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Posted by Larry Hoover on October 14, 2004, at 16:01:23
In reply to the INFJ Invasion.. » Larry Hoover, posted by alesta on October 14, 2004, at 13:51:15
> > > hi guys. glad to wake up to your responses!:) thanks! my goodness, i can't believe how many INFJs there are! this is definitely disproportionate to how many of us there are in the general population.
> >
> > I'm one too. INFJ.
> >
> > Lar
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> no *way*. this is getting really unbelievable. i didn't expect this. i am really spellbound right now at this INFJ phenomenon on PB..:-)
>
> lar, i thought you might be an INTJ..do you have a really strong thinking preference? (just a hunch.) do you feel the INFJ profile suits you? try reading the INTJ one and see how that one grabs you..
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> amyI'm pretty sure I've scored as an INTJ in the past, but maybe I growed up? I think I'm an IN(T=F)J. Both descriptions suit me, depending on the context.
Lar
Posted by alesta on October 14, 2004, at 17:59:36
In reply to Re: the INFJ Invasion.. » alesta, posted by Larry Hoover on October 14, 2004, at 16:01:23
<......but maybe I growed up?
i kinda doubt that, lar..<just kidding :)>
yes, i agree, it sounds like you probably are evenly split on the thinking/feeling preference. (In myers-briggs terms, that would make you an INXJ.) :) in that case, they suggest just what you said, to read both descriptions and find whichever parts of each description are pertinent to you. man, i love this stuff! :-)
amy :)
Posted by Larry Hoover on October 14, 2004, at 18:25:40
In reply to Re: the INFJ Invasion.. » Larry Hoover, posted by alesta on October 14, 2004, at 17:59:36
> <......but maybe I growed up?
>
> i kinda doubt that, lar..<just kidding :)>
>
> yes, i agree, it sounds like you probably are evenly split on the thinking/feeling preference. (In myers-briggs terms, that would make you an INXJ.) :) in that case, they suggest just what you said, to read both descriptions and find whichever parts of each description are pertinent to you. man, i love this stuff! :-)
>
> amy :)It's never too late to have a happy childhood, amy. Does getting a x in my thingie make me ever rarerer?
Lar
Posted by alesta on October 14, 2004, at 18:55:20
In reply to Re: the INFJ Invasion.., posted by Larry Hoover on October 14, 2004, at 18:25:40
> It's never too late to have a happy childhood, amy. Does getting a x in my thingie make me ever rarerer?LOL! an "x in my thingie", lar? ..well, i guess it does make you even more special now, doesn't it? lar, you are like a fine gemstone, a rare, precious entity... :-)
amy :)
Posted by zeugma on October 14, 2004, at 19:20:30
In reply to Re: the INFJ Invasion.. » Larry Hoover, posted by alesta on October 14, 2004, at 18:55:20
I feel a little out of place here, an INFP/INTP depending on my mood. I can console myself with the introversion and intuition that I fully share with everyone else. The perceiving function tends to trail off...
-z
Posted by alesta on October 14, 2004, at 19:48:55
In reply to Re: the INFJ Invasion.., posted by zeugma on October 14, 2004, at 19:20:30
> I feel a little out of place here, an INFP/INTP depending on my mood. I can console myself with the introversion and intuition that I fully share with everyone else. The perceiving function tends to trail off...
>
> -zhi zeug! don't feel out of place..we've had a couple ENFPs here, too, so you're like a combo of everybody. :-) I suspect jai is also an INFP, (and atticus), but she hasn't taken the test yet..yes, i noticed your *extreme* tendency to trail off, lol. what's up with THAT? <kidding>. :) glad you took the test..i was wondering what you were..i was thinking some kind of combo with infp, isfp, or intp, so i was pretty darn close! (some people are easier for me to guess than others.) thanks for your input!
amy :)
Posted by zeugma on October 14, 2004, at 20:56:06
In reply to Re: the INFJ Invasion.. » zeugma, posted by alesta on October 14, 2004, at 19:48:55
> > I feel a little out of place here, an INFP/INTP depending on my mood. I can console myself with the introversion and intuition that I fully share with everyone else. The perceiving function tends to trail off...
> >
> > -z
>
> hi zeug! don't feel out of place..we've had a couple ENFPs here, too, so you're like a combo of everybody. :-) I suspect jai is also an INFP, (and atticus), but she hasn't taken the test yet..yes, i noticed your *extreme* tendency to trail off, lol. what's up with THAT? <kidding>. :) glad you took the test..i was wondering what you were..i was thinking some kind of combo with infp, isfp, or intp, so i was pretty darn close! (some people are easier for me to guess than others.) thanks for your input!
>
> amy :)
>
> amy, thanks for making me feel like less of the odd one out.. we are quite "attuned" as my theory would have it. By the way don't think I missed your use of the word "elongating." It completely satisfied my P function ;-z
>
Posted by alesta on October 14, 2004, at 22:06:06
In reply to prolonging the elongation » alesta, posted by zeugma on October 14, 2004, at 20:56:06
love the post title, lol!! i am so self-conscious whenever i take up room on the board. i've got to just get some self-esteem and get over it! :):) i actually have a series of things to say and i'm going to say them, dagnabbit! cause i'm good enough, i'm smart enough, and gosh darnit, people like me! (quote from saturday night live)
> > amy, thanks for making me feel like less of the odd one out.. we are quite "attuned" as my theory would have it.
hey, no problem, z. :) i still haven't figured out this concept of "attunement", though..it's something about the words, isn't it? i'm GOING to figure this out...:-)
<By the way don't think I missed your use of the word "elongating." It completely satisfied my P function ;
glad you liked it. words wield a funny sort of power, don't they? :)
have a nice day tomorrow. :)
good night,:)
amy
Posted by Dinah on October 14, 2004, at 22:20:24
In reply to so everybody,what's your personality type?fun quiz, posted by alesta on October 14, 2004, at 3:48:20
This test said ISTJ, with almost no difference between T & F.
The official one by the psychologist showed INTJ, with almost no difference between J & P. Actually she said the differences in everything but I were very low. Does that mean I'm well balanced? Except for introverted. I'm so introverted that I'm practically turned inside out.
Posted by just plain jane on October 14, 2004, at 22:27:16
In reply to so everybody,what's your personality type?fun quiz, posted by alesta on October 14, 2004, at 3:48:20
Posted by alesta on October 14, 2004, at 22:40:10
In reply to Re: so everybody,what's your personality type?fun quiz » alesta, posted by Dinah on October 14, 2004, at 22:20:24
> This test said ISTJ, with almost no difference between T & F.
>
> The official one by the psychologist showed INTJ, with almost no difference between J & P. Actually she said the differences in everything but I were very low. Does that mean I'm well balanced? Except for introverted. I'm so introverted that I'm practically turned inside out.hi there, dinah!
i appreciate your taking the test and responding. :) yes, it does mean you are pretty well-balanced. this is a good thing. (although there is no real good or bad, just differences.) so we have another ISTJ..yay!! <applause> i'm surprised to hear that you're such an extreme introvert. you don't come across that way! and i wouldn't have guessed istj (or intj) either..interesting...very interesting...:-)amy :)
Posted by Dinah on October 14, 2004, at 22:52:30
In reply to Re: so everybody,what's your personality type?fun quiz » Dinah, posted by alesta on October 14, 2004, at 22:40:10
I can't see that I recognize myself in either of them. :) I'm not sure I recognize myself in any of them, but INTP comes closest. I'd actually like to take a sentence or two from all the I's. :)
Posted by verne on October 14, 2004, at 23:47:15
In reply to Re: so everybody,what's your personality type?fun quiz » alesta, posted by Dinah on October 14, 2004, at 22:52:30
I'm 100% introverted. Not so introverted that I don't neglect to tell people I'm introverted.
verne
Posted by alesta on October 14, 2004, at 23:51:41
In reply to Re: so everybody,what's your personality type?fun quiz » alesta, posted by Dinah on October 14, 2004, at 22:52:30
> I can't see that I recognize myself in either of them. :) I'm not sure I recognize myself in any of them, but INTP comes closest. I'd actually like to take a sentence or two from all the I's. :)
well then maybe you really could be an IXXX! :-) (which, in translation, would be an I N/S T/F J/P to anyone who might be confused.) if that was the case you'd have to look up all the I's, like you mentioned, and then take the applicable parts from each I profile and compile them all into your own personal profile...:) that's pretty wild if you were split on 3 different traits..:) i'd work on becoming more extraverted just to further confuse things..:) i'd love to say, "i'm an XXXX", lol! ;)
amy :)
Posted by alesta on October 15, 2004, at 1:03:18
In reply to 100,44,22,44, posted by verne on October 14, 2004, at 23:47:15
> I'm 100% introverted. Not so introverted that I don't neglect to tell people I'm introverted.
>
> verne
hi, v. :) 100%..woooah! :)..do you continually feel like people are intruding on your 'mental space'? i know i felt that way at my very introverted times (i'm much more balanced now.) :)amy :)
Posted by verne on October 15, 2004, at 1:54:42
In reply to Re: 100,44,22,44 » verne, posted by alesta on October 15, 2004, at 1:03:18
amy,
I don't seem to notice my introversion online even when there's friction with people. But in my day-to-day life I try to keep my encounters down to a minimum. For every hour with people, I need two hours to decompress, digest, and rehash.
When I run out of recent events, I start ruminating about the past. I relive all my worst moments, not the good ones.
I didn't leave the house for almost a year at one point but now I'm getting out more. I have two friends and a daughter in town - and that's about it for human contact.
one psychologist said I'm "morbidly shy". I'm doing better though. Quit drinking and started cymbalta a month ago. Hope to work part-time someday.
Have you taken the enneagrams test (I probably spelled that wrong)? It has 9 basic personality types with subtypes or "wings". I took this test years ago and came out an idealistic "reformer" which fits with the INTJ or INFJ. I struggle with the need to be right and fix the world. (something I'm working on in the borderline skills course) Perhaps this is so overwhelming I have to live in isolation.
The enneagram test is as good as Meyer-Briggs IMO and really nails the nuances of each personality type from healthy to unhealthy states. When you figure in all the levels of health (9) and subtypes there are hundreds of possibilities. A "healthy" reformer, for example, has a whole different set of behaviors than an extremely unhealthy one.
I guess people do "intrude" on my mental space in that I can't get them out of my head. I also can't deal with noise.
verne
Posted by Jai Narayan on October 15, 2004, at 7:28:23
In reply to so everybody,what's your personality type?fun quiz, posted by alesta on October 14, 2004, at 3:48:20
Posted by AdaGrace on October 15, 2004, at 9:24:19
In reply to so everybody,what's your personality type?fun quiz, posted by alesta on October 14, 2004, at 3:48:20
I didn't know what the answers were.
Posted by B2Chica on October 15, 2004, at 11:02:43
In reply to so everybody,what's your personality type?fun quiz, posted by alesta on October 14, 2004, at 3:48:20
it was kinda fun...not sure what it all means though.
here's my INFP
Introverted 67%
Intuitive 44%
Feeling 33%
Perceiving 11%b2c
> here is a quick quiz (i believe it's free) that will reveal which of 16 different personality types you are. it's intriguing to read the results about yourself..
> http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp
> everybody take the test if you don't already know your type. which one are you?? :)
> amy ;)
Posted by vwoolf on October 15, 2004, at 11:33:09
In reply to ENFP (nm), posted by Cass on October 14, 2004, at 14:21:57
Looks like Cass and I are the only extroverts around.
A few years ago I took part in a Myers Briggs workshop with about 50 other people who all work in psychological counselling services in one way or another. There were only three extroverts - the director of the centre, the deputy director and me. I was one of the managers. I think it takes introversion to work in this field, extroversion to deal with the outside organisation of it.
Posted by Jai Narayan on October 15, 2004, at 11:55:05
In reply to Coudn't Take The Quiz, posted by AdaGrace on October 15, 2004, at 9:24:19
Hi alesta
Why did you have a hard time?
was it the "yes or no" of it?
or the questions didn't make sense?
Did you feel overwhelmed by it?
I must say I dislike a" yes or no" kind of questionaire...
I see myself as in between or a little more this way than that.
but I did the best I could and guessed at what I am like most of the time.
Some questions were easy such as:
Are you a listener or a talker?
I am no doubt a listener first and a talker secondly.
Jai
Posted by karen_kay on October 15, 2004, at 13:07:01
In reply to alesta why did you have a hard time?, posted by Jai Narayan on October 15, 2004, at 11:55:05
Posted by vwoolf on October 15, 2004, at 13:31:03
In reply to enfp (nm), posted by karen_kay on October 15, 2004, at 13:07:01
Posted by Larry Hoover on October 15, 2004, at 13:31:07
In reply to enfp (nm), posted by karen_kay on October 15, 2004, at 13:07:01
Extra Normal Female Person? <Spock eyebrow>
Posted by Cass on October 15, 2004, at 14:51:19
In reply to enfp (nm), posted by karen_kay on October 15, 2004, at 13:07:01
Actually, my MB results always used to show that I was an INFP. Then one year it changed. I was just a few points into the extrovert category. So I guess I've changed over the years and come out of my shell a bit.
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