Poll Do You Like Competition?

[Kintsugi]

I am extremely competitive in academia. Otherwise, hate it. So, I said sometimes.

 

[falling_wave]

I am extremely competitive in academia. Otherwise, hate it. So, I said sometimes.

I didn't think of that! I guess I'm exactly the same way except for anything having to do with math. I love my academics and am a very high achiever in this area.

 

[Ronin]

I do not care to be in competition with others unless it is all for fun or a greater good

Which led me to thinking.

I'm hella lot more motivated when the game is just not letting someone else win, for the principle of it, team stuff, I don't view as a competition necessary. To me reads as cooperation & taking care of one another.

 

[NarcSis]

I used to be competitive as a child/young adult, after I became a medic, less so because every minute was a competition of sorts and thus generated a lot of stress.

After PTSD, competition, even healthy competition, spikes my stress levels like you wouldn't believe and I experience symptoms of severe hyper-vigilance and near panic. I'm not sure if it's because competing is akin to survival, so it triggers the instinct within me. (?)

It could also be a disguised trigger because in my former workplace setting, if I lost a battle (competition), someone died. So whatever the reason, I can no longer deal with any type of competition.

 

[Friday]

I'm super competitive. But I have to be willing to play for it to be a competition :D If I'm not playing? It's not a competition. I am never under any kind of obligation to play. That choice is always mine.

Winning? That's a whole different thing.

 

[Deleted member 19804]

I voted "hate it" because I usually do. I do like to work hard and try to get the best out of myself. And I also care about not coming in last, having the lowest grades, etc. The competition I usually take part in is with myself, which can often go wrong because I want too much. I was going to do two studies at once in uni if I didn't have PTSD. Now, the stress that comes along with a lack of concentration and other PTSD symptoms is making me break down way too early.

I like competition in team sports, but I don't mind losing if everyone put in some effort.

Any other kind of competition only brings me stress.