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CallaFirestormBW -> Meyers-Briggs and Living Life (8/21/2008 8:55:53 AM)
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Ok, so this topic has probably come up before, but I don't want to know what someone three years ago had to say -- I'm curious about the people who are here right now -- a reference showed up in a thread on the Gen board, and I felt compelled to explore it a bit more, so I brought it here.
I am an INTJ. Introvert, Intuitive, Thinking, Judging. I was analyzed through a 9-page questionnaire that was filled out during my evaluation for my next level on my spiritual path. The test was given by a certified psychologist, and analyzed by a team of trained evaluators, at which point a 25 page packet of 'recommendations' was provided to my Moderators. (I must have been ok, because they passed me). A couple of things really surprised me -- but as I look back at my life, I realize that they were accurate, if unrecognized, and that much of the way I've lived my life (as well as many of the seeming inconsistencies and discomforts in trying to 'fit in') could be explained through understanding my Myers-Briggs assessment. It was a whole lot of trees -- but in the end, it made some sense, so I have trouble discounting how completely overblown the whole process was.
The big things for me... I always thought an introvert was isolated and practiced avoidance of people/groups. I've since learned that many introverts are publically active and participate in group situations -- the difference is where they get their energy. Introverts get their energy from internal resources. Being among large crowds of people where there is a persistent outlay of energy gets exhausting for them -- they don't necessarily avoid these situations (though some do), but they -do- get tired, cross, and irritable when in large groups or among masses of people. I never thought of myself as an introvert until I realized that I find large groups of people to be exhausting -- I may -want- to go out, but when I do, I tend to gravitate towards quiet, small groupings within the large gathering, and spend a LOT more time alone or with only close friends than wandering around being social. For me, social interaction is a necessity... but I don't have to like it.
The other one that caught me off guard was the "T"... Thinking. I grew up in a very volatile household, and have my own chaos-centers as well. I'd always thought of myself as a "feelie" person.... imagine my surprise when my Moderators explained to me that simply using that phrase to explain myself showed where my -real- focus was... I THOUGHT of myself as a feelie person... The thought was the first part... the predominant part. As I looked over my life, I realized that I really am -much- more a "thinker" than a feeler. I actually avoided responding to another post about "aloof dominants" because I wasn't sure how to respond -- see... I -am- aloof. Everything gets run through my (admittedly chaotic) thought circuits before it is expressed... and I really don't succumb to getting "lost in the moment" or "caught up in feelings". I'm not "romantic" or "emotional" -- though I -am- passionate... particularly about words, thoughts, ideas, concepts, philosophies... see what I mean?
So what about you? Do you know your Myers-Briggs? Did any of the aspects surprise you? If you've had it done more than once over time, has it changed? Do you see where your personality type has impacted how you fit into the world? How about your kink-life... does it show up there, and has it brought any challenges with it?
Calla Firestorm
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