do you consider yourself to be an assertive person?

YES!

i have become so much more assertive since i was a shy teenager but there's still a lot of room for improvement. feeling oneself do more assertive things is a fantastic feeling.

Again, depends on context. Again, I used to break down in pretty much any social situation until I turned 21 and then I slowly but surely managed to teach myself confidence around others.

Is assertiveness always a function of confidence tho?

I am reasonably assertive, but sometimes in the wrong ways.

I am somewhere on the range from tactfully assertive to bossy oldest sister.

I had to turn on my ice cold "YOU MUST STOP" on a student yesterday and it worked. I realized it was the tone I usually take with creepy old men who touch me. Who knew it transferred to other situations?

Developing the Voice of Command is one of those Becoming a Full-Fledged Adult sort of thingies.

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

yes i am assertive generally

yahh well go fuck yourself