April 5, 2003
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Do you ever wish that you could see yourself as others see you?

Often. I suspect that people rarely see me as I see myself, but how can you tell?

Judy, 62
Easton, KS USA

Occasionally, but generally I am content with my own view of myself.

Jane, 63
West Linn, OR USA

occasionally i get curious about how other people see me, but for the most part im content with just knowing the way i see myself

Cara, 18
Valparasio, IN USA

I think everyone has at some point or another. I've wondered what new friends think, guys, interviewers, etc. But if you think about it too much you could make yourself miserable!

Tracy, 24
Ocean City, NJ USA

No. I'll admit to occasionally wonderring what others think of me, but I'm not that concerned with it.

Alias Irrelevante

Not really. I wish others could see me as I see myself deep inside.

Felicia, 37
Lowell, MA USA

I haven't thought about it much. I guess it would be kinda neat.Yikes! Then again, maybe not so neat!

Fisch, 47
Preston, CT USA

Let me put it to you like this...I wish I could see myself like a couple of you 2000 people see me...and said people know who they are...I do not know how most people see me...although, I do
know what I would think...If I saw a 31 year old dude, working in the file room for 5 years+, doing brain dead work...losing money after working for 5 years...and having to bus it too work...and hates his job...I know what I would think of said person...said person being me...Hey, whatever is my bag...

Frodo, 31
Modor

All the time!

Keri-Jade, 23
Brampton, Ontario CANADA

Yes, all the time.

Ashley, 20
Jacksonville, FL USA

I was raised to try to see myself as other see me. My objectivity isn't perfect, but I'm confident of 90% accuracy.

Jill, 61
Saylorsburg, PA USA

Yes, I do wish that...but I might not like what I see, so I guess it's better the way it is!

Tam

Lots of times. I definitely perceive myself as being loud and obnoxious (not always, but often enough). I'd like to know if people are just being nice when they tell me that I'm not.

Laura, 38
Lowell, MA USA

All the time. I'd love to know what my friends and family really think about me.

Aly, 17
Cardiff UK

Yes. But I mean that literally. Do you realize that when you look at yourself in the mirror, you are see the reverse of what everyone else sees. So I would like to see myself as someone else does. As for anything deeper than that, I don't know.

Cindy, 41
VA USA

Sometimes I do but when it comes right down to it, the answer would be no.

Reba, 57
Gaithersburg, MD USA

Yes. My relatives and friends are almost all too polite to tell anyone if they are being annoying. If
I could see myself as they see me, I might be able to prevent my little faults from becoming big ones sooner. Now that I am getting older, I have safety concerns, too. I wonder if anyone will tell me in time when I should stop driving and when I should stop living alone.

Cathie, 53
Novi, MI USA

Not really. I'm happier being oblivious. I have seen myself on video and thought that I looked fake--like I was acting and a really bad actor. The truth is that I didn't FEEL fake at all. So I'd rather not know how I look to other people.

Karen, 23
Ames, IA USA

Naw - Too complicated.

Stephanie, 27
TX USA

That would be great. Also to be a fly on the wall and hear what they are saying about me.

Laney, 60
TX USA

Yes I would. I would also like to be the opposite gender for a day and see what that is like.

Janet, 45
E. Brunswick, NJ USA

Yeah, I wonder what other people think of me all the time.

A-Dog, 20
Eugene, OR USA

Yes. I have a bit of a self-esteem problem, and I have a hard time seeing what things I do right and what I contribute to a group and such. My friends and my significant other always tell me good things about myself that I can't see on my own, so it would be wonderful, just for a day, to
see myself and accept myself for what others see in me, not the faults and

Hikaru, 19
PA USA


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