A Lighthearted Psychoanalysis of Myself (Humor)

Who Am I? and Why am I Here? I’ll take the first question.

I am not a trained psychologist, but I have participated in a few psychological evaluations for various reasons. The results were helpful, however, they were, in my mind, a guide but not irrefutable proof of my mental state or my personality type. If the evaluation disclosed a mental health matter that needed to be taken seriously, I did not ignore it. But in most cases, I was able to take a lighthearted view of the results.

Here’s the scenario. (No worries. It’s just pretend.) You have just received the results of a psychological evaluation, and it is wholly conclusive. It has revealed your personality traits so that not only do you know who you are, but so does everybody else!

• Oh no! Can I be cured from being me? The results say I am one or more of these personality types. But what does that mean?

1. I’m an introvert.

• I’m OK with that. Introverts don’t talk much and enjoy quiet and solitude, which is not the same as being a lonely loner always wanting to be alone.

2. I’m an outcast.

• Outcasts are often pushed aside because they are unusually different. But is that really bad? Who wants to be a cheap knock-off or…