AvPD & ADHD-er takes the Myers-Briggs personality test 

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I've always tested as INFP. I haven't been diagnosed with avoidance or ADHD or any of those things. But I believe I have avoidant PD and/or social anxiety. I've also dealt with depression off and on throughout my life. It's not easy is it? I'm really quite friendly, but an invite to a party almost sends me into an anxiety attack. Right now I'm even contemplating telling the person having the party that I'm going to be out of the country that week. 😐 I wish I was joking.

Leaving a comment, to feed the algorithm - it's a good thing, and I am happier, to speak more freely, in your Discord, chat server! Cheers- 👍

I did take an in-depth (comprehensive, and paid), one of these tests, about 20-years ago - I don't recall, what my indicated personality-type, was then... 💟

Very interesting. I took the test twice with more honest answers and surprisingly got ISTP-T twice aka Virtuoso. I like to make stuff and tinker with with stuff. So it's pretty spot on. 100% Introvert, 54% Observant, 65% Thinking, 75% Prospecting 94 Turbulent.

Just taken the test, got INFJ-T Advocate even though some answers were very different to you. But they do work things out differently as I got 1% more introverted than you, at 98%. Below is the complete results in case you were interested. INFJ-T 98% Introverted 52% Intuitive 63% Feeling 67% Judging 82% Turbulent

(In my best Gomer Pyle voice): "Well surprise! surprise!"- except Gomer's clueless, and as another (provisional) INFJ-t I'm not a bit surprised at your results, and wouldn't be for anyone with AvPD or SPD. There seems to be a high correlation with INFJs and to a degree INFPs with these and similar less severe adaptations, and for logical reasons. There is general acceptance within Jungian thought (from which MBTI derives) that we are born with some amount of predisposition toward certain cognitive function traits, and in INFJs the Dominant Ni function in combination with the Ti tertiary(child) function creates an "ideosyncratic" thinking style which predisposes us to being misunderstood/invalidated by the majority (sensory-dominant types) and therefore more likely to experience more severe attachment and social trauma, reinforcing our already withdrawn tendencies. If attachment traumas and early conditioning were not a factor and we were encouraged and supported in developing all our cognitive functions without parental and societal bias, there would likely be very little distinction to base psychological type on (no Jungian "shadow" / Objective Personality "ignored" traits). It seems logical and I see some evidence that each "type" seems to correlate with a tendency toward certain neuroses or "disorders" due to trauma (core wounds/ attachment style) but I haven't seen published data to prove that observation. I haven't taken this test yet; I have taken another which yielded INFJ, but I don't have the percentages. I personally don't place much value on the tests as the questions are very subjective and contextual and often use descriptive adjectives that are open to wide interpretation- for me as a schizoid/avoidant, often none of the answers or potentially several equally apply, so I'm left with the impression that I could test as other types and I most likely could be casually identified by others as ISTP or INTJ. I prefer to approach psychological type from the study of the cognitive functions, as that seems to offer a more useful understanding of personality and cognitive type. I've only fairly recently begun to study typing and haven't even really looked at enneagram yet, so still lots to learn. What seems very strange (and confusing/frustrating) to me is that with Fe as our second function and our primary extroverting function one would think that social environments would be my natural element-one would most certainly be WRONG in my case. Instead, I can be concerned with and primarily motivated by others' feelings, but in a way that causes sadistic self-criticism, isolation, and self-detrimental counterdependent AND codependent tendencies depending on circumstance and context. On one hand I recognize that I want and need (some) social relations while I simultaneously dread and loathe socializing- talk about a double bind! You do raise my curiosity with this as it relates to trait percentages, so if I can remember to remind my inattentive brain to take the test I will do so and post again if I find something interesting- thanks Maxine, another good topic and well-done presentation.

I get a different result every time (except for introversion which is always 90+%). When i was a teenager i tested as intp, but i've gotten infp, isfp and this time i got isfj. Everything else is always 50-60% so it makes sense that it changes i guess. I'm feeling very called out by the addition of turbulent though lol.

I'm INFJ, too!

INTP? Just me I guess

What a beautiful soul . I like your energy in that one . For some reason I don't want do that test 😅

ENFJ ❤

I got Virtuoso ISTP-T... I have taken this test before and that's not what I remember. Though I scored 100% introverted this time around which is dead on. Last time I took the test I believe I got INFJ or INFP. I guess I'm inconsistent about choosing the same answer years apart from test to test.

INFP-T

I’m an infp, I used to test as infj not sure what changed. Awesome channel by the way, just started watching. Thanks for being so open about your experiences and struggles . It’s super helpful knowing there are other folks out there on a similar journey.

INTJ-T I’ve gotten another before, I think it’s the F, because I always agonize over these questions. So many of them, it either depends on the circumstances, and also I don’t know how to describe my emotions or how they work? I used to say that I was pretty good under pressure. Now I realize that I was just masking and disassociating super hard and discounting the internal chaos while “handling” things seemingly fine

Took that test and also got Advocate INFJ-T -> 100% Introverted, 76% Intuitive, 81% Feeling, 100% Judging, 58% Turbulent (so looks like I could be (A)ssertive sometimes since it's close to 50%). That was fun though. Thanks!

Just started the video so I’m not sure if you mention this later, but have you never taken the MBTI test before?! I’ve always been obsessed with personality tests, ever since I was a child and learned of their existence! I feel like they’ve just always appealed to my intensely curious, introspective self, so I have always found them to be endlessly fascinating. I’ll have to take the test you’ve linked again even though I know I’ve taken it before, but who knows, maybe I’ll get a different result! I pretty much consistently get INFP or INFP-T though, so I doubt I’ll score differently in any kind of meaningful way. If you enjoy (or at least can tolerate) personality tests, I’d recommend taking the enneagram test too! That one is also extremely interesting and has a fairly extensive information basis to support it (maybe not empirically, but the theory itself has a wealth of information it is supported by, much like the MBTI/cognitive function stacking). I usually get type 4 or 4w5 when I take the enneagram, btw… you should check it out when you can 😊

Fellow INFJ-T here! 😄 Now I'm curious about the stats...

Another Advocate here, introverted 73%, intuitive 56%, feeling 53%, judging 64% & turbulent 78% 😊

I found that the test results changed for me when I got super real and honest instead of letting “should” creep in, even if it means admitting to things I don’t consider good.

I took the test and got ISTJ-T. I have taken the official MB and got ISTP.