phthalocyanine
#005645
- Joined
- Jun 2, 2009
- Messages
- 679
- MBTI Type
- INFP
- Enneagram
- 9w1
- Instinctual Variant
- sx
i'm INFP 4w5. mom's ISFJ 2w1, and pop's ESFP 7w6.
why am i my type? i'm not sure.
why am i my type? i'm not sure.
i keep trying to redefine what it means in small ways. instead of letting it define me.
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Then again, does a childhood obsession with the Little Mermaid and an aversion to sports really tell us anything about typology? [/FONT]
I've often wondered why somebody is the type they are. Like, why am I an INFP? Why am I not ESTJ or ISTP?
My thoughts are:
1) Genetics: My father is INTP while my mother is INFJ. Therefore I believe it is natural that I be an INxx because both of my parents are. If I had siblings, one would probably be INTP, INFJ, INTJ, or, like myself, INFP.
2) Nurture, how you are raised I think can factor your personality type. I don't know how...but...maybe... :/
3) Choice. We simply choose to be a certain type of person because that personality is what we find attractive.
What do you guys think? Environmental, emotional or genetic factors? Or just pure coincidence?
I was an ESTP. Then an accidental overdose of gamma radiation altered my body chemistry...