Introverts

[IROC]

Originally Posted by Geronimo '74

Any introverts know their Meyers Briggs personality type?

No, but I peg the meter as an "S" in the DiSC assessment.

[Geronimo '74]

I didn't know about that particular assessment.
A quick online test has me down as a D and C (?)

[ramonesfreak]

Introvert here too

With the exception of health issues and having no income now, this lockdown is a dream come true for me

I have 9 fish tanks to tend to for a change and I can sit in my studio and play guitar all damn day or listen to records, watch concert dvds or work on the 911

I have absolutely no interest in socializing with other people. Though I do miss going to my favorite lunch places every day but that’s just because I miss the food, not the people

My wife is the same thankfully

[Seahawk]

Originally Posted by Geronimo '74

Any introverts know their Meyers Briggs personality type?

I have taken the test four times because I had to

Twice scored ENTJ.

The other times both INTP.

I think it had a lot to do with age and where I was in my career.

Interesting thread.

[GH85Carrera]

I was very shy and introverted as a kid. Dad was an Air Force pilot, so we moved to a different school for me every single year from 1st grade to 11th grade. Every single year I heard the phrase, "Class this is Glen the new kid" and for several years I had few friends and was really miserable.

In the third grade we moved once again to a new city and of course a new school. I vividly remember on the trip to that new school for the first day saying to myself no one here knows me at all, and I can be anybody, and I am not going to be the shy kid. So at recess, I walked up to the group of 6 boys and introduced myself. It was one of the hardest things I did at that point in my life.

I had tons of friends that year. Of course one year later, we moved from the off base house to an on-base house and I had a new school. I had learned to make friends.

I went to my wife's 40th high school anniversary. She was the only person there I knew, and she wanted to talk to her school friends. I mingled all night and had a good time talking to strangers.

I am happy to spend days at a time at home, especially now with the Covid-19 virus thing in full swing. I have no need to go mingle and my life has not changed all that much.

[Arthropraxis]

I have taken those personality tests several times at work. IIRC they were INTJ/F I was really close on he last type for both. Took another one don't remember the name came out about the same, it ranked four personality traits. Thinking, assertiveness, friendly, outgoing. My outgoing was almost non existent.
My coping skill is to get an extrovert friend to take the lead so I can blend in until I am comfortable to participate in a social setting. He has no filter so it makes it easy to assess the crowd quickly. Same thing with my wife, she makes friends everywhere she goes. I can be in a room full of people and no one approaches me, she walks in and barely gets in the door before someone it approaching her.
I really don't care as long as the dog likes me.

[yellowperil]

Me too- I'm kinda shy. This is not a joke, I've bought several convertible cars (sportscars) and never put the tops down.

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by IROC

But...I am awesome at getting up in front of large groups and speaking. )

I was great at shows, talking to people all day long about our product. But it was like putting on a different skin and being someone else. I was on stage, center of attention, and I was talking about something I found important and knew thoroughly. I actually enjoyed it.
It's wayy different than socializing.

[masraum]

It's odd, I'm mostly an introvert. I was once told, and it made sense that introverts recharge when they are alone and discharge when they are in a crowd, and extroverts are the opposite.

I can be perfectly happy being alone for long periods of time. If I have to be in a group setting, I prefer it to be a small group, and one that I'm very familiar with. I think I'm mostly an introvert, but under the right circumstances, I can seem extroverted (at least, some folks seem to think I am). When I'm in a small familiar group, or a group where the setting is very familiar, then I can seem very outgoing, talkative, flirty.

When I was younger, if a friend invited me to go with them to a party that was someplace that was unfamiliar with people that I mostly didn't know, I'd mostly sit/stand quietly with minimal interaction with others basically just waiting to leave wishing that I was somewhere else. If we had a party at our apt, I tried to make sure that everyone was involved, and no one was sitting quietly in a corner. I would talk to anyone there, even folks that I'd never met before that were brought by someone. I'd talk and flirt with girls, and most folks thought I was a super extrovert. Often at work, folks think I'm very outgoing because once I'm comfortable, I seem very social. It's like I'm 2 different people depending upon the situation. I'm pretty sure the quiet me is the core me. I have no idea who the other guy is or where he comes from.

[RKDinOKC]

I was one of the people that had to stand on the teacher's right in the extrovert group.

Speak well to groups, basically remember speech class from junior high.

Usually start quiet and reserved in new situations/groups, but warm up and speak up as i listen and get to know the other people.

[MAS956]

ISTJ. As I recall, a couple of suitable jobs for my personality type are mortician and librarian. I am neither.

[IROC]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

I was great at shows, talking to people all day long about our product. But it was like putting on a different skin and being someone else. I was on stage, center of attention, and I was talking about something I found important and knew thoroughly. I actually enjoyed it.
It's wayy different than socializing.

Exactly! Maybe in some ways, speaking in front of large groups plays to the introvert's strength as there is little one-to-one interaction?

[mjohnson]

Originally Posted by Seahawk

I have taken the test four times because I had to

Twice scored ENTJ.

The other times both INTP.

I think it had a lot to do with age and where I was in my career.

Interesting thread.

MB tests are debunked in the real world of psychology I guess - but they're still fun!

I was an INTP until I grew up and had to get things done. I'm still a hard NT but the E/I and the J/P are situation dependant...

Maybe it's the DISC people, but I recall that some in the psychometric crowd say that your results differ based on your testing location and your recent past (i.e. on vacation vs. at work). It'd be interesting to see how things change for many of us after a month of isolation...

(my mom has a psychology degree and specialized in psychometry - not a lot of hugs as a kid but i remember this big maze to get to my bottle)

[flatbutt]

Originally Posted by Geronimo '74

Any introverts know their Meyers Briggs personality type?

I had to take it several times as my employer changed our working environment over and over. After the first time (I don't remember the classification exactly (IN something)) I had an idea as to how it worked. The second time I took it I answered in the manner that I thought would suit my corporate goal, it worked. The times I took it after that I was able to get very close to the outcome I wanted. The one constant that came out was more or less along this thinking "..he doesn't trust authority but does the job assigned to him, best to leave him alone..."

[KFC911]

^^^^ LOL...I (and team if I had one) were definitely in the "better to leave him/them alone" category. Tests....we don't need no stinkin' test to know we're "not normal" .

[Seahawk]

Originally Posted by mjohnson

MB tests are debunked in the real world of psychology I guess - but they're still fun!

I would not have taken them voluntarily, trust me!

Like a lot of folks here I can become extroverted in certain situations but prefer more "introverted" pursuits.

Originally Posted by mjohnson

(my mom has a psychology degree and specialized in psychometry - not a lot of hugs as a kid but i remember this big maze to get to my bottle)

Made me laugh...well done!

[mjohnson]

[QUOTE=Seahawk;10810612
Like a lot of folks here I can become extroverted in certain situations ..[/QUOTE]

I think there's a spread of understanding of what "introvert" means. High functioning introverts (me maybe?) engage fully with the world. We're cheery and good speakers. We just need a few minutes to chill...

[Noah930]

The true introverts aren't even replying to this thread. They're just reading and nodding in agreement.

[Zeke]

Being a contractor in a fast moving business I would have been slayed if I wasn't an extrovert.

Apparently the only one here. I can talk to anyone anytime and I can work alone. When someone once asked if it bothered me if they watch me work I replied, "Only if I don't know what I'm doing."

[mattdavis11]

I took the test back in college, can't recall the total result, but was an extrovert. I don't see it that way.

I had lunch with LubeMaster, and dinner with Hugh, I felt nervous the whole time, basically felt like a social idiot.

Yesterday, I helped a family that was broken down on the side of the road. Couldn't pass them up.

Today, everyone is at work (we are all deemed essential), and I'm enjoying the solitude.

I used to be in outside sales and did well, but I dropped the sales part.

Different day, different hat.