ILI vs SEE

Unfortunately, it is psychologically difficult for me to lead an active lifestyle, maintain high self-esteem, and achieve my goals.

I am often in deep thought.

I am a lazy skeptic; my favorite activity is philosophical-strategic thinking, looking for what could go wrong in imagined actions.

I too often suffer from a lack of energy and apathy (lack of desires and aspirations).

I often have a sad mood.

I am suspicious of compliments when they are given to me.

More than half the time, pessimistic and depressive thoughts prevail in me.

I am a master at making gloomy predictions.

I am usually pointedly dry in public and can even be somewhat rude.

I am tormented by depressive moods (gloomy thoughts, everything seems rather bleak and hopeless, I don't feel like doing anything).

I am more inclined to be a skeptic expecting future troubles than a romantic expecting future successes.

I often feel frustrated and disappointed.

When people try to hug me, I feel embarrassed and don't know what to do.

I often experience depressive states when everything seems bleak and hopeless.

I usually expect others to take on the role of leader and guide me.

I often think about possible troubles.

I more often discourage friends from their intentions than persuade them to do something.

I am excellent at controlling and restraining my desires and impulses.

I systematically track possible future troubles and dangers.

In recalling what I did the previous day, it is sometimes difficult for me to distinguish truth from unintended fiction.

I feel better when I am being led and follow others.

I really dislike scandals because I absolutely don't know what to do in such situations.

I am sensitive to the slightest nuances of facts or subtle 'logical connections.'

My self-esteem always fluctuates and is often very low.

I often lack faith in my abilities.

I am prone to predicting the worst.

The material world is merely an unworthy burden for me.

Most of the time, I am rather dissatisfied than satisfied with something.

Practically every hour, I have thoughts where I consider long sequential chains of some upcoming actions or events.

I tolerate hot weather very poorly (probably worse than many others).

I am, unfortunately, characterized by chronically low self-esteem.

When starting even a simple task, I feel insecure.

I can't stand being looked at intently in the eyes; I look away.

I often engage in self-analysis and often think about myself.

Sometimes I catch myself feeling nothing – as if the world becomes flat and gray, devoid of any emotional significance.

I often engage in mental games.

I love, without personally participating, to observe other people's arguments, 'weighing' the weight of the arguments of both sides.

Sometimes I catch myself feeling nothing – as if the world becomes flat and gray, devoid of any emotional significance.

I have difficulty orienting myself in people's facial expressions, so I avoid close contact and mutual glances.

I am often annoyed by my gloominess, anxiety, irritability, and frequent 'getting stuck' on some thoughts or an unpleasant state.

The world is getting worse every day.

I tend to foresee all possible scenarios and develop solutions for all possible contingencies.

I always lack the useful and good possibilities in the studied object, but the negative possibilities are immediately visible.

I can't easily spend money, although some accuse me of stinginess – I just prefer to save something 'for a rainy day.'

I often fall into despondency.

Sometimes I lose contact with reality for a few moments, stop feeling what is happening, even though I'm not thinking about anything else at the time.

I more often try to lower someone else's enthusiasm rather than raise it or even mock it.

I lack self-respect.

I am more a person of dreams and thoughts than of action.

Sometimes it's hard for me to focus my visual attention on the surroundings: everything seems kind of strange, as if it is shaking, rocking, and shimmering.

Sometimes there is a strange illusion that I am not there – the world I feel around me exists, but I am not in it.

Key words for me: algorithm, program, dry analysis of facts.

I often fear that my emotions might be ridiculed.

I am more guided by the fear of failure or punishment than by the hope of triumph.

Sometimes I seem to dissolve in the universe, forgetting about my body, forgetting about pain and pleasure.

I am excellent (and often love) to logically and vividly criticize others' undertakings.

I often get carried away by thoughts, heading into fantasy worlds.

Often my thoughts are drawn to death and non-existence, and I want to think about it for a long time as the best way out and the best revenge on myself and others.

I am more likely to belong to the half of people who are more cautious, carefully considering possible consequences and inclined to 'lay straw.'

I rarely can say: 'I crave and really want this right now.'

My attitude towards people is more often hostile than kind.

In communication with others, I am quite satisfied with the inconspicuous position of a 'gray cardinal' – I can subtly wait for others' activity to be directed in a suitable and beneficial direction for me.

Against the backdrop of general weakness and decreased muscle tone, I sometimes also have 'slurred' speech when it is a bit difficult to pronounce words clearly.

Various sensitivities and sentimentality are almost always whims, unworthy of a serious person.

I often feel like a victim.

I am usually afraid of everything unknown – staying in the already mastered world with everyone seems more reliable to me.

I don't have a strong need for others to necessarily respect me.

I often feel sad.

People often seem like moving mannequins to me, and everything around seems unreal.

In my imagination, people live sequentially, talk, their actions follow one from another and unfold like a book plot.