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Myers-Briggs personality types
write:
Here's some info on Myers-Briggs mentioned below.
http://www.personalitypage.com/home.html
http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp ( free online test )
clj_writes:
write,
Thanks for the links. I LOVE this stuff! :)
Question to the group:
Have any of you had your MBTI change over time?
I evaluated as an INTP twice and was extreme on I, N, and T. However, I suspect I am actually an "F" but masked it (even to myself) because of my parents.
If you have a story about how your type evolved over time, I'd love to hear it!
Anonymous:
So Christy you're a rational, I'm a guardian, ESTJ.
Years ago when I first got into this stuff I read a lot of Tim La Haye and he only did the 4 temperament thing. He didn't got into 12 or 16 with dominant and subordinate strengths.
Back then I was what he called sanguine, or penguin as friends used to joke. I was so sanguine, with strong choleric undertones. After many depressing times I've changed, now using the M-B tests I'm happily ESTJ. Still as extrovert as ever, but the thinking has definitely taken front seat and all those sub-categories of judging as well.
Where does that knowledge take me. No-where really, I'm me, ever-changing, ever-learning- ever-growing. I don't accept static-ability thinking. But where I find the temperaments are INVALUABLE is in understanding reasons for conflict and conflict resolution. Such an essential tool here.
Thanks for the post, it made me think of some of my old buddies and how we used to analyse each other mercilessly, each believing our particular personality mix was superior. We had such fun wasting hours pulling each others temperaments apart. I still have contact with a few. Your prompted me to catch up with them. Thanks again.
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rosencrantz:
I was a borderline T/F and definitely a J when I was at work but I think it was the influence of school/Uni/legal training which created the T and maybe the J in me.
I was definitely an ENFJ at the time of taking the test as immediately prior to that I produced a PR package for my area of work which referred to the company as being 'responsive and responsible' - it was the tagline. Guess what the shortform description of an ENFJ is! You guessed it! 'Responsive and responsible' :shock: Scary just how much of myself I put into that work. No boundaries as usual - I was 'it'; 'it' was me. It was hard when I left.
Motherhood created another massive change. The image I have in my mind is of a sponge that had been tightly buckled with belts. Motherhood meant that I was 'unbound'!! Boing! It took some getting used to. In fact, I felt quite ashamed to be this P person (it means that you don't finish things and are messy!!) for quite some time. I'm still trying to get my head round how you can be a P AND organised.
But I'm sure part of the 'being bound' (J) was to do with my ACON background. I learnt to be methodical, really methodical about everything. Start at the beginning and watch every step of the way so as not to get anything 'wrong'. Silly girl - nothing was ever perfect enough anyway. Waste of time. But it was my means of survival. Hence the J.
But now I'm a happy ENFP - back where I started in life!! The only problem with E/NF is needing to be 'with' people and also being overwhelmed by them. One of the 'Super-sensitives'. I'm working on that. :)
R
ENFP - Enthusiastic, insightful, innovative, and tireless in pursuit of new possibilities!
seeker:
Hi Everybody!
Well, this is fun! Next we'll be doing sun signs :D I'm an INFP, definitely an idealist, which means I feel like throwing up whenever I'm hit over the head with brutal reality. So I spit up or withdraw or both. Sometimes I get confused if I am the way I am because of my M-B profile, or being ACON. Perhaps one just magnifies the other.
I tried to morph into an E, can be very outgoing and friendly, but have to withdraw when overwhelmed.
OK, going to withdraw now! :D Cheers, Seeker
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