A new INTP has landed here succesfully...

[Titania]

Hi all!
I'm a 15-years old girl from the middle of Finland... I've been reading this forum for a while (or a little bit longer while) but now I just couldn't watch anymore. They are discussing about so many iteresting things -- without me! So, I gathered all my courage and pressed the register-button. This is actually my first time when I register on a forum and I was (and I still AM!) worried about my bad English... ( I speak natively Finnish). Those prepositions aren't my strongest point...

But even bigger constrait to come here was the question: do I really belong here?
All the tests that I've taken have said that I'm an INTP. And the description of the type mached amazingly, but then, because of my self criticism or/and my poor self-confidence, I started to question those results: " Am I really as smart as I think I am?" " What if I've manipulated the results since I've understood the logic behind the questions? " I read all the other possible type-candidate's descriptions and thought, thought and thought even more. Fist I had found that analyzing -part pretty weird, after I realized that I'm doing that all the time, without noticing it . And at first I didn't think that I seem nerdy to others, but then I looked back some of those interests I've had: dinosaurs, Star Wars, reptiles, helicopters, birds, linguistics... ... ... ... All I need is those geeky glasses... (wich may not be so far away if I spend my time on computer like this...)

Maybe all that second-guessing is just a part of my analyzing process

But anyway, I'm here now as I am.
Nice to meet you all.

 

[BulimicMind]

You sound like you fit in perfect here. Welcome

 

[wreckoning]

but then, because of my self criticism or/and my poor self-confidence, I started to question those results: " Am I really as smart as I think I am?" " What if I've manipulated the results since I've understood the logic behind the questions? " I read all the other possible type-candidate's descriptions and thought, thought and thought even more.

Welcome, fellow INTP.

 

[Frosty]

Welcome. I think many INTPs wrestle with a measure of self-doubt ... its part of the package! Just remember, INTP-ness (or MBTI-ness) is about preferences, about what makes you most comfortable. I don't think its intended to be restrictive, which means that you can choose to operate outside of your preferred comfort zone if you wish, even though you may find it a bit exhausting (e.g. I find most social situations tiring, but that doesn't completely prevent me from being social).

 

[Linsejko]

You sound like you are in the right place to me. All the things you did upon hearing you were INTP were very INTP.

Glad to hear we speak of interesting things. I went through basically the same process here- kept reading until I finally had to respond to something.

Do you like Finland?

.L

 

[Titania]

Yes, I agree with you Frosty . I get so frustrated when some people complain " I don't want to be categorized in one type" 'cause I think it's not cageing you in one type. I've understood that those systems (like MBTI) are just explaining the main ways of human behaviour and those type descriptions are just giving you idea how people with these characteristics usually might behave. Some people just take them too literally... ( I'm so bad at explaining this, but you've got the point ).

Do I like Finland? Generally, yes . The education system and social welfare are working very well, if you compare it to some other countries. And the culture lets you be an itrovert: you don't have to talk to anyone in bus or in grocery store if it's not necessary and people let you have your own personal space. That doesn't mean that Finns would be cold and heartless, we just don't push our help to others. Usually Finnish people are very nice and helpful, if you go just close enough ( Am I really telling about Finns or just myself? x) ).
And of course, the pure nature even close the civilized areas and four different seasons are great. I couldn't live without them...
Sometimes it's a bit frustrating to live in Finland, 'cause it feels like you're so far away from everything... Like if you want to do something really important and leave your mark on this planet, you should do it somewhere else. But maybe it's not impossible to rise from Finland...

 

[Jesin]

Hello, it seems we have yet another me here. Welcome.

 

[loveofreason]

Hey Titania, if you can change the world at all, you can change it from Finland.

Welcome to INTPForum.

 

[Aphasia]

Welcome to the forums, Titania. Just sit back, relax, and read whatever's tastiest.

 

[lightspeed]

Yay for all the young members!

 

[Titania]

Thank you, I've never felt so welcome before!

 

[Wisp]

Nice to meet you. My own first reaction to finding I was an INTP was to forget. About a year later (I was what, 13? I didn't care.) when the INTP doubt had set in, I was talking to a friend (INTJ) about stuff and MBTI got brought up... I lost sleep that night... doing research. But regardless, you are about as INTP as it is possible to get. That said, remember that you are still an individual due to the idiosyncratic nature of humanity. Enough rambling. Welcome.


(Yes, I am back. School is finished. I shall be posting more)

 

[Cabbo Pearimo]

How'sit going titania? My name's Cabbo, and don't be offended. They're always meant with laughter in mind.


I'm actually starting to feel like a bully in here. Oh god. So this is what I'm really like.



Anyway, for now, you're OK.

 

[Melkor]

Oh don't worry about Cabbo.
If he bullies you, I'll bully you, thus showing what real bullying is, and reducing you to smouldering ash.
Then when Caboo does it, it won't feel so bad!

Welcome anyway!
The key to success is to post a lot, and be very noisy and opinionated.



I shouldn't have told you that...

 

[Cabbo Pearimo]

I'm already sorry, Titania.

 

[Oziriz]

Well, I just found this forum, and managed to write a post too before I realized I should write an introduction of some sort... Well, I'm from Finland too so I figured I might as well post in the same topic. So, yeah... Hello!

Oh yeah, Titania, sure you can become someone big even if you live in Finland, let's take a look at some famous people from Finland:

Linus Torvalds (Linux, currently on the list of the 100 most important people in the world)
The guy who started Nokia, whoever that is/was.
Kimi Räikkönen (Formula F1, currently in Hanko partying, at least his yacht is here...)
More Formula F1 stars and lots of hockey people I won't bother with, but you get the point.

 

[Kuu]

I'd also add Alvar Aalto and Eliel Saarinen to the list

 

[Titania]

Hi all! I've been separated from computers and this forum for couple weeks but now I'm here again...
Nice to meet you, Cabbo and Melkor. You can bully me as much as you want, I've got the sense of humour .

Welcome Oziriz and Tekton! Yeah, Finland is full of great names . Iittala, Marimekko, Nokia, Kimi Räikkönen, Tommi Mäkinen... ... And ofcourse the best music comes from here . I remember that someone has said:" jos pärjää Suomessa, pärjää missä vain ". Roughly translated: If you survive in Finland, you'll survive anywhere.

 

[Oziriz]

Oh yeah, forgot about Iittala and Marimekko... They're not really that interesting, same goes for Alvar Aalto and Eliel Saarinen. :P How was your midsummer, Titania? (And the rest too, but you don't really celebrate it like we do in Finland )

 

[loveofreason]

This is amounting to a Finnish invasion!

But you're welcome anyway, Oziriz. Some of us are enduring the onset of winter. A saying here: as the days get longer the cold gets stronger.

 

[Titania]

I spent my midsummer somewhere in the woods of Middle Finland with my mother and grandparents, playing card games most of the time... The mosquitos tortured me and I got a cough... But anyway, it was ok. How about yours, Oz? (Can I use that nickname? :P)

 

[Titania]

This is amounting to a Finnish invasion!

Be aware! Here are already, hmm, 3 Finnish members! :P

 

[Oziriz]

Yeah, Oz is fine, and since I live in one of the major party locations of the Finnish midsummer, and summer in general, I was of course out partying (is that odd for an INTP? I generally never feel like going until I've downed a few beers, then I'm fine with it)...

I managed to drink way too much and ended up coming home at 8 in the morning, staggering, with two wounds from falling with my bike and also with the beginning of Saturdays horrible hangover. I guess I did have a lot of fun though. It's always refreshing to just let go of thinking about everything and just get drunk, and act and feel like my extroverted friends do. Just too bad there's not anything that can make them feel like us so they could understand us a bit better too...

Oh, and, one thing about drinking for me, I not only have the hangover the day after, but I also don't want anything to do with any other human being for even a single second during my hangover day. Does anyone else get this? I speculate it's because I've spent way too much energy the night before, and I just wanna sit and watch documentaries or TV series or do something else. A good thing about it is I can also get very creative and start drawing something or making some nice stuff with FL Studio, or then I suddenly come up with an idea of how to fix a bug in my code in this game I'm making... Anyway, does anyone else here get this? Of you that do drink and actually go to bigger gatherings were you end up talking your mouth off when you're wasted?

EDIT:
Sorry for the OT (Off Topic)

 

[Kuu]

I spent my midsummer somewhere in the woods of Middle Finland with my mother and grandparents, playing card games most of the time... The mosquitos tortured me and I got a cough... But anyway, it was ok. How about yours, Oz? (Can I use that nickname? :P)

I've always thought mosquitoes mostly lived in warm+humid places (or is the middle of Finland a warm place? I really don't know). At least here, there is not a single insect in sight during the winter...

@ Oziriz: No... It's a hangover. It's hell. Also, hell is other people. So why mix them together?

 

[Oziriz]

I've always thought mosquitoes mostly lived in warm+humid places (or is the middle of Finland a warm place? I really don't know). At least here, there is not a single insect in sight during the winter...

We have WAY too many mosquitoes, I live in the southernmost city of Finland and we have a lot! But it appears the further North you go, the more of those damn things you find. And all the way up North in this country, it never gets warm and humid, not sure why they are there, I might look it up later.

@ Oziriz: No... It's a hangover. It's hell. Also, hell is other people. So why mix them together?

:P Good point.

 

[zxc]

I want to go to Finland, or a country round there =/

 

[Kumori]

I want to go to Finland, or a country round there =/

We should go to Latvia!

Also, welcome finlandians! Err, is that how I say it?

 

[zxc]

We should go to Latvia!

Also, welcome finlandians! Err, is that how I say it?

Finland-Indians!

Finns is the correct term I believe. Looks and sounds funny though :P

 

[Oziriz]

Finland-Indians!

Finns is the correct term I believe. Looks and sounds funny though :P

:P Indeed, Finns, not Finlandians. And personally I wanna go everywhere in the world and look at everything, but if I had to choose, I'd probably go to Giza in Egypt, Moscow in Russia or then New York in the US, in that order of preference. All interesting places to visit with interesting cultures and/or histories. You can never read too many books or articles or watch too many documentaries on Egypt!

EDIT: I totally forgot about the Mayans :S However that was possible... Either way, they come before Russia and the US. :P

 

[zxc]

:P Indeed, Finns, not Finlandians. And personally I wanna go everywhere in the world and look at everything, but if I had to choose, I'd probably go to Giza in Egypt, Moscow in Russia or then New York in the US, in that order of preference. All interesting places to visit with interesting cultures and/or histories. You can never read too many books or articles or watch too many documentaries on Egypt!

EDIT: I totally forgot about the Mayans :S However that was possible... Either way, they come before Russia and the US. :P

Ahh exactly! I want to travel everything in the same way. My first preference would be all around Europe.

 

[Titania]

Finn... Like Huckleberry Finn! Actually the word 'Finn' just reminds me about some sort of acne (maybe because we have in Finnish language a word ' finni ' wich means ' a pimple ')...

If I had enough time and money I would travel all over the world, especially I would like to travel to Africa... Not on a tourist safari, just living with the local people, learning about their culture and lifestyle...