How many personalities do you have?

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 03-05-2010 06:15PM

djhunter30 wrote: »

It's not necessarily changing your personality. It's mainly how you condition yourself to react to a situation and the front up put on to suss someone or something out, before they know the real you. Everyone does it all the time.

My understanding of a personality is as follows:

The organized pattern of behaviors and attitudes that makes a human being distinctive. Personality is formed by the ongoing interaction of temperament, character, and environment.

Basically how you behave from one scenario to another.

3hn2givr7mx1sc · 03-05-2010 06:44PM

I have at least 4 different personas and ways of acting.

Around parents and relatives(all 10+ years older) I'm reserved about what I say, not quiet but I don't swear and stuff.

Around my original friends(friends I grew up with in primary school) I'm a 'lad', not going around wrecking stuff and that but like swearing like a sailor and just all around messing and talking about random shít(especially when drunk or stoned:P).

Around my 'new' friends(moved to a different part of Laois, different secondary to all my other friends) I'm just a bit different, they aren't as dirty as the other lads like with the things we'd joke about and that.

Then I'm as shy as a sheep around strangers/people I don't know very well.:o

Corkfeen · 03-05-2010 07:46PM

orourkeda wrote: »

Thats cork people for you.

I thought all men are ultimately sexist vulgar pigs, I take offense.:D Might be right about cork though, also have a superiority complex and refuse point blank to visiting saipan........:eek:

Kasabian · 03-05-2010 07:48PM

One personality , a good one , seems to do the trick

Andrew33 · 03-05-2010 07:59PM

I'm not sure its right to call it multiple personalities,
Man is a "pack animal" just like most other animals,
so we behave in different ways towards others depending on whether we think that "other" is above or below "our" station in life.
Look at dogs for example, they might be dog number 2 at home (with human owner being 1st dog) but when they get amongst their own they will scrabble for 1st position or become submissive and settle for 2nd,3rd,4th when challenged. You can learn an awful lot about humans by looking at other animals behavior cos thats all we are.

Deus Ex Machina · 03-05-2010 08:28PM

BBDBB wrote: »

why is it a problem to be different with different people? in itself I had no issue with that, still dont, Im now self employed and much happier, Im very different with friends and family than I am with clients.

which bits do you want to change and why?

I guess I would like it if I could just act as I would without any consideration for my situation and let people think of me what they will. There is something about having your personality dictated by the situation which seems weak to me on some level. I suppose I weigh up making the impression I want to make and acting how I want to act.

starbelgrade · 03-05-2010 08:31PM

I like a woman with a nice pair of senalities.

Einhard · 03-05-2010 08:37PM

According to statistics, three in every one Irish people have split personalities...

starbelgrade · 03-05-2010 08:38PM

I have a split personality.

And so do I.

BBDBB · 03-05-2010 08:52PM

Deus Ex Machina wrote: »

I guess I would like it if I could just act as I would without any consideration for my situation and let people think of me what they will. There is something about having your personality dictated by the situation which seems weak to me on some level. I suppose I weigh up making the impression I want to make and acting how I want to act.

there is that element in all of us, that would like to believe that we can do and say what we want, pleasing ourselves and that others will have to take us as they find us.

The truth is, that we have some very strong drivers of our behaviour that do influence us to behave in accordance with socially expected standards of behaviour in certain situations. To some extent you cant help that as we are sociable creatures in the main and like to be liked and approved of by key people in our lives, so we will behave in ways that mean we fit in with their expectations, sometimes without realising it

Voluptas · 03-05-2010 09:36PM

I prefer to see being able to adapt to different situations and communicate with all sorts of people on different levels as a sign of strength and part and parcel of what makes me,me. I think it's a positive attribute to have and can be a really useful aid in day to day life.:D

Asphyxia · 03-05-2010 10:28PM

I just have the one, I don't act differently infront of anyone! I'm blunt, sarcastic and easy going, If people don't like it I'm not going to go change for them, it is ridiculous. I like me the way I am and I don't have to hide behind loads of personalities to get on with anyone, frankly I think it's silly when people do. :rolleyes:

BBDBB · 03-05-2010 10:49PM

Pocketfizz wrote: »

I just have the one, I don't act differently infront of anyone! I'm blunt, sarcastic and easy going, If people don't like it I'm not going to go change for them, it is ridiculous. I like me the way I am and I don't have to hide behind loads of personalities to get on with anyone, frankly I think it's silly when people do. :rolleyes:

you probably wont even notice, let alone be able to determine if its silly or not

FunnyStuff · 03-05-2010 11:00PM

Just me:D......me:mad:........ and me:cool:

Asphyxia · 03-05-2010 11:02PM

BBDBB wrote: »

you probably wont even notice, let alone be able to determine if its silly or not

Two of my friends that I've known for over 6 years do it, they act themselves infront of me but the minute they are in different company such as a guy they fancy or a girl they don't like they change. I have said it to them before and they like doing it because they think it either makes them come across tougher or sexier which to me is silly because I love them the way they are and I know other people would aswell if they showed their personalities more.

How many personalities do you have?

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