I'm too diplomatic. I tend to edit my mind before I speak - it can be incredibly draining.
Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
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Picking my nose.
Control freakery in the kitchen.
Procrastination.
I have a habit of sabotaging the moment in pursuit of perfection.
I can’t say no. I am a people-pleaser, and it means that I burn myself out because I take on too much.
I dislike my relationship with food. I wish I didn’t love food so much.
Oversharing. I long to be intimately connected to people and sometimes, among strangers, I don’t read the room.
I’m rabidly indiscreet. If you tell me an embarrassing story, it will probably end up in one of my scripts or standup routines.
Being giving to the detriment of myself.
I’m quite stubborn.
Lack of confidence in speaking to the opposite sex.
I get distracted by anything and everything, so all my projects finish just before the deadline. Sometimes, it’s a bit too tight.
I find it difficult to sit still.
I can be a people-pleaser, to the detriment of my own needs sometimes.
My need to be liked.
My self-criticism.
Avoidance coping.
Patience is not my forte.
Whenever I walk past an ice-cream shop, I just can’t not buy an ice-cream.
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