INFJ

I'm an INFJ... and so the HaleOnline adaptation of the earlier temperament sorter confirms it.

Introversion | iNtuition | Feeling | Judgement

You're future-oriented, and direct your insight and inspiration towards understanding yourself and thereby, human nature... your work mirrors your integrity... reflects your inner ideals... solitude and a chance to concentrate thoroughly on what counts most is important to you... you like to quietly exert your influence... you have deeply felt compassion and desire harmony with others... you'll go to great lengths to avoid conflict...

You understand the complexities existing within people... you don't call a lot of attention to yourself... you like to let your accomplishments do your talking... you look for a small group of people who understand and appreciate you and hang with them... you're gentle and don't like violence...

You'd rather have a few close friends instead of be at a big party... you'll do well in college as your "day in the sun" where your brains count more than they did in that ol' shallow high school... you want your work to contribute to the general good...

You have a strong love of learning... you get along well with teachers and older people... you write well 'cause you can formulate your ideas clearly... you have integrity and consistency... you don't like the "politics" at work... you'd rather be able to talk honestly with people than "play games"... intuitive insights into situations...

You're quiet yet persistent and determined in your efforts toward long-term goals... when you work toward your vision, you win cooperation rather than demand it... even if you don't lead others, you still facilitate things... leisure time usually is solitary or involves the company of others particularly important to you... you're perfectly happy just sitting around with close buds discussing feelings... you'd rather have longstanding friends than make many new acquaintances... these deep friendships are important to you, even though you may not share much about yourself...

You become attracted to someone special and prefer this one deep one over many superficial ones... this depth, though, is only partially communicated outwards... you like a regular "date", revisiting the place where you first met your mates, or doing other symbolic things that help to continue or confirm the existence of the bond.

You may have an ideal standard of the way love is... you're often disappointed when reality doesn't quite match up... you want to give love and be loved... you enter into relationships just to be cared for... even when the other person isn't right for you and you know it... when you meet the right person, though, you are quick to get involved with them and make it a serious one... you'll end other relationships to be with this "right" one...

When you're scorned, you take it personally and retreat inward... you may obsess about the relationship and your role in the failure... you blame yourself for a failed relationship and might even need a period of mourning.

You should watch out for becoming blinded by the idealism of your visions or if you focus only on your ideas... this could make you ignore reality when it contradicts those lofty ideals... you could stay with a belief or commitment beyond what the facts would support (stubborn?)... you're loyal...

Also, you could lose out if you don't act assertively and are reluctant to intrude on others with your ideas... as a result, you could keep many important things to yourself... you'll then feel that your ideas are underestimated or unappreciated... maybe you should develop political saavy or assertiveness to sell your ideals... finally, you should be forthright with criticism of others... you're always doing the "If you can't say some thing nice..." stuff. After you hold it inside, you'll blow up eventually.

INFJ: "Inner Nuances Fosters Journeys"

(Nuance - a subtle or slight degree of difference, as in meaning, feeling, or tone; a delicate gradation.)

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For the record, Cheryl sent me yet another personality test, which further confirms I'm an INFJ but this time with an additional information - INFJs are Counselor Idealists.

The Counselor Idealists are abstract in thought and speech, cooperative in reaching their goals, and directive and introverted in their interpersonal roles. Counselors focus on human potentials, think in terms of ethical values, and come easily to decisions. The small number of this type (little more than 2 percent) is regrettable, since Counselors have an unusually strong desire to contribute to the welfare of others and genuinely enjoy helping their companions. Although Counsleors tend to be private, sensitive people, and are not generally visible leaders, they nevertheless work quite intensely with those close to them, quietly exerting their influence behind the scenes with their families, friends, and colleagues. This type has great depth of personality; they are themselves complicated, and can understand and deal with complex issues and people.

Counselors can be hard to get to know. They have an unusually rich inner life, but they are reserved and tend not to share their reactions except with those they trust. With their loved ones, certainly, Counselors are not reluctant to express their feelings, their face lighting up with the positive emotions, but darkening like a thunderhead with the negative. Indeed, because of their strong ability to take into themselves the feelings of others, Counselors can be hurt rather easily by those around them, which, perhaps, is one reason why they tend to be private people, mutely withdrawing from human contact. At the same time, friends who have known a Counselor for years may find sides emerging which come as a surprise. Not that they are inconsistent; Counselors value their integrity a great deal, but they have intricately woven, mysterious personalities which sometimes puzzle even them.

Counselors have strong empathic abilities and can become aware of another's emotions or intentions -- good or evil -- even before that person is conscious of them. This "mind-reading" can take the form of feeling the hidden distress or illnesses of others to an extent which is difficult for other types to comprehend. Even Counselors can seldom tell how they came to penetrate others' feelings so keenly. Furthermore, the Counselor is most likely of all the types to demonstrate an ability to understand psychic phenomena and to have visions of human events, past, present, or future. What is known as ESP may well be exceptional intuitive ability-in both its forms, projection and introjection. Such supernormal intuition is found frequently in the Counselor, and can extend to people, things, and often events, taking the form of visions, episodes of foreknowledge, premonitions, auditory and visual images of things to come, as well as uncanny communications with certain individuals at a distance.