Do you ever challenge yourself?

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There are a lot of things that annoy me, so sometimes I like to do things that I would normally hate, just to see if I can tolerate it, and in order to gets used to certain things I hate, out of necessity of doing them.

I sometimes force myself to try starting a conversation with random people, which I'm still not very good at, but I did get somebody to go on a date with me, and that went well. I also try exposing myself to sounds, crowds, and smells I don't like.

I can now listen to sounds I hate and remain in place, though I do cover my ears a lot, especially when there are too many people talking.

I hate olives, but I try one once every few months, to see if I changed my mind. I did not.

I still can't stand perfume or cigarettes, they just get worse every time I'm near it, so that might be an allergy issue.

I also like touching things, and I have to force myself not to.

I don't mind being seen by other people, but maybe because I gave up caring a long time ago. Tho I still can't stand the over-enthusiastic ones.

I stopped expressing anger or frustration a long time ago, even though I still feel those feelings. This isn't a challenge because it's so easy, but it feels challenging. I still want to correct everybody's spelling errors, and it still annoys me even though I can usually avoid mentioning it.

There's a strange feeling I get from doing things I hate, it's almost like an inner embarrassing disappointment combined with a perverse excitement, like doing a crimeless crime, or embarrassing myself.

I would explain more, but now I'm too tired, and shall go to sleep.

Yes,...everyday! It got me to where I am today. Despite what I have been through in the past in regards to bullying and my father being on and off work due to injuries, I stepped up to the plate and challenged myself to work and study at the same time and push for a better future.Perseverance is a challenge itself.I not only helped myself, but I helped my family as well. I have their respect AND I am 3 quarters successfully done college.Getting my drivers license was another self challenge, in which i succeeded and do drive.

Most of the time, challenging oneself can reap great benefits in the long run.

When I first moved away from home and went to college, I was so lonely and shy I decided I was going to challenge myself and smile at everyone I passed on the street. Looking back I'm sure more than a few thought I was nuts. I think challenging yourself is a good idea though. I have a tendency to have unrealistic expectations though (for myself personally) and give up too easily. That's the advantage of working up through small steps. There's certainly a lot about myself I could improve on.

Sometimes. I started making myself at 17 to start talking about other things so I started asking kids in my school how old they are, how long they have lived in Montana, what other states have they been too, how many brothers ans sisters do they have.I found this very difficult to do but it got easier as I kept doing it. I was doing this to socialize and I knew no one wants to hear about the same things over and over.

I sometimes make myself look at people, at their faces.

I have sent people PMs here to try and start a chat to try and overcome my shyness

I once made myself eat black licorice when I was 11 and that was how I started to like it.

I started to make myself be flexible at 21 by not doing things in the same order but then I saw it was messing me up so I had to go back to my old ways. It kept me more organized.

I have tried making myself get used to snoring but when I try and ignore it, the more agitated I'd feel

I have forced myself in crowds and noise growing up and I got used to it.

I started to tell my feelings and anxiety to shut up when I was 20 when I had to be flexible at work. I started to ignore them and pretend they weren't there and that was how I overcame my inflexibility. Bye bye anxiety and panic attacks and the feeling of being put on another planet. Now I don't have a cow anymore. Just annoyance and I can be flexible at work without having an attitude.