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HI everyone. Recognize the name? I wouldn't be surprised, if you have been around forums for a while, you might have seen me at some point.

Yes, I am from South Carolina. I am also a full time college student. I love school, which I could just do that for the rest of my life. I am also a photographer. I have be practicing the art for about 15 years, even though I am only 25 years old.

I am an INTP personality type. I first took the test about a year ago, and it gave me that result. The first time I read through the description on an INTP I felt as if someone had been watching me. The words could have been assembled as a biography on the previous 24 years of my life. I felt a bit of pride while reading about myself. I though it was quite funny, as the article descriptive us are rare, I felt a sense of butterflies. The next line predicted that feeling. Saying we would take pride in being different. Since this, I have taken the test a told of 4 time, with the same result. I find these test to be shockingly true (keep this in mind).

Unlike some INTPs, I do feel as if I can communicate very efficiently. But, I had to work very hard at this. Forcing myself to contribute to conversations, and even taking several public speaking classes. This has been so effective that people are shocked that I am an introvert. But, I am undoubtedly an INTP...

Right after I transferred from a technical collage to an University, I ended up in a biology lab. The girl that was sitting behind me was a pretty girl, and seemed to be quite well put together mentally. I had a burning need to start talking to her, but how? In the span of 5 minutes I came up with about 1000 possible conversations we could have. None of the thoughts had enough time to be considered full, or finished, before I moved to the next. I knew exactly what each thought meant, but I didn't give it enough time to develop to the point where I could explain it to anyone else. And that is pretty much the why my life is. And, after talking to a few other INTPs, they experience pretty much the same thing I do. Constantly. It is madding to have a mind that is constantly running. I have read in articles about INTPs that we know exactly how a conversation is going to go, because we have already come up with all the possible solutions.

One of the standard INTP problems I am struggling with is the feeling that verges on depression. It seems like happiness is something intangible, something that I can nail down. One of the things I am hear to learn is how other INTPs do happiness.

Now something for the nerds:

I have been making a lot of people I know take this test. I am trying to collect talking points, because I am trying to get the department head for my major to add it to a class he teaches. Like I said, I trust this test. My diagnoses seem to be very accurate. However, last night a friend of mine took it. He got ESFJ, which is the complete opposite of myself, and he had the complete opposite reaction. After asking him several questions, I am pretty sure he is an ESFJ. He justifies most every point. But he said there is no way that is what he is. Is this a common ESFJ problem? Not being able to understand yourself, because you are to busy trying to understand everyone else? Or denying facts that are right in front of them?

Another interesting Thing I have noticed about myself: I am not very talkative, of course. Unless, you get my started on one of the many topics I am interested in, and given I want to talk about it at that very second. I have, in the past, be known to talk about things like photography, science, religion, sex, politics, innovation, and technology for hours at a time. Only stopping long enough to take a question. I have read this could be a common trait among INTPs.

I have read that INTPs have a problem with explaining things to people. Of courses, if you are talking to an extrovert, you wouldn't have the time to talk, nonetheless, I think I might have a solution. Tutor someone. INTP's have an extreme amount of patience, so develop those communications skills by tutoring someone. Hey, at least it will get you out of the house for an hour or so, and you should be able to do it with very little studying.
 
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Welcome to PerC! I hope you have a great time here on this forum, and there are plenty of INTPs here so I'm sure you'll make yourself right at home. If you want to read up on the MBTI system you can check out these links:
Personality Type Explained
Functional Analysis of Psychological Types

And as for your question about ESFJs, I am not very knowledgeable on that subject, so it would probably be best if you just go and ask that question on the ESFJ forum.

Also don't forget to have fun!
 
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