Eight of swords as a person denotes someone who has a lot of anxiety and believes they are not in control of their lives. They have little patience and feel they are being attacked and persecuted all the time. Many times they are actually the ones attacking and afterward being attacked. This is someone dealing with a lot of self-hatred. They have difficulty trusting and a lack of self-belief. They usually have addictions, especially to technology, as a way of escaping their problems. Eight of swords as a person is someone afraid of facing their problems.
Eight of Swords tarot card often shows up when the seeker needs to learn how to trust people more. They are not getting their needs met and they resent having to rely on others to make them happy. They try very hard to be tough, but deep down they are afraid of success and they have the desire to hide in their addictions in order to escape the truth of their inner being.