ReadingRainbows
Cat Wench
- Joined
- Jan 28, 2009
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- MBTI Type
- ENFJ
- Enneagram
- 6w7
- Instinctual Variant
- sx/sp
Wow. My mom is BPD too (in my opinion, she's not diagnosed).
Yeah, I think type can be somewhat of a response to an environment, too.
Maybe this question would work better for type 9 INFJs, actually.
Yeah, my mom was never officially diagnosed, however she fits all the diagnostic criteria, & psychologists I have spoken with about her behavior patterns/emotional issues/turbulent interpersonal relationships, etc, have all agreed that's a likely diagnosis, though of course they couldn't be certain without offically evaluating her. Of course, my mom would never go for that. Damn black & white perspective on reality.. to her it would mean she was irreparably fucked up and insane. Which.. well.. in some ways she kinda is, but you get what I mean. The -ALL GOOD or ALL BAD- no gray area- outlook... it's gotta be so stressful to see the world that way constantly.
Just curious, what's your mom's MBTI?
Mine's an ISFJ.
I could see how the initial thread topic might apply moreso to type 9 INFJs.
I'm a 5. I think I may have used to fit the description of 9s when I was younger. I also had a lot less self value back then, something I attribute directly to upbringing/childhood experiences.. hmm.
My mental health professionals suspect my parents to be APD (sociopaths)
Both are NTs.
I fall into the traumatized group of INFJs.