Can you see the real me?

I'm officially back from my unofficial hiatus. Between hanging out with friends and desperately trying to find a job, I found it hard to devote any time to the site. I did, however, find time to do a little soul-searching. Well, quite a bit of soul-searching, actually. And I came to a conclusion:

I'm not as INFP as I may have led you to believe.

I've taken various forms of the MBTI online, and though I kept coming up INFP, I couldn't help but wonder if there was some sort of confirmation bias at work.* Especially after seeing the INFPs here.



I suspect I might be more of an INTP. I'm not that big a fan of visual art like painting and sculpture, and I'm not going to even bother trying to write stories or poetry or anything like that. I don't really do that whole "display of emotions" thing, either. In fact, I'm very logical when it comes to my feelings, as odd as that might sound.

On the other hand, I don't deal well with conflict or criticism. I'm easily discouraged, and when there's a fight going on nearby, my first instinct is to leave.

So, yeah. I'm a confused little INxP. Not that I'm particularly lacking for direction in my life; I'm just annoyed that I don't quite know what goes in that third slot... Feedback on the subject would be greatly appreciated.

Also – because I can – here's a song I think would be appropriate:



*Or maybe it's because I took most of the tests when I should have been in bed.

So we got an INTP here that is so close to the 50% mark their feelings still play a large part in their interpretance of life, 'eh?

Well that sounds fun :)

Let's get stupid.

Welcome.

I was discussing this with Nyx the other day, about my own type. I told her that I suspect myself to have more F than others have been lead to believe. The reasons themselves are not relevant, but your situation sounds similar to my own, specifically with conflict avoidance (though I'm pretty okay with criticism). The conclusion she and I came to was INTP with relatively high Fe. Does this sound about right to you?

None of that means you aren't INFP. In fact all of that applies to me as well.

I'm not artistic either. I have done graphic design and played a few instruments but never taken any of it seriously.

As for how you treat your emotions, that is what Introverted Feeling is all about. Fi is still a form of rationalising, it just a holistic and personal approach rather an atomistic and impersonal one. Emotions can be scary and embarassing for a lot of INFPs and they like to work them out before expressing them. They are still aware of them though. INTPs are often oblivious to their feelings, how they affect their decisions and when they are being expressed in themselves or others.

Welcome back by the way.

When I was first introduced to MBTI i got the general idea that all thinkers are harsh, rash, conflict-loving people. Later it turns out that alot of thinkers actually "hate" conflict and like getting along with people. Probably through a correlation of enneagram and MBTI will you discover that not all MBTI stereotypes apply to each person in the type.

I have unemotional cold hearted INFP friends.
I have unintelligent irrational Thinker friends.

I also like to add that sometimes the INTP's struggle for perfection and the *right* way to go before acting can very well resemble the *idealist* approach of the INFP.

I recommended you read the OP of this thread; http://personalitycafe.com/personali...ty-styles.html and judge for yourself.

humm ^^ well consider me a bit of a foolish but i dont really belive that a number of questions would define me .... for starters most of the questions have options i myself would never take , out of obligation you just choose any which is least unreasonable.... but the fact remains the choices dont represent you to the fullest.... this is just for fun, and i dont belive it's accurate in any way, if in anything it would be a 50% chance of hitting 50% of the real you ... and even that change over time... dont take it too seriously or explain your actions or Classify yourself before you get to know it fully .... dont limit it over a certain view or so i think

Originally Posted by Yoite

humm ^^ well consider me a bit of a foolish but i dont really belive that a number of questions would define me .... for starters most of the questions have options i myself would never take , out of obligation you just choose any which is least unreasonable.... but the fact remains the choices dont represent you to the fullest.... this is just for fun, and i dont belive it's accurate in any way, if in anything it would be a 50% chance of hitting 50% of the real you ... and even that change over time... dont take it too seriously or explain your actions or Classify yourself before you get to know it fully .... dont limit it over a certain view or so i think

umm, no, im pretty sure you are an INFP. You were just feeling cold or whatever while taking the test.. but you are INFP. 90% sure.

hahaha dont classify me :D i am not that simple to be read by an exam

Originally Posted by Cuddle Donor

INTPs are often oblivious to their feelings, how they affect their decisions and when they are being expressed in themselves or others.

I wouldn't say "oblivious" for sure. Because we're incredibly, emotionally aware of them.

We're just incredibly detached, and beat the expression of these emotions down with our logic/rationalising.

They are still just as real, though.

Originally Posted by Alhurriya

I was discussing this with Nyx the other day, about my own type. I told her that I suspect myself to have more F than others have been lead to believe. The reasons themselves are not relevant, but your situation sounds similar to my own, specifically with conflict avoidance (though I'm pretty okay with criticism). The conclusion she and I came to was INTP with relatively high Fe. Does this sound about right to you?

Sounds familiar to me. I only confront when I can no longer evade and/or it seems necessary for the resolution of an issue I can't willfully ignore. It doesn't happen often and I keep it as brief as possible when it does.