my myers-briggs test

Thanks to ulm, I recalled my memory about this test, from one of Craig Whittaker's class. The glorious Personal-Development-Plan. (Gee, seems like billion years ago).

The name of the test, somehow, distantly.. rang my bell. Why distantly? Cause I remember the name... but I didn't remember taking the test. I totally can't recall what my result was.

So there I was, googling "myers-briggs+test". Et voila, one of the result directed to an online test. Anddd I gave it a go. So what does it say?

Introverted iNtuitive Feeling Judging

Hmm.

When I went on to read the explanation, at first I was surprised many times of what it says.
"Neaah, this can't be right. I should retake the test."
But somehow, it ended up like an eye opener. "Wow. I never thought of it like that, but its true. This is so me."

To be honest, I've been trying to rediscover my personality for the past months. Ever since I was depressed, badly depressed, with my study (yes, I was, dear. it's a long story).

Long story short, I really tried to consult my opportunities in this field, with my most trusted mentor. Then I realized this is not my strength. But it's too late. The fact that I know I have lost all this years to something useless, something that is not of my strength, had bummed me.

But the fact that I know I wasn't being true to myself and other people had bummed me even more.

I feel like I don't know myself anymore.

Who am I? The q I had constantly find myself asking. Why have I been acting intuitive towards other people? Why do I always act aloof once I feel uncomfortable in a social environment? Why can't I just act nice at least pretend to be nice? Why do I always want anything I do to be straight from the start? Why do I always try to be hard to myself and to other people?

...the empathic abilities often found in Fs...can serve as a classic example of the two-edged nature of certain INFJ talents, as it can be strong enough to cause discomfort or pain in negative or stressful situations.

Me? Empath? It maybe kinda true, cause I indeed can't take negative situation. *recalling my second internship in "hell"... pffff*

...at intervals INFJs will suddenly withdraw into themselves, sometimes shutting out even their intimates. This apparent paradox is a necessary escape valve for them, providing both time to rebuild their depleted resources and a filter to prevent the emotional overload...

That is so true.

And the I and J combination, while perhaps enhancing self-awareness, may make it difficult for INFJs to articulate their deepest and most convoluted feelings. Usually self-expression comes more easily to INFJs on paper...

I'm not much of a writer anymore these days, but yeah. True.

...they also have external sensing perception... however, is the weakest of their arsenal and the most vulnerable... they may be so absorbed in intuitive perceiving that they become oblivious to physical reality... under stress, they may fall prey to various forms of immediate gratification.

Again, true. :)

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For those who want to take the test (or re-take, cause yeah, we do change from time to time), try it here: http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp

Thanks, ulm.