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Up until last year, I always got ENFP on every test. But recently one of my roommates (definitely ENFP) started expressing doubt that I actually am an ENFP because I spend much of my time alone and get energy that way, rather than from other people. I've also seen a lot of changes in myself over the last year in that I've started listening to people more and shying away from situations in which I'm uncomfortable (I think a lot of times in my past I've been very social because I thought I had to be). I used to be in a sorority, and now that I dropped out, I'm actually a lot happier.
So recently, I took the test again, three times, three different tests, to make sure I was ENFP, and every time I took it I got INFJ.
I read somewhere that INFJ and ENFP are shadow personalities, so maybe I am both? I tend to be right in the middle of E and I, but I love lists and even though I am spontaneous and bubbly when I am in the mood for it, I'm generally not as talkative as I used to be. I also used to be very open about my feelings, and now I'm not, only with people very close to me. Could it be that I've become an INFJ over time? Do people's core personalities shift that much? Or have I always been an INFJ, and I was taking the test before as something I wanted to be?
I know there is a lot of overlap between the two... Here are just a few similarities:
Can work logically and rationally - use their intuition to understand the goal and work backwards towards it
Natural leaders
Sensitive and compassionate towards people
Service-oriented
Future-oriented
Value deep, authentic relationships
Creative
But there are also a lot of differences... any advice?
So recently, I took the test again, three times, three different tests, to make sure I was ENFP, and every time I took it I got INFJ.
I read somewhere that INFJ and ENFP are shadow personalities, so maybe I am both? I tend to be right in the middle of E and I, but I love lists and even though I am spontaneous and bubbly when I am in the mood for it, I'm generally not as talkative as I used to be. I also used to be very open about my feelings, and now I'm not, only with people very close to me. Could it be that I've become an INFJ over time? Do people's core personalities shift that much? Or have I always been an INFJ, and I was taking the test before as something I wanted to be?
I know there is a lot of overlap between the two... Here are just a few similarities:
Can work logically and rationally - use their intuition to understand the goal and work backwards towards it
Natural leaders
Sensitive and compassionate towards people
Service-oriented
Future-oriented
Value deep, authentic relationships
Creative
But there are also a lot of differences... any advice?