Interviewer: Today we are joined by a special guest.

She’s going to answer some

questions regarding this portion of a special project she has delved in
called “Who Am I?”, a project under her Understanding the Self
subject. Denise, how are you?

Me: I’m fine.

Interviewer: Now let’s not waste our time. May I ask about how you see yourself?
What kind of person are you?

Me: Well, I see myself as someone who finds a middle ground in everything. I
notice that I possess traits that has what I like to call, an “in between trait.”
I’m not a kind person, but I’m not a bad person either. I can be open to
others, and at the same time I tend to shut people out. There are days –
which is most days – where I want to do productive things, but also wants
to wallow in laziness. Those are just the basic traits I have. I also tend to
find middle ground especially when confronted with different opinions. I
force myself to have a neutral understanding between two or multiple
parties.

Interviewer: What do you know about yourself? Like, what are your values? Why
do you react a certain way towards situations, people, or things you do?

Me: Uhm… to be honest, I believe that I still need more time to understand
myself. I still have a lot to figure out about myself, since I myself don’t
understand why I act and think in a certain way. As to how I react towards
different things depends on the situation and my mood. There are times
when I just yell randomly, especially when confronted with stress or
boredom. Overall, I still don’t know why I’m like this.

Interviewer: Hmmm… interesting. What about your strengths and weaknesses?

And why do you say that those are your strengths and weaknesses?

Me: Aside from my family being both my strength and weakness, as ironic as it
sounds, my hatred towards myself also serves as a strength and weakness.
In a way, hating myself pushes me to save myself from my own hate, and
other people’s hate and criticism as well. Makes sense? This is also a
weakness since it triggers bad thoughts that stop me from doing good
things. And being the “middle grounder” I am, I am stuck in a paradox
where I constantly shift from loving and hating myself.

Interviewer: Wow, that sound like a lot of work. Last one, what is your motto in
life? Or your philosophy in life?

Me: Well… I always tell myself that if other people can do it, so can I. But I also be