Do you play as your Simself?

I don't play as my Simself, never have and never will, and to be honest I've never even considered trying to. I get why some people do, I especially get if you're part of the rainbow that is LGBTQIA & playing as your Simself gives you a chance to express a part of yourself that you otherwise might not feel able, or safe to express (and go the Simself for that reason alone). I also think that the Sims should be a great big melting pot of creation, where each individual can play as they choose. Having said all that though, I am an almost 50 year old, semi disabled, chronically ill woman with a low grade cancer diagnosis; I could play as my Simself as is right now, but why would I want to? Or, I could create a younger, healthier, more fabulous version of myself, but the moment I step back into the real world I'm still going to be an almost 50 year old, semi disabled, chronically ill woman with a low grade cancer diagnosis, so to me it kind of defeats my purpose of playing the Sims as an escape before I have to head back into the real world and deal with real world stuff. That's just me though, I get that there are many types of Simmers and everyone should have the right to play as they want. :)