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Re: Lusher test feedback for Cathy - are you an E3? What do you think about it?

Re: Lusher test feedback for Cathy - are you an E3? What do you think about it?


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Posted by Cathy on June 27, 2000 at 03:51:20:

In Reply to: Lusher test feedback for Cathy - are you an E3? What do you think about it? posted by Jan den Breejen on June 27, 2000 at 01:44:11:


This indicates you tend to be an aggressive person with strong desires and a
: craving for action. You may be impulsive, energetic and have a tremendous
: drive for success.
>>>>>>this doesn't feel to be me at all. I can be in very specific circumstances, mainly only at home. I'm the exact opp. of energetic, I have absolutly no drive, and i have no energy for action. I have some strong desire to do things...but it manly it is connected with art for me.


You may be quick to take sides and make judgments.

>>>>> Sides no...Judgments yes, mostly of people i don't know... :D
:
However, you are not unreasonably stubborn and in fact may be sometimes too
: easily swayed in your feelings.
>>>>> i'm pretty stubborn but i guess...I don't know if this part is...i don't know.

: You tend to be an extrovert who plunges headlong into the adventure of
: living and you eagerly search for a variety of experience.
>>>>hahaha! I'm as introverted as they come. If experience means to do things...no.

You reject
: monotony in any form and your search for variety may sometimes make you
: fickle. You tend to lack in perseverance and planning, but may reach
: success through sheer force of personality.

>>>>>I have a problem with planning somewhat....but not that much.

: For you, the issues of life are for the most part clear-cut and dramatic
: and you tend toward extremes in all you do. This also applies to your
: temper, moods and emotions. Since you believe that happiness is the natural
: state of affairs, you are involved in an endless pursuit of excitement.
: However, you should avoid the tendency to blame others for your failures.

>>>>>>I do go through mood extreames alot. But i'm not all that happy nor do i look for it.


:


: A N A L Y S I S * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
: This indicates that your basic drive is directed toward a desire to avoid
: being dominated or influenced in your life-style.

>>>>Yes this is one of my drives.
: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

: The reader should now have a more complete understanding and assessment of
: this subject's basic goal(s) and the methods used to achieve that goal(s).

:

: A N A L Y S I S * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
: This indicates that you may tend to be skeptical and/or pessimistic. If
: your hopes and dreams have not been fulfilled you may have suffered deep
: disappointment. You are going to stick to the practical, down-to-earth
: things that you know you can accomplish. You perceive people who go around
: with their head in the clouds are foolish, and you are not going to get
: caught in that kind of nonsense.

>>>>The first few points seem true...but the down to earth and thinking people with thier head in the clouds are foolish are false. i'm one of those people with thier heads in the clouds. not to mention the whole body.
: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

: 1. PRESENT BEHAVIORAL TENDENCIES INDICATE (the means or behavior that one
: may turn to and/or adopt which enables him or her to achieve a goal...
: GENERALLY...
: You are intense, vital and animated, taking a delight in action. Your
: activity is directed towards success or conquest and there is a desire to
: live life to the fullest.

>>>>not at all.

: SPECIFICALLY...
: You want to make up for what you feel you have missed by living with
: exaggerated intensity; in this way you feel you can break free from all the
: things that oppress you.
: ** !!
: >>>>>>uhhh ___________________________________________________________________________
: You are persistent. You demand what you feel to be your due and endeavor
: to maintain your position intact.
>>>>>>Who knows anymore. i don't

: SPECIFICALLY...
: You are defensive. You feel your position is threatened or inadequately
: established. You are determined to pursue your objectives despite the
: anxiety induced by opposition.

:
: 3. RESTRAINED BEHAVIORAL TENDENCIES INDICATE (actions being held in reserve
: or set aside in safe keeping and not currently in operation. This
: unestablished quality or behavior may be inappropriate but can be
: brought quickly into operation at any time when circumstances change)...
: GENERALLY...
: You tend to be self-centered and therefore quick to take offense. You are
: sensitive and sentimental, but conceals this from all, except those very
: close to you.

>>>>true. But i conceal it from everyone, including my family.

: SPECIFICALLY...
: You tend to be self-centered and therefore quick to take offense. You are
: able to obtain satisfaction from interpersonal relationships but tend to
: hold yourself aloof.

>>>>>What satisfaction??? hahhahaha

: GENERALLY...
: PSYCHODYNAMICS ABSTRACT: An existing situation or relationship is
: unsatisfactory, but you feel unable to change it to bring about the sense of
: belonging which you need. You are unwilling to expose your vulnerability,
: you therefore continue to resist this state of affairs, but feel dependent
: on the attachment. This not only depresses you, but makes you irritable and
: impatient, producing considerable restlessness and the urge to get away from
: the situation, either actually, or at least mentally. Your ability to
: concentrate may suffer.
: SUMMARIZED AS: Restless dissatisfaction.


>>>>>>Perhaps?

: SPECIFICALLY...
: PSYCHODYNAMICS ABSTRACT: A relationship is no longer running smoothly
: for you, it has proved deeply disappointing and is now regarded as a
: depressing tie. While on the one hand, you would like to free yourself from
: this attachment altogether, yet, on the other, you do not want to lose
: anything nor risk uncertainty and the possibility of further disappointment.
: These contradictory emotions aggravate you to such an extent that you try to
: suppress them beneath an aloof and severe attitude.
: SUMMARIZED AS: Stress arising from emotional disappointment.
: *** !!!!!

:
: 5. STRESS BEHAVIORAL TENDENCIES INDICATE (one may want something and wish
: to avoid something else - this can create problems and attempts to solve
: problems - which in itself introduces stress into the task of living...
: You are disappointed and fear that there is no point in formulating fresh
: goals have led you to stress and anxiety. You want congenial contact with
: others and hope for development, but feel that your associations are empty
: and your progress impeded. You react with an intense and zealous activity
: designed to achieve your aims at all costs.


Hey i was answering to this at 4 in the morning. Most of it doesn't sound right to me. I'm a 4w5 IXFP..supposedly. I don't know. why do i bother to care anymore.



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