[Gentleman]

I think I'm finally getting close to determining my type. I believe I'm either an ISTJ or a repressed INFP.

I read that a good way to determine your type is to think of how you behaved as a child, since according to the theory your type never changes, and you should learn how to use your dominant function first. Before adolescence, I behaved very much like an Fi dom. Ever since I was abused, I've behaved like a Te aux. Everyone tells me they see Ne in me, so that's either inferior or aux. I don't contemplate the definition of a turd every time I take a shit, so I'm probably not Ni dom. I'm pretty certain that I'm Fi, not Fe, so that rules out the Ti dom types.

 

[Gentleman]

SJ and NF are huge temperament differences. Read up on Keirsey's temperaments!
Keirsey Temperament Website - Overview of the Four Temperaments

I have. I can hardly relate to either of those temperaments. The only temperament I can easily see myself fitting into is the NT rational.

So either Keirsey is bullshit, or I'm an NT. Given that I'm definitely an introvert, and I ruled out Ti and Ni dominant in the OP, I'm inclined to believe that Keirsey is bullshit.

 

[Gentleman]

Yeah, KTS is "bullshit" and the hundreds of Fortune 500 companies which utilize said psychology must not have a clue what they're doing.

I don't care about Fortune 500 companies. That means nothing to me. If hundreds of Fortune 500 companies told me that cutting my dick off was awesome, I would not cut my dick off. The large majority of people once believed Earth to be flat.

So you're saying that I'm an NT?

 

[Gentleman]

I didn't say I think you're an NT, although from the few posts of yours I've seen in this thread I get the notion you have the I_T_ style of communication, often referred to as "Cold Blooded" communication. But I tend not to try and guess personality types off of a few vague posts, it's bad form and usually remarkably ineffective. I was merely commenting that KTS would not have survived so many years and be so highly utilized by top businesses around the world if it had no merit. But you, someone who is unsure of even your own personality type, seem to know better than they do.

False. And I didn't say it had no merit; bull fecal matter has its uses. I don't care about what the top businesses are doing or what some academic authority says. That doesn't give anything merit in my eyes.

If Keirsey is accurate, then I am an NT, problem solved. Anyway, back to the functions. I use Ne and I'm pretty sure that I don't use Fe, hence not INTJ or INTP. I know for certain that I'm introverted. Therefore I cannot be an NT, and NT rational is the only temperament that can apply to me. Where am I going wrong in my reasoning?

 

[Gentleman]

My strong guess would be that you’re an INFP under stress. For me, it's not just about what you say, it's also about how you say it.

So my "traumatized INFP" theory, in which I was brought into a state of suppressing my aux and replacing it with my inferior may be correct. @Entropic do you approve of this my lord?