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Sorry about the one giant paragraph. :/ How do you make more of those on this website?
I originally tested as INFP. I didn't really look into the specifics of the type, I just read a couple sentences about it and agreed, and when I looked up INFP the first suggestion was "infp famous people", so I hit enter and clicked on Celebrity Types. I saw some of my favorite people in the pantheon of human existence and figured, yes I am INFP, it just made sense, as well as fed my ego. Once I started to learn more about the specifics of what makes types their type, I kind of started to wonder if it was the best fit. Let me preface this by saying that I've since learned that INFP are apparently the most likely to change their type, and I've fully considered the fact that I've fallen susceptible to this. That could be the case. In any case, my first misgiving was with the P. As far as I know the last letter in the code is the least significant, but I mean, I'm really not a P. I plan absolutely everything down to the last minuscule detail, in every area of my life. I'm constantly making lists of things I need to attend to, experience, or consider. Organization of tasks is incredibly important to me. Life is not about fun for me, the ultimate goal in my life is to bring ideas and aspirations I have to a tangible fruition, which would be the representation of my life. Approaching deadlines make me tense and frustrated. All of this would lend itself to the conclusion that I'm not a P. So, I figured, if I'm not a P, I must be INFJ. Looking more into it, this also didn't fit me completely. I'm not in the slightest trusting of people, insofar as people close to me have pointed out that I'm constantly looking for ulterior motives in others and reading between everything they say. I've been told I'm very negative as well and I'm quick to correct people, to the ire of some. I've tried to lessen this but it seems to be a force of habit. I know INFxs are idealistic and I am, but I'm not blind to the state of the world. I see it as it is and am optimistic about how I can effect it and find my place within its reality. I'm deeply empathetic, but once I've considered others' situations I find myself thinking they should change their behavior or take a different course of action. People and their welfare matter a lot to me and I'm very sensitive to the suffering of others, but I'm almost always more likely to think of ways to remedy the situation versus just provide a shoulder to cry on, which I find is a lot of the time what people want. I'm not judgmental and am in general pretty understanding, but if you involve me then expect feedback. In defense of INFP, however, I have very strongly empathetic social and political values, and this leads me to have a deep concern for the wellbeing of others (non-humans and humans alike) and whether or not they're being treated fairly. This trait is I'm sure common in INFxs. I'm not soft-spoken in the slightest and am quick to voice my opinions, and do provoke confrontation if I feel someone is being inconsiderate, ignorant, or unfair. Moreover I don't value any relationship I've ever had or will ever have enough to not make my opinions and grievances heard and understood, and further I think that ignoring these things will lead to catastrophe in the end. Another thing that made me wonder if I was actually INFx is that I see them described as more interested in their friends and family and the internal mechanisms therein rather than their personal or professional pursuits, which could not be more inverse to me. I am sensitive to criticism and can be defensive, but I actively seek it out because I know it's important. I do reveal my inner thoughts and creative expressions to others, but I'm not very likely to value their input unless I respect their tastes or values regarding the matter. Regarding emotions, in my day to life I hardly feel discernible emotion but when I do am absolutely horrible at managing it. Most of the time if I'm overwhelmed with emotion I stop completely what I'm doing until it fades. I already overanalyze everything but when I'm feeling strong emotions the overanalyzing turns into paranoia. Often times if I go to sleep in a certain mood I'll wake up and think my thought patterns were completely irrational. I'm not averse to comforting people when they are feeling strong emotion, but it makes me rather uncomfortable and sometimes I find I don't know what to say. I'm better at giving people advice when it's not involving how to deal with their emotions, because often times there is no way to deal with your emotions aside from letting them run their course. Because of all this I'm not sure that INFJ or INFP fit me, and honestly am not sure what I would be otherwise. I might be either of them and am just a different version. I don't know of a foolproof way of knowing your own type and I'm not sure there is one, but I'm hoping this will lead to a better understanding.
I originally tested as INFP. I didn't really look into the specifics of the type, I just read a couple sentences about it and agreed, and when I looked up INFP the first suggestion was "infp famous people", so I hit enter and clicked on Celebrity Types. I saw some of my favorite people in the pantheon of human existence and figured, yes I am INFP, it just made sense, as well as fed my ego. Once I started to learn more about the specifics of what makes types their type, I kind of started to wonder if it was the best fit. Let me preface this by saying that I've since learned that INFP are apparently the most likely to change their type, and I've fully considered the fact that I've fallen susceptible to this. That could be the case. In any case, my first misgiving was with the P. As far as I know the last letter in the code is the least significant, but I mean, I'm really not a P. I plan absolutely everything down to the last minuscule detail, in every area of my life. I'm constantly making lists of things I need to attend to, experience, or consider. Organization of tasks is incredibly important to me. Life is not about fun for me, the ultimate goal in my life is to bring ideas and aspirations I have to a tangible fruition, which would be the representation of my life. Approaching deadlines make me tense and frustrated. All of this would lend itself to the conclusion that I'm not a P. So, I figured, if I'm not a P, I must be INFJ. Looking more into it, this also didn't fit me completely. I'm not in the slightest trusting of people, insofar as people close to me have pointed out that I'm constantly looking for ulterior motives in others and reading between everything they say. I've been told I'm very negative as well and I'm quick to correct people, to the ire of some. I've tried to lessen this but it seems to be a force of habit. I know INFxs are idealistic and I am, but I'm not blind to the state of the world. I see it as it is and am optimistic about how I can effect it and find my place within its reality. I'm deeply empathetic, but once I've considered others' situations I find myself thinking they should change their behavior or take a different course of action. People and their welfare matter a lot to me and I'm very sensitive to the suffering of others, but I'm almost always more likely to think of ways to remedy the situation versus just provide a shoulder to cry on, which I find is a lot of the time what people want. I'm not judgmental and am in general pretty understanding, but if you involve me then expect feedback. In defense of INFP, however, I have very strongly empathetic social and political values, and this leads me to have a deep concern for the wellbeing of others (non-humans and humans alike) and whether or not they're being treated fairly. This trait is I'm sure common in INFxs. I'm not soft-spoken in the slightest and am quick to voice my opinions, and do provoke confrontation if I feel someone is being inconsiderate, ignorant, or unfair. Moreover I don't value any relationship I've ever had or will ever have enough to not make my opinions and grievances heard and understood, and further I think that ignoring these things will lead to catastrophe in the end. Another thing that made me wonder if I was actually INFx is that I see them described as more interested in their friends and family and the internal mechanisms therein rather than their personal or professional pursuits, which could not be more inverse to me. I am sensitive to criticism and can be defensive, but I actively seek it out because I know it's important. I do reveal my inner thoughts and creative expressions to others, but I'm not very likely to value their input unless I respect their tastes or values regarding the matter. Regarding emotions, in my day to life I hardly feel discernible emotion but when I do am absolutely horrible at managing it. Most of the time if I'm overwhelmed with emotion I stop completely what I'm doing until it fades. I already overanalyze everything but when I'm feeling strong emotions the overanalyzing turns into paranoia. Often times if I go to sleep in a certain mood I'll wake up and think my thought patterns were completely irrational. I'm not averse to comforting people when they are feeling strong emotion, but it makes me rather uncomfortable and sometimes I find I don't know what to say. I'm better at giving people advice when it's not involving how to deal with their emotions, because often times there is no way to deal with your emotions aside from letting them run their course. Because of all this I'm not sure that INFJ or INFP fit me, and honestly am not sure what I would be otherwise. I might be either of them and am just a different version. I don't know of a foolproof way of knowing your own type and I'm not sure there is one, but I'm hoping this will lead to a better understanding.