*ahem*
I can never resist the urge to point out people's flaws and faults. But then, I'm equally demanding for myself as well. But seriously, everywhere I look, I see stupidity, rudeness, egoism and other annoying behaviour. It gets royally on my tits, and somehow I can't just let it go. It's bad for my heart, and it doesn't make it easy for people to feel comfortable around me.
I can't help but think of the world in terms of "better than" or "worse than". I'm having a lot of trouble thinking of people as
different, or with their strengths lying elsewhere, as opposed to putting them on a one-dimensional ladder and seeing which step of that ladder I'm on. If I act hostile or dismissive towards you, chances are I see you as lower on the ladder. I'll usually be friendly with people I consider equals, and find myself awed (though not intimidated) by those I see as higher.
I'm terribly inaccessible in real life. Not really shy (although I don't always feel comfortable in groups), but rather, I send out a a kind of cold waves all the time, making it very hard for people to get to know me. Most people tell my girlfriend that they experience me as cold, closed-off, and distant. I'm usually this way when I haven't placed you on my ladder yet, and if this emanation grows more intense, it means I consider you lower than me. I do this on purpose, in a way, because I don't want to deal with people who aren't prepared to do any effort to get to know me.
I often feel shallow because I place so much importance in looks. As much as I try not to, I can't help it. And like in looks, I place immense value in image, and if my the perception of me gets dented, both in others' eyes, or in my own, I can be very angry with myself. I'll never show my emotions though, because I'm so attached to my image and showing any kind of emotion might dent it. I have emotions just like anyone else though. Sometimes I wish I could tell people I'm like this because of the constant sensory and mental torrent I receive, but I know that when I do, they'll simply dismiss it as an excuse, or take advantage of it.
Like Kevin, I also feel "forgettable" at times - like people will no longer realize I exist if I'm not in front of them.
I hate dishonesty or deceptive behaviour and I will get very upset (though never showing it) if people exhibit this kind of behaviour towards me.
I can't seem to put my mind at ease, often fretting over small things, and this is amplified by the constant overload of sensory input I get. Neither my mind nor my senses are ever quiet, but instead constantly rage and scream, and I often find myself rambling in monologues to people just because the thougths and impressions come too fast for me to remain quiet about them.
Hmhm, this is somewhat therapeutic.
Also, Dead Winter, look at these things I quoted:
I'm a cold-hearted bastard when it comes to mean people [...] I'm just a cold-hearted person, I guess.
Then read these:
to the point where I'd love to paralyze them/make them suffer in some aspect. [...] If the guy got hit by a bus one second after, I'd piss on him as he died. [...] I hope they all get cancer and fucking die, [...] I seriously without a doubt hope they fucking die of AIDS.
You're not cold-hearted, being cold-hearted would simply be not caring even if they were in a pit of man-eating ants and couldn't escape without your help. But from what you say, you're less cold-hearted and more seething with hatred.
Just sayin'