This was such a fun thread to read.
I don't know what I might say about myself that I know it is not true, or at least pinpoint one of those things.
I'm not a great sharer of my personal life and my feelings, so I don't make statements of what I am or not.(I think)
I was told recently that I am a very difficult person to 'read'. Personally I didn't think so.

This is so interesting. I like to say that I am pretty laid back and easy going but I know that I can be very intense and a control freak. Maybe I am laid back and easy going when Im in control??? I need to think about this a lot more and like Janet, maybe I should ask my DH... tho Im not sure I will want to hear his response It is interesting because we are so multifaceted. People tell me I am very gifted at diplomacy yet at the same time I can be incredibly direct, call a spade a spade and tell you like it is (nicely of course).

What an interesting thread. Being honest is pretty important to me, so I don't think I do do this (with the caveats that Adelfa mentions being kept in mind) except saying I'm "fine" when sometimes I am not really. But that is just a social convention right!?

Strong when I'm a big old bowl of mush

I say I have a thick skin when I don't--I'm really sensitive, especially when I care about the opinion of the other person.

My mom had an excellent B.S. detector, and she could tell someone where to stick it with a smile on her face and make 'em think it was her idea. My dad…it's easy to pull the wool over his eyes, but once he figures it out, he has zero tact.
I got the worst of both worlds: I have an excellent B.S. detector, and zero tact. I'm working on being a little more…reserved about it.

Great thread! I often give the impression that I'm cool calm and collected, when I'm actually 'miss stressy knickers' and sometimes $h****ng bricks! Also people think I'm quite quiet and genteel but I have a (sometimes filthy) sense of humour!

Diane, your first part sounds like me (I apparently am capable of looking "cool calm and collected" even while I'm freaking out inside), but that last part sounds like my mom! She was so demure and quiet, but around those she knew best, she could let her wicked sense of humor fly!

Fun thread. So interesting!

Adelfa, interesting topic!

What I often think to myself is that I'm not articulate/well-spoken and that I have an annoying, shrill voice. However, most people say otherwise!!!! When I first facilitated workshops in class, my professor made a comment on how she can listen to me all day and that I present engaging workshops! What people don't know is that although I like public speaking, I am SHAKING inside!!!!!

I'm not sure what I say about myself to others but I know what I project because I've had colleagues describe me this way. At school, people think I'm pretty laid back and organized. In fact, I'm not laid back at all! Nor am I very organized. I'm an organized thinker but don't have the discipline to be tangibly organized. Most of my intensity happens in my head not in my actions. As a teacher, I also "pretend" a lot that I'm an extrovert when I am actually quite introverted.

Well, I do believe MaryK and her " no filter". I think she means no filter over the small stuff No one in the civilized world is able to survive without a "filter", so I don't think she means it as an absolute statement. I know what she means and I love her for it.
As far as me, well, I am not sure if I purposedly say something about me that is not true. I think that sometimes I say something I "wish" was true, almost as a wish, so one day it becomes part of me. It is like a mantra.

A fun read

And I can resonate with many posters! I act like I am strong when truly I am not. I would cry in the toilet for hours! And come out smiling as if nothing happened and my life is all sunshine!

Then I also can fake a smile and talk to people I wish fell from a window (bwahahaha ... IK you are too funny!)! But that's just manners I guess

I think I am good at pretending that everything is O.K. when it actually isn't.
Sometimes I wish that I spoke-out more, especially when others are being negative or talking disrespectfully about others.
This was a thought-provoking thread, thanks Adelfa.