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𝓢𝓮𝓵𝓯 𝓓𝓲𝓼𝓬𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓻𝔂

My Types

MBTI - INFP (note: I think the INFP-T/A designation on 16 Personalities.com can be misleading. Maybe I'll explain why later…)

Enneagram - 3w4 sx/sp 

• Dominant instinct: Self preservation
• Middle instinct: Sexual
• Blind spot: Social

Clifton Strengths (note: this is an awesome test! I highly recommend buying the book to take the test.)

1. Strategic
2. Ideation
3. Input
4. Intellection
5. Learner

Fascination Advantage -

• Primary: Mystique (matches well with my Enneagram blind spot! So is my blind spot my advantage?)
• Secondary: Innovation
• Type: The Secret Weapon

My Archetypes - Sage/Explorer (Nice mix of my INFP type with the Clifton Strengths)

Clutterbug Organization Type: Butterfly 

My Main Aesthetics (self identified)- Chaotic academia, romantic academia, and matcha minimalism.
(Note: As far as entertainment goes, much of what I like is considered Barbiecore. So weird. And I love anime, but that shows up in a limited way when it comes to my style.)

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One of my favorite hobbies is playing around personality type frameworks. 

I got into personality types while I was suffering from depression about five years ago. One of the ongoing feelings I had was the feeling of being disconnected from myself. I had a hard time seeing what was good about me and making sense of the way I see the world. Going deep into the Myers-Briggs personality type indicator helped me to finally see what was actually me.

Some worry that if they take a personality test, they will be forever defined within this one little box. I feel that people don't realize that personality types don't exist to define you. What they do is show a little sliver of yourself that you may not have been aware of. Also personality type tests have different contexts and uses.

For example, the MBTI is great for getting a better understanding of how you mentally process the world around you. However, Clifton Strengths is great for discovering your unique talents and how they can be applied at work and in your life. The Enneagram is good for introducing you to your shadow-- the motivations you have within yourself that you maybe reluctant to admit that you have, but once you become aware of them, you can learn how to not let that shortcoming overtake your life.

And honesty, I've found that the more tests I take, the more complex I become. There are an endless number of ways of looking at who I am. Depression is being in a box. Seeing the multiple terms and definitions that work toward creating a complex identity is freedom. Finally, I've learned to recognize myself.

And I've also come to deeply appreciate the complexity of others, regardless of if they share my personality type or not.

So that's my two cents on why personality typing isn't just awesome, but even, important.