The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator suggests I am an INTJ (Or, as I prefer and later discovered, an INtj with the T and J parts not being as distinct)
INTJ stands for Introverted, Intuitive, Thinking, Judging and basically describes how I think and view the world. So in other words, I get my energies more from being alone than with people, I am analytical and observational rather than instinctual, I value rational thought more than feelings, I make judgements more than keeping my opinions open. That doesn't paint the full picture, but you get the idea! Some might describe INJTs and "cold geniuses" opposed to "bubbly drama queen", which you might get from, say, an ESFJ.
My MBTI personality type has advantages, but also disadvantages. I'm hoping that by having them highlighted I will be able to better understand myself and other people, and thus make my life a little easier.
Descriptions about INTJs on the net sum me up pretty well and in a way it saddens me that I apparently am not capable of thinking outwardly or emotionally like most people. I am self obsessed by definition and in reality it’s true! It’s not that I am like that because I am bad and choose to be, but I am like that because it’s the core personality I was (perhaps) born with. There’s little I can do about it despite my efforts and good intentions.
I wonder about all the automatic responses I have to things and the way I go about communicating...
For example, it is true that many men have difficulties with the ladies, but the fact that I so far have felt totally incapable of flirting must be putting me at a big added disadvantage! For some girls, flirting and banter is imperative, and if am a naturally bad ‘socializer’, I will be disregarded way before I’ve even been given the opportunity to show my strengths. It sucks.
In fact last year I saw my MBTI result as a large reason why I have been depressed. It was only after discovering the INTJ Forum that I realized not all INTJs are depressed, and not all are alike in many other ways. My INTJ-ness is certainly a part of my problem but I've concluded it's only a problem when combined with a neurotic trait- something which the Global 5/ Big 5/ SLOAN personality indicator covers. I'll go into more detail about that later :)
