[Essay]

1-5
Hardly no recollection of what happened here, but evidently I was adventuresome. According to others, I crawled and climbed everywhere.

I had a hard time hearing until I had my adenoids out at 2, which is when I could actually comprehend speech enough to start talking. As my mom says, "Ever since then, you haven't shut up!" I was the classic "question" child.

6-10
I was still asking questions. I remember asking my dad one time, "Why is the word for whale 'whale'?" I had many of these questions. I was fairly introverted at this point, to be honest. I had very few, but extremely close, friends.

Identical save for the adenoids.



11-13
Fell into a lot of conflict at school. I'd say it's because I rocketted up to 6'2" in the space of a couple years, but remained visibly NF, leading to every wannabe-machismo poser kid thinking he could take me down and achieve the title of "giant killer". I was not happy, but I had a blast with my small circle of friends.

14-18
Here I had a fresh start into a different high school than the rest of my peers. I went into full extroverted mode and kept contacts in all of the different cliques, got along with all my teachers, and made a circle of about a dozen best friends who I still can't get rid of today. I was the first guy with a car (1991 Mercury Topaz that would fall apart within a couple years ^_^), and did great in school, getting into the university I wanted, for the program my parents wanted....

19-20
Went to uni, residence was a blast just like high school. My choice of studying biomedical science was a big mistake though and drove me batty. I soon switched to liberal arts, but I was still all over the place in terms of organization, procrastination, sleep schedule, etc.... I got depressed after a bad break up, went to counseling services, and tested as an INFP on the official MBTI, which somehow lead me to believe that my only hope to succeed in the world was to become a published novelist posthaste. (Man, was I deluded.) Stress, stress and more stress. Pretty much stop talking to everyone except my rock-solid INFP roommate and my professors.

21-23
A cute INFJ sets me straight. With her support, I manage to pull myself together academically, set more realistic (but still characteristically optimistic) goals, and figure out the trick to that whole essay-writing thing that stood between me and my degree. Love, love, love, love at a distance, love across the continent, love over the Atlantic, random inexplicable decision to move to the Southern Hemisphere, surprisingly positive breakup. Southern Hemisphere an 8-month extroverted daze and a lesson in how hard a time I'd have it holding onto a serious teaching job.

24
Back in the Northern Hemisphere, I'm all together too smug right now. Or at least I was too smug when I was unemployed. Now, I'm "self-actualized". 1) Patch things up with family: check. 2) See enough of my old friends: check. 3) Get a job that fits my skillset: check. 4) ???: check. 5) Profit....

[pinkrasputin]

0-20: Shy (sometimes "spazzy" to compensate for shyness), people-pleasing, fearful of authority.
21-27: Butterfly on crack (a guy who dated me then just confirmed it tonight), realizing my talents.
29-31 Great time of deep reflection and self growth, intense work with therapist to find the real me. Learned the importance of empathy.

Full fledge "typical" ENFP by 31 with raging extroversion, confidence, and Ne gone wild. People around me start calling me "inspirer" and "natural counselor" more and more.

[samyeaboy]

0-5 I was usually very obiedient towards my parents. A balls out people pleaser. I opened the doors for everyone and always used my manners. However I was super shy as I was scared of new people. (I grew up in a town with less than 600 people)

5-10 I started becoming more open and had more friends. I had many troubles with my ENFP sister at this time. It was common to see us fighting. Still just as obedient. I started developing myself as an individual. Very interested in Vocal music.

10-14 I moved from my ridiculously small hometown to a town almost 10X as big. With my sister being the only person I could trust our relationship healed very quickly. I was very depressed and introverted the first year or so. When jr. High came along I was ecstatic. I developed my first new circle of friends and my confidence in myself rose to new heights. I also found a group of friends in my nieghborhood I always hung out with. There wasn't a weekend I was alone.
14-now(almost 17) I am still developing myself as an individual. I discovered MBTI and became more aware of myself. I had my first gf at 14 and it lasted for a year and a half. Ive learned so much from that. She was ISFJ and it helped me see a completely different point of view on many issues. (not that I agreed with them) Finally I've been extroverted. I cant keep everything bottled up anymore and I am a social butterfly. It feels great to finally be myself.

[3ggminey]

1-5: at these ages i don't really remember a whole lot. I mainly remember tid bits, for example, life at my home, i know i was a very happy baby. Growing up with my older sister (ESTP) and my older brother (INFP)(BIG ROLE MODEL). My mom said i was the happy one :D!
6-10: these ages i had troubles, my academics were fine, but i guess due to my enrollment in D: public school, i had a few good friends, but the kids and teachers as a whole weren't pleasant.
5 times i was sent to ISA or detention for mindless accounts, someone gets frustrated and decideds to hurt me is one example, and i didn't touch my attacker once, and unfortunately the school doesnt care for justice so i serve detention as well.
in 5th grade i came to a private school, new and all, it was the school my older brother goes to (3 year difference). a bit extraverted i had friends, i met an INTP who i was best friends with throughout my middle school.
11-15 (now) 6-7 grade, my friend (INTP) obviously not developed became very odd and didnt pay any attention to me, sadly i was sensitive and childish, i became peer pressured and hung out with the wrong crowd, recieving bad grades, i was grounded, worked well too. in 8th grade i straightened out and found a very nice group of friends.
now in 9th grade, i was introduced to MBTI and i find it very appealing, i study, discover my own ideas about it, my brother and I talk alot, he is a senior soon leaving to college, and we are very bonded, leading with Fi, he has strengthened my auxilary function, and i even strengthened some Te, with being more logical and i can argue very well. in the state i am in now, i learned how to astral project and have a very strong intuition, yet not finding anyone attractive, you can say im very serious, idealistic, but im very social respected, and love the thrill of meeting new people, maybe going to a boarding hopefully :D!

[acaciaforest]

1-5: My mom always described me as a trouble maker who cried A LOT. I was extremely curious. I don't really remember much about me at this age lol.

6-10: I started school and was always the "quite", "shy" nerd ): I actually felt responsible for completing my homework assignments. I remember I would always ask questions about almost everything because I wanted to understand things XD. I was punished for doing so because I asked wayyyy many questions and even my mom found it irritating lol. But the punishments were nothing serious.

11-15: Middle school started and I started being more social, although I was still extremely shy and quite. I did find a group of friends that I was comfortable enough to be my usual talkative self but we all went to different high schools.
I started high school at 13 and was still painfully shy -___- I just kept to myself most of the times. I did have many friends though, although I really don't know how I managed to find friends.
16-17 (now) : IT WAS ALL ABOUT SELF-IMPROVEMENT AND FIND OUT WHO I REALLY AM :D
I actually found out about the mbti when I was 15. Now at 17, I have a wayyyy better understanding of the mbti and the cognitive functions and all that. I def. learned to come out of my shell and start being less shy.

I'm so much more confident, social, and capable now. I guess I started being more and more like myself as I matured. I actually feel like I am more in touch with who I am because I was such a reserved person just exactly 2-3 years go. I actually have the confidence to initiate conversations. I am still working on gaining confidence and self awareness in general, but I think that they would both come to me as more time pass ^__^
I can't wait to see what kind of person I further more develop into when I start college this September! :DD woohoo