FF...INTP? ENTP? ENFP? INFP?...XNXP???

[FF]

WHAT THE HELL AM I?

After further investigation, I believe that I'm introverted 50% of the time, and extraverted 50% of the time. I just happen to have an extremely difficult time conversing with SJ's.

I also think I'm of both thinking and feeling types...remember the Christianity thread from a month and a half ago?

What do you people think I am? This is getting really tiring...I want to know!

btw, I'm back.

 

[Toad]

Your avatar is harsh creepy dude.

What did your test tell you?

 

[FF]

Your avatar is harsh creepy dude.

Hi, okay, whatever. Please go be off-topic somewhere else.

 

[Ermine]

Nice to have you back! You come off as an ENxP, but only you're totally qualified to judge that. Here's a test that I've found exceptionally helpful.

http://www.cognitiveprocesses.com/assessment/develop_old.html

 

[Toad]

Whatever...just tryin to help.

 

[echoplex]

Well, everyone feels, and I don't think the Christianity thread necessarily means you prefer feeling as your primary judging function. I think that perhaps a useful question to ask yourself would be "Would I prefer to tell someone a brutally honest truth when I know it will hurt their feelings? Or would I rather lie to them?" Assume there is no third option to the question. You either lie or their feelings are hurt. Also, assume there are no other ulterior motives that might cause you to lie to them for a reason other than protecting their feelings.

Of course, there are tons of other questions that might help you figure it out.

And I guess with the E/I confusion, a good question would be "Do I prefer to figure out what I'm going to say before I say it? Or do I prefer to figure it out as I go?"

Eh, I'm sure you've pondered these questions before though. Perhaps you're just developing your Ne and Fe/Fi. I know that my Fi has started scaring me lately.

And welcome back...

 

[FF]

Tests tell me different things. I don't think I've actually taken a very good test...that's free.

 

[Toad]

I actually took a test that told me that I am both an I and an E. Even though they said that, I still feel I am more E.

So, I think, it doesn't really matter what you are. You are whoever you feel like. I wouldn't consider myself an INTP just because the test told me I am. I consider myself an INTP because I know myself and I can honestly match my desciption to the description of an INTP. If you don't match any description, than just consider yourself special. No one can fit into any category completely. The MBTI test is actually a VERY rudimentary test. You cannot put everyone in the world into 16 categories.

 

[FF]

"Would I prefer to tell someone a brutally honest truth when I know it will hurt their feelings? Or would I rather lie to them?"

Of course, there are tons of other questions that might help you figure it out.

And I guess with the E/I confusion, a good question would be "Do I prefer to figure out what I'm going to say before I say it? Or do I prefer to figure it out as I go?"

Well it depends. I would rather lie to my friends about a brutally honest truth, although if they're very close friends, or my family, I would definitely tell them the truth.

I usually prefer to figure out what I'm going to say as I go along...I thiiiink...

 

[echoplex]

hmmm, you could be xNFP then. Although T-folk are often aware that some just "can't handle the truth," we still usually opt to be honest anyway and just let their feelings play out.

I think the E/I question I asked was a bad one b/c it could also apply to J/P. Do you often feel exhausted after being around a large group of people for a while?

 

[FF]

I think the E/I question I asked was a bad one b/c it could also apply to J/P. Do you often feel exhausted after being around a large group of people for a while?

Large group of SJs? Yes.

Large group of anyone else? No.

 

[echoplex]

Large group of SJs? Yes.

Large group of anyone else? No.

Haha, a very important distinction to make.

See, I get exhausted regardless of who, although it's hard to avoid SJs anyway, so I'm not sure how I would react to a bunch of non-SJs.

It seems to me that you, above all else, prefer extroverted intuiting.

 

[Red Mage]

You shouldn't put all of your eggs in one basket. One question, isn't going to decide it. I usually only get around 65% T on these tests because I would lie to not hurt someone's feelings, I wouldn't correct people if it would hurt their feelings, I am careful to avoid conflict, I value mercy over justice, I dislike when people are too insensitive, prefer someone who is empathetic, and I am concerned with what people think of me. I am still, however, a T.

By the way, I wouldn't doubt you're an E for a second, but that's the least important letter. After all, all it amounts to is the primary and secondary functions being switched and the third and fourth ones being switched. And what does that matter? Some of us have stronger Ne than Ti, but are still totally introverted.

Personally, I use INTP as a placeholder. Maybe I'm not INTP, but it seems to work and I don't want to stress out too much over it.

 

[Kuu]

I somewhat agree with Ermine's choice of ENxP. Probably not a very strong E, though.

As far as things go, I also see the NP / SJ divide being the harshest one and therefore the most relevant; as many others have pointed out countless times in many places.

(I like your creepy-funny avatars, BTW)

 

[QSR]

I found that this guy really seemed to boil down the types pretty well in his book here: http://www.amazon.com/Do-What-You-A...d_bbs_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1241403310&sr=8-6

And maybe these descriptors will help you understand the E/I divide:
http://www.personalitytype.com/career_quiz

The truth is that you won't be one or the other all the time, but you will have a tendency to be one or the other. Think of it as though your personality is a marble on a track, and it will tend to go towards the lowest point, unless you push it away from where you are most comfortable. So when you are making no effort and just in a relaxed state, what would you most tend to be like?

 

[FF]

So when you are making no effort and just in a relaxed state, what would you most tend to be like?

...probably an ENTP...or an INTP?

I feel like I only display a lot of F when I'm feeling bad. But now I can't tell whether I would be an ENTP or an INTP when relaxed...

 

[mathy]

You shouldn't put all of your eggs in one basket. One question, isn't going to decide it. I usually only get around 65% T on these tests because I would lie to not hurt someone's feelings, I wouldn't correct people if it would hurt their feelings, I am careful to avoid conflict, I value mercy over justice, I dislike when people are too insensitive, prefer someone who is empathetic, and I am concerned with what people think of me. I am still, however, a T.

By the way, I wouldn't doubt you're an E for a second, but that's the least important letter. After all, all it amounts to is the primary and secondary functions being switched and the third and fourth ones being switched. And what does that matter? Some of us have stronger Ne than Ti, but are still totally introverted.

Personally, I use INTP as a placeholder. Maybe I'm not INTP, but it seems to work and I don't want to stress out too much over it.

I relate to this completely. I am probably XNXP, but for simplicity I just go with INTP and call it a day. There's no need to pigeonhole yourself into one category or another, although I do enjoy learning about all the different tests and types, and learning as much as I can about myself through comparison and study.

Slyguy mentioned it here, but I don't think most people fit neatly into these categories. When you generalize people into 16 categories, it is a severely limited view of the world, and I don't think it was ever intended to be an end all, be all. But we can recognize patterns, and these patterns can help us (especially us NP types, who seem to be more lost in relation to knowing who we are, or maybe just more curious) realize things about ourselves and help us to work on new skills that we might never otherwise have known we lack.

 

[fullerene]

I would read http://www.personalitypathways.com/dom-fi.html and http://www.personalitypathways.com/dom-ti.html

If the first one fits better, ENFP. If the second, ENTP (I know it says a bunch of I-types at the top, but only because they got the types with Fi and Ti as dominant to talk about them, or whatever. As an ENFP you'd identify more with the Fi one, and as an ENTP you'd identify more with the second).

http://www.personalitypathways.com/dom-ne.html is the one that should hit home if you're an extrovert. It's supposed to cover the common ground between ENTPs and ENFPs.


otherwise--*repepast what mathy said*

 

[cheese]

I don't think your nature on the forum is enough to judge E/I by. A lot of Is find it easy to be outgoing online. Again, how outgoing you are is not a measure of your level of extroversion. The true measure is where you draw your energy from - other people, or time spent by yourself.

I don't know you enough to actually make a judgement, but I suggest having a look at as many profiles as you can of each type you think you could be (if you're interested). Taking ownership of your learning really helps it make more sense.

 

[brain enclosed in flesh]

You shouldn't put all of your eggs in one basket. One question, isn't going to decide it. I usually only get around 65% T on these tests because I would lie to not hurt someone's feelings, I wouldn't correct people if it would hurt their feelings, I am careful to avoid conflict, I value mercy over justice, I dislike when people are too insensitive, prefer someone who is empathetic, and I am concerned with what people think of me. I am still, however, a T.

By the way, I wouldn't doubt you're an E for a second, but that's the least important letter. After all, all it amounts to is the primary and secondary functions being switched and the third and fourth ones being switched. And what does that matter? Some of us have stronger Ne than Ti, but are still totally introverted.

Personally, I use INTP as a placeholder. Maybe I'm not INTP, but it seems to work and I don't want to stress out too much over it.

Same here. I lean more T than F- always test T- but the F is most decidedly present. How present it is depends on the day or my hormones. Regardless, I read the description for INFP and it doesn't resonate the way INTP does. What it pegs down to for me is I trust my thoughts more than my feelings and I get more excited and energized by thoughts, while feelings kind of make me nervous and I can never figure out what they mean. I don't like to talk about them, and I don't like when others talk about them.

My husband is kind of like you, in that I have no idea what he is. He tests about 50/50 on everything. If I had to tie him to a type, he would have to be an ISTP, and that is what he tested, but I don't read it and think, "Oh, that's so completely you," like I do with myself when I read INTP, primarily because I consider him to be extremely feel-y, way more judging than I am, and about five hundred times more extroverted than I am.

I know it's nice to find a category that fits, but maybe you should look at it this way- consider yourself lucky that you are so well-balanced. I envy that in my husband, although I do prefer to be myself.