Do you ever wish you were someone else?

Shenmue said: ↑

None of us are born equal and there are many reasons for wanting to change places with someone else. But unless it's health related, then no I rather work with what i've got. As Michaelangelo once said, “Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.” I just need my chisel sharpening and i'll be fine.

That's an awesome way to look at it. I like that quote a lot. I'm in a really good mood today.

YES!!! all the time.

Not just someone else but also a completely different living environment and set of circumstances, different friends, family.

In my current world i feel completely trapped which wouldn't be the case in the ideal environment.

WeirdyMcGee said: ↑

Pretty much all the time.
One of the driving reasons I wanted to act since I was a child; so I could be a different person every day.

Me too!! :😛:

Only i want to get into cartoon voices and voice impersonations, which i guess is on the same wavelength.

I don't wish I was someone else per se, but I do find myself wishing that my life was much more like someone else's. I'll keep my body, mind, and soul; just place them in a much different situation.

All the time.

No I am happy being me. If I was born into another life and I couldn't run like I do I'd be devestated.

I never wish I was actually someone else, but I do wish that I were different than I am.

I did as a teen... But, now that I'm older... I feel it's futile to cater to that kind of thinking, for myself anyways.
Besides, having to strive against so much loss and hardship is what has made me into who I am today.
I may not like specific things about myself... But, I do like myself as a whole. I'm a friggin' sweetheart! :😛: With a rather tough exterior. 😉

I wish sometimes I wasn't me, I've never looked at someone else and thought to myself "I wish I was them" though. If I was a car it's not that I want a different kind of car, I just wish the parts would work more smoothly. A better version of me.

Tino said: ↑

I wish I was YOU VJ! :I

Poor old delusional Tino. Usually the goal is to be someone better, not worse 🙄

psych said: ↑

I did as a teen... But, now that I'm older... I feel it's futile to cater to that kind of thinking, for myself anyways.
Besides, having to strive against so much loss and hardship is what has made me into who I am today.
I may not like specific things about myself... But, I do like myself as a whole. I'm a friggin' sweetheart! :😛: With a rather tough exterior. 😉

^I love your thinking. 🙂

I would like to live someone else's life for a week so I can see if their life is better than mine. As well learn things from them that I can imcorporate in my life.

I don't really wish that I was someone else--I actually like who I am... well, not "like", really, more like appreciate, but I don't have the confidence to own who I am. If that makes sense. So recently I've been thinking about how nice it would be if I could just have like .01% each of a bunch of other people's confidence, so I wouldn't be taking a lot from them, but could pool it all together and have what I need. I know it's a weird idea... 😛

There are a few people out there who are fascinating to me because they think and behave in a way that mystifies me and I want to understand their thought processes. So yeah, I'd like to step into their minds for a day or two to better understand how different people operate...but actually being them? No. I've never wanted to be anyone but myself. The real self that I keep stored and locked away, that I let no one see because I fear they'll judge me. That's who I want to let out because she's awesome.

tombstoneswildflowers said: ↑

So recently I've been thinking about how nice it would be if I could just have like .01% each of a bunch of other people's confidence, so I wouldn't be taking a lot from them, but could pool it all together and have what I need. I know it's a weird idea... 😛

It's not a weird idea because I would totally want that, as well. 🙂

Minty said: ↑

There are a few people out there who are fascinating to me because they think and behave in a way that mystifies me and I want to understand their thought processes. So yeah, I'd like to step into their minds for a day or two to better understand how different people operate...but actually being them? No. I've never wanted to be anyone but myself. The real self that I keep stored and locked away, that I let no one see because I fear they'll judge me. That's who I want to let out because she's awesome.

Hopefully you get to let her out. Knowing deep down that there's someone awesome in there will always give you hope and a confidence boost.

vj288 said: ↑

Poor old delusional Tino. Usually the goal is to be someone better, not worse 🙄

Sometimes I wish I was you too. Or Tino. Or almost anyone else, really.

Someone else? Of course!

I've got a little wish list:
Ryan Gosling's body,
Tom Cruise's head,
Richard Feynman's mind,
Neil DeGrasse Tyson's stage presence
Pavarotti's singing voice,
Bill Gates's money and
Emma Stone's husband.

MrJones said: ↑

Sometimes I wish I was you too. Or Tino. Or almost anyone else, really.

I'd miss 'you' if you were someone else.

"I'm not like them, but I can pretend." -Kurt Cobain

We are just different for some reason. I do as some others have mentioned. I compare my personality, my life to others all the time. It never makes me happy. I am easily influenced by everyone. Social anxiety has made me vulnerable to picking up good and bad traits from the world/people around me. This is normal to an extent. For me, deciphering the difference between what is normal personality development and what is not has been a challange. Interesting topic. Thanks.

Srijita52 said: ↑

I'd miss 'you' if you were someone else.

Same, and same for you, Srijita.