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How do you feel perceived by other people? I feel like I'm perceived as overweight and unintelligent. That probably isn't the case, but that's what I feel. Clearly those things bother me. I was thinking about this the other day when my husband told me about a run-in he had with someone at the gas station. People, in my opinion, perceive overweight people as not so smart, which is way off. Do you think most people's perception of you is accurate? To the overweight thing, yes, it's accurate. To the unintelligent thing, no, they would be wrong. I know it, I just don't like to be perceived that way. Of course, it may be all in my head. Has anyone ever told you something about how they see you that doesn't fit your own perception of yourself? I'm a fairly outgoing person, but I'm also very quiet. A friend of mine told me once that she has to pull conversation out of me. It's not that I don't want to converse with people, I just don't find things I say interesting, so I keep it all to myself. I have had people tell me how good I am at my job and I appreciate those comments. If makes me feel good, like I've accomplished something. Do you think your initial perceptions of people are correct or do you often find yourself changing your mind the more you get to know the person? I feel that my initial perceptions of people are incorrect and my husband usually confirms that. He is an awesome judge of character, but sometimes, every once in a while, I prove him wrong. It's not often, but it has happened. I don't have an example to share right now, but I've learned not to trust people right away. How does your perception of others and their perception of you affect you? Well, the way other's perceive me is not known to me, which is probably a good thing. But that's just me thinking. I would have to ask someone how they perceive me and I'm not sure I'd want to know their answer. I'd like to think they would have only positive things to say about me, but that's pretty optimistic. I mean, there's definitely things that aren't positive about me. My own perception of me, I know, influences my idea of what others perceive of me. I want to have a better perception of myself, but I don't have the energy to put into it. At least right now. Every once in a while I get an energy burst but it doesn't seem to last very long.   |
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