My MBTI Personality

I had a very simple MBTI (Myers Briggs) personality test done. What it said about me, in my opinion, was quite accurate.. bout 92% I'd say.

This is what the profile roughly said about people with my personality.

Beneath the quiet exterior, INFJs hold deep convictions about the weightier matters of life. Those who are activists -- INFJs gravitate toward such a role -- are there for the cause, not for personal glory or political power. (Agree...!)

INFJs are champions of the oppressed and downtrodden. They often are found in the wake of an emergency, rescuing those who are in acute distress. INFJs may fantasize about getting revenge on those who victimize the defenseless. The concept of 'poetic justice' is appealing to the INFJ. (Hahahahaha!!! THIS is interesting. Fantasize. But yes, I feel strongly about this point. So? Beware people...)

"There's something rotten in Denmark." Accurately suspicious about others' motives, INFJs are not easily led. These are the people that you can rarely fool any of the time. Though affable and sympathetic to most, INFJs are selective about their friends. Such a friendship is a symbiotic bond that transcends mere words. (Very true... the number of real friends I have can be easily counted with my fingers and toes...Thus, I treasure them dearly.)

INFJs have a knack for fluency in language and facility in communication. In addition, nonverbal sensitivity enables the INFJ to know and be known by others intimately. (Ooohh...)

Writing, counseling, public service and even politics are areas where INFJs frequently find their niche. (Double ooohh... lol)

And from another excerpt:

As an INFJ, your primary mode of living is focused internally, where you take things in primarily via intuition. Your secondary mode is external, where you deal with things according to how you feel about them, or how they fit with your personal value system. (Eh.... ok. Trying to understand this.)

INFJs are gentle, caring, complex and highly intuitive individuals. Artistic and creative, they live in a world of hidden meanings and possibilities. Only one percent of the population has an INFJ Personality Type, making it the most rare of all the types. (Really??!!! I agree though that I am a very complex individual.)

INFJs place great importance on havings things orderly and systematic in their outer world. They put a lot of energy into identifying the best system for getting things done, and constantly define and re-define the priorities in their lives. (Hahahaha.) On the other hand, INFJs operate within themselves on an intuitive basis which is entirely spontaneous. They know things intuitively, without being able to pinpoint why, and without detailed knowledge of the subject at hand. They are usually right, and they usually know it. Consequently, INFJs put a tremendous amount of faith into their instincts and intuitions. This is something of a conflict between the inner and outer worlds, and may result in the INFJ not being as organized as other Judging types tend to be. Or we may see some signs of disarray in an otherwise orderly tendency, such as a consistently messy desk. (Consistently messy desk...hmm... judging by how my desk looks like now... yes.)

INFJs have uncanny insight into people and situations. They get "feelings" about things and intuitively understand them. As an extreme example, some INFJs report experiences of a psychic nature, such as getting strong feelings about there being a problem with a loved one, and discovering later that they were in a car accident. This is the sort of thing that other types may scorn and scoff at, and the INFJ themself does not really understand their intuition at a level which can be verbalized. (Ok, freaky. This just happened...)
Consequently, most INFJs are protective of their inner selves, sharing only what they choose to share when they choose to share it. They are deep, complex individuals, who are quite private and typically difficult to understand. INFJs hold back part of themselves, and can be secretive. (Ah ha! Referring back to my March Week1 post where I said something similar... and that was before I read this.)

But the INFJ is as genuinely warm as they are complex. INFJs hold a special place in the heart of people who they are close to, who are able to see their special gifts and depth of caring. INFJs are concerned for people's feelings, and try to be gentle to avoid hurting anyone. (Do I?) They are very sensitive to conflict, and cannot tolerate it very well. Situations which are charged with conflict may drive the normally peaceful INFJ into a state of agitation or charged anger. They may tend to internalize conflict into their bodies, and experience health problems when under a lot of stress. (Urgh... tell me about it...those who know. Now it explains why I reacted the way I did. Did you know as well, it has caused a sort of trauma within me? Sigh.)

Because the INFJ has such strong intuitive capabilities, they trust their own instincts above all else. This may result in an INFJ stubborness and tendency to ignore other people's opinions. They believe that they're right. (Sorry...) On the other hand, INFJ is a perfectionist who doubts that they are living up to their full potential. (Oh my gosh...) INFJs are rarely at complete peace with themselves - there's always something else they should be doing to improve themselves and the world around them. They believe in constant growth, and don't often take time to revel in their accomplishments. They have strong value systems, and need to live their lives in accordance with what they feel is right. In deference to the Feeling aspect of their personalities, INFJs are in some ways gentle and easy going. Conversely, they have very high expectations of themselves, and frequently of their families. They don't believe in compromising their ideals. (So true so true...)

INFJ is a natural nurturer; patient, devoted and protective. (Don't be too devoted, I told myself last time. Did I listen? No. Cause it's not me.) They make loving parents and usually have strong bonds with their offspring. They have high expectations of their children, and push them to be the best that they can be. This can sometimes manifest itself in the INFJ being hard-nosed and stubborn. But generally, children of an INFJ get devoted and sincere parental guidance, combined with deep caring. (Aww... my poor kids..)

In the workplace, the INFJ usually shows up in areas where they can be creative and somewhat independent. They have a natural affinity for art, and many excel in the sciences, where they make use of their intuition. (No...! I 'inhale' at science, sigh.) INFJs can also be found in service-oriented professions. They are not good at dealing with minutia or very detailed tasks. The INFJ will either avoid such things, or else go to the other extreme and become enveloped in the details to the extent that they can no longer see the big picture. An INFJ who has gone the route of becoming meticulous about details may be highly critical of other individuals who are not. (Hahahaha... right on the dot, bullseye!)

The INFJ individual is gifted in ways that other types are not. Life is not necessarily easy for the INFJ, but they are capable of great depth of feeling and personal achievement. (A difficult life? Can I not have it?)

Well, it's quite interesting to read all this I'd say... hahaha. I actually understand myself better, why I reacted the way I did in certain situations, why I always hated it when the underdogs got bullied, why I felt like a caged animal when people forced me to answer their questions (which I didn't want to), why I am protective of certain things, certain people etc, why I cannot stand a conflicted environment, why I felt very strongly when things were seen to be unfair, why some people say that I have problems expressing myself etc.

And yes, people have always mentioned that I am a complex person, I just didn't know it was THAT complex. Oh well.

Now you know and I know.
Back to work on my assignments.
Mines, here we come tomorrow!