Every type has "type disadvantages", or things that they tend to be bad at, as well, of course, as type gifts or strengths. It is always good when someone is willing to use this information for personal improvement, rather than as an excuse. The latter approach tends to come from more immature people, whatever their actual age. Yes, doing so can easily lead to one presenting as other than one's actual type.For myself. According to typology (or people's categorizations in general), my personality or type of person is ‘supposed’ to be shit, or incapable at XYZ things. I have developed myself and do them well enough that they can even be seen, and noted. I’m glad I know better than to use typology (or anything similar) as an excuse and can take responsibility for myself(so much that it skews my type presentation). I’m glad that I know how to work things to function the way I want them to. I’m glad that I can always have ideas on what is best for myself without being swayed by anyone. I’m glad I do not define myself by my lack, and while tautological, glad I have things to be grateful for, and know to see them as such.
By the way, in my personal relationships, I no longer try to guess a person's type or even their type letters. I attempt to follow a pragmatic approach that I understand Judy Allen (Health Care Communication Using Personality Type - see info on it in our MBTI Books page) advocates: speak to whatever preference seems to be operating at the time - while reminding yourself this may not reflect the person's type. In a health care setting, there is great value in this "deal with what is presented" approach versus trying to figure out what is another's type. For stress, anxiety, and a variety of circumstances can cause a person to act differently in a health care setting and thus cloak their normal personality expression. Yet figuring out another's type is damn hard to do anyway so in my book it boils down to knowing thyself, what are my blindspots, and expanding my ability to talk and understand in many different languages of type expression.