can't vote. on the one hand, i'm a complete narcissist (as everyone who knows me will eagerly attest); i know i can beat anyone at just about anything in which i have a talent, and i've been told repeatedly by people who know that i'm exceptionally smart and good at what i do. but i also can't stand myself, and i'm more or less convinced that i'm a waste of space. the two are not necessarily mutually exclusive. having a realistic assessment of one's gifts and thinking one is a good and valuable person have very, very little to do with one another.

edit: well. OK. i suppose the "alternating" option works. but it doesn't really tell the whole story, as that makes it sound like i go back and forth between the two, when really they're both there constantly and simultaneously.

This is how I feel about myself.

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I'm kind of in between P (you are so not a "waste of space"!!!)and GBird. I'm definitely not a narcissist, but I am better than some people in some ways. I mostly feel pretty good about myself. I try to learn from my mistakes and be a better me. I also hope that, maybe, I'll leave the world a tiny bit better for having been alive, or at least make some people's lives just a bit better while I'm here. I do have my moments of doubt about that and about my general self-worth and sometimes feel like I'm unnoticed (much less, unloved!). My answer to that is not too mope around too much when I feel that way, but try to turn it around by doing something for someone else if possible, or for myself, or even just think about my positives. :)

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yeah, well. my option's not really there, so i can't vote. on the one hand, i'm a complete narcissist (as everyone who knows me will eagerly attest); i know i can beat anyone at just about anything in which i have a talent, and i've been told repeatedly by people who know that i'm exceptionally smart and good at what i do. but i also can't stand myself, and i'm more or less convinced that i'm a waste of space. the two are not necessarily mutually exclusive. having a realistic assessment of one's gifts and thinking one is a good and valuable person have very, very little to do with one another.

edit: well. OK. i suppose the "alternating" option works. but it doesn't really tell the whole story, as that makes it sound like i go back and forth between the two, when really they're both there constantly and simultaneously.

I'm with P. Well, not really, but as far as this is concerned. But alternating doesn't work at all; simultaneous does. This kind of thing doesn't operate on a steady line up or down. (That made no sense.)

Although sometimes when I've done something which I and others think is pretty good, my self-esteem shoots up and then either shoots or drifts down again. But that's not alternating, just situational shifting.

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I'm kind of with P. I've got a lot of ups and downs, and while at times the ups or downs seem to be winning, they're both there the whole time, I think.

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I answered "I Really Don't Have an Opinion on Myself / Neutral" because I... I don't really feel anything about myself. I can reflect upon my motivations, flaws, and merits, but apart from an analysis of what I am, I can't say that I'd be able to like or dislike myself. I like my existence the way I currently experience it, sure, but myself? Trying to like or dislike myself feels like trying to roll my eyes so I can see inside my own head.

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