MBTI

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December 13, 2012

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Today, I want to discuss my personality type, INFJ and how it relates to me. Here is a list of tidbits about me that I think relate to my MBTI personality type and may resonate with other INFJ’s:

·         Highly sensitive: I feel that I am highly sensitive. I have difficulty watching violent television or movies. I avoid it and it is very difficult for me to handle.

·         Prominent interests in the arts and humanities, especially writing. I really enjoy books of all kinds, music, philosophy, dance, theatre, crafting, and painting.

·         I need my space and time to recharge alone. If I am in a social situation for too long it becomes draining and I feel myself becoming disengaged.

·         I love nature, especially trees and waterfalls. My favorite tree is the weeping willow.

·         I can be intense sometimes, I am a perfectionist and expect a lot from myself.

·         I really love being around people and helping people. I enjoy my very close relationships with my family and friends.

·         I like to plan & make lists, like this one ;-).

·         I feel like I have one true purpose in life and my goal in life is to figure out that purpose and let that seep into everything that I do.

·         I value education, but don’t necessarily agree with the current structure and ideas in some of our educational institutions.

·         I think abstractly and have an easy time thinking, reading, and talking about theoretical ideas.

·         I like science and I’m really into ideas about physics right now.

·         I have strong protective instincts, especially when it comes to my friends and family. I’ve had these instincts since I was a small child. I hate to see innocent or vulnerable people bullied.

·         I have difficulty speaking loudly.

·         I can appear very calm and reserved on the surface, when that may not necessary be the case.

·         I have difficulty with spatial awareness. I hate parallel parking and have a very difficult time judging distance.

·         Sometimes I am in my own head so much that I don’t notice things in the physical world. I am not as observant of details as some others and I can go for a long time without noticing physical things in my every day environment.

·         I am very romantic and idealistic.

·         I hate conflict and try to avoid it like the plague. If it is a conflict that I am not directly involved in then I can act as a peacemaker/mediator and tend to be very good in this role at helping others resolve their conflicts.

·         I’m a great listener and people often confide in me.

·         I’m very reflective.