Do you consider yourself "tough"

Born to a narcissist
Dealt with mil for 40 years, who has been diagnosed by 2 therapists last year as a narcissist.

Multiple health issues including
*rheumatoid arthritis since age 9
*gallbladder attack that lasted a week
*emergency hysterectomy
*emergency appendectomy
*it took 4 years to diagnose my autonomic dysfunction (neurological disorder)
*2 years ago I fell down my stairs and broke 3 ribs and 4 of my back bones

I burnt my hand last week and my Dh couldn’t believe it wasn’t hurting me.
Ehh, in the grand scheme of things, not so much

yes. I am. And it's exhausting at times. lol I don't like conflict but I can handle it. I think all of my life stories have just made me compartmentalize and I try to be extremely logical and put things in perspective. That's what a 20 yr toxic marriage, 2 bouts of cancer with lots of surgeries, a child with many many many problems and a divorce that left me broke AF at 50 will do. This too shall pass.

I don't know that I'm "tough" per se, but I'm very practical and I'm very "let's deal with this and get down to work."

I don't let things get me down for long before I dust myself off and move on - I would say to my kids a lot "wallow and feel sorry for yourself for an hour and then figure out what you're going to do."

I’m emotional and sensitive which doesn’t seem “tough” - but I’ve been through some tough shit and I just buckle down and get through it so I think I am!

I have been in a couple of very stressful work related situations (death of student in front of other students, another instance involved an active gunman in same area as students off school site.)
In both these situations I would say I was logical rather than tough. Some may see this as being insensitive or robotic, but I see it as assessing the situation and realising I will have years to process what happened later, now calls for a calm voice of reason on the phone and when dealing with people.
Then again I have been called unfeeling by family members due to my responses - but if I hear bad medical news I am immediately researching cures/solutions/what to expect instead of offering to cook a meal or give a hug. That’s just the type of person I am (intj)

I think I bounce pretty well. Others may can it strong or tough, I call it surviving. 

Things in my life have made me tough, I guess. I put on my happy face and deal with what life has dealt me.

Someone once told me they thought I was badass. I never knew if it was a complement or a put down.

I am emotionally strong and resilient. Not to say that I don't cry. But I can handle a lot. I've been told more than once "I don't know how you do it."

I think I am --- I've lived through more than most people (lived thru bad stuff) but it's wearing on me. Im tired of being tough.

Yeah, that’s me. I’m just tired of it. 

I was tough as a child facing constant cardiac appointments , tests, and procedures. “Be brave! Don’t cry!”  

I was tough enduring physical abuse from my ignorant alcoholic Okie stepfather, whose answer to everything was to beat us with his belt. If my younger siblings got lively or made too much noise, he’d just line us all up and beat us all, even though I was always curled up in a corner reading a book. 

I was tough somehow enduring a 34 year abusive marriage. I did whatever I could to protect my children. 

But if I were really strong, I would have figured out a way to get away safely.