Do you play as your Simself?

No, never but not for the reasons listed. It's not to "take a break from real life", as I don't tend to disassociate from real life when I play nor do I want to. I don't get "lost" in the game, just play for casual fun when I feel like unwinding with a cup to tea. On the other hand it's also not something that "Sounds exciting and I'd want to try it". It's just that, I have zero interest in the idea of playing myself in the game. It sounds boring to me.
If I wanted "me" to do laundry, I'd throw a real life load on... if I wanted myself to cook, I'd cook in real life, not virtually. I want my made up characters to do these things and if they looked like me it's just feel kinda weird.