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Snowy
in aeternum
Jul 29, 2005
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Hey, I found <a href="http://www.rider.edu/~suler/psycyber/psyav.html" title="this">this</a> buried deep in one of <a href="http://hoaxes.org/forum/forum_comments/2974/" title="Sir Stephen's threads">Sir Stephen's threads</a>, posted by Myst (Terribly sorry, Myst! Couldn't resist) I thought it was so interesting that it deserved its own thread. here's an excerpt taken from the article:
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narcissistic - themes of power, status, perfection, grandiosity; draws for admiration and praise; feelings of being "special" and "privileged"
schizoid - themes of interpersonal detachment and indifference, perhaps combined with evidence of abstract or intellectual thinking; little evidence of warmth and tenderness; the "loner" themes
paranoid - distrust, isolation, hypervigilance, blaming or finding fault with others; cold, humorless, argumentative characteristics
depressive - gloom, darkness, loss, low self-esteeem
manic - energtic, grandiose, impulsive
masochistic - self-destructive, themes revolving around the "bad self" or "woe is me"
obsessive/compulsive - seriouis, formal; themes of control and perfection; shows evidence of a concern about details and rules
psychopathic - antisocial, violates rules; little evidence of shame or guilt; takes advantage of others; possible superficial friendliness or charm
histrionic - attention-seeking and seductive in flavor, dramatic, emotional, vain; themes involving dependency
schizotypal - themes of being aloof, indifferent; evidence of magical thinking or superstitious beliefs; peculiar characteristics
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With my Angel of Binary avatar, I <i> guess </i> fit into the schizotypal or depressive catagories, but I didn't mean it to be that way. Very confusing. What do you think?
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Snowy
in aeternum
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 | 11:24 PM
Ding-dang-a-llama-rama!! I just <i> knew </i> I had missed something:
I guess fit into the schizotypal or depressive catagories
that should be:
I guess I fit into the schizotypal or depressive catagories
heck. |
Citizen Premier
in spite of public outcry
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Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2005 | 05:41 AM
Schizoid. Er, is my old avatar still visible? |
Citizen Premier
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Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2005 | 05:41 AM
Nope. But I had a Salvador Dali painting for it. You can't really get more impersonal than that. |
LaMa
in Europe
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Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2005 | 06:45 AM
now, in what categorie would a Lama be...? |
Citizen Premier
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Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2005 | 12:00 PM
Obsessive/Compulsive, because it goes along with your name. |
Maegan
in Tampa, FL - USA
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Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 | 09:37 AM
Is Batman a cartoon? Or a Celebrity? |
Smerk
in to mischief
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Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 | 06:43 PM
How would you class a dragon? |
Boo
in The Land of the Haggii...
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Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 | 07:10 PM
I'm assuming my present avatar comes under the 'evil' category, but I change mine a lot...
Does that make me schizoid?
And Smerk, I have no idea... |
Winona
in USA
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Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 | 09:22 PM
I have no idea what a sunset would fall under, maybe isolation....but i dont think is schizoid. |
Cyb3rD0n_Architectus
in The Netherlands
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Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 | 08:21 AM
I'm an atom. The alpha and omega. Everyone contains a lot of me. Therefor, am I everyone? I am the ruler of the world, Mwuhahaha!
Ehm, I guess I'm a classic case of a megalomaniac... |
Boo
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Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 | 08:31 AM
You are a red cross in a white box, Cyberdon... |
X
in McKinney, TX
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Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 | 09:51 AM
I must be "narcissistic" |
X
in McKinney, TX
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Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 | 09:52 AM
And smerk, yours should be the same as mine...Dragons have always been a sign of power.. |
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