Galaxy Gazer
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- Dec 27, 2015
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- Instinctual Variant
- sp/sx
If you had seen me a few years ago, you would have undoubtedly typed me as an INFP 4w5. I had an obsession with my identity and desperately wanted to be special somehow. I always thought it would be cool to be a sort of "chosen one" whose ability went beyond that of all others in some way. I envisioned myself single-handedly changing the world. In addition to this, I saw the best in everyone and even thought I could change primarily bad people. I was very into mysticism, romance, and other INFP-ish things. I wanted to be a social worker so badly.
Recently I've developed more of a cynical, security-focused outlook. I'm very critical of basically everyone, and I don't trust anyone implicitly. I'm not a nihilist or anything like that, but I guess I can see through people very easily? I've also noticed that I'm very objective, not in dealing with people at all but in solving problems and perceiving knowledge. I tend to get logic that a lot of others don't. I've also had people tell me I explain things in a confusing way, which I think is Ti. I'm the most awkward person I know and I spend most days either posting on typology forums or playing video games. I'm definitely an INTP.
I can see two possible reasons for this that are likely. The first one is that when I tested as INFP, I was so convinced that my result was accurate that I started displaying INFP characteristics. The second reason is that some traumatic events in my life brought out my shadow functions. I'm not going to go into detail about these (because, let's face it, no one cares) but basically there was a time in my life, lasting about 2.5 years, in which I was extremely vulnerable.
There is also an unlikely or even impossible reason: maybe I changed types as a result of emotional trauma. I've heard that it's not possible to change types, but I believe Jung said it is possible, so I'm not sure what to go by. What do you guys think?
Recently I've developed more of a cynical, security-focused outlook. I'm very critical of basically everyone, and I don't trust anyone implicitly. I'm not a nihilist or anything like that, but I guess I can see through people very easily? I've also noticed that I'm very objective, not in dealing with people at all but in solving problems and perceiving knowledge. I tend to get logic that a lot of others don't. I've also had people tell me I explain things in a confusing way, which I think is Ti. I'm the most awkward person I know and I spend most days either posting on typology forums or playing video games. I'm definitely an INTP.
I can see two possible reasons for this that are likely. The first one is that when I tested as INFP, I was so convinced that my result was accurate that I started displaying INFP characteristics. The second reason is that some traumatic events in my life brought out my shadow functions. I'm not going to go into detail about these (because, let's face it, no one cares) but basically there was a time in my life, lasting about 2.5 years, in which I was extremely vulnerable.
There is also an unlikely or even impossible reason: maybe I changed types as a result of emotional trauma. I've heard that it's not possible to change types, but I believe Jung said it is possible, so I'm not sure what to go by. What do you guys think?