 Get him all situated right there. Good morning beautiful friends I just took a shower wrapped my little leg up like a Sandwich and surround wrap and I no longer smell like last week and surgery so movement in the right direction I'm really excited for today's video and slightly nervous I do not usually do any kind of trendy video topics or video tags or anything like that But I saw these videos going around like the assumption videos what you assume about me and to be honest with you It really interests me I am fascinated with assumptions about people and Really wanted to know what you guys assumed about me and wanted to respond to that So that's what we are going to do today I asked you guys on Instagram and on the YouTube community tab What you assume about me in any category and I am going to go through those and respond to those right now Are you guys ready? Am I ready? I'm not sure. I'm actually kind of nervous about this. I think it'll be really cool I'm I'm difficult to offend so I asked you guys to be really honest But it is also kind of weird to hear a lot of people's Assumptions about you. Let's do this. Ippisan assumes that I know how to handle stressful situations. Yes That is actually a hundred percent accurate. I think that I've been in enough stressful situations and gone through enough Extended trauma that I've learned to exist in crisis really well The flip side of that is that I have actually spent months in therapy specifically learning how to Live normal life because I spent so long Living with life like everything exploding around me essentially It's hard to like learn to just relax and for life to be normal. So yes I am I think I'm a good person to have around when crisis hits because I get calm and clear-headed and can handle it But the normal life thing I'm still working on R.K. Jackson assumes that I am an introvert. Yes I am definitely an introvert But if you met me in real life a lot of people assume that I'm an extrovert because I'm really Personable like I really like people. I love interacting with people, but it's also exhausting for me So I'll go out. I'll do stuff. I'll hang out with people go to an event But then I will need a massive gulps of alone time to recharge if I don't have that I start unraveling I honestly think that's one of the reasons why I like YouTube so much because I get to interact with people I get to talk which I love doing But it's not face-to-face with everybody at the same time in a way It almost feels like meditation or journaling or like having a one-on-one conversation with somebody Katie Fernandez says she assumes that I have the personality that makes everybody in the room feel comfortable for starters. Thank you Katie Yes, I do think that that is accurate The reason I say that is people have told me that before in real life in high school I was voted most trustworthy person like in my yearbook and before everyone's like hey You were home school. I was home school But I went to like a charter school school that sent me to college for my junior year of high school Confusing but anyways in that year I was voted most trustworthy because people tend to feel comfortable around me Jovana Kelly says she assumes that I am done with my other channel because it didn't do as well as this one So if you guys don't know I actually have a second channel and I've had that channel since October of 2017 It's called trauma talk and on that channel I talk about life in the aftermath of domestic violence sexual assault living with PTSD depression anxiety Mental health but pretty heavy mental health topics. It never took off as in I don't have as many subscribers, but that was never the point of it The reason I started that channel was to help me process things and to share that with other people I hope so would help them as well when I had my amputation I took a short break from it thinking okay I maybe I'll need a month to like physically recover then I'll be good to go But what I discovered is that I need a lot more time mentally and I still do Talking about what I've gone through in that arena of things takes a lot of emotional energy And now that I'm recovering from all of this stuff that takes a lot of emotional energy that that passion has not waned at all But it's too much to handle right now. I can't take on both things if that makes sense. So that channel is not dead I will definitely continue doing that in the future But right now is not the time for that because it's a little too much Riley Mierdos and a lot of people wrote this Assumes that I was bullied as a kid like 12 different people wrote that in I thought that was really interesting The answer is no actually I was lucky that I was never bullied, but I was also very much an outcast I was like the weird kid. I was homeschooled for starters. So there's that but also when I did interact with other kids I wore like all boys clothes. I didn't have any like gender dysphoria or anything like that I just didn't like that. I was a girl. I didn't feel comfortable in my own skin I didn't want to hang out with girls I only hung out with like all that skater kids and the other outcast And I was obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Pirates of the Caribbean and really into like fantasy and stuff like that I was just an odd kid and kind of did my own thing and Had a few friends, but my circle was pretty small and I had a really unique Childhood not a bad childhood just a unique one But people didn't really pick on me, but people also didn't really super pay attention to me if that makes sense Oh Ryan Ryan Palmer his assumption is that I didn't want to eat my leg Ryan Your assumption is correct if you don't know what I'm referring to I'll link it down below MJ Lynch says she assumes I never expected YouTube to get this big. That's entirely accurate I was literally just doing this to like help me process things and then in the hopes That maybe anyone would ever watch anything going through something similar would help them process it too Definitely did not expect this to happen and very grateful that it did and very much enjoying it But this is very unexpected to say the least then we have two contradicting assumptions one that I'm very well Off because I went to Ireland and one that I am very poor Neither one is accurate. We saved up for a year and a half to go to Ireland So we aren't like super rich and that we can just throw money around and go wherever we want But we aren't super poor. We're very in the middle pay our bills And I'm incredibly grateful for that But I also need to get back to work because we rely on both incomes so just in the middle Okay, so Kamea Johnson says she assumes. I'm truly a genuine person and would low-key kill a comedy open mic First of all, thank you. I truly appreciate the genuine comments But you just hit on my biggest fear Comedy stand-up comedy is literally the scariest thing that I can think to do and I realize that that sounds dumb because I love Public speaking because I really enjoy talking to a camera because I aspire to be a professional public speaker But specifically stand-up comedy Makes me want to pee my pants makes me want to just like pass out and end up somewhere far far far away from a stage It is like my worst nightmare I do not think I'm funny. I think I would fall so flat So I really appreciate that you think that I would low-key kill a comedy open mic And maybe one day I should try it just to face that fear Megan Zuer assumes that my husband and I have a very good relationship And that is honestly true and I say that with a lot of pride because it has not been easy to get there We dated for three years before we got married then we got married and we've been married for almost four years now We're coming up on our fourth anniversary and when we dated it wasn't like sunshine and roses and rainbows We had a lot of stuff to work through like we both had our fair share of baggage and difficulties And we worked really hard to like work through communication issues to like work on our respective crap to have a good relationship by the time we got married we had Done a lot of hard work to have a really good relationship where we could actually talk about things Where when we fought it didn't get ugly where you know where we could actually enjoy our relationship And he's honestly my best friend and I'm so in love with him and that isn't changing like it's only grown in the seven years We've been together and so yes Megan you are 100% accurate We have a very happy relationship And I would say a very healthy relationship because we have worked really hard on it and I'm super proud of that There are a lot of assumptions that I regret my imputations and a lot of assumptions that I don't regret it and The answer is that you guys probably know if you watch my videos that I don't regret it There are definitely a lot of really hard moments and a lot of moments where I'm like man This would be so much easier if I had just Not done this but easier does not mean better This was the best choice and I'm very glad to have made it and especially after surgery I feel like like I said a couple videos ago. I feel so much better. I feel really really happy really hopeful So this is one of my favorites Karina assumes that I am not a natural blonde Because I make too much sense in my videos Thank you, and that I don't cook because my kitchen is too clean. That is an amazing Observation you are entirely accurate about the cooking thing. I don't cook I have tried from time to time to cook and you would think because I was homeschooled that I would be like queen of cooking But that is the one skill I did not ever allow my mom to really impart to me I can sew I can raise chickens I can live in the forest, but I cannot cook and Actually, I am a natural blonde so these roots you see coming through that is my that is my real hair color Zane assumes I am secretly an alien from a far off planet trying to figure out this weird human world. How do they find me out? When Clark assumes I am not actually productive like at all, you know, that's probably Kind of accurate mostly what I do is is make it through days right now And I'm okay with that. Leah assumes that I smoke weed or smoked it a lot at one point in my life Weirdly no. I mean, yes, I have tried it. I live in Colorado where it's been legal for a while But it does not agree with me like it really does not agree with me I've tried it a number of times and it makes me paranoid and Incredibly aware of all of the pain in my body I know it's supposed to do the opposite of that and I have tried like different kinds because people are like no No, you're trying the wrong kind, but I have tried a variety of kind and it always does the same thing It makes me feel terrible. So it just doesn't work for me I am gonna try CBD oil here coming up pretty soon and I'll do a video on that But that's about the extent of my experience with weed. Also one of my favorite assumptions Drew says he assumes in a totally non-negative way that I am not as well adjusted as I seem and that I hate the term well adjusted Those things are both accurate. I do hate the term well adjusted I don't know what that's supposed to mean and I'm not sure if it's something any of us should actually strive to be I mean, I guess by any traditional definition I am well adjusted But I think people probably perceive me as a lot more put together than I actually am like I don't I don't have my stuff I'll figure it out. I don't have it all put together and well adjusted I really don't know what that's supposed to mean. Then he assumes that I did not want to lose my foot But then I am getting along without it. That is entirely accurate. Yes This was not ever something that I wanted to have happen and I feel oddly guilty saying that because if you look at a lot of like amputee forums and support groups and stuff like that a lot of people will be like this is the best thing that ever happened to me I would never change it and At least at this point in my journey. I can't say that like I would prefer to have a perfectly healthy leg back And I feel like in some ways that must be wrong to say But it just is honestly where I'm at. I'm not like upset or I mean, I guess probably in some ways I am I'm not like actively fighting against this but just in a perfect world I would rather have kept it and have had a good solution for fixing it But that just didn't exist. So we went with the next best option, which was removing it And so yeah, I am definitely getting along without it. I'm excited for the future I'm really really excited that cool options exist for prosthetics And that I will probably be able to walk and even run With minimal or no paint sometimes see Dalton assumes that while I came from a christian background I am more open and accepting of others point of view than the major stereotypical types of conservative christians. That is Very accurate. I did come from an extremely conservative stereotypical christian homeschooled sheltered background And I really like filled that role for a very long time I even went to like a christian college and and all of that and my entire life was just about like faith spirituality god pursuing god becoming the best christian that I could be and then A lot of stuff happened and that really changed and my faith is difficult for me now But with that being said, I am very open and accepting to whoever someone is I realize that I don't have all the answers and I realize this probably sounds incredibly cliche But it's really not my place to judge people for anything as long as they aren't hurting someone else Yeah, so unless someone is doing something that actually hurts someone else. I have no problem with people I am a very accepting person. We try to understand other lifestyles other perspectives That's something that's really important to me and I spend a lot of time Like trying to absorb other points of view for instance I spent a lot of time in my last recovery watching channels on youtube about people who are gender non-binary and transgender because that's something that I personally never struggled with but I also Heard a lot of negative stuff growing up about that I don't want in my head anymore because I don't think that there is a darn thing wrong with that Because that's something I've never personally felt or dealt with I want to hear people's perspectives like I want to understand. I want to be the best Listener that I can be if that makes sense. So yes I do I do try to be very open and very accepting and educate myself on different perspectives and different people And yeah, I don't fall into the stereotypical mold of a conservative christian because I'm not a conservative christian I have faith but it's difficult for me to define so robin I don't know if you've been listening into my husband and I my conversations But she wrote I assumed that if money was no object You would end your husband would end up owning a large amount of property And you would have all kinds of animals and would probably run a rescue for said animals Yes, so much accuracy and that statement We have talked about that more times than I can tell you that is an ultimate goal of ours Well of mine specifically there is nothing I would love more than to buy a massive piece of property somewhere involving forests and rivers and open fields and Have all of the animals all different kinds of animals and rescue as many specifically dogs But all different kinds of animals as I can because nature and animals make me so happy And that is my idea of a perfect life. So robin. Yes spot on best assumption ever So people have made assumptions about my height from being anywhere from four five up to like five eight I will say that I am the same height as I need to google if this is actually accurate I was about to say tom cruise, but that's not accurate I'm two inches shorter than tom cruise figure that one out g lorant says I assume you push yourself really hard sometimes to your own detriment You don't like asking for help and that don't like asking for help part Is that an assumption a lot of people have and would prefer to do everything yourself all of those things are very accurate I do Push myself really hard But it's a weird inner dialogue because I never feel like I'm doing enough Especially physically like with recovery or anything like that I always feel like I'm slacking and that usually ends up with me doing too much That was really an issue Especially as I was a teenager and like my early 20s recovering from things I would push myself way too hard to the point where I would accidentally hurt myself And I learned that about myself learned how to do a better job with that How to kind of put more restrictions for myself in place how to talk to people about it The asking for help thing that is one that is a daily struggle And I want to say that I've gotten better about it since Having my leg chopped off, but I I don't know that I have spend five months and it is it is painful To ask for and accept help depending on the day. This one's interesting Meadow salt says she assumes that although you are strong in spirit mean comments or stares as much as you'd like to convince yourself Otherwise still secretly get me down. Yes. I will Thoroughly admit that that is accurate. It again depends on the day. Some days. I'm totally fine Some days it could not bother me less. Some days. I think it's funny. Um, I watch a lot of youtube videos I'm pretty involved in this community and I know a lot of the time people will be like, you know, forget the haters It doesn't matter. It doesn't like you say whatever you want. It's never affecting me blah blah blah, and I'm like I don't know if they're on another planet or if they know something that I don't but like the things that people say Do you have an effect on me to some extent? They don't like ruin my day But depending on what they are, especially if there's something that I'm like secretly insecure about generally about like my decision with my leg Yeah, it uh, it'll hurt a little bit or if people are staring or being weird in public Some days. I'm a hundred percent. Okay. And then other days Man, it does get to me and I do not like admitting that because I would like to be Stronger than that. I would like to be above that or whatever But I'm assuming that it's a process and I'm assuming that I'll get there because it doesn't bother me as much as it used to Canadia williams assumed that I wore headbands a lot in middle school I don't think I'll be able to find a picture Maybe I will be but I would like stack headbands on top of headbands like rainbow rows of headbands. How did you know that? That's a bizarre thing to assume but so spot-on L. Cheryl assumes that I really like pinteresty stuff and cheesy inspirational things Yeah, I do. It's true. Katya Swift says I assume that I'm not going to say you're proud of the mental health Challenges that you've had but you're proud that you're able to talk about them. Yes, that is true That's something that I've had to work pretty hard at because of the stuff that I've gone through because of the trauma That I went through because of like the church that I was raised in and how mental health was not something to be talked about I've had to work hard to put things into words to gain a voice to be able to speak Yeah, I'm not I'm not like proud of the challenges that I've had those have been hard But I am proud that I'm now able to talk about them So this one's interesting two people said something similar. Jesse wrote I assume that you would still take opioids even if you weren't in pain and then I think it skits Yes, and skits McGraw said I assume that at one point you abuse drugs or alcohol to try to escape the pain. Thankfully No, I'm not going to say that that has not been a real Real temptation when I was 20 my life fell apart in a violent horrible way and at that time I also had basically Unlimited access to Very heavy painkillers. I don't know how I didn't end up being addicted Sincerely they had at least a little bit of a community left. I had a family I could talk to and I had a couple friends I don't even know why but um, I have never abused opioids. I wouldn't take them if I wasn't in pain I don't like taking them and I've never I don't know if I can say I never abused out Is it I've gotten drunk a couple times intentionally To like stop thinking about things when I was like 22 23 So I guess that probably counts as abusing alcohol, but it was never a pattern It did however start smoking heavily from like zero to 60 from like never having had a cigarette to smoking like half a pack a day within A couple weeks and then that continued for like a year and a half and then I quit when I met brian So while I have not um abused drugs I definitely have other Unhealthy coping tendencies um that some I've worked through and some I'm still in the process of working through Tiger 844 says they assume that I'm a very happy person and try to see the best in everyone Yes, and I think that is almost to my own detriment sometimes. I especially like this the seeing the best in people That was something that I was like born with I feel like it's a character Trait and no matter how many crappy things have happened. I have not been able to shake that I tend to always see the best in people Because life happens and because a lot of crappy things have happened I definitely have difficulty actually trusting people, but I still tend to see the best in them Madeline says you seem nice But if someone is mean to you then it takes a while for you to forgive them or you never do So actually no, I do tend to forgive people pretty quickly unless it's something Astronomically horrendous and horrible And that's something that I've actually had to work on a lot is like the boundaries thing and not Not letting everyone get away with anything all the time if that makes sense seeing the good in people is a good thing But letting them walk all over you and get away with everything is not and that is something that I let people do for years and have spent a significant amount of time trying to work through and trying to find boundaries with that and Realize that you can forgive people and still not let them walk over you Bronte assumes that I'm open-minded as well as logical and have a thirst for intellectual topics Yes, very very much so Enough so that I think I frustrate my darling husband at parties because like if we're hanging out with people and by parties I mean like if we're hanging out with like two friends He wants to just like talk about fun things like who won the fights last weekend and I'm like Let's talk about religion and politics. I like talking about like deep things like like meaty things I can get my teeth into and so I spent a lot of my time Watching videos about things like that or reading things like that So yeah, like I said before I am very open-minded, but I try to be really logical with things Anna assumes that youtube is my only job No, it is not That would be cool one day because I really enjoy this however Money dictates otherwise last but not least tyler assumes I have a robust meditation practice Ah, if only I don't um, I don't meditate ever I have meditation apps on my phone if that counts, which it doesn't So let me know in the comment section if any of the assumptions or my answers surprised you or if they were exactly what you Expected and I am just not if I'm just completely predictable. So thank you again guys This was a fun video for me to do and I really appreciate the audience participation You guys rock. I really appreciate it now I am going to lay down because I feel my energy like crashing Again, I love you guys. I'm thinking of you and I will see you in the next video whenever that is Bye guys. Okay. I forgot one thing guys. Um, I was closing down instagram and I forgot this one I wanted to read it because it just made me happy Max devlin assumes that I could probably kick someone's arse with one foot just as well as with two So thanks for that max. I don't actually know if that's accurate But we're gonna find out because as soon as I can get back to jiu-jitsu. I am going to do that Gosh darn it. So thanks for assuming I'm still a badass. I I'm probably not but One can dream All the body high