Those three stand out to me as potential fits for you. All happen to be head types, I can't see you as any other, it doesn't match up. You don't seem like a security seeker to me either. I was thinking you might be a 5 though, it's highly likely, have you seen the polls on this forum? It almost looked like 4 in 5 were 5s, most likely so because the internet fits them like a glove. It should be easy to eliminate five and 9 in one go for you. When at your worst (eg. Depressed, stressed etc.), do you go gather more and more stuff?
My brother is a 7 and just keeps wanting more when under stress, he wants a new TV, an Iphone, every game he sees, a new mouse, new bed, new furniture, more food. I tell him to stop and think, "do you need it? You're getting ripped off, why don't you actually think about it?". He really drives me up the wall, often trying to manipulate me to try to get what he 'needs'.
My mother, a 9 will fully withdraw. She stopped doing anything, and eventually fell apart, in the same way that I did once, I think it's similar for all withdrawing types (459), there are slight differences as far as I can tell.
Both in a way, at my worst I go to my room, block out the world and do nothing that involves leaving there unless I have to (ie work). At my worst I won't even get food delivered unless I can order it online as I do not want to talk to
anyone. In that space I don't care about getting new things, I only care about having things around me that will distract me from reality (ie movies/internet). I sleep, I do things that distract me and I occasionally eat or drink.
At the same time I frequently buy things that I want without limiting myself by reality such as 'can I afford it' or 'are there other things I should be spending money on first', but I do that even if I'm not stressed.
If my stress is specifically about money I will not spend, but I also will not check my bank balance, it's totally stupid cause knowledge is key, but rather than facing reality I choose instead to metaphorically cover my eyes so I can't see something and believe that means it can't see me. It's not happening.
This stuff however, is stuff that I would not normally reveal. I'm embarrassed about this side of me so I minimise that as well.
I did start out thinking I may be 5 back when I was unsure of my MBTI type, I figured the reason I scored so high on 7 (and 8) was because that was my E-type under stress (growth), but I'm simply not internal in the 5 intellectual way, I'm an over thinker as opposed to a deep thinker. I don't stay on one thing long enough to go deep, I skim things and go for breadth instead.
I think you are actually a w6. 7w6.
Interesting quote from a 7w6 vs 7w8 thread:
http://63.246.1.31/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=14317&whichpage=1
I don't really care about acceptance, I've never been bothered if people don't like me, although to be honest I rarely know
if people like me unless told, same goes for not liking me. I am happy being individual even though I don't seek to stand out. I would rather go against the grain in order to be true to myself then fit other people's expectations. It's more a matter of I want harmony around me, both in my relationship with others, and in their relationships with each other. So I tend not to make waves unless it's what I have to do in order to be true to myself, but even then I will minimise them as much as I possibly can.
I never disregard anything, and I will look deeper on it but I struggle to see w6 as an option.
"I tend to tone it down in person so as to not draw attention, I have to trust you a lot to let the random loose"
Those bits sounds contradictory don't they
To explain: I trust that people have good intentions, I do not presume the worst in anyone unless they give me reason.
I do not however trust many people to let my walls down as I'm not okay with showing raw emotion, I am not okay with not being in control. Even when drunk off my ass I'm the person that others will approach to ask me if I ever get drunk as they've never seen me drunk, I do not lose control. I'm always me but I don't really know how to let my guard down, part of that is that I am a very open person with most things and if something is being kept behind my wall it's something that I probably don't want to face myself.
Withdrawing is a type 8 stressing at 5.
7w8: "Persons of this subtype are aggressive in two ways: in the demands they make on the environment [7] and in the strength of their egos to enforce those demands [8]. No one frustrates people of this subtype without hearing about it."
Well to make that point murkier: If you frustrate me you will probably never hear about it, I'll swallow it and move on to happier thoughts. I'll also see my frustration as my issue, not yours so feel I have no right to push that on you.