COPINO, Jenie Marl A.

ZGE 1108 – ME1

INTROSPECTIVE ESSAY

1. Who am I as a person?

 As a person, I would say that I’m a some what of an introverted guy. Most of the
time I am having a hard time communicating with other people including some of
my relatives which sometimes lead to misunderstandings. This results for me to
have only a few close friends and this is also the reason why mostly I’m doing
tasks and activities independently. On the positive side, working independently
helps me to learn new things that could be a foundation to improve and grow as
a person. If I’m around with so many people, even though it’s not that frequent, I
know how to respect their opinions and views in life. I am also a person that is
grateful for having a supporting family that honed me to become the person that I
am right now.

2. What am I to the world?

 Some people don’t know what I really am since it’s the down side of being an
introverted person, that is only a few people understand and know you. On the
other hand, the people close to me see me as a person that is passionate of
what I’m doing. They see me as a person that has dreams and goals in life that is
needed to fulfill. They thought of me as a loving and caring person that is always
by their side when they needed one. They also compliment the way I respect the
environment specifically towards animals and to the nature. Basically, most of
what they thought of me are all on the positive note, only a few people thought of
me badly and that made me felt better.
COPINO, Jenie Marl A.
ZGE 1108 – ME1

PROCESSING QUESTIONS

1. What did you feel after you were asked to formulate a phrase/sentence that
will give importance on your own concept of your “self”?

 I felt like I boosted my self-esteem. Since I managed to realize I, myself have

also strengths that is capable to show to other people. It also shows me how I
thought and understand myself in a positive way.

2. From your own formulated statement about yourself, were you able to
realize your importance/significance that you fail to see from the past?

 Yes, from the past I always thought of myself as a burden to other people, since
I’m not capable of socializing properly with them so most of the time I only go
with what they want to do. This disappoints me, but this made me improve
myself more as an individual so that whenever any people approach me for help
then I can deal with them.

3. Is your own perception about yourself congruent to the perception of

others?

 Yes, I see myself as an introverted guy and most of the people that I
encountered thought of the same way as well.

4. Have you had any further thoughts or insights about yourself and the
judgement of other people around you?

 Sometime I overthink myself for my future. What if I am not be able to improve

myself in socializing with others. This could hurt me when I find a job or meet
with important individuals. So, having further thoughts is very common to me.