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On my Meyer Briggs test, I am an INFJ, but I am very close to being an ENFJ. I love having these conversations with people because I realized in my grad program, I haven't met anyone that is more than one letter difference! I thought it was pretty neat.

One of my friends was talking about the enneagram personality tests and I am a 469.

What are you?

I used to test INFJ but now I tend to test INFP

SmallFarm wrote:I used to test INFJ but now I tend to test INFP

My husband and all of his family members (seriously!) are that. It is nice to be married to a peacemaker!! What do you think contributed to your MBTI change?

I really don't know what the difference is between a J and a P
EDIT: So I looked into it more and "P" (perceivers) value the journey over the destination, and I think that that is interesting because that is an ideal I have come to value recently from reading a book in a fantasy series by an LDS author.

My whole family took the MBTI test and found it to be very accurate. I took it twice, both times came up as an INTP.

When I took the MBTI 4 years ago I was ESTJ and upon taking it 5 minutes ago I apparently still am, lol. Reading through the characteristics I really do see some of my personality/quirks, while some leave me scratching my head. For example, it says that ESTJs are practical, rational, honest, organized, loyal/dedicated, crave stability and structure, have strong principles, and love order and routine. These all describe me to a T. The following traits are ones that I can't relate to in any way, shape or form:

1) Judgmental...I actually have a kind of "live and let live" outlook on people and their choices and can get bothered when others spit out disparaging and condemnatory remarks

2) Inflexible...it's my belief that life will throw many curveballs at you and if you aren't willing to be flexible sometimes, one of those hurtling balls will smack you hard in the face!

3) Difficulty Expressing Emotion...this makes me laugh because if you ask my husband or family members they would probably say that communication and talking about feelings is a huge priority for me

4) Trouble Feeling Empathy...this couldn't be farther from the truth. I constantly put myself in other peoples' shoes (in my mind) and feel that trying to understand or comprehend where the other person is coming from is an important tool/skill in life and communication.

Does anyone else feel the attributes in their MBTI results are precise or inaccurate?

WhereCanITurn4Peace wrote:When I took the MBTI 4 years ago I was ESTJ and upon taking it 5 minutes ago I apparently still am, lol. Reading through the characteristics I really do see some of my personality/quirks, while some leave me scratching my head.

For me, mine is pretty accurate, but I know what you mean because a test can't relate to everyone on every playing field. Something I do wonder though is how common my personality type is? On the testing websites, it says mine is always a 1 or 2% of the population kind of thing and I don't necessarily agree. Maybe I just like being around people that are like myself though .

Things that really resonated for me from my MBTI profile:
Strengths:
I see patterns in behavior that a lot of people don't often see
I want to do the best I can all of the time
I am very empathetic (between this one and the one above it, I can become very compassion tired)

Weaknesses:
I can struggle when I think others aren't performing their best
I have a hard time relaxing
I can be a tad obsessive about interests
Can be a little aloof at times

Overall though, when I read the INFJ profiles, I've never found anything that was like "that is totally off" for me.

SmallFarm wrote:I used to test INFJ but now I tend to test INFP

I wonder if you were really close on the boarded of J and P.