Well, hello all! I'm here because I'm not quite sure about my personality type. Huzzah!

I've been typed as an INTP quite a bit, but once upon a blue moon I typed as an INFP. I'm currently a member on intpforum, but I thought I'd check ya'll out. Most recently, I took the Jung Explorer Test and Got (which was weird, 'cause I'm usually much more strongly N and P):

Actualized type: INTP
(who you are)
Introverted (I) 66.67% Extroverted (E) 33.33%
Intuitive (N) 66.67% Sensing (S) 33.33%
Thinking (T) 53.66% Feeling (F) 46.34%
Perceiving (P) 58.54% Judging (J) 41.46%

INTP - "Architect". Greatest precision in thought and language. Can readily discern contradictions and inconsistencies. The world exists primarily to be understood. 3.3% of total population.
*The current algorithm breaks the tie randomly so refresh the page to see alternate results

Preferred type: INTJ
(who you prefer to be)
Introverted (I) 51.72% Extroverted (E) 48.28%
Intuitive (N) 57.14% Sensing (S) 42.86%
Thinking (T) 53.49% Feeling (F) 46.51%
Perceiving (P) 50% Judging (J) 50%

INTJ - "Mastermind". Introverted intellectual with a preference for finding certainty. A builder of systems and the applier of theoretical models. 2.1% of total population.
*The current algorithm breaks the tie randomly so refresh the page to see alternate results

Attraction type: ENTP
(who you are attracted to)
Extroverted (E) 50% Introverted (I) 50%
Intuitive (N) 72.22% Sensing (S) 27.78%
Thinking (T) 53.19% Feeling (F) 46.81%
Perceiving (P) 55.26% Judging (J) 44.74%

ENTP - "Inventor". Enthusiastic interest in everything and always sensitive to possibilities. Non-conformist and innovative. 3.2% of the total population.
*The current algorithm breaks the tie randomly so refresh the page to see alternate results

And then I took the Ptypes Temperament Test and got:

Temperament Score
Idealist 13
Rationalist 15
Traditionalist 1
Hedonist 1
Your temperament type is Rationalist.

Bah! INxP... ?

I love learning, languages (learning world languages, etymology, writing, just about anything having to do with language), art (drawing/painting, the appreciation thereof), the natural sciences (especially biology/anatomy & physiology/neuroscience), trees (trees are awesome!)/nature, questioning everything I encounter, unraveling the mysteries of existence, finding reasons to laugh and laze about (even when my mind is convinced it's irrational to be so lackadaisical), etc. At work, I'm a perfectionist and I have to have everything just so. I'm never satisfied with my work, but I love learning and constantly taking in knowledge, including criticism.

Consequently, my dissatisfaction can at times be overrun by my fascination with the process itself, what I learn from my mistakes and how I can then apply those learned skills to varying facets of my life. I see connections between everything and am knowledge-seeking, yet the vast quantities of mysteries I as of yet don't understand, or of which I'm not even aware, overwhelm and astound me. There's so much out there! I could occupy myself for hours just thinking about all there is to think about, haha (and often do, far too often when I should be sleeping...).

I'm not terribly social, I'm terribly indecisive, I'm not even remotely concerned with traditional values, and I often can't express myself adequately with oral communication, but as aforementioned, I do enjoy writing.

Rainbowpoo! Seriously!? I can already tell I'm going to like you guys.

Oh yeah, and I've definitely had some NF influence; three of my siblings are NFs - an ENFP, INFJ, and an ENFJ.

Hi! I can feel the Ne-nergy in your post - and I *heart* it! Welcome!

If you are an INTP, you are the most atypical one I've ever met for sure, as dominant Ti tends to be very circumspect in new environments from my experience. Also - your ability to take criticism with such gusto is another thing I have never before experienced among Ti-dominants - my guess is that it is because your Ne is very well developed.

That part about unraveling the mysteries of existence is definitely an intuitive's calling. I wish you the best of luck in pinning down your MBTI type! You might find it interesting to note that there are a number of us here who despite being idealists, make strong use of introverted thinking, and express very similar intellectual preferences and behaviors to the ones you elaborated on!

Cheers!

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Hi there.

Regarding your MBTI type, an enneatype 5 INFP seems like a possibility (if you're not familiar with the enneagram personality system, there's a link to a pretty decent description site in this thread).



You sure about that? In my experience even average I*TPs tend to take (constructive) criticism pretty well - better than average 'F's anyway, as they they tend not to take things personally or 'to heart'.

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What would the world be, once bereft
Of wet and of wildness? Let them be left,
O let them be left, wildness and wet;
Long live the weeds and the wilderness yet. - Gerard Manley Hopkins

Welcome.

You actually sound ENTP to me. ENTPs are among the quieter of the extroverts (Sometimes. Other times you need a stun gun to shush them up, and then they would probably react like this --> )

But you could also belong to the little-known rainbowpoo INTP subtype. It's important to collect more data for analysis!

Actually, I've taken an enneagram test...

Enneagram Test Results

The Enneagram is a personality system which divides the entire human personality into nine behavioral tendencies, this is your score on each...

Type 1 Perfectionism |||||||||||||||| 61%
Type 2 Helpfulness |||||||||||||| 57%
Type 3 Image Focus |||| 20%
Type 4 Hypersensitivity |||||||||||||||| 61%
Type 5 Detachment |||||||||||||||||| 80%
Type 6 Anxiety |||||||||||| 48%
Type 7 Adventurousness |||||||||||||| 51%
Type 8 Aggressiveness |||||||||||| 44%
Type 9 Calmness |||||||||||||| 54%
Accuracy:

type score type behavior motivation
5 56 I must be knowledgable and independent to be happy.
1 43 I must be perfect and good to be happy.
4 43 I must be unique/different to be happy.
2 40 I must be helpful and caring to be happy.
9 38 I must maintian a peaceful and easygoing environment to be happy.
7 36 I must be fun and entertained to be happy.
6 34 I must be secure and safe to be happy.
8 31 I must be strong and in control to be happy.
3 14 I must be impressive and attractive to be happy.

How'd you guess I'd be a type 5? I've taken this once before, as well, and the only thing that was different was that Type 2 was higher, in position 3, and Type 1 was lower, in position 4, but the scores were still fairly similar.

Definitely, for me, constructive criticism (most especially if it comes from someone who I know is competent and knowledgeable, i.e., one whose opinion I trust and value) is an opportunity for growth. The negative aspect of criticism for me isn't necessarily that I construe it as a personal attack from someone and that I find it unwarranted (and thusly, that I would get defensive), but rather that the criticism implies I haven't been doing something correctly, and that someone or something could have been adversely affected by my inadequacy. When I don't know how to do something, or if I don't know the answer to a question, I can sometimes too quickly interpret it as a sign of failure on my part, that I'm lacking - but I typically have to determine this by myself, according to the standards I set for myself. In other words, if I fail, I have to answer to my own disappointed visage, and outside criticism can really only wound if it's from someone I've allowed to get deeply close to me, and even then, special circumstances usually apply.

Funny you should say that! The first time I ever took the MBTI, when I was 17 and knew nothing about it, I got ENTP as my result. I'm cranky codger at the ripe old age of 20, now (I think codger is supposed to be used to denote one who is of the male persuasion, but I'd like to reclaim it in the name of all humankind).

I'm just not sure I'm really all that "E," though. Buuuut, hoo boy, I'll admit, I've been described as (these are the exact words) "a chipmunk on crack" when discussing some fascinating tidbit I've recently discovered, or explaining something I've created/come up with, or when I've had a "eureka!" moment. Nothing fazes when I'm like that, to the extent that I've been called bipolar because of my seemingly sudden mood shift. I'm typically pretty reserved, but when you get me going... hahaha, out of the way! Funny thing is, though, I could know someone for years and if they never saw me under the circumstances, they'd be none-the-wiser to this aspect of me - whereas a few people can't imagine me being quiet.

I do need alone time to recharge, and I spend more time introspecting than engaging with others, but I don't know. You guys have given me some things to ponder, for which I'm eternally grateful.

Can I be the rainbowpoo!? I think I'd like to claim the rainbowpoo for forever and eternity, and whatever else lies beyond.

Also, a last random note - I'm usually not this open. Most curious!

Thank you for the welcome! Hey, if sciski's hunch is correct, the Ne thing would make sense, as that's the dominant function of an ENTP, correct?

I'm excited to meet you guys, I know you'll give my beliefs and understanding of personality much more depth and richness, maybe even prove me wrong and make me a better person for it. I'm never satisfied that I hold in my hands is the truth, so bring it on!

Perhaps I'll never know exactly which type I am, but maybe that's just how it's going to be, and that's not such a bad thing - instead of being one concrete, sure type, one constantly develops and morphs, exploring potentialities previously believed impossible, unfathomable, and worthy of nothing more than scorn and dismissal. At least it keeps things interesting, eh?

Haha, agreed! I skip between INFJ, INFP and ISFP myself (and occasionally aspire to ENTP ). Nothing wrong with exploring different types.

You can definitely be the rainbowpoo... we have a forum ghost who I'm sure will welcome you with ghostly arms sometime soon, and I think our forum would only be complete if it also had a colourful poo running amok.

Incidentally, I've heard of many extroverts who also need time alone to recharge, and introverts who really let it all hang out when they're talking about a favourite subject, so my conclusion is that MBTI I/E is just there to confuse us.

I was thinking of ennea 5 too when I read the OP.

Yep, pretty sure of my experience with INTPs. Maybe because their Ne & Fe weren't that well-balanced yet. So what happens is that Ti insists on its own path of reasoning without consulting other systems of thought, and Fe insists on being right for the sake of positioning the ego within the group --

See Level 6 in the Ennea description of Type 5 and you'll understand the type I'm talking about.



The other possibility is that they aren't really INTPs as they report, but INFPs with Ti expressing itself through Beebe's demonic archetype. Actually...there are several possibilities.

You're lucky to have experienced more well-balanced INTPs.

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Niyahahaha. Actually, I could personally identify with your energy, having been an Ennea type 5w4 not too long ago. There are a few other type 5s around here expressing the same interests as yours. I believe that 5w4s are mostly associated with the INTP type. Some might be ENTPs as well.

I bounce between INFP, ENTP and INFJ. I turn into an INTP at work, and a mini-estj in a relationship.



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Don't forget IN*Ps have Ne as their "axillary/secondary" function, which may explain why you're usually reserved but get really energised when you're dealing with certain ideas.





I think my favourite explanation for I/E is simply that introverts are more sensitive to external stimuli than extroverts, so we get overwhelmed more easily than they do. That seems to cover the observation that extroverts need downtime too, just not as much of it (and also that introverts can be excitable and outgoing, just not to the same extent as extroverts).



Indeed, though I've seen plenty of the other kind on the interwebs too.

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What would the world be, once bereft
Of wet and of wildness? Let them be left,
O let them be left, wildness and wet;
Long live the weeds and the wilderness yet. - Gerard Manley Hopkins

I was reading about the unhealthy levels of Type 5:



And I can definitely remember a point in my life when I was a "Level 7." I remember blandly describing my nihilistic worldview to my ENFP younger brother (for the first and last time), and how he almost seemed to find it disturbing. I'm not sure I ever want to go to that place again.

Your explanation of I/E makes sense. People aren't necessarily one or the other; they exist along a spectrum and exhibit varying degrees of whichever dichotomies are in question. That's probably why I always find that MBTI tests that allow me to choose on a scale of say, 1-5, my preference for a cognitive function, behavior, lifestyle, etc., rather than one or the other, yes/no, are typically more accurate (especially in the instances in which the test-taker has certain function(s) that isn't/aren't strongly expressed).

Well, at least I know for certain that Ne's either my dominant or auxiliary function.

I can completely relate to this experience as well.



I think I'm a level 5 right now. Right in the meedle of average.



- very good use of this emoticon -

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I aspire to be more versatile, but for some reason I think I identify less with INFJ than the other 3 NF types. When I'm an E it kinda sorta comes on briefly but strongly. In other words, as has been said, I turn into something like this, no matter how heroic your ultimately vain efforts to silence my nonsense:



I tried to find a smiley that could approximate giving a hug back, but the closest thing I found was this:

... honestly! But really, the gesture just made me smile, so I figured it was almost certainly peanut butter jelly time!

Ne-ver say Ne-ver!!! -

But did I hear jelly? YUM. Jelly is gooey stuff just like Ne. Bananas are too, for some reason, like Ne. Can't explain it. It just iz.

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Hmmm, a pocket-sized ESTJ might come in handy... and is so cute besides!

As long as it's not like this:



then we're all still relatively safe. Though you did bring out the bouncing banana... we may need to keep the chicken nets handy for this one.

(Also, you get the prize for 'biggest variety of emoticons used in an intro thread ever!' )

Just so happens that in my Spanish classes my nickname (chosen because when I took first Spanish in 8th grade one of my primary encounters with the language was the game "The Curse of Monkey Island" and a location in the game, "Puerto Pollo") was Pollo, you've discovered my little secret! You might not want to put away those nets any time soon.

'Tis an honor, truly. In appreciation of this award, so graciously bestowed, I'll celebrate with some

And then get down with some . Just joking! Maybe...

I don't know what's going on, it's like these forums have pressed my silly button, violently.

That which is self-evident requires no further explanation, lest we tread onto the realm of redundancy. Banana = Ne. fin

I need gooey material to keep me interested, otherwise my attention far too easily slips away. Bring on the jelly!