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[Jungian Cognitive Functions] Which type could I be based on my use of the functions?

Skippy Munchkin

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????
Ti- I ask questions and usually need people to be further specific, hate black-and-white thinking because it's not usually based on true accuracy, and I can also be the nonsense lazy type. I have traits of Ti that are similar to the traits of Fi. I used to write long walls of text in which a couple people would respond with "you could've just said this on it's own".

Te- I can be really goal oriented and I had a history of objectifying stupid shit. Not sure if this part is Te related, but if people irl discuss a topic Im passionate about, I'll get triggered in fear they'll say something stupid or uneducated.

Fi- I care a LOT about my identity because I feel like it gives me a big picture image in my head of who I am. When I like something, I usually LOVE IT. I want my entire life to revolve my interest. I'm also the daydreamy artistic type and grew up a sensitive child even though I never actually expressed any emotion around others. Not to mention I get jealous easily, especially when it's related to my crush.

Fe- Even though I don't express my emotions very well, I can be really harmony oriented avoiding conflict and I over-apologize too much. Depending on the context or in which way, I actually will care about what others think of me. When I was a kid I found it difficult to say no to people..

(btw I also have N ways of thinking that could pass as either Ne or Ni, but listed the one I'm confused about in the Ni category.)

Ne- I say "what if" all the time. I also imagine possibilities related to the real world and what I want to do, which could pass as Se as well considering it's related to real life. But considering it's not particularly in the present, I'll assume the possibilities come off of Ne.
Just like the thing I listed as Fi, I tend to be the daydreamy. I also imagine all sorts of scenarios and make up stories in my head.

Ni- I'm a visual thinker and think within layers over layers or imagine a combination of unrelated settings. I make connections by combining events throughout my life + the future, aspects of my identity, and settings that make up the picture of what I am (kind of similar to the thing I listed as Fi). I'm also visionary and take it very seriously and have the fear of not living up to my plans or ideals. I'm a visionary planner, but don't do anything to change the present (because I'm too lazy)...
Things also remind me of other things and that's how I form a connection...

Si- I stress over the past all the time, and worry about similar past hurts or misunderstandings that took place in the past happening in the future. I have really decent memory involving specific events.
I also experience nostalgia at times, but it's usually nothing major. Just things related to specific people or the time I went to summer camp 11-years ago.
I want to visit very specific places from my childhood a second time just for the feeling it gives me. I also want to return to old hobbies!

Se- Although I get really stuck in my head and can be oblivious to my surroundings or anything going on in a group, I enjoy looking at things a lot and love to draw. Drawing isn't specifically Se considering that tons of INFPs are artist as well. Just thought Id bring it up.
I apologize if bringing this up makes me look stupid because it's probably not specific to Se either, but I will sometimes listen to music specifically for the sound. I usually come off as chill.

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The reason I can't determine my type is because NONE of the personality types explain certain things related to me. I could always come up with a reason I would or wouldn't be a particular type!
I'm also rather complex, so it's more difficult to tell....
 

LucieCat

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MBTI Type
ENFP
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6w7
Instinctual Variant
sp/so
I'm thinking that you're more likely on the Ne/Si axis and on the Fi/Te axis, with a preference for Ne and Fi. So this indicates that ENFP and INFP might be good for types.

I'm more certain that you have Ne that is preferred over Si. Ne can be about imagining real world possibilities too! It's very focused on what could be. Many people with strong Ne can become skilled at seeing the potential in others', which is definitely real world.

I'm leaning towards ENFP for you because the way you describe your relationship with Si seems more like inferior Si than tertiary Si.
I've also noticed that many ENFPs view themselves as complex and almost like living contradictions in a sense.
What types do you find closest to relaying yourself? Tests are unreliable, but it might also be good to look at trends in online tests. Most tests I take for example, correctly identify me as one of the NF types (I've tested as an ENTP and an ISTJ before, but there's always weird anamolies).
 

Skippy Munchkin

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I'm thinking that you're more likely on the Ne/Si axis and on the Fi/Te axis, with a preference for Ne and Fi. So this indicates that ENFP and INFP might be good for types.

I'm more certain that you have Ne that is preferred over Si. Ne can be about imagining real world possibilities too! It's very focused on what could be. Many people with strong Ne can become skilled at seeing the potential in others', which is definitely real world.

I'm leaning towards ENFP for you because the way you describe your relationship with Si seems more like inferior Si than tertiary Si.
I've also noticed that many ENFPs view themselves as complex and almost like living contradictions in a sense.
What types do you find closest to relaying yourself? Tests are unreliable, but it might also be good to look at trends in online tests. Most tests I take for example, correctly identify me as one of the NF types (I've tested as an ENTP and an ISTJ before, but there's always weird anamolies).

I think I'm actually more INFP considering I recharge my energy alone and my Si feels equal to my intuition.... I was extremely quiet and the loneliest person in the whole entire school when I was a kid. But the things I actually do relate to that's ENFP is being borderline thinking vs feeling, and my interest are a lot more ENFP than INFP. But I was always so fiercely isolated.
I know that really isn't the best argument against ENFP considering they're ambiverts, but I felt a lot more introverted than many introverts I knew.....
 
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