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Just signed up and would like to introduce myself. My name is Katy, I am from Germany, but live in the Netherlands now.
After years of (mis)typing myself as an INFJ, it's time for me to find out which type I really am. Any thoughts are appreciated
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On the official MBTI site I was typed as an ISTJ, but I am fairly certain I am more of an intuitive.
Two weeks ago I had a web session with a trained profiler. She typed me as an ENTJ (and probably type 3 enneagram), which sounded somewhat plausible, but I was too baffled to really arrive at the same conclusion.
In the meantime I digested a lot of ENTJ information and do admit a lot resonates. But from my point of view INTJ sounds a lot more plausible. I would consider myself to be more of an introvert. If needed I can act quite extrovert, my colleagues actually believe I am. A master coach questioned my introversion as well. She believes my introvert behaviour is learned and not my nature. But I still see myself primarily in the introvert corner. If I act as a social butterfly it comes with a high energy cost. I usually cannot react immediately in a conversion, but need time to digest and formulate a response. I can sit still and be inside my head for hours without getting bored.... When I explained this to the profiler, she said my extroverted thinking appears so strong that I am probably an ENTJ who just isn't extremely outgoing socially. As I appear to be very busy in my life, she thought my energy succeeded that of an INTJ. I admit this could be true, but it comes at a high cost for me (burnout, hospitalization, etc.).
When I look at the cognitive functions, I do believe extraverted thinking is either my dominant or auxiliary function. Though if introverted intuition were my primary cognitive function, I feel my extraverted thinking would logically be the one function the outside world would pick up on anyways.
My job requires quick decision making and quite a "red" leadership style which is not foreign to me. But in my private surroundings I take longer when making decisions and I like to ponder a lot more on it. For example when I bought my car it took me 6 months to make a decision, even though I had no more reliable car and the money sat in the bank.
Also when I study the ENTJ type I feel they are more direct than me. In my performance reviews I always get scolded for not being direct enough. I do lead a large group of people, but they perceive me as highly social and caring. According to my psychologist I am a HSP. But at the same time I am not terrific at reading people. I can empathize and put myself in their shoes extremely easy, but some social notions are lost on me...
I overendulge in sensory stimuly and after years of repressed feelings I feel it is one of my weaker functions. I have never considered feelings as a good thing, but as a teen I was always crying lots and I can get extremely emotional at times. Just do my best at hiding it from the world and hating myself for it.
So what is more likely, am I an ENTJ and just need to accept that fact or is it possible I am an INTJ? Or are there any other guesses?
Please let me know if I posted this in the wrong place.
After years of (mis)typing myself as an INFJ, it's time for me to find out which type I really am. Any thoughts are appreciated
. On the official MBTI site I was typed as an ISTJ, but I am fairly certain I am more of an intuitive.
Two weeks ago I had a web session with a trained profiler. She typed me as an ENTJ (and probably type 3 enneagram), which sounded somewhat plausible, but I was too baffled to really arrive at the same conclusion.
In the meantime I digested a lot of ENTJ information and do admit a lot resonates. But from my point of view INTJ sounds a lot more plausible. I would consider myself to be more of an introvert. If needed I can act quite extrovert, my colleagues actually believe I am. A master coach questioned my introversion as well. She believes my introvert behaviour is learned and not my nature. But I still see myself primarily in the introvert corner. If I act as a social butterfly it comes with a high energy cost. I usually cannot react immediately in a conversion, but need time to digest and formulate a response. I can sit still and be inside my head for hours without getting bored.... When I explained this to the profiler, she said my extroverted thinking appears so strong that I am probably an ENTJ who just isn't extremely outgoing socially. As I appear to be very busy in my life, she thought my energy succeeded that of an INTJ. I admit this could be true, but it comes at a high cost for me (burnout, hospitalization, etc.).
When I look at the cognitive functions, I do believe extraverted thinking is either my dominant or auxiliary function. Though if introverted intuition were my primary cognitive function, I feel my extraverted thinking would logically be the one function the outside world would pick up on anyways.
My job requires quick decision making and quite a "red" leadership style which is not foreign to me. But in my private surroundings I take longer when making decisions and I like to ponder a lot more on it. For example when I bought my car it took me 6 months to make a decision, even though I had no more reliable car and the money sat in the bank.
Also when I study the ENTJ type I feel they are more direct than me. In my performance reviews I always get scolded for not being direct enough. I do lead a large group of people, but they perceive me as highly social and caring. According to my psychologist I am a HSP. But at the same time I am not terrific at reading people. I can empathize and put myself in their shoes extremely easy, but some social notions are lost on me...
I overendulge in sensory stimuly and after years of repressed feelings I feel it is one of my weaker functions. I have never considered feelings as a good thing, but as a teen I was always crying lots and I can get extremely emotional at times. Just do my best at hiding it from the world and hating myself for it.
So what is more likely, am I an ENTJ and just need to accept that fact or is it possible I am an INTJ? Or are there any other guesses?
Please let me know if I posted this in the wrong place.
