Everyone has one or two. You can deny it all you want, but you'll still have some sort of imperfection. So tell us, what is your flaw?
Mine are:
1. Shyness: If I'm put in a situation where I have to be with people I do not know, I'll stay quiet.
A good example of a situation like this is groups. I'll stay quiet in groups most of the time. There have been times I stayed quiet the entire time I was in a group. Only time I stop being quiet is when someone brings up something that I can relate to. After that, I'll start talking a little more. Eventually, I'll be able to talk to the people without any trouble. Of course, this takes a good while.
2. Eye contact: This used to be a major flaw of mine, but recently, I've gotten a little better at it. But it's still somewhat of a problem. If I keep eye contact with someone for too long, I feel like I'm staring, and thus look at a different direction. I remember a time when I would avoid it completely. Now, I can keep eye contact for a good amount of time before I get that feeling.
3. Voice: I tend to have low volume when I speak. I've had people make fun of me because of that. Even when I would speak up, they'd still be "What? I can't hear you Alex. Speak up!". I also tend to get tongue tied easily. I'll be talking and out of nowhere, I get words mixed up. It's nothing major really.
No wonder you have the shut in character from Zetsubou Sensei in your avatar XD
shy, lazy, untrusting, often spiteful, etc.
Basically anything that deals with social stuff. I just hate people to such a large extent.
I guess my flaw would be giving presentations in front of people.
I used to not be able to do it, but now I can. I don't give very good presentations, though.
Quote from: Nayrman on July 19, 2009, 04:06:56 PM
No wonder you have the shut in character from Zetsubou Sensei in your avatar XD
shy, lazy, untrusting, often spiteful, etc.
Basically anything that deals with social stuff. I just hate people to such a large extent.
Ah yes. I am extremely lazy myself. I also happen to be somewhat untrusting. I guess stupid people are to blame for the latter.
As for the former, I've always been like that. It's intercourse ed me over many times.
Pretty much every one you have Sync. I'm also a bit lazy and unenthusiastic at times.
...Hmm, apparently Sync and Ryan share common traits with myself...>,>...
...Also, I don't read enough books...D=...
Quote from: Sync on July 19, 2009, 04:10:51 PM
Ah yes. I am extremely lazy myself. I also happen to be somewhat untrusting. I guess stupid people are to blame for the latter.
As for the former, I've always been like that. It's f***ed me over many times.
bad childhood involving my peers got me to the point where I'm pretty much untrusting of everyone under nearly all circumstances.
I can be a little quiet, but that's kinda changed lately.
Even if something doesn't scare me, I sometimes jump for no reason (as with that, it's gotten a whole lot better over time, as it's a rarity anymore, possibly due to the fact I don't take Focalin anymore :| )
I daydream easily (strattera helps with that A LOT, though).
I like fast stuff, or doing lots of things quickly, as in doing it as fast as I can without half-assing it. It can lead to some missed things, however...
So, most of my flaws are due to my ADHD (or whatever's left of it).
I don't like social things. Or being in public.
I daydream. Constantly. As soon as class starts, the teacher will say something and then I'll connect it with something else, which connects it wit something else, which connects it with something else... And there you go, I'm into a full-fledged story within my thoughts while the teacher is onto a new subject.
I'm stubborn. I've always viewed this as a trait I like, although it never brings me anything good.
Short temper. This, mixed in with how stubborn I am, gets me in trouble a lot with my mom.
Competitiveness. I like to win. I'm fine with winning as long as no one starts bragging about it. That's why I hate bragging and throwing stuff in people's faces, and never do it when I win. I just like to win, but I'm thankfully not a dick about it. It just tears me up on the inside while I put on a smile for the other person, which is easy if they're nice about it. Otherwise I may not be able to hold back my temper.
There's a million other things wrong with me. But most of them (like my independence, stubbornness, and sarcasm) I like about myself, whether they are generally considered good or bad.
I'm extremely lazy
I zone out in class/straight up fall asleep in class way too often
I want to be better then everyone else (lol).
thats about it, I guess I'm a little stubborn also.
I argue alot. I'm right everyone else is wrong sort of stubborness. Even if i know i'm wrong i still argue.
I talk with my hands sometimes and it annoys me.
I'm an achievement whore
Quote from: Sync on July 19, 2009, 04:05:05 PM
3. Voice: I tend to have low volume when I speak. I've had people make fun of me because of that. Even when I would speak up, they'd still be "What? I can't hear you Alex. Speak up!".
I have the same problem, also I tend to be lazy and apathetic
I'm extremely lazy. I usually do my homework in school the day it's due, or not at all. Rowing is the only thing I actually put effort into.
I either trust people too easy, or not enough. Not really sure which.
I don't like starting things, but once I start something I finish it.
I physically can't be mean to women unless they're total ninnyes. Even ugly ones i have to be nice to. :(
I'm shy, but I don't really consider that itself so much of a flaw.
1. Speaking. I'll agree with Sync in that I get tongue-tied pretty often. I'm not very good at giving presentations and such because I can get quiet.
2. Perfectionism/OCD. If I can, I try to follow things through to perfection. If I can't, I give up easily at the beginning or hold off doing it. It turns into laziness a lot for not wanting to do things that I can't do so well.
3. I'm really passive about everything. I don't start conversations myself very well, I'm not very assertive to others at all, I never argue, I don't go out and find friends myself but rather let them find me or have my current friends introduce me to others, etc.
Quote from: Bluaki on July 19, 2009, 07:40:36 PM
3. I'm really passive about everything. I don't start conversations myself very well, I'm not very assertive to others at all, I never argue, I don't go out and find friends myself but rather let them find me or have my current friends introduce me to others, etc.
I'm like that as well. D:
I'll always avoid people, and wait for them to come to me.
I'll bold the most important stuff.
1. I'm almost always shy in groups of people I don't know. It's the same deal as Sync. The weird thing is that I'm usually normal with my friends (there needs to be at least like 3 of them) even in front of people I'd normally be shy around, so they probably don't know what to expect of me. If I'm with my friends, I might be loud, random, crazy, weird, etc. If I'm not, I'll basically sit there and not say a word. That leads people to believe that I'm extremely quiet, which I'm not. It also killed every chance I had to make any kind of social interaction with potential friends/girlfriends. It started the beginning of freshmen year. I looked around at the other kids in my classes and I just couldn't fit in. They seemed to all know each other for so long. I felt left out. I mainly stuck with the two friends I knew from before along with two others who I'd met recently at "before school summer barbecues" and the like. I made a few new friends, but most of them are more of acquaintances. One of the worst things about it is that my friends really have no idea that I'm like this, or know little of it, and that people who don't know me well don't know what I'm really like.
2. BIG SECRET THAT I WILL CARRY TO THE GRAVE (no I'm not gay not that there's anything wrong with that)
3. I can't smile for my life. I never do except when laughing or thinking that something is funny. I hate it when people say something along the lines of "What's wrong? You don't smile. Why don't you smile? Smile for me. *Smiles showing teeth* See? It's easy." It's so hard to smile for people, especially when they ask you to.
4. Laziness, boredom, and the way I set my priorities. My parents HATE this about me, but they mostly hate it because of my number one priority is getting "free time". I want to do what I want, which is mostly video games, or sometimes going outside if friends are around and there's no school the next day. I hate school because of three things: uninteresting classes, stupid teachers, and homework. I never study for anything because I forget about it in the many hours of video games. Plus I just don't want to. When the kids get to class and start studying, I ask them, "Is there a quiz or something?" Most of them laugh in disbelief and say, "It's a test." That's generally when I study (for like 5 minutes). I always daydream and think about stuff too. It's so much fun and I daydream/think about random stuff whenever I can, wherever I can, and about many things. I daydream a lot in boring classes. I also daydream if there's nothing to do on say, a car ride or something. Play is always first, work is always second. The only reason I finish my work is so that I can play, and if that means skipping 10 problems of homework, I'm fine with that.
My worst one is shyness by far. :( My favorite is number 4 by far. :)
1. I sometimes talk in phrases. Usauslly when I'm bored or tire; not all the time.
2. I have trouble talking to most girls. Yeah... It's like I'm in middle school xP.
3. Lack of self confidence in some fields. One being playing music openly. That's affected my chair placements in numerous tryouts.
I'll just use the "Too many to bother listing" route here.
HORRIBLE reactions/reflex's. And this is the reason I prefer to play a game after figuring out every single thing that makes it tick. I can't send out signals in my body quick enough and sometimes my wires get crossed. "OH GOD. AN ENEMY I NEED TO SHOOT!" *Throw a grenade*
Sharpness, FTL! My eyesight is a piece of crap. I have a hard time seeing outlines of objects. Also makes it hard to catch things. It's the only reason I wasn't a running/receiver in Football.
Over think Everything. Don't need to say much more.
And I have plently more. These are the big ones.
Oh wow..i'm only gunna list a few because i'm sure I could come up with so many. xD
First of all i'm a perfectionist..it's really annoying. When my mom used to cater weddings and stuff she'd have me and my brother and a bunch of our cousins set up the hall. We'd have to set up all the tables, and my mom mostly catered Arab weddings, and those are always huge...atleast 200 people for each one. Lots of work. Anyways, i'd usually go around to all the tables once we were done and check to make sure everything was fine. I'd usually adjust the cutlery or whatever to make sure they weren't at all crooked, and I always had to do that because my brother and cousins didn't care how it looked they just threw them on the table and didn't make them look good. ;_;
And like Alex, i'm also really bad at keeping eye contact. When my parents are lecturing me or i'm talking to a teacher or something I always end up looking away. I dunno why..I just feel as if I keep eye contact with them too long i'll feel as if i'm staring or something..xD
Um...I have a really short attention span. Like at school when I tell myself i'm gunna do my work, I do like one question, half a question, or just stare at the question, and then get distracted with my iPod, phone, or friends.
I used to have terrible stage fright and I hated talking infront of a big group of people but I got over that when I went to that leadership camp back in May.
That's all I can come up with for now..::)
Procrastination: Chances are, if I say I'll do it, I will, just not 'till last minute.
Shyness: I can talk to anyone I want, anyway I want (unless it will get me in trouble), but actually asking someone out or flirting, can't do.
Eye contact: Same subject as my shyness, I can make eye contact, except when I like someone, I look, then my eyes shake then constantly look away.
My gut: I'm pretty fat.
My muscles: Aren't very big (yet)
Acne: I actually have little acne on my face, but my back and the back of my arms (only the parts that are covered by short sleeves) have a poop load of acne, I don't really understand why it's only in the spots where my shirt covers...
Trust: If you trust me, you can trust me. If you don't trust me, then you can't trust me. EX: If you trust me with a secret, I won't tell anyone, but if you tell me of a secret, tell someone else what it is and don't trust me with it, if I find it out, I will not keep it a secret (because you never told me to keep it a secret since you didn't tell me at all).
ADD: I will often fall asleep in class or not pay attention (even if I try to) to what the teacher says, but only if it doesn't interest me. I take a pill that helps me though.
Meanness: I will act mean, but I usually don't mean anything by it. Sometimes I'm mean just to make you want to prove me wrong, so once you do, you can feel happy about what made you upset. Sometimes I just use play words, I don't mean it as an insult, but it sounds like one (like nerd or weird). And sometimes people just bug me, so I insult them. I also like arguing (on the internet), I like the insults people try to use on me, it cracks me up. Sometimes I say an insult, which is actually a complement in disguise.
Masturbation: I do it too much, I try to stop, but no attempt worked at all. I wanna stop doing it so much, maybe to once a week or something...
Another flaw is my family... weird to say this, but I feel like my family likes me too much, like they feel sorry for me... All the adults like me and treat me like I'm going to do a lot with my life, while the outside world does the opposite. Reverse for my sister, most adults in the family say she will not succeed in her life, and a bunch of other mean stuff, while the rest of the world thinks the most for her. I'd like that all to switch for a day, I'm tired of being smothered by my family and seemingly annoyed by the world.
Quote from: MagnumSonic on July 20, 2009, 12:12:05 AM
Over think Everything. Don't need to say much more.
Oh, yeah, I sometimes overtink stuff too.
Annoys the hell out of my dad...Quote from: Talim on July 20, 2009, 01:13:59 AM
First of all i'm a perfectionist..it's really annoying.
Yeah, I can be a bit of a perfectionist as well.
Not a severe case of perfectionism, but it's there. I get it from my mom.
Hey Terriblefrog, stop being me.
It seems the trend that people who aren't socially active seek forums.
While I am "friends" with most of the student body because of my humor and whatnot, I'm not truly friends with many of them, you know?
Anyway...
1- I can't keep eye contact. Why? Because I don;t feel the need to. If you were 2 feet in front of me I couldn't tell what color your eyes were because my vision is so bad. Better to just not look.
2- I procrastinate to the extreme. Still have a 700 page book to read and outline before the middle of August. Eh... I get all A's anyway.
3- Sort of anti-social. Its not like when in a group I don't do well, nor is it really hard for me to socialize. I just don't really want to. I don't have a drive for interaction... parents think I'm a hermit and it pisses me off.
4- My chin hair won't grow. Dammit I want a beard.
Quote from: JrDude ♪ on July 20, 2009, 03:25:11 AM
Acne: I actually have little acne on my face, but my back and the back of my arms (only the parts that are covered by short sleeves) have a poop load of acne, I don't really understand why it's only in the spots where my shirt covers...
For upper arms and face, I'm like JrDude about this, with lots of acne just where my short sleeves always cover, but unlike him I have very little acne on my back (but still some and more than the one or two little acne bumps my face has).
Quote from: HTA on July 20, 2009, 08:25:48 AM
4- My chin hair won't grow. Dammit I want a beard.
In the opposite of this, chin hair is the most annoying hair for me to shave (and I shave
everything, so that means a lot). It sometimes feels like it's partially grown too much already after less than a day D:
Oh, and what little acne my face has is often around my chin, which causes additional issues with that.
Lack of Responsibility.
I'm too darn nice. >:(
Quote from: Bluaki on July 20, 2009, 11:51:58 AM
For upper arms and face, I'm like JrDude about this, with lots of acne just where my short sleeves always cover, but unlike him I have very little acne on my back (but still some and more than the one or two little acne bumps my face has).In the opposite of this, chin hair is the most annoying hair for me to shave (and I shave everything, so that means a lot). It sometimes feels like it's partially grown too much already after less than a day D:
Oh, and what little acne my face has is often around my chin, which causes additional issues with that.
Its not that I don't have any, its super light. :(
Quote from: Talim on July 20, 2009, 01:13:59 AM
I used to have terrible stage fright and I hated talking infront of a big group of people but I got over that when I went to that leadership camp back in May.
I used to be like that.
Though it never happened until I had to give the school announcements on the TV and ended up freezing up, not being able to move or say anything. :\
1) I'm very competitive. Like seriously, it's hurt some of my really good friendships.
2) I zone out alot.
3) Procrastination. I rarely do homework and I always wait till the last minute for most things.
4) I can be a pretty big vagina cleaning device.
5) I have very little armpit hair. I'm half hispanic, we're supposed to be hairy :'(
Quote from: Doodle on July 20, 2009, 03:44:07 PM
I used to be like that.
Though it never happened until I had to give the school announcements on the TV and ended up freezing up, not being able to move or say anything. :\
:o Dude I wish I could've watched you on TV. :3 So cute.
1. I hate eye contact.
2. I speak really fast.
3. I'm only nice to people I know.
4. When I attempt to focus on something, I become so focused that I slip into a state of daydreaming. This was a problem in school.
5. I lose inspiration when I plan things out.
6. I'm very picky about some things.
7. I lose sanity at night. Completely.
8. I hardly ever finish what I start.
I fear competition...... I'm just not very competitive I feel.
I also have self issues.
Oh yeah another flaw:
I talk quietly, then when someone doesn't hear what I say, I repeat it in a rude/loud voice.....
I'm quiet. I'm not shy or anything, I odn't have a problem with talking to people or in front of a lot of people. But on a regular basis, I'm just quiet.
Procrastination, I'll stay up late on nights before project are due doing the entire thing right then.
Quote from: HTA on July 20, 2009, 08:25:48 AM
Hey Terriblefrog, stop being me.
It seems the trend that people who aren't socially active seek forums.
While I am "friends" with most of the student body because of my humor and whatnot, I'm not truly friends with many of them, you know?
Anyway...
1- I can't keep eye contact. Why? Because I don;t feel the need to. If you were 2 feet in front of me I couldn't tell what color your eyes were because my vision is so bad. Better to just not look.
2- I procrastinate to the extreme. Still have a 700 page book to read and outline before the middle of August. Eh... I get all A's anyway.
Like before, I'll
bold the most important stuff.
Looks like we have some things in common. Actually, it looks like a lot of the people on this forum share some flaws. I certainly see what you guys are talking about with eye contact. I have a problem with it too.
Sometimes when I shake someone's hand, I'll accidentally look at our shaking hands instead of at the other person's eyes. I also feel like I'm staring after a while, especially when talking with girls. More specifically, HOT girls. Fortunately, I'm able to talk with girls, but unfortunately, I'm unable to
start talking with them. It's very hard for me to start a conversation with them unless I know them well.
I also procrastinate a lot too. Teachers always assign a project and say, "... and don't wait 'til the night before to do it because it
will show and I
guarantee you that you won't get a good grade", but I've proved them wrong numerous times. :)
I'm also afraid of competition. Well, not really afraid, but definitely not interested in it. I hate to mention a
Naruto character, as I heard not many of you like it, but I'm very much like Shikamaru (
"Everything is such a drag").
I'm kind of self-conscious too. I have some acne; luckily, not too much on my face, but there's a bit right below the back of my neck and the backs of my shoulders.
Plus, my hair is always messy. It's very curly (which is evident in pictures of me younger than 5 years old), but the way I brush/comb my hair (the way my parent's always did when I was young) it makes my hair kind of wavy and curly at the same time, but always messy. Some people say it looks like "pubes", and even though only a few of my friends have said that and they were half kidding (hopefully), that's when I started to become self-conscious about it. If you've seen my Xbox Live avatar, that's kind of what I look like, even the shape of the hair. The same goes for my acne (not the Xbox Live part). It was never
that bad, but, again, my friends noticed it and I felt weird about it. I mostly got rid of it now though.
Adding on to my priorities from before, and kind of adding to my procrastination,
I don't always put my best effort into things that don't matter (a.k.a. most of school). If I get straight C's on my report card, I'm fine with that. In fact, that's what I aim for: anything better than a D+. I just happen to get A's and B's.
I have the potential to get straight A's and I know it, but I'm not interested in putting the time and/or effort into studying and all that, because then I wouldn't have a life (not that I do now).
Also, I think most anti-social/socially-declined people seek forums because it's an easy way to clearly communicate yourself to many others without worrying about things like eye contact, jumbling words, appearance, etc.
Eye contact. I'm getting better about it, though.
Acne. FUCK MY FACE ARGH
I'm kinda fat. ;_;
Quote from: JrDude ♪ on July 21, 2009, 09:33:29 PM
Oh yeah another flaw:
I talk quietly, then when someone doesn't hear what I say, I repeat it in a rude/loud voice.....
xD I do that. Except I don't talk quietly, I just talk fast. D:
Acne?
I'm boring?
I dunno pick something.