I don't feel like an INTP although all the tests indicate that I am one ?

[Sherlockian]

Hello !
I am 21 years old, female.
I've known that my type is INTP since I was 17 years old, and I've been always very proud of it actually ( INTP-s ROCK ! ) , but I've started to have my doubts lately about whether I'm a real INTP or not.
These are the points that I find doubtful as a presumed INTP :
1. I prefer logic over emotions, I actually think that using logic is way superior to being caught up in emotions, but I often think that I'm not logical enough. I get swayed by emotions sometimes and I always think about methods to not let it happen again, but it does very often. How is this possible ? An INTP should have a lot less emotions, and I have a ton of them. It's true that I'm constantly working on controlling my emotions, because I like myself more when I'm cold-headed and logical, but I still have the emotions, I can't completely get rid of them.
2. I am often disorganized. I strive to be disciplined and organized, but I have to really focus on it, otherwise it's all a mess. I have a strong tendency to be chaotic, even though I always get organized when I feel the urge to pull myself together, when I am motivated to achieve something, but otherwise I am the master of chaos.
3. I am rather flexible than disciplined when I have to follow plans. I make detailed plan of what I'm going to do on day X , but I end up changing my plans as I go through the day.
4. I am way too open-minded when it comes to analyzing things. I often end up doing completely irrational and disconnected things, because in my mind it seemed as an idea worth exploring. Actually in my mind there are millions of ideas worth exploring and half of them turns out to be utter non-sense, but in my head it seems logical, because I always follow the principle : " There are no strange things; everything has its own purpose, even the most unexplained and seemingly chaotic things. " - So I do them. And often I wonder whether I'm crossing the boundary of mental sanity

Alright, on the other hand , I've been doing different MBTI tests like 20-30 times in 4 years, and they ALL end up giving me the same result : INTP.
Is it possible that I am really an INTP, even if I have the previously mentioned " disturbances " ?

Thanks in advance for your responses !

 

[computerhxr]

I can tell you that I WAS an INTP, and it matched up for the most part. Then I found out that I'm actually an INTJ. Makes sense... I always test as INTP. Tests suck.

Try acting the part of INTJ to see if the skin suits you better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhqWwypu7ms

 

[Yellow]

Maybe. Unless you act wildly not-INTP, then you're an INTP if you want to be (meaning, you're not going to get a lot of challenges on the claim).

What I'm trying to say is, the tests are kinda crappy and the types are pretty subjective.

That being said, Computerhxr might be leading you in the right direction. Perhaps INTJ or INFJ are a better fit.

 

[Ex-User (9086)]

What does it change if you are intp, infj, or abcd?

Ultimate truth doesn't exist in this realm, only the information we accept as one that feels the most convincing/pleasing/acceptable.

Maybe read about other types and pick the one that suits you best. Or regard yourself as intp at tuesdays and thursdays and something else during the remaining days.

 

[Alias]

Welcome to the forum! I'm Alias. I hope you enjoy your stay. With emotions, try to moderate your expression of them without completely suppressing them. Emotions are a human process, and bottling them entirely hurts even more.

 

[Ex-User (11125)]

I think you're better off following blarraun's advice and not dwelling too much on mbti
I kept testing as intp and so looked into it, then realised I'm not one when I learnt more about mbti
at this point though...can't say mbti has significantly helped me or changed anything for me at all tbh

I mean, if it's about understanding people, then mbti has only helped me put a name to it. Eg. In the past I would have thought "this person is a linear thinker" or "this person is connecting dots that are not there", now I would think "ho ho ho this is Te" or "this is inferior Ni" instead

 

[Hadoblado]

Repeating the tests isn't particularly meaningful, as our understanding of previous results influences future results. After the first you're measuring whether you want to be an INTP, rather than whether the sum of your parts is INTP. Furthermore, nobody worth taking seriously takes results on the test as anything close to gospel even the first time, so your initial test results aren't that indicative either.

It's possible you're INTP, but not probable given the number of possibilities IMO. All the things you mentioned seem to fit into an INTP description (though you seem to be asking if these things show you're not an INTP?).

My (uneducated) read of you is that you're someone with a loose sense of identity looking to ground themselves in the perceptions of others. You're flexibly minded, but this can lead you to sell yourself and others on what you're thinking about yourself at the time. It's a good place to be.

 

[RaBind]

I very much agree with Blarraun. An sort of system has an inherent limitation with regard to precision. Therefore if you are actually perusing self discovery than reading the various descriptions and picking the bits that apply to you, might be the closest you can get to receiving some form of description that puts who you are down into writing. You sort of lose the workings of the cognitive functions in this way though. You can compare the collected bits that you've picked out with the different type descriptions afterwards though.

 

[al.otakupunk]

I can tell you personally: everyone has a little bit of everything in them. That's why many tests give you percentages instead of just letters: not everything you do is going to line up with your reported type every time. For instance, I accept myself as an INTP, as I see the most of myself in that description, but I also identify with ISTP and INFP (as you can see, I am in no way a judger or extroverted, haha.) However, if you happen to identify more with another type rather than INTP, then that will be your actual type (what the pros call "best-fit type.") Personally, a lot of the evidence you gave sounds like INTP to me, but only you know you, so you have to decide.

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[QuickTwist]

Hi,

I test as INTP most often, but there is a slim chance that I actually am an INTP simply because I am not really interested in learning for its own sake which is a pretty strong pillar in the INTP general description. (not saying this is the case for you necessarily.) There was a thread that is still active right now I believe that asks the question if the thought process dictates the behavior or vise versa, and guess what? That's not really even the full story. Not only do behaviors and thought process affect each other at the same time, but what you believe and your emotions also has a huge way of influencing these things and everything is all connected; what is going on in one of these affects the others and what is going on in the others effects the one. Its like a 4 way matrix that determines what someone is going to observably do at any given time.

From what I've seen of MBTI and Jungian CFs I think they do a good job of hitting the behavioral, emotional and thought process but almost completely ignore what beliefs a person will have. But for a psychology system that is as old as it is, 3/4 isn't bad. Just consider how long ago this theory was come up with and how much more we know about the brain now. (People are free to point out if I am wrong here.)

TL;DR, don't get too tripped up over what type you are because it is not going to paint a full picture that is you.

 

[bvanevery]

but I've started to have my doubts lately about whether I'm a real INTP or not. [...] 1. 2. 3. 4. ...

1. Thinking vs. Feeling is not "logic vs. emotions".

2. 3. 4. are all signs of strong P. So you've got an awful lot of P in your INTP. Why doubt?