Hello, everyone. 
I have been studying MBTI for about five years now, and I have had a difficult time finding my type. There are two facts about myself that heavily influence my personality:
1. I am extremely shy; I took a psychological exam recently (for a job), and the psychologist who examined me believes that I may have social anxiety disorder (shyness and social anxiety are not exactly the same, but for me, they seem to fuel each other, so to speak). I find it nearly impossible to go up to people that I do not know and say anything to them, and many social situations make me want to "escape," so to speak (I get very nervous, and I feel a strong desire to withdraw).
2. I am very religious (Roman Catholic). I used to be fairly non-religious/apathetic when I was in high school, but when I was eighteen, I re-converted (I'm 20, and I turn 21 in two weeks). The reason I mention this is because I have become much more comfortable with my emotions since then (this doesn't hold true in social situations though, where my shyness takes over). This would leave me to believe that my corresponding feeling function in MBTI (whatever that may be) has become heavily strengthened in the past couple of years.
The big question here is: do these personality factors put me beyond the realm of typability (ie. does MBTI apply to me?)? If it does not, then what do you think my type might be? Here are some more facts about myself that might be able to help:
- I am very sensitive to other people's feelings. This was somewhat true before I became more religious, but this has seriously kicked into gear since then. The problem I have with this is that, when I feel this empathy, I am often so shy around a person who is upset, for example, that I end up not doing anything about it (this is not as true with people that I am really close to, but it is still true to some extent for them).
- I really love philosophy: I am a philosophy major in college, and I find it fascinating to read about other people's viewpoints and take into consideration how other people (and other cultures) see the world.
- Going off of the previous point, I really like logic because there is a purity to it that exists in nothing else, but I don't find that it takes a very important role in how I deal with people (I am completely unsure if I'm a T or an F type; this is the dichotomy I am least certain about).
- I am lazy, disorganized/messy, and I procrastinate heavily.
- I highly value traditions (particularly ones that emphasize compassion and community).
If you have any more questions about me that would help in typing me (if I can be typed), then feel free to ask.
I have been studying MBTI for about five years now, and I have had a difficult time finding my type. There are two facts about myself that heavily influence my personality:
1. I am extremely shy; I took a psychological exam recently (for a job), and the psychologist who examined me believes that I may have social anxiety disorder (shyness and social anxiety are not exactly the same, but for me, they seem to fuel each other, so to speak). I find it nearly impossible to go up to people that I do not know and say anything to them, and many social situations make me want to "escape," so to speak (I get very nervous, and I feel a strong desire to withdraw).
2. I am very religious (Roman Catholic). I used to be fairly non-religious/apathetic when I was in high school, but when I was eighteen, I re-converted (I'm 20, and I turn 21 in two weeks). The reason I mention this is because I have become much more comfortable with my emotions since then (this doesn't hold true in social situations though, where my shyness takes over). This would leave me to believe that my corresponding feeling function in MBTI (whatever that may be) has become heavily strengthened in the past couple of years.
The big question here is: do these personality factors put me beyond the realm of typability (ie. does MBTI apply to me?)? If it does not, then what do you think my type might be? Here are some more facts about myself that might be able to help:
- I am very sensitive to other people's feelings. This was somewhat true before I became more religious, but this has seriously kicked into gear since then. The problem I have with this is that, when I feel this empathy, I am often so shy around a person who is upset, for example, that I end up not doing anything about it (this is not as true with people that I am really close to, but it is still true to some extent for them).
- I really love philosophy: I am a philosophy major in college, and I find it fascinating to read about other people's viewpoints and take into consideration how other people (and other cultures) see the world.
- Going off of the previous point, I really like logic because there is a purity to it that exists in nothing else, but I don't find that it takes a very important role in how I deal with people (I am completely unsure if I'm a T or an F type; this is the dichotomy I am least certain about).
- I am lazy, disorganized/messy, and I procrastinate heavily.
- I highly value traditions (particularly ones that emphasize compassion and community).
If you have any more questions about me that would help in typing me (if I can be typed), then feel free to ask.
