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In this episode, Joel and Antonia talk about the reasons you may struggle with finding your best fit personality type.
If you want support in figuring out your best fit type – we have professional profilers that can work with you to discover how your mind is wired.
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In this podcast you’ll find:
- Why people end up struggling to figure out their type, sometimes for years.
- Struggling to determine your type vs being mistyped.
- Discuss possible reasons someone may struggle to land on a best fit type.
- #1 Reason: Partial or Incomplete understanding of the system.
- We all have all parts, but which one supports the other.
- Early Attachment without re-evaluation as you gained more knowledge.
- Common type biases in typology communities.
- A question to ask yourself around attachment.
- #2 Reason: Elements of the system that can complicate the typing process.
- The presence of Authenticity (Introverted Feeling).
- The presence of Perspectives (Introverted Intuition).
- When an entire polarity ‘looks like’ another function.
- Solution: the strategy of ‘low-hanging’ fruits.
- #3 Reason: Oversimplifying prototypes in your life.
- “I am not anything like …”
- “That type is so cool!”
- #4 Reason: Over-importance of identifying your best-fit type.
- 2 patterns of why your brain may be resisting finding clarity on your best-fit type.
- What to do about them.
- #5 Reason: Cultural and Social Expectations.
- Where do you end and others begin?
- Suggested practice: creating a family tree (can apply to congregation, institution, demographic).
- #6 Reason: Levels of Growth.
- Map your developmental narrative against potential best-fit types.
- Example: the growth narrative of INxPs vs INxJs.
- Hang in there… and why this struggle can be a powerful thing.
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That is such a fun idea, Erik! I would be interested in doing that in our next gathering.
Hi! The first time I tested for MBTI was my senior year of college. I scored as an ENFP and did so sporadically for several years following this time. However, over the past few months, I have been going back and forth between ENFP and INFJ. I know these sound almost contradictory, given the inverse of the cognitive function attitudes, but I genuinely identify with both of these types – I’m also an HSP.
Antonia – When I heard you mention something along the lines of a highly developed dominant Ne integrated with a healthy inferior Si, it can almost look like Ni (INFJ). That got me thinking – I know our shadow functions are traditionally considered our “demon” functions or what comes out in us when we are distressed. However, what if the opposite is true? Could our ego development continue to integrate so profoundly into our personality that using our shadow functions is actually a sign of growth and emotional maturity?
I would love your thoughts on this theory, or any feedback!
When I first tested, through my college, the result was ENTP. That was almost 30 years ago. I read the description of ENTP and it didn’t fit, so I didn’t give much credence to MBTI.
Ten years later I ran across MBTI again because I’ve always been drawn to systems of personality, forensic psychology, etc. At that time, I was emotionally fragile because my fiance had committed suicide a couple months previously, my boss suddenly closed his office due to bi-polar problems and I had to change jobs, and I had to move. I took the MBTI and tested as ENFP. Again, it didn’t fit. Tested again shortly after that and I got INFP. It seemed not too far off, because I’m very creative and rely heavily on my intuition. I began typing everyone around me fairly accurately.
Even though I found it easy to type others using my “intuition”, I still had trouble identifying as INFP. About 4 months ago I found your podcast and website and began to study the cognitive functions. When I listened to your two podcasts regarding Ti v Te and Fi v Fe, the Ti and Fe resonated with me. I had wondered before if I was actually an INTP, but I knew an INTP who was a complete dick to his wife and I didn’t see myself as someone who could be so condescending and controlling as he is. Plus, though I am gifted and a member of Mensa, I’ve never given myself permission to believe I’m intelligent.
Anyway, I took your personality test online and tested as an INTP. When I read the description with new eyes it hit me like a brick. Ninety-five percent of it fit. Why hadn’t I seen it before? I thought I knew myself so we’ll. I’m so good at typing others. I felt (feel) embarrassed at my lack of self-insight. But another part if feels as if some heavy, dark cloud has been lifted.
I am now giving myself permission to utilize my Ti driver and it feels great. Ut i know also I really need and want to work on my Fe.
Thank you, Joel and Antonia, for all you do. It may be late in life for me to finally be comfortable with what makes me tick, but I’m glad for the 30 or so years I have left to grow and make my contribution to society.
I found it strange to hear that Authenticity users sometimes struggle to find their type. As a Fi dominant, the concept of not being sure who I am feels a bit alien to me. When I first discovered Myers-Briggs typing, I did as many online tests as I could find, and most of them correctly typed me as INFP. A couple came out as INFJ so I did some deep diving into the cognitive functions of both types which gave me a really good grounding to start from, as between them they cover them all! The Personality Junkie INFJ-INFP Type Clarifier Test was also really useful, as it takes you through all your answers afterwards and shows you which particular function each answer points towards.
I love the sound of that game Erik, that’s a brilliant idea!