Sunday, January 26, 2014

I am an ESFJ...or am I?

After taking the Jung Typology Test, I'm told that my personality type is made up of the four characteristics Extravert, Sensing, Feeling and Judging. In other words, I am my mother (who is almost as cool as I am). I will have to agree to this finding for the most part. I am truly an entertainer as my results tell me. I love to have people over for crazy huge meals and WINE! I am indeed an extravert as I love to be around people and I've always been the ring leader, so to speak, which my test results also mentioned. I think my extravertedness (which is not a word) helps me significantly in the writing and editing process. I have always been good at putting my thoughts down on paper; It just takes me an absurd amount of time, which is also mentioned in my results. By far my favorite part of my results is the part that says I have "an overwhelming rescuing, mothering drive." That is so unbelievably me! Before having kids of my own I was the girl that took care of all of my friends. Everyone always came to me to vent, tell secrets and nurse them back to health when sick or wounded. I have always put others' happiness and well-being before my own. That also helps me to write well, as I'm always looking at things with the mentality "how would everyone else feel about this?". I aim to please everyone, and just hope that the instructor is most pleased and gives me a good grade for all my long, hard work :-)  Now, the ugly...The test is correct in saying that I'm easily wounded. I wouldn't consider myself to be sensitive, but I do get upset a little more easily than I should and I have a tendency to take things waaaaay too personally. It gets me more than any one person should ever be hurt, but it helps my writing!! I feel like, in regards to authors, the more emotional the better. It's the articles of which the author is very passionate that make a bolder point. I do that. One last thing. My results say that I'm extra-cautious of well, everything. Again, very true. My  poor children and their father have to deal with my psychotic cleaning and hand-holding everywhere we go. But, hey, at least I know we're safe! In conclusion, I am pretty amazed at the accuracy of my test results! I learned a lot about myself and I think I have a lot of quirks that make me a damn good writer.