Repressing yourself

[loriersea]

I think there's a vast gulf between "repression" and "self-control".

I agree with that entirely. I am not a confrontational person, and I am not especially exhibitionistic. When I'm with my in-laws, I will restrain certain opinions I would share with my husband or friends, out of respect for the fact that I know they would not agree and it would make them upset or uncomfortable to know what I really think. Now, they don't show me the same respect. Although they do understand that my husband and I do not share their views on many things, they continue to shove their opinions in our faces. But, while I find it disrespectful, I'm not going to respond in kind, and neither is my husband. As long as I am not pretending to accept ideas that I do not accept, I have no problem remaining silent when otherwise it would just cause conflict and hurt feelings.

In terms of more personally-oriented things, it depends. I have the kind of sense of humor where people usually don't get that I'm joking, and just end up thinking I'm really stupid or completely crazy LOL. So, around friends who DO get when I'm joking and when I'm not, I'll joke around more. Around people who demonstrate that they have no idea when I'm being serious and when I'm not, I don't joke around that way.

 

[Helo]

I dunno...I mean there are certain aspects of your personality that need to go beyond just self-control.

Im a [bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse], any type of pain in specific areas (Back, neck, shoulders, side....among others) elicits a pleasureable reaction. This...creeps some people out and if I have an accident, like I trip and whack my shoulder, it wont hurt as much but if I make a face like Im trying REAL hard not to keep from making the wrong kind of noise, it wierds people out so I have to fight REAL hard keep under control

It depends on what aspects of your persoanlity your trying to keep under control.

 

[Dislike]

I dunno...I mean there are certain aspects of your personality that need to go beyond just self-control.

Im a [bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse], any type of pain in specific areas (Back, neck, shoulders, side....among others) elicits a pleasureable reaction. This...creeps some people out and if I have an accident, like I trip and whack my shoulder, it wont hurt as much but if I make a face like Im trying REAL hard not to keep from making the wrong kind of noise, it wierds people out so I have to fight REAL hard keep under control

It depends on what aspects of your persoanlity your trying to keep under control.

Neat.