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    Hi, I'm very new to Socionics, and I admit it confuses me. I've been into MBTI for awhile now, but it's my understanding I should throw that knowledge out the window when approaching Socionics.... Anyway, I am new, and I'd like to figure out my type...thanks for help in advance.

    About me:
    -I'm very quiet, and shy at first; I can seem cold and aloof to people, but I feel warm & friendly inside
    -I have trouble expressing my feelings....it makes me feel too vulnerable
    -I like/need a lot of alone time, and tend to isolate myself
    -I actually feel loneliest in a crowded room with people, and strangers intimidate me
    -I prefer one-on-one interaction, and can get quite animated with people I am comfortable with
    -I have a very small circle of friends I adore, but find it difficult to click with most people; I take a looong time to warm up, but once I do, I am very loyal and caring
    - I've never had a longterm romantic relationship, but I have dated a lot. I don't click with people either because I am so shy and/or they don't meet my ideals
    -I'm somewhat artistic and creative; I'm a graphic designer, I draw, and I write poetry
    -My main interests are: music, art, fashion, literature, cooking, psychology, and religion
    - I'm a conceptual designer. I get bored when it gets to the details, but I can get obsessed with them also and lose my focus.
    -I'm religious and spiritual and do a lot of volunteer work w/my religion
    -I always did really well in school, and tend to be book smart, but not street smart, and am kind of socially stupid
    -Math & science were a breeze in school, but I preferred literature & French, which were more challenging for my mind
    - I like to read classic literature, books on psychology, theology, and art/design.
    -I have a lot of trouble making small talk, but I can discuss complex & very personal issues with ease; it doesn't make me bored or uncomfortable
    -I'm very daydreamy and imaginative; I have trouble being in the present
    -I am totally obvious to my surroundings much of the time, yet aesthetics are important to me. I have a very good sense of color and space.
    -I have near constant internal conflict...heart vs head.
    -I have a strong sense of understanding and empathy, but am sometimes accused of being too hard on people & overly critical, because I have very high standards and strict morals.
    -I can be assertive if necessary; I won't let people walk over me, and I am not afraid to speak my mind. I am otherwise mostly reserved & passive.
    -I'm good at putting myself in other people's shoes & seeing from different perspectives
    -I'm good at listening to people vent and offering advice and encouragement. People often find themselvs confiding in me and I'm the shoulder to cry on for my friends.
    -I'm good at playing devil's advocate and arguing an issue, although I avoid conflict. I did very well in debate in school. I have to be detached to do this. If it is personal, I get too emotional.
    -I consider myself both logical and emotional. My family says I am "too logical" at times and not caring enough, but they also say I am temperamental and moody
    -I'm late everywhere I go, and I love to do things spontaneously on a whim
    -I'm pretty go-with-the-flow, but under the right circumstances I will take the lead and enjoy directing people, usually so I can fulfill my own vision with less compromise. I avoid responsibility for tasks though.
    -I highly value my independence and individuality
    -I tend to like things which are a bit offbeat, dark, whimsical, and slightly irreverent
    -I've always felt alienated and like an outcast in life
    -I'd call myself a romanticist and an idealist, and a bit naive at times
    -I've been accused of being a know-it-all & too defensive
    -I'm extremely sensitive to criticism and will perceive it where there is none
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    Probably INxx something, there was stuff that threw you in and out for all the 4 types.
    ...the human race will disappear. Other races will appear and disappear in turn. The sky will become icy and void, pierced by the feeble light of half-dead stars. Which will also disappear. Everything will disappear. And what human beings do is just as free of sense as the free motion of elementary particles. Good, evil, morality, feelings? Pure 'Victorian fictions'.

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    ILI or IEI i think.

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    Whatever you are, sounds like you are lonely and just need some friends?

    I dunno man, you just have a lot of growing up to do. I don't mean that as condescending, just a few years ago I would describe myself the same way you do. But it just kinda explains somebody that's a bit too afraid to live life fully and to open their eyes.

    You not paying attention to your physical envrionment isn't a personality issue, it's a wtf wake up man! Issue. You can't function without paying attention to your physical envrionment you'd get slaughtered. You don't have to be an SLE to do it. Just work on it.

    You need to learn how to meditate. I'm serious. I know it sounds like I'm kinda attacking you right now but I just understood you a bit too well so I know what you need to do to improve yourself.

    It's okay to be artistic, weird, sensitive, faggy, emo, those qualities are SOOOO adorable and cute. But when you're self-loathing and hateful about them it just makes people not like you. Be as faggy emo and IEI sensitive shy introverted as you like! But know what ya gotta do to stay alive.

    Other people like you just fine. Ironically, you need to learn how to enjoy others. And that means giving others the same unconditional love and acceptance *You* want for your fagdom.

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    IEI or ILI, probably ILI-Ni.

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    Ni-INTp is my current guess.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pinocchio View Post
    I edited my previous post and gather attention on the correction because it is important: Introverted Perception (Ni, Si) gives the ability - or at least confidence of being able - to put oneself behind someone else's eyes. The difference stays in the fact that Ni emphasizes replacement at a conceptual level, while Si uses physical/observation level.

    Edit: (to extend) Ne and Se put themselves before someone else's eyes. They can (or think they can) create an impression depending on their behavior, appearance, etc.
    In both cases, Ip or Ep, this trait is much more relevant in Irrationals that Rationals.
    Yes, I once read something like this in a socionics article about introversion and extraversion.

    The introvert is able to put himself in the shoes of others, while the extravert isn't capable of doing that, yet he uses another way which I forgot... :-(

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    Well can't Ne dominants think of a hypothetical situation off the top of their heads, probably influenced by some sort of subconscious rule or thought, and put themselves in that situation? This isn't an argument for oranges type, just a separate observation.

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    My guess is IEI, Ni subtype. ILI-Ni is also possible.
    LII-Ne with strong EII tendencies, 6w7-9w1-3w4 so/sp/sx, INxP



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    Quote Originally Posted by octopuslove View Post
    Your avatar is very IEI. So is this part:

    But beyond that, I have no idea. There's nothing in what you've written so far that I'd disagree with. The only statement I'm ambivalent on is, "Once I value something, it practically is me, so I find it hard to make that distinction" - what sorts of things?

    VI would probably help, or quotes that you find meaningful, funny, etc.
    I guess I define myself largely by my beliefs and tastes/interests. To insult these things is to insult me, so that's likely why I am quite sensitive. My artwork is me, my moral beliefs are me. It comes out of me or it has greatly influenced who I have become so that it's inseparable from my present self.

    I kind of like this quote from High Fidelity, in a humorous way:
    "What really matters is what you like, not what you are like... books, records, films - these things matter."

    I'm a HUGE Morrissey fan. I relate a lot to his lyrics, find them very funny and clever, and I am quoting him all the time.

    "If I seem a little strange, well, that's because I am."

    "But sometimes I'd feel more fulfilled, making Christmas cards with the mentally ill. I want to live and I want to love. I want to catch something that I might be ashamed of."

    My favorite book is Thomas Hardy's Jude the Obscure. I like the religious symbolism used and the overall theme on hypocritical social standards. I also like Tolstoy a lot.

    As a child, I drew and wrote my own comic strips, I made clothes for my barbies, read fiction a lot, and I preferred imaginative games to any existing ones with rules. At school, kids would ask me to draw for them. I was known for being the smart girl, being quiet, and having a quirky sense of style. I've always communicated my internal self through my appearance to others. I've been writing poetry since I was about 9, but I don't share it with people I know because it feels too vulnerable.

    My favorite poets are:
    Pablo Neruda, Sylvia Plath, Alfred Lord Tennyson & Rainer Maria Rilke
    "For one human being to love another; that is perhaps the most difficult of all our tasks, the ultimate, the last test and proof, the work for which all other work is but preparation."

    And lastly, here's some photos of me:








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