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Although introverted I have no problem giving talks or teaching. I even enjoy teaching but to people that want to learn what I have to share with them. I usually do OK with crowds but sometimes find them not overwhelming but maybe over stimulating. I don’t like loud parties. I used to think I didn’t need to be around people but I have found that I do need people, just not a lot of people. A few close friends is what I need.
I have a hard time making telephone calls to someone I’ve never met. I don’t like introducing myself to people I don’t know.
I’ve never done an MBTI. I would guess I’m expressive/extroverted. In fact, I started my faith transition when I moved to a bigger ward (200+) from a branch of about 50-60. I think the fact that I wasn’t “front and centre” any more (I had served as president of something or on the branch presidency/as the branch president for a good 10 years) bothered me. Then the fact that it bothered me, bothered me. I questioned whether the reason I had been going to church was as some sort of self-validation “look at me” exercise.
Having recently moved back to my branch of 50-60 I’ll be interested to see how things change. I’m a little hesitant to go back to “front and centre” – I’m not sure I trust myself to be there.
Right… so what does this mean: ENFP
Extravert(44%) iNtuitive(25%) Feeling(25%) Perceiving(56)%
You have moderate preference of Extraversion over Introversion (44%)
You have moderate preference of Intuition over Sensing (25%)
You have moderate preference of Feeling over Thinking (25%)
You have moderate preference of Perceiving over Judging (56%)
mackay11 wrote:Right… so what does this mean:
ENFP
Extravert(44%) iNtuitive(25%) Feeling(25%) Perceiving(56)%
You have moderate preference of Extraversion over Introversion (44%)
You have moderate preference of Intuition over Sensing (25%)
You have moderate preference of Feeling over Thinking (25%)
You have moderate preference of Perceiving over Judging (56%)
It means that you are my exact opposite(I’m ISTJ), but it doesn’t mean we can’t get along, we just sometimes won’t understand how the other thinks.
Quote:It doesn’t mean we can’t get along, we just sometimes won’t understand how the other thinks.
That sounds like it should be in our mission statement somewhere.
:clap: Thoreau wrote:More later when I’ve had more time to process and compose a coherent post.
And there you have introversion in action — I could have written that line above from Thoreau.
DarkJedi wrote:mackay11 wrote:Right… so what does this mean:
ENFP
Extravert(44%) iNtuitive(25%) Feeling(25%) Perceiving(56)%
You have moderate preference of Extraversion over Introversion (44%)
You have moderate preference of Intuition over Sensing (25%)
You have moderate preference of Feeling over Thinking (25%)
You have moderate preference of Perceiving over Judging (56%)
It means that you are my exact opposite(I’m ISTJ), but it doesn’t mean we can’t get along, we just sometimes won’t understand how the other thinks.
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INTJ here. I come alive in certain circumstances, usually when I am teaching or speaking on a topic about which I feel passionately. It’s the content that excites me to overcome my inclination to avoid people.
Funny but true, I would bet people at church think I’m an extrovert because I am very vocal in Sunday classes when discussing the scriptures or my personal experiences with, and beliefs about, the divine. Other than Sunday, I skip any activities which don’t absolutely require my attendance and even drop my kids off for activities or wait in the car on youth nights. When I go to ward activities (which I only do so my kids can socialize), I sit with my family and avoid people. I clumsily fake small talk (I really stink at it!) when people approach me or when I feel an obligation of some sort to speak. Other times I can’t abide the silence and say stupid things simply because I am so uncomfortable.
I’m an exceptional researcher and policy analyst though…
INFJ and INFP here. About 90% intro. So ya, very. I find being a INFJ male to be even more taxing in finding male friends or typical make bonding(comrodary).
Although I can switch to sensing and intellectual feeling rapidly if it is failing or not bearing forth good fruit.
Constantly reexamine myself and my soundings and my ideals and adjusting to what works until it doesn’t then shifting quickly into feeling then sensing until it does.
Bottom line for me– I question everything all the time– especially myself.
Very very critical of self. Which is bad if I find someone critical or judging of me– it amplifies into a very unstable emotional reaction of condasendtion and low self esteem. Which explains why it is unhealthily for me to be around very orthodox external judging people. Disaster at it worst internally for me.
Bump for Shoshin mercyngrace wrote:
I come alive in certain circumstances, usually when I am teaching or speaking on a topic about which I feel passionately. It’s the content that excites me to overcome my inclination to avoid people.Funny but true, I would bet people at church think I’m an extrovert because I am very vocal in Sunday classes when discussing the scriptures or my personal experiences with, and beliefs about, the divine.
I could have written this word for word
mercyngrace wrote:
Other than Sunday, I skip any activities which don’t absolutely require my attendance and even drop my kids off for activities or wait in the car on youth nights. When I go to ward activities (which I only do so my kids can socialize), I sit with my family and avoid people. I clumsily fake small talk (I really stink at it!) when people approach me or when I feel an obligation of some sort to speak. Other times I can’t abide the silence and say stupid things simply because I am so uncomfortable.
As a family of introverts (with a probable extrovert baby – go figure), we take about 1 Sunday every 6 weeks (ish) to avoid church and regroup. I am OK with this. Actually, I am more than OK with it as long as we “trade up” in our family activities.
My role of thumb is that I don’t attend any R.S. activities unless I can bring my girls with me. They provide an excellent screen to hide behind.
We boycott most social activities because my husband doesn’t want to work around his diet issues (low salt diets are hard socially), and he HATES small talk with a passion. His parents were surprised when we started dating because it meant he had made small talk with someone more than once (tongue in cheek kidding… mostly).
I am not fond of Primary functions because I wander around feeling like an out of place idiot surrounded by kids and/or dealing with their parents so that my kids have a chance at a branch social life if they want it.
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