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Thanks Emma, it was reassuring to know that my core responses have not changed or been made up for others benefit but are actually fairly stable - that I care so much about the opinions of those I value is something I can rely on but have to know will be a double edged sword some times. I can move into different roles because I need to, for example if I am presented with someone more introverted than I am I will take on the role of extrovert in order to make them more comfortable.. Maybe one day I will truly understand myself! x

As I recall, most of the time I test as INTJ. But, I had a professional test conducted about ten years ago which was a lot longer and detailed than the typical. I was really on the borderline, I vs E, F vs T, etc. I believe Meyers Briggs is very valuable to help us identify and accept our true natures, which is especially important for people like us who’re often struggling to understand much about ourselves.

I do not mean it in that way before anyone panics. I just like the play on words... I was just reading a blog by someone who identified themselves as an INFJ woman - a lot of what she wrote made sense, and the 3 times I have done Meyers Briggs I have always been INFP. Sometimes I drift a little but it comes as no surprise, given the emotional turmoil I have gone through in the last 6 months I thought I would give it a go and see where I classify - I took maybe 3 minutes to answer a 12 minute quiz - most of the questions were dead easy for me to answer because I have literally lived a lot of the situations and know how I respond to them. The quiz does not "do" much but is designed to help you understand why you behave in a certain way when faced with certain situations, and why you possibly get on with or clash with others - the times I have taken it have all been in work place training seminars designed to improve team effectiveness. (I know the P as perception rather than prospecting - but it is the same letter) Thank you for completing our personality test! Here is a copy of your results: Personality type: “The Mediator” (INFP-T) Individual traits: Introverted – 89%, Intuitive – 63%, Feeling – 99%, Prospecting – 79%, Turbulent – 51% Role: Diplomat Strategy: Constant Improvement Here is the wiki explanation of me I – Introversion preferred to extraversion: INFPs tend to be quiet and reserved. They generally prefer interacting with a few close friends rather than a wide circle of acquaintances, and they expend energy in social situations (whereas extraverts gain energy).[5] N – Intuition preferred to sensing: INFPs tend to be more abstract than concrete. They focus their attention on the big picture rather than the details, and on future possibilities rather than immediate realities.[6] F – Feeling preferred to thinking: INFPs tend to value personal considerations above objective criteria. When making decisions, they often give more weight to social implications than to logic. P – Perception preferred to judgment: INFPs tend to withhold judgment and delay important decisions, preferring to "keep their options open" should circumstances change. All in all I am not surprised, it does not change the fact that I work in a position that forces me into an extroverted role in a lot of my dealings with others - but that is why the people parts mean so much to me - and also why I can spew forth so much in my blog because the thoughts and feelings are constantly swirling away! Even when I spend days hiding in my house without feeling a need to speak to someone and then get exhausted by the interaction when I do. As someone who is trying to know who I am it is somewhat reassuring to know that this has not changed, and perhaps it offers some insight as to why I agonise so much over everything - even to the point of trying to write in a way that eliminates the need for gendered pronouns (in case I accidentally offend someone or they read too much in to my choice whether habit or deliberate - can I refer to myself as herself when I haven't taken any steps to actually back that up and would technically be a himself even though I do not really want to be most of the time or themselves which makes me separate out male-me and Dee which is an impossible task? You get the drift...) Do you know what your personality type is I wonder and does it seem to match up with your own thoughts?

Shopping yesterday, finally found a pair of shorts that I like, fit well and I think look good on me! Also bought a light, loose, summer wrap around skirt and top to match. Guess nothing is impossible. 😲 Gosh, I yearn for some warmer weather!!