Re: Ignore above. Easier to read (Inside)

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: : I indented and everything but my paragraphs didn't come out the way I expected. Oh well, guess I have to settle for single line spaces. : : Anally yours, : : W. : : PS - glad to be here and hope I'll be around for a while. Still haven't eaten yet... : : ----------------------------- : : First of all, I have to say that the net is a very cool place. A friend of mine sent me the Keirsey test yesterday along with the IPTI. I took both tests and the resulting "score" was INTJ. I was fascinated by all of this personality stuff and have been clicking around to find out more about my personality type ever since. I found and took the Enneagram Test and it told me I have a Type 4 personality. That's why I'm here. : : I think some of these personality descriptions are a bit off the mark; like horoscopes, general but interesting. I'm a Scorpio. I've always considered the Scorpio description as, "a convenient definition of certain aspects to my personality", and I think that this personality stuff is similar to astrological signs in a way. Don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking this personality stuff. Or horoscopes for that matter. I simply think that they hit in some places and miss in others. : : The most important thing for me in all of this is that I have looked inside myself, i.e, the questions asked have made me think, "am I this way or am I that way?" Of course, some of the questions are very easily answered. To overstate my point, it made think, "who are you?" I guess my question, then, is, what aspects of being a 4 do you most relate to? I guess I'm interested in how similar we are regarding how unique we think we are...or are for that matter. : : As for me, I definitely think that I am unique but don't mean it in an arrogant way. I'm just me, take it or leave it. But I don't necessarily think that I am like everybody else or vice versa. I've always done what I wanted to do, not necessarily concerning myself with whether or not it was the right thing to do. Or, better said, I don't consider the ramifications my actions might have on other people or my future all of the time. Hey, I like gratification and self-satisfaction. I've always gone against the grain, though, sometimes to the point where it hurt me in the long run but did it because I wanted to do it and screw everything and everybody else. : : I like to be creative and thought provoking. I have a good ear and tend to think that I give good advice because it is well thought out (which makes it good). : : I have mood swings and can be defeated by complication to the point where I just want everybody to leave me alone, but I'm not bi-polar. I am most comfortable being even tempered, having things consistent and don't see the glass as strictly half empty or full. It fluctuates. At any given time it is "either/or". Saying that, the liquid is at the middle of the glass. : : I like to prove a point. I don't like to be wrong but usually (and I mean usually) I admit when I am. But, that's o.k. because I'm usually right. I like to know what to expect. When I don't know what to expect I can be self-defeating, seemingly shooting myself in the foot before the challenging. It seems, also, that most of my confidence is focused on what I know rather than being confident about accomplishing what I'm not sure of. : : I think I have a great sense of humor. I am calculating and methodical. I have a strong will. I have to choose the correct word (I just deleted the word "right" and substituted "correct" and will probably read this 100 time before I post it). : : I am comfortable being by myself and just thinking. Actually, I think I over think things to a degree. I have a tendency to imagine the worst case scenario and dwell on it. Plus, I have a vivid imagination. Sometimes(more often than not)I prefer to be alone (phones and emails work just fine). Again, don't get me wrong, but if I'm by myself or relying on myself I don't have to worry about somebody else screwing things up. : : : : There's more to me and to all of this but I'm tired of typing and hungry. So, am I a 4? Thank you for you time and attention, : : : : Will : Hello Will, : I'd say that you're definitely in the vicinity of your correct Etype. It sounds like you're either a 4 or a 5. I can relate to everything you've said and I'm a 4. Tal also relates and he is a 5. There's a lot of similarity between these two types until you get to core motivations. Are you envious of other's relationships and how easily they seem to fit in? Do you feel like there's something lacking in you that others have? : Ev

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