04-11-2007, 05:29 PM
I don't mind being analyzed, though you must have read through a lot of posts to know that I speed while driving (that was way back there, I believe). I will say, however, that I actually do strive to obay rules. Speeding is the only illegal thing I do (and only because the speed limits here are designed for drunken hicks), and I'm actually really strict about following traffic rules in particular. I don't know about being a type seven... There's a lot of things that don't really fit me. Here are some of the things mentioned on the site about this type:
People of this personality type are essentially concerned that their lives be an exciting adventure.
I try to avoid excessive excitement. I am emetophobic and even positive excitement can turn into anxiety and then trigger a panic attack (emetophobia is a terrible fear to have in this sense because anxiousness triggers nausea and nausea triggers more anxiousness - a vicious cycle).
Sevens are future oriented, restless people who are generally convinced that something better is just around the corner.
Heh... Ironically, I rarely think about the future (or the past for that matter).
They are quick thinkers who have a great deal of energy and who make lots of plans.
Ugh, I hate making plans. I wouldn't say I have tons of energy either, especially in social situations.
Sevens are practical people who have multiple skills. They know how to network and to promote themselves and their interests. They often have an entrepreneurial spirit and are able to convey their enthusiasm to those with whom they come in contact. When they are able to focus their talents, they are often highly successful.
That kind of sounds like me except for the networking/entrepeneurial spirit/conveying enthusiasm parts. I don't really do enthusiasm (or at least I don't show it).
Focusing does not always come easily for Sevens, however. Their tendency to believe that something better awaits them, makes them reluctant to narrow down their options or to pursue their aims with true devotion.
That's like the opposite of me. I've been certain that I wanted to major in Animal Biology/Zoology (specializing in herpetology or ichthyology) ever since I was in sixth grade.
For this reason, Sevens are more prone than most to addictions of all sorts, whether it be to shopping, gambling, drugs or whatever.
I have an anti-addictive personality.
Sevens usually have a high opinion of themselves and their talents; they tend to focus on their strengths and virtues and to downplay their flaws and vices. They are often a bit self-centered which manifests in an unfounded feeling of entitlement. As Sevens don't want to confront their own darker emotions, they also have difficulty acknowledging the pain that others experience, so that they sometimes have a hard time seeing the reality of other people. The extent of the Seven's flight from negative emotions is really a measure of the Seven's mental health; the more that the Seven flees from them, the more their strength grows and the more likely they are to erupt into consciousness in the form of an anxiety disorder or a severe depressive episode.
That kind of sounds like me I guess, though somewhat exaggerated. I don't have too many dark emotions, and the ones I do have I don't really have any problems "confronting", and they aren't the cause of my anxiety either (a specific phobia is). Also, I rarely get depressed.
Overall, I feel that like most people on here, type five fits the best. Pretty much all of it applies to me except for the "people of this personality type essentially fear that they don't have enough inner strength to face life, so they tend to withdraw, to retreat into the safety and security of the mind where they can mentally prepare for their emergence into the world" part. Five with a nine "wing" I guess.
People of this personality type are essentially concerned that their lives be an exciting adventure.
I try to avoid excessive excitement. I am emetophobic and even positive excitement can turn into anxiety and then trigger a panic attack (emetophobia is a terrible fear to have in this sense because anxiousness triggers nausea and nausea triggers more anxiousness - a vicious cycle).
Sevens are future oriented, restless people who are generally convinced that something better is just around the corner.
Heh... Ironically, I rarely think about the future (or the past for that matter).
They are quick thinkers who have a great deal of energy and who make lots of plans.
Ugh, I hate making plans. I wouldn't say I have tons of energy either, especially in social situations.
Sevens are practical people who have multiple skills. They know how to network and to promote themselves and their interests. They often have an entrepreneurial spirit and are able to convey their enthusiasm to those with whom they come in contact. When they are able to focus their talents, they are often highly successful.
That kind of sounds like me except for the networking/entrepeneurial spirit/conveying enthusiasm parts. I don't really do enthusiasm (or at least I don't show it).
Focusing does not always come easily for Sevens, however. Their tendency to believe that something better awaits them, makes them reluctant to narrow down their options or to pursue their aims with true devotion.
That's like the opposite of me. I've been certain that I wanted to major in Animal Biology/Zoology (specializing in herpetology or ichthyology) ever since I was in sixth grade.
For this reason, Sevens are more prone than most to addictions of all sorts, whether it be to shopping, gambling, drugs or whatever.
I have an anti-addictive personality.
Sevens usually have a high opinion of themselves and their talents; they tend to focus on their strengths and virtues and to downplay their flaws and vices. They are often a bit self-centered which manifests in an unfounded feeling of entitlement. As Sevens don't want to confront their own darker emotions, they also have difficulty acknowledging the pain that others experience, so that they sometimes have a hard time seeing the reality of other people. The extent of the Seven's flight from negative emotions is really a measure of the Seven's mental health; the more that the Seven flees from them, the more their strength grows and the more likely they are to erupt into consciousness in the form of an anxiety disorder or a severe depressive episode.
That kind of sounds like me I guess, though somewhat exaggerated. I don't have too many dark emotions, and the ones I do have I don't really have any problems "confronting", and they aren't the cause of my anxiety either (a specific phobia is). Also, I rarely get depressed.
Overall, I feel that like most people on here, type five fits the best. Pretty much all of it applies to me except for the "people of this personality type essentially fear that they don't have enough inner strength to face life, so they tend to withdraw, to retreat into the safety and security of the mind where they can mentally prepare for their emergence into the world" part. Five with a nine "wing" I guess.
