Unsure of my MBTI Type?

[girlnextgrave]

I have been confused about my type for quite some time now. Both MBTI and cognitive functions tests yield inconsistent results, and I can no longer take them without being biased due to me thinking "this question is measuring this function" and etc. Previously I've typed as an INTP, INFP, ENFP, ENTP, and ISTP, with the most frequently occurring types being INFP and INTP. Yet, despite the seemingly dichotomous relationship between Ti and Fi, I still cannot determine which I use. How did you (other INTPs, or other people who have been confused) go about confirming your type?

 

[onesteptwostep]

I think the best idea is to get a paper, make a cross, then fold the limbs inward. The longest paper limb should be folded twice however. Once you get that done, write INTP, INFP, ENFP, ENTP and so on on each square. You're fluxing around 5 types, so add an ROLL AGAIN into it to make it a total of 6. ROLL AGAIN is self explanatory. Now, after you've done taping the squares into a cube, roll the cube, and voila! That's your type.

Easy pezy no?

Welcome to the forum ^_^




PS (there's actually no way to objectively and empirically/absolutely 'confirm' your type)

 

[QuickTwist]

I have been confused about my type for quite some time now. Both MBTI and cognitive functions tests yield inconsistent results, and I can no longer take them without being biased due to me thinking "this question is measuring this function" and etc. Previously I've typed as an INTP, INFP, ENFP, ENTP, and ISTP, with the most frequently occurring types being INFP and INTP. Yet, despite the seemingly dichotomous relationship between Ti and Fi, I still cannot determine which I use. How did you (other INTPs, or other people who have been confused) go about confirming your type?

When you realize that you understand what they are asking and try to be truthful, but still can't decide on type, that's when you know you have a predicament.

 

[RaBind]

Both MBTI and cognitive functions tests yield inconsistent results, and I can no longer take them without being biased due to me thinking "this question is measuring this function" and etc.

Don't take tests rather read about the functions, try to understand them and see which one you can identify as being most significant to you.

Stop thinking of gaming the tests by instead thinking of past experiences that are relevant and may be used as indicators to how you should answer the questions.

Previously I've typed as an INTP, INFP, ENFP, ENTP, and ISTP, with the most frequently occurring types being INFP and INTP. Yet, despite the seemingly dichotomous relationship between Ti and Fi, I still cannot determine which I use. How did you (other INTPs, or other people who have been confused) go about confirming your type?

In my case I identified the most obvious bits first. My feeling functions are underdeveloped, I'm not very good at using or faking the use of the feeling functions. This makes me strongly suspect myself as a thinking function user.

I've been quite sensitive to extroverted feelings since I was young. I derived pleasure from it when things were going right for me, but I found that inevitably prolonged exposure to and use of extroverted feelings would always lead me to trouble and negative emotions. I think partly because I'm not very good at using Fe (to solve my problems). This led me to suspect that Fe is my inferior function.

I can see the linear train of thought style of thinking that comes with the use of Ti. It's also the case that external evidence doesn't bother me nearly as much as inconsistencies in logic do.

I jump between ideas with Ne after some period of using Ti.

It's not that Intp fits me perfectly, it's that it fits me a lot better than any of the other types and it has fit better for several years now. The "what if" doubt is obviously always there but I just have to retrace the thoughts to my conclusion again.

 

[reckful]

For what may be a fresh perspective to you (although I think it deserves to be called the Real MBTI Model), and/or a boatload of T/F input from me, see this post and the posts it links to.

 

[OmoInisa]

For what may be a fresh perspective to you (although I think it deserves to be called the Real MBTI Model), and/or a boatload of T/F input from me, see this post and the posts it links to.

Have you ever being diagnosed with Asperger's or a related condition? It would put these bot-like posts in perspective.

 

[girlnextgrave]

I think the best idea is to get a paper, make a cross, then fold the limbs inward. The longest paper limb should be folded twice however. Once you get that done, write INTP, INFP, ENFP, ENTP and so on on each square. You're fluxing around 5 types, so add an ROLL AGAIN into it to make it a total of 6. ROLL AGAIN is self explanatory. Now, after you've done taping the squares into a cube, roll the cube, and voila! That's your type.

Easy pezy no?

Welcome to the forum ^_^

This is the best response I've received thus far, lol.

 

[Rixus]

No, don't do that. You might end up being one of those inferior types. And you don't want that.
Just be an INTP.

A better way would be to come in, hang around at the bar and mingle.
If the idea of socialising is sounds like a suggestion to try pouring vinegar into your eyes, and yet you find yourself feeling quite at home in the weirdness of a heated argument about whether UFO's are real or whether Orcs should have human rights, you may be INTP.

 

[PmjPmj]

From what I have been able to ascertain...

If you suddenly look up from whatever you're researching in depth only to realise that it's 4am, you have 20+ tabs open in your browser and your brew went cold about seven hours ago, you're probably an INTP.

If you're an impatient twat like me who has no desire to learn a thing in any depth / prefers everything bottom-lined for efficiency, you probably use Te and thus are not an INTP.

If you get out of bed in the morning just waiting to be offended by someone or something, then you're a feeler.

(chortle).

 

[Black Rose]

Have you ever being diagnosed with Asperger's or a related condition? It would put these bot-like posts in perspective.

He has INTJ autism.
I have INFP autism.
Yay for neurodiversity.

 

[reckful]

Have you ever being diagnosed with Asperger's or a related condition? It would put these bot-like posts in perspective.

Would it be more appropriate if I repeated all that stuff that I link to in the thread of every new INTPforumite looking for typing assistance, OmoInisa?

Of course not.

Why do you think it's objectionable for me to let girlnextgrave know I've got a perspective on the MBTI she may not have encountered before?

Because it's so different from yours, perhaps?

 

[QuickTwist]

From what I have been able to ascertain...

If you suddenly look up from whatever you're researching in depth only to realise that it's 4am, you have 20+ tabs open in your browser and your brew went cold about seven hours ago, you're probably an INTP.

If you're an impatient twat like me who has no desire to learn a thing in any depth / prefers everything bottom-lined for efficiency, you probably use Te and thus are not an INTP.

If you get out of bed in the morning just waiting to be offended by someone or something, then you're a feeler.

(chortle).

LMAO. This is the real test. Just have Pmj type you and you're golden.

Which reminds me, I don't think you have ever said anything on what type I am.

 

[OmoInisa]

Would it be more appropriate if I repeated all that stuff that I link to in the thread of every new INTPforumite looking for typing assistance, OmoInisa?

Of course not.

Why do you think it's objectionable for me to let girlnextgrave know I've got a perspective on the MBTI she may not have encountered before?

Because it's so different from yours, perhaps?

The issue isn't that your take may be very different from mine. Your outlook is as legitimate as anyone else's. The oddity is the singular obsession with that narrow question, and the static and autistic approach to it.
Even Sinny (rest her soul) showed greater self-awareness and social intelligence.
Forgive the confrontational language.

 

[PmjPmj]

LMAO. This is the real test. Just have Pmj type you and you're golden.

Which reminds me, I don't think you have ever said anything on what type I am.

I honestly couldn't say dude. I try to avoid typing people because I find that shit unethical. I'll happily highlight certain things or talk about how my perception of a person differs from their own (for example, I used to think of myself as warm and agreeable; friends and family have told me time and time again that I'm actually cold and extremely argumentative ) but I'd never want to say - with any seriousness at least - "Hey X, you're an xxxx!"

Only you can truly know that. Likely through a lot of research and reflection.

Do you have any inclinations?

 

[QuickTwist]

I honestly couldn't say dude. I try to avoid typing people because I find that shit unethical. I'll happily highlight certain things or talk about how my perception of a person differs from their own (for example, I used to think of myself as warm and agreeable; friends and family have told me time and time again that I'm actually cold and extremely argumentative ) but I'd never want to say - with any seriousness at least - "Hey X, you're an xxxx!"

Only you can truly know that. Likely through a lot of research and reflection.

Do you have any inclinations?

None. I never have inclinations. LOL

Prolly ISXP is what I am hearing most often.

 

[PmjPmj]

This may not help you in the slightest, and it really is 'basic bitch 101', but perhaps taking things back to absolute basics will help.

Are you predominantly I or E? Be sure to observe things like depression or unsatisfactory social circle(s) when taking this into consideration. Check whether you're acting out of habit or true preference.

When are you at your absolute best? When do you feel the most 'you'? Etc.

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Are you more inclined to be grounded here in reality, seeing the world around you as concrete and predictable? Or are you more interested in what can't be seen in the here and now?


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Are you a warm person (internally or externally) or are you more prone to navigate life by taking action / arriving at conclusions based on what makes logical sense? If people seek your counsel, do they come to you with a sob-story or do they seek a solution to a problem?

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Generally speaking, are you easy going and open-ended, taking life as it comes? Or do you prefer to plan things in advance, getting somewhat disgruntled if said plans go awry?


As I say, it's incredibly basic shit - but sometimes breaking it back down to basics can foster a fair degree of clarity; we so easily get lost in the data, eh?

 

[reckful]

The issue isn't that your take may be very different from mine. Your outlook is as legitimate as anyone else's. The oddity is the singular obsession with that narrow question, and the static and autistic approach to it.
Even Sinny (rest her soul) showed greater self-awareness and social intelligence.
Forgive the confrontational language.

What "narrow question" are you referring to?

If those posts I linked the OP to are limited to a single "narrow question," I'm the Count of Monte Cristo.

Intellectual integrity much?

Forgive the confrontational language.

The OP said she was confused about her type and looking for input, OmoInisa. And you can agree with my perspectives on the dichotomies and the functions, and on T/F, and on all the other type-related issues addressed in my linked posts, or you can disagree — but they're certainly constructively relevant to the OP's typing quest.

Your posts in this thread, on the other hand, have contributed absolutely nothing to that.

But I wish you luck on your own quest for "greater self-awareness and social intelligence."

 

[girlnextgrave]

From what I have been able to ascertain...

If you suddenly look up from whatever you're researching in depth only to realise that it's 4am, you have 20+ tabs open in your browser and your brew went cold about seven hours ago, you're probably an INTP.

If you're an impatient twat like me who has no desire to learn a thing in any depth / prefers everything bottom-lined for efficiency, you probably use Te and thus are not an INTP.

If you get out of bed in the morning just waiting to be offended by someone or something, then you're a feeler.

(chortle).

I currently have 84 tabs open on my phone, so I definitely see what you're getting at. And I can vouch for your last statement based on my ENFP friend who thinks any attempt to correct him is some sort of personal attack.

 

[OmoInisa]

What "narrow question" are you referring to?

If those posts I linked the OP to are limited to a single "narrow question," I'm the Count of Monte Cristo.

Intellectual integrity much?

Forgive the confrontational language.

The OP said she was confused about her type and looking for input, OmoInisa. And you can agree with my perspectives on the dichotomies and the functions, and on T/F, and on all the other type-related issues addressed in my linked posts, or you can disagree — but they're certainly constructively relevant to the OP's typing quest.

Your posts in this thread, on the other hand, have contributed absolutely nothing to that.

But I wish you luck on your own quest for "greater self-awareness and social intelligence."

Fair play

 

[Artsu Tharaz]

When you realize that you understand what they are asking and try to be truthful, but still can't decide on type, that's when you know you have a predicament.

had quite a laugh at this :P

If you get out of bed in the morning just waiting to be offended by someone or something, then you're a feeler.

I get out of bed just waiting to see if I offended anyone the day before!

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As for OP, you've made too few posts thus far for me to have much to go off of, but INTJ wouldn't surprise me.

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As for how I have confirmed my type for myself, I use the principle that "function order" actually does mean that it's an order. I see time and time again in my posts, and in how I think in real time, that my mental processes seem to fit very neatly with the INFJ function order of Ni-Fe-Ti-Se, and no other function order comes close in explaining the data.