I've realized with age that I take too many risks, but usually unconsciously. Two recent examples:
1) I got on the Metra without a ticket and no cash for the
third time this year.
The first two times I had enough change to pay for my ticket (for real.) and the third, I miraculously found an old ten ride for another line in my wallet that they accepted! Anyway, obvious lack of self preservation instincts, sheesh.
2) I had planned to go for a walk at a Forest Preserve with a friend on Saturday, but Friday night I started feeling sick. Saturday morning comes and I'm thoroughly ill, fever, tightness in the chest, coughing, sinus pain, etc. I almost forgot I was supposed to meet my friend, but remembered like an hour before and didn't want to cancel on her because I
hate it when people do that to me. So I go, as soon as I get there the sky looks like rain-- but I
love rain and storms, especially in the summer and just the way the air feels before one. Caught up in that
feeling, I don't think I really thought about
rain + sick. Okay, I didn't at all. About halfway around one of the circut paths, the wind picks up and the sky opens up and at first I was euphoric (because, as I said, I have a thing with storms) which sustained all the way back to our cars. I don't think the "you stupid idiot", of my own judgement really hit me until I was driving home sopping wet with a fever and chills. *headdesk*
I don't know that I associate my tendency to take risks with MBTI at all though, more with my instinctual variants.
That said, I am
not a social risk taker
at all.