Can This Be Why Some People Have A Problem With Me?

[Gary Freedman]

Identifying the Creative Personality

A survey of a large number of studies designed to identify individuals as being highly creative was used to compile the following list of characteristics to differentiat highly creative persons from less creative ones. There are a number of characteristics listed here that can socially alienate the creative person.

Accepts disorder
Adventurous
Strong affection
Altruistic
Awareness of others
Always baffled by something
Attracted to disorder
Attracted to mysterious
Attempts difficult jobs (sometimes too difficult)
Bashful outwardly
Constructive in criticism
Courageous
Deep and conscientious conventions
Defies conventions of courtesy
Defies conventions of health
Desires to excel
Determination
Differentiated value-hierarchy
Discontented
Disturbs organization
Dominant (not in a power sense)
Emotional
Emotionally sensitive
Energetic
A fault-finder
Doesn't fear being thought "different"
Feels whole parade is out of step
Full of curiosity
Appears haughty & self-satisfied at times
Likes solitude
Independence in judgment
Independence in thinking
Intuitive
Industrious
Introversive
Keeps unusual hours
Lacks business ability
Makes mistakes
Never bored
Nonconforming
Not hostile or negative
Not popular
Oddities of habit
Persistent
Becomes preoccupied with problem
Preference for complex ideas
Questioning
Radical
Receptive to external stimuli
Receptive to ideas of others
Regresses occasionally
Rejection of suppresion as a mechanism of impulse control
Rejection of repression
Reserved
Resolute
Self-assertive
Self-starter
Self-aware
Self-confident
Self-sufficient
Sense of destiny
Sense of humor
Sensitive to beauty
Shuns power
Sincere
Not interested in small details
Speculative
Spirited in disagreement
Strives for distant goals
Stubborn
Temperamental
Tenacious
Tender emotion
Timid
Thorough
Unconcerned about power
Somewhat uncultured, primitive
Unsophisticated, naive
Unwilling to accept anything on mere say-so
Visionary
Versatile
Willing to take risks
Somewhat withdrawn and quiescent

[Gary Freedman]

Schizoids are on the "in and out" program. We like to create deceptive connections. I go to the library to feel connected, but in fact I never interact with the people here. It's called the "in and out" program.

[Alendar]

Well, your obviously seeking connections with people. The act of posting to social networks is an act of sanitary human interaction. Have you met Sme? I think you two could be great together.

[Gary Freedman]

I have a schizoid personality disorder. I don't have much to do with people, creative or otherwise. I don't form connections with people. It's part of my psychopathology.

[Alendar]

But does your creativity alienate you from other creative people? I would think it would be an attractant. If you are not attracting other creative people, perhaps your self image is slightly off.

I know I'm a turn-off to smart people when I try to bluster my way through a high-minded argument. I do better in more banal settings.

Feed me, Seymour!!!