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Hello there. I've been reading posts on this forum for quite some time now, but I just created this account.
As you can see from the title, I'd like some help with typing myself. Any insights are useful, since I'm very confused.
I had typed myself as an INTP for a very long time (around 3 to 4 years). About a year ago I met someone that helped me realize I had been suppressing parts of myself to a very unhealthy extend. I finally came to terms with my emotional and sensitive side and it made me question how accurately I had typed myself.
I don't particularly trust online MBTI tests (or MBTI iteslf, actually), but since I don't really trust my self-awareness either (highly improbable that I'm not biased in any way), I have taken plenty of them multiple times. I have almost always tested as an INTP and rarely as an INTJ. The Thinking is over 80% most of the time, and lately it's been over 90%. However, I strongly suspect I'm a feeler, possibly INFJ. I value logical and rational thinking more than anything, though, and I'm really good at spotting logical inconsistencies. People close to me have described me as logical, mature but very affectionate and sensitive when it comes to people I deeply care about.
I have no concrete reasons to think I'm a feeler, other than that it intuitively feels that way. It's just that compared to the Thinkers I know, it seems like control of emotions is way more natural for them. Deep down, I'm also really sensitive but I've grown a semi-thick skin.
Now, a few other details that might help. I'm very future oriented, and I feel the need to make plans for the next 4 years, even if they're vague. I think about the past so rarely, that memories of past experiences seem to fade more quickly than they do for other people.
I'm also pretty misanthropic. I feel a general disgust for the human species (including myself), because of how stupid, irrational and anthropocentric we are (which is something that makes me doubt that I'm an INFJ).
I roll my eyes when people try to appeal to me through emotional arguments, and I cannot take them seriously. I'm cold and kinda rude with strangers, except for when I really have to behave in a socially acceptable manner. If I have to be honest with myself, I think I do care what others think of me though, but it's something I've been trying to suppress so I'm not sure.
I'm quite often lost in my thoughts, and when I'm outside I forget to pay attention to my surroundings. I struggle to remember the way to new places, because no matter how hard I try, I cannot focus on where I'm going. I should also probably mention that recently I spent over 3 hours with my brother, and yet when someone asked a few hours later if he still had beard, I sincerely couldn't remember. To be honest, even right now, I still haven't managed to notice (I know, I'm hopeless).
I enjoy learning new things, and believe that no knowledge is useless. I'm interested in biology, other "hard" sciences, psychology and philosophy, among other things. I also highly value the scientific way of thinking.
Lastly, I think that my Fe is underdeveloped because emotional trauma made me suppress it, and not because it isn't part of my (top) 4 functions.
I think that's it. I apologize if the post is a mess and if there are any serious mistakes, I'm not a native speaker. And thank you for taking the time to read.
As you can see from the title, I'd like some help with typing myself. Any insights are useful, since I'm very confused.
I had typed myself as an INTP for a very long time (around 3 to 4 years). About a year ago I met someone that helped me realize I had been suppressing parts of myself to a very unhealthy extend. I finally came to terms with my emotional and sensitive side and it made me question how accurately I had typed myself.
I don't particularly trust online MBTI tests (or MBTI iteslf, actually), but since I don't really trust my self-awareness either (highly improbable that I'm not biased in any way), I have taken plenty of them multiple times. I have almost always tested as an INTP and rarely as an INTJ. The Thinking is over 80% most of the time, and lately it's been over 90%. However, I strongly suspect I'm a feeler, possibly INFJ. I value logical and rational thinking more than anything, though, and I'm really good at spotting logical inconsistencies. People close to me have described me as logical, mature but very affectionate and sensitive when it comes to people I deeply care about.
I have no concrete reasons to think I'm a feeler, other than that it intuitively feels that way. It's just that compared to the Thinkers I know, it seems like control of emotions is way more natural for them. Deep down, I'm also really sensitive but I've grown a semi-thick skin.
Now, a few other details that might help. I'm very future oriented, and I feel the need to make plans for the next 4 years, even if they're vague. I think about the past so rarely, that memories of past experiences seem to fade more quickly than they do for other people.
I'm also pretty misanthropic. I feel a general disgust for the human species (including myself), because of how stupid, irrational and anthropocentric we are (which is something that makes me doubt that I'm an INFJ).
I roll my eyes when people try to appeal to me through emotional arguments, and I cannot take them seriously. I'm cold and kinda rude with strangers, except for when I really have to behave in a socially acceptable manner. If I have to be honest with myself, I think I do care what others think of me though, but it's something I've been trying to suppress so I'm not sure.
I'm quite often lost in my thoughts, and when I'm outside I forget to pay attention to my surroundings. I struggle to remember the way to new places, because no matter how hard I try, I cannot focus on where I'm going. I should also probably mention that recently I spent over 3 hours with my brother, and yet when someone asked a few hours later if he still had beard, I sincerely couldn't remember. To be honest, even right now, I still haven't managed to notice (I know, I'm hopeless).
I enjoy learning new things, and believe that no knowledge is useless. I'm interested in biology, other "hard" sciences, psychology and philosophy, among other things. I also highly value the scientific way of thinking.
Lastly, I think that my Fe is underdeveloped because emotional trauma made me suppress it, and not because it isn't part of my (top) 4 functions.
I think that's it. I apologize if the post is a mess and if there are any serious mistakes, I'm not a native speaker. And thank you for taking the time to read.
