Personality guide
hello everyone. i made this doc for anyone new to typology or any systems to understand things better without the over complicated words. i mostly focused on mbti because most people start with mbti but also started working on enneagram and soon i might do psychosophy or socionics. i hope to explain and summarize the books i used ss a source well. i also added system names, which is basically if you don’t know what a system is called or see people using language you don’t understand, it tells you what it is, what terms are associated with it and used by the community a lot and where to find reliable information about it. this doc progresses weekly as i progress in my knowledge and will to write here. i’m not scary so if you have questions (about anything even things completely unrelated to this doc) or just wanna talk you can dm me. i will reply between immediately and 2 days most of the time depending on a lot of factors. my socials are @infpisskinks on tiktok (i also have an informative account called @infpormative but i dont reply much on there), @infpisskinks on instagram or @koeleegel if you want to reach me quickly and personally. i do have discord but rarely check it and often change the name. i hope this doc continues helping people. if you’re interested in more sources or just a fun and accepting place to talk about typology, my server is open to anyone, here is the invite link: https://discord.gg/MG5te3Qbzy.
how to type yourself using mbti
short and simple function descriptions
the functions in day to day life
Extraverted Types (Fe, Te, Se, Ne as the dominant function)
Introverted Types (Fi, Ti, Si, Ni as the dominant function)
Sensing Types (Se and Si higher in the stack than Ne and Ni)
Intuitive Types (Ne and Ni higher in the stack than Se and Si)
ego structure for each enneagram:
trait structure for each enneagram:
for more info read and isabel myers briggs book “gifts differing” and lenore thomsons book “personality type”, this guide is completely based on these books.
for those of you who are completely new to this, mbti is a personality typing system. the term mbti stands for myers briggs type indicator, myers briggs is the family name of the people who created it and type indicator speaks for itself. in the online community it is referred to as a ‘typology system’ which is a theory trying to explain how the human mind and behavior works by categorizing them. mbti is a system that types the functioning of the brain and how people perceive and judge information, how they make decisions, how they take in their environment. a common misconception is that mbti is about personality. this is not true.
there are 16 types in total:
INFP
ISFP
INFJ
ISFJ
INTP
ISTP
INTJ
ISTJ
ENFP
ESFP
ENFJ
ESFJ
ENTP
ESTP
ENTJ
ESTJ
as you can see every type consists of 4 letters. the first letter being E or I, the second N or S, the third F or T and the last P or J. E stands for extraversion and I for introversion but this is NOT socially, but cognitively. it’s how your brain processes information, not where you get your energy from. N stands for iNtuitive, S stands for sensing. F stands for feeling, T for thinking. P stands for perceiving, J for judging. these letters are important but there is more behind the system which i’ll explain in the how to type yourself section.
as a lot of you probably already know, tests (especially 16personalities) are very inaccurate. they can be a good indicator, yes, but to know your actual type you have to do more research and type yourself. the best way to type yourself is to look at what order from best NATURAL usage to worst NATURAL usage you use all the cognitive functions and comparing it to the possible combinations. however as much as cognitive functions theory is important, dichotomies (Introverted vs Extraverted, Intuitive vs Sensing etc.) are also important ESPECIALLY E/I because it helps you determine which function is dominant or auxiliary and for N/S and T/F it helps you decide which function is auxiliary and which is tertiary (depending on what your dominant function is). it is REALLY IMPORTANT that you choose what is natural for you. anyone can develop any function, inside or outside your stack, but your functions are how your brain naturally works. this is why it also can’t change over time. your natural instinct will remain the same from childhood into adulthood. personally, i am an Fi dominant person (meaning Fi is my main and dominant function) because Fi is natural to me. over the years i have developed my Fe as well, however this isn’t natural to me. it isn’t a task to me to use Fe as it has become a habit, but it is still not what i automatically do and prefer. it‘s also very important to be completely honest with yourself. if you are not honest about what comes naturally to you, you will obviously not type yourself accurately.
cognitive function theory is important in finding out your mbti type. they are ways in which we process and judge information. there are 8 functions in total: Introverted Feeling (Fi), Extraverted Feeling (Fe), Introverted Thinking (Ti), Extraverted Thinking (Te), Introverted Intuition (Ni), Extraverted Intuition (Ne), Introverted Sensing (Si) and Extraverted Sensing (Se). i will continue referring to them mostly with their abbreviations. these functions are put into categories like for example introverted and extraverted, which speak for themselves, or perceiving and judging functions, which may not speak for themselves. the P and J in mbti types don’t matter a lot and don’t correlate much with the functions, which is a flaw of this system. Judging functions are functions with which we judge information. the judging functions are Fi, Fe, Ti and Te, so feeling and thinking functions. Perceiving functions are functions with which we perceive, or process, information. the judging functions are Ni, Ne, Si and Se, so intuitive and sensing functions. everyone uses every function, but you have one dominant (first) function, one auxiliary (second) function, one tertiary (third) function and finally, one inferior (last) function. the combination of those four makes a function stack. now, you can’t just put together any set of functions and call it a stack, there are a few criteria for a stack. first criteria is that every stack has 2 perceiving functions and 2 judging functions. the order for these functions is PJJP or JPPJ. every stack also has 2 extraverted functions and 2 introverted functions. here it may get a little confusing but stay with me. in the original theory the order was either EIEI or IEIE, but in the typology or mbti community people also accept a later stack called the nucleus stack which is EEII or IIEE. so choose whatever you feel fit. the original idea was for IEEE and EIII stacks, but functions work on an axis/in process meaning opposites work together, and in that stack it doesn’t work so the community has decided it’s a bad stack.
in a stack the auxiliary and tertiary functions are usually pretty balanced. the auxiliary function exists to support the dominant function. the inferior function is usually underdeveloped, as the dominant function weighs it out strongly.
XiXe/XeXi = grant stack
XiXi/XeXe = nucleus stack
there are more stacks but these are the ones currently used.
FiNeSiTe (INFP)
FiNiSeTe (INFP)
FiSeNiTe (ISFP)
FiSiNeTe (ISFP)
TiNeSiFe (INTP)
TiNiSeFe (INTP)
TiSeNiFe (ISTP)
TiSiNeFe (ISTP)
SiFeTiNe (ISFJ)
SiFiTeNe (ISFJ)
SiTeFiNe (ISTJ)
SiTiFeNe (ISTJ)
NiFeTiSe (INFJ)
NiFiTeSe (INFJ)
NiTeFiSe (INTJ)
NiTiFeSe (INTJ)
FeNiSeTi (ENFJ)
FeNeSiTi (ENFJ)
FeSiNeTi (ESFJ)
FeSeNiTi (ESFJ)
TeNiSeFi (ENTJ)
TeNeSiFi (ENTJ)
TeSiNeFi (ESTJ)
TeSeNiFi (ESTJ)
SeFiTeNi (ESFP)
SeFeTiNi (ESFP)
SeTiFeNi (ESTP)
SeTeFiNi (ESTP)
NeFiTeSi (ENFP)
NeFeTiSi (ENFP)
NeTiFeSi (ENTP)
NeTeFiSi (ENTP)
this is the cognitive functions described in the simplest way possible:
i’m very emotionally motivated and empathetic and i feel very strongly about a lot of things. i have a strong sense for doing things the way i think is morally correct. i think about my own needs and preferences most in the decision making process. i make decisions based on what i feel is right.
types that use this function:
grant stack nucleus stack
dominant: INFP, ISFP
auxiliary: ENFP, ESFP INFJ, ISFJ
tertiary: INTJ, ISTJ ENTP, ESTP
inferior: ENTJ, ESTJ
i strive for everyone to get along and act correctly. i’m sympathetic rather than empathetic so i will express sympathy regardless of where it comes from and simple based on feeling bad for someone. i think about what is socially right and acceptable most in the decision making process. i make decisions based on what i think the majority of people wants most or what is best for most people.
types that use this function:
grant stack nucleus stack
dominant: ENFJ, ESFJ
auxiliary: INFJ, ISFJ ENFP, ESFP
tertiary: ENTP, ESTP INTJ, ISTJ
inferior: INTP, ISTP
i have a system in my head of all the information i have found and agreed with. i pick and choose what data is accurate and truthfull. to me facts are just proof of an idea. i am mainly interested in creating theories and ideas and see how the facts fit in them. i make decisions based on the information i’ve found and deem correct.
types that use this function:
grant stack nucleus stack
dominant: INTP, ISTP
auxiliary: ENTP, ESTP INTJ, ISTJ
tertiary: INFJ, ISFJ ENFP, ESFP
inferior: ENFJ, ESFJ
i strongly believe facts are facts and we should rely on them. i am mainly interested in solving practical problems, the discovering of new information and data, criticizing and modifying generally accepted ideas and information and the planning of programs. i dwell on the details and things that may seem irrelevant when looking at the data. i make decisions based on what is objectively and factually correct.
types that use this function:
grant stack nucleus stack
dominant: ENTJ, ESTJ
auxiliary: INTJ, ISTJ ENTP, ESTP
tertiary: ENFP, ESFP INFJ, ISFJ
inferior: INFP, ISFP
i remember the subjective of how things make me feel very well. i am very impressionistic. i tend to focus on details rather than the big picture. i like to sense and notice all the little things around me and correlate them with their meaning to me. i process information by relating new experiences to old experiences.
types that use this function:
grant stack nucleus stack
dominant: ISFJ, ISTJ
auxiliary: ESFJ, ESTJ ISFP, ISTP
tertiary: INFP, INTP ENFJ, ENTJ
inferior: ENFP, ENTP
i like to live in the moment and i am aware of my surroundings and senses. i am objective and tell it as it is. i view the world photographically by remembering exactly how something looked, sounded, smelled or felt (physically not emotionally). i can be impulsive and reckless sometimes. i process information by using all my senses in the present.
types that use this function:
grant stack nucleus stack
dominant: ESFP, ESTP
auxiliary: ISFP, ISTP ESFJ, ESTJ
tertiary: ENFJ, ENTJ INFP, INTP
inferior: INFJ, INTJ
i like to choose a general direction and work with it. basically just letting my mind do all the work while i do something else. i sometimes struggle with self expression because my mind does the work for me. i change my subjective understanding to fit the objective situation. i process information by filtering information to make it fit the circumstance. i process information by understanding how something relates to an object.
types that use this function:
grant stack nucleus stack
dominant: INFJ, INTJ
auxiliary: ENFJ, ENTJ INFP, INTP
tertiary: ISFP, ISTP ESFJ, ESTJ
inferior: ESFP, ESTP
i like to view all the possibilities and options and my mind often goes rapidly and jumps to new ideas. i like to see all sides of things. i can get distracted easily because i tend to drop everything when a new possibility catches my eye. i express myself quite easily. i change the objective to fit my subjective understanding of it. i process information by letting possibilities generate.
types that use this function:
grant stack nucleus stack
dominant: ENFP, ENTP
auxiliary: INFP, INTP ENFJ, ENTJ
tertiary: ESFJ, ESTJ ISFP, ISTP
inferior: ISFJ, ISTJ
even with people who have studied cognitive functions there still tends to be a lot of stereotypes that come from misinterpreted information, experience with incorrectly typed people or an enneagram associated with the function. but these don’t actually inherently correlate with functions. below i explain what the stereotypes are and how they’re untrue.
a lot of people tend to say Fi doms are crybabies, emo, selfish, whine about everything, depressed, hate themselves, overly expressive with their feelings, cute and soft babies and more. however it is said that Fi users experience feelings so complicated and deep that they may be hard to express at all. and in Jungs description of Fi doms, they may look stoic and expressionless. they are also not always selfish and in fact the most empathetic of the types. they find empathy through trying to understand a situation someone describes and feeling their pain and they tend to be very kind and nurturing. and not every Fi user is one of those infps. being a fi user doesn’t make you like flowers and cats and sunsets.
it’s said that fe users are the kindest, self sacrificing, always nice, super empathetic and outgoing and friendly of the types. although a lot of the times it is true, it is not part of Fe. Fe means that a person tries to make everyone feel equally good and socially correct and they prefer the general group to be somewhat happy over some people getting what they want and others not, they compromise. this generally makes them good leaders because they are very socially aware and correct and try to make everyone be treated equally.
often people claim Ti dominants or even auxiliaries are harsh, coldhearted, cant express sympathy or empathy, can’t be kind, don’t have friends, don’t have social skills and way more possibly because of their bad Fe usage. these statments are obviously not true. people who prefer thinking over feeling (see dichotomy descriptions) tend to be more focused on facts and truth than they are focused on being socially acceptable which causes them to sometimes accidentally offend someone more easily than feeler types, specifically Fe users. but Ti users are perfectly capable of empathy, having friends and being kind. they may not be concerned with what is socially acceptable as much but you could say the same about Te or Fi users.
it’s common to see people say Te doms or users are angry, aggressive, constantly corrective, smart, workaholics, bossy, rude and blunt. this doesn’t inherently have to do with Te. Te users don’t all love school, don’t have to be naturally smart and most of them are not that aggressive. they have a tendency to be work oriented and tell it how it is, but it’s not because they are Te users necessarily. a lot of Te users also don’t take the rule of boss but prefer to just work on their own.
the stereotypes for Si include, old, nostalgic, love baking, stuck in the past, can’t stand up for themselves, mom friend type of people. being a Si user doesn’t mean that you are nostalgic or stuck in the past. it just means you relate things you experience in the present back to what impression you had before. but even this is not what Si is about. the love baking stereotype is just odd i don’t even know what to say about it. and although Si users tend to care a lot about comfort and environmental peace, they aren’t all a self sacrificing mom friend.
Se users are typically seen as aggressive, incapable of planning, hate the past and future, don’t care about the rules, uncontrollable, cocky and sporty. although Se users are most likely to be physically aggressive because they’re most in touch with their physicality, not all of them are. it also depends a lot on other factors. the same goes for being sporty. Se doms like to be engaging in their physical surroundings so they are more likely to do sports but some of them are lazy or aren’t good at typical sports. they just enjoy being in touch with their physical environment. being cocky also has nothing to do with functions. any function can be cocky or insecure.
Ni user stereotypes are probably the worst. they include realizing things subconsciously or unconsciously, knowing things randomly, predicting things, being spiritual and zoning out or being in their inner world. i cannot stress enough that Ni has nothing to do with realizing things unconsciously. it’s usually Se doms that say stuff without even thinking about it. Ni also isn’t future correlated like Si isn’t past correlated. Ni users aren’t some wise, fortune tellers. they are just focused on understanding how an object is. zoning out or being in your inner world is something every person who is cognitively introverted experiences. not just Ni doms.
a lot of stereotypes of Ne are ADHD traits and/or stereotypes. like for example talking a lot, getting distracted easily, being scatterbrained, being lazy and being forgetful. Ne users can be scatterbrained or distracted easily but this is in the sense that once they discover possibilities they drop everything else for it. it’s not some quirky trait. Ne doms are also not forgetful. memory doesn’t have much to do with functions and Ne users lack of Si doesn’t make them forgetful.
coming soon
dichotomies is a hard word for the two contrasting categories. so in mbti its E/I, N/S, F/T and P/J. basically, what people first think of when theyre new to mbti. mbti is largely based on the work of carl jung. the P/J dichotomies are based on jungs rational and irrational types. but when creating mbti myers thought of rationality differently than jung. she made Si and Ni dominant types (ISXJ and INXJ) which are irrational types, Judging types. while judging types are supposed to be irrational types. whereas Ti and Fi doms (IXXP) are rational types but also perceiving types. this is one of the reasons why a lot of people don’t like mbti and usually put their cognitive functions rather than their type. due to this inconsistency i will skip over judging and perceiving. regardless of this, the other dichotomies are accurate and should not be discarded when you use mbti. also keep in mind that social extroversion is not the same as cognitive extroversion as you will see in the description below.
extraverted types are people who can’t understand life until they have lived it. they have a confident and relaxed attitude that allows them to jump into new and exciting experiences readily. their mind is directed outwardly, having interest in and attention on objective things happening. their world is the world of people and things. extraverted types are the people of action and achievement, they go from doing to considering back to doing. their behavior is lead by objective conditions. open people who tend to be more sociable, as they are more connected to things and people. rather extensive than deep, they let their emotions go along as they bubble up. their typical weakness is their surface level attitude to intellectuality, which is more obvious in extreme types. they benefit from developing their introverted functions.
introverted types are the people who can’t live life until they understand it. they have a reserved and questioning attitude, they pause and think before jumping into new experiences. their mind is directed inwardly, which causes them to often be unaware of their surroundings. their attention is on inner happenings. their world is the world of ideas and understanding, the subjective part of things. they are people of ideas and abstract invention, they go from considering to doing back to considering. they defend themselves against external factors to protect their inner world. they are usually more subtle and closed off and tend to be more shy. they are more likely to feel at home in the world of ideas than the world of people and things. they are more intense and passionate and tend to guard their emotions carefully. their typical weakness is impracticality, which is more easily noticeable in extreme types. they benefit from developing their extraverted functions.
they face life observingly, craving enjoyment. very aware of the extrernal environment, they are observant at the cost of imagination. they are by nature pleasure lovers and consumers, loving life as it is and having a great ability of enjoying it. they are generally content. they mainly desire to possess and enjoy. they are more inclined to want to have what others have and do what others do. they are very dependent on their physical surroundings. they really dislike any and every activity and job for which it is necessary to supress sensing. they dont easily sacrifice present enjoyment for future gain and good. they prefer the pleasure of living in the present over the satisfaction from future achievement. their strength is supporting every form of recreation, comfort, activity, beauty etc. they can be too set on living the way it is that they can become almost purposeless or waste their time.
enneagram is another typology system. but this system is focused on what makes a person feel whole. every type and subtype thinks differently about “i … therefore i am”. there are 9 core enneagram types. there are also 3 instincts which i will explain more later. when they interact with each other the instinctual variant and enneagram create 27 enneagram subtypes. but first the core types of which there are just 9. it’s not certain who created enneagram, but Claudio Naranjo, Oscar Ichazo, and Beatrice Chestnut are the three most popular and fletched out enneagram writers/teachers/coaches. Naranjo has mainly formed the theory we use today. you also may have heard of wings or seen types like 4w3 or 6w7. however wing theory isn’t considered to be part of the actual theory and was made by people who barely understood enneagram. tritype and trifix are also theories based on enneagram which are also explained later on. finding your core type is done by simply seeing which of the 9 fits you best. it’s important that you are honest with it, because these types are supposed to lay out character flaws and cycles. the point of enneagram is to overcome these and heal as a person, overcoming your fixation and not falling into your trap. this requires a lot of self awareness. ego structure is the structure of which each enneagram is made up of i don’t know for sure who created this. there is also trait structure which was created by Naranjo. the ego structure are different aspects of the way the mind of someone with an enneagram works all interconnected. it is quite difficult to talk about enneagram without mentioning subtypes, instinctual variants and tritype so it was somewhat hard to define what to put where but with enneagram i’m going to be focusing on the core for now.
ego: resent
fixation: resentment
paying attention to flaws and feeling nothing is ever good enough
trap: perfection
they always desire perfection for both themselves and others. they always hate themselves for not being perfect and get disappointed in others for the same reason.
holy idea: holy perfection
when they experience from the outside that their essence is perfect they can relax.
passion: anger
they are constantly angry with themselves and others for being imperfect.
virtue: serenity
serenity overcomes anger when they realize their essence and that of others is perfect.
defense mechanism: reaction formation
in order to avoid anger and keep their image of being right these people push down the impulse of the bad emotion and turn it into the opposite.
ego: flat
fixation: flattery
trap: freedom
holy idea: holy freedom
passion: pride
virtue: humility
defense mechanism: repression
ego: go
fixation: vanity
trap: efficiency
holy idea: holy hope
passion: deceit
virtue: truthfullness
defense mechanism: identification
ego: melan
fixation: melancholy
trap: authenticity
holy idea: holy origin
passion: envy
virtue: equanimity
defense mechanism: introjection
ego: stinge
fixation: stinginess
trap: observer
holy idea: holy omniscience
passion: avarice
virtue: detachment
defense mechanism: isolation
ego: cow
fixation: cowardice
trap: security
holy idea: holy faith
passion: fear
virtue: courage
defense mechanism: projection
ego: plan
fixation: planning
trap: idealism
holy idea: holy work
passion: gluttony
virtue: sobriety
defense mechanism: rationalization
ego: venge
fixation: vengeance
trap: justice
holy idea: holy truth
passion: lust
virtue: innocence
defense mechanism: denial
ego: in
fixation: indolence
trap: seeker
holy idea: holy love
passion: laziness
virtue: action
defense mechanism: narcotization
anger
criticality
demandingness
dominance
perfectionism
over-control
self-criticism
discipline
fixation: flattery
passion: pride
pride
love need
hedonism
seductiveness
assertiveness
nurturance and false
abundance
histrionism
impressionable
emotionality
fixation: vanity
passion: deceit
attention need and vanity
achieving orientation
social sophistication and
skill
cultivation of sexual
attractiveness
deceit and image
manipulation
other-directedness
pragmatism
active vigilance
superficiality
fixation: melancholy
passion: envy
envy
poor self-image
focus on suffering
moving toward
nurturance
emotionality
competitive arrogance
refinement
artistic interests
strong superego
retentiveness
not giving
pathological detachment
fear of engulfment
autonomy
feelinglessness
postponement of action
cognitive orientation
sense of emptiness
guilt
high superego
negativism
hypersensitivity
fear cowardice and anxiety
over-alert
hyperintentionality
theoretical orientation
ingratiating friendliness
rigidity
pugnacity
orientation to authority and ideals
accusation of self and others
doubt and ambivalence
gluttony
hedonistic permissiveness
rebelliousness
lack of discipline
imaginary wish fulfillment
seductive pleasingness
narcissism
persuasiveness
fraudulence
lust
punitiveness
rebelliousness
dominance
insensitivity
conning and cynicism
exhibitionism (narcissism)
autonomy
sensory motor dominance
psychological inertia
over-adaptation
resignation
generosity
ordinariness
robotic habit-boundedness
distractibility
to get your trifix (different from tritype, but it doesn’t really matter which one you use) you take your core type and add two fixes after it. a fix is a fixation+trap influenced by the passion of a type. your trifix consists of three numbers, each from a different triad. DO NOT type yourself based on trait structure, often your trait structure will align with your trifix but not always. it can be an indicator but not an actual typing. this is the reason a lot of people (including me) are at some point mistyped in their trifix. to find your trifix you should see per triad which fix you relate to most minus the triad of your core type, because your core type will always be the first number of your trifix. then put them in order of triads. so if your core type is heart triad then it would be heart>head>gut. if it’s head then head>gut>heart. if it’s gut then gut>heart>head. (for example: 471 not 417, 594 not 549, 837 not 873)
it is also important to note that your fixes CANNOT have wings or subtypes. this is because it’s not just the type you relate to second most so you just try to put in as much relatability as possible, it’s just the fixation of the enneagram together with it’s trap and influence of the passion. i touched on the fixation, trap and passion earlier in short and these descriptions can also be used for the core enneagram.
now here’s a simple description of each fix and the triad it belongs to:
when i feel shame i try to deal with it by gaining the acceptance of others through giving compliments or flattering them in some other way so they will like me again. i repress my own needs or bad sides to be liked.
when i feel shame i try to deal with it by making an ideal image of myself that is hard to harm or dislike and present myself as an accomplished person.
when i feel shame i try to deal with it by convincing myself i’m different and lacking inherently, and that eventually something or
someone will help me out of this state. i make the shame part of me and blame myself for it.
when i feel anxiety i try to deal with it by gaining knowledge about everything and taking control over the environment while i hide away. i try to stay anonymous and watch everyone from a distance.
when i feel anxiety i try to deal with it by imagining every possible worst case scenario and always being aware of everything that happens. this way i’m prepared for anything. i always assume the worst. i also project my own insecurity onto others.
when i feel anxiety i try to deal with it by keeping myself busy with fun activities all the time and planning everything ahead. if i keep myself busy with entertaining things i won’t have to feel anxiety. i also rationalize my anxiety in order not to feel it.
this fixation is always responding to injustices with revenge. which can sometimes cause physical damage. the trap of this fixation is also justice. it will constantly tear things down for the sake of justice but it never finds justice and so it keeps tearing things down. this causes people with this fixation to constantly burst into anger and destroy things around them. it is not always extreme, but it can be. it is the most physically aggressive of the fixations.
it is said that this fixation is experienced by everyone as it is at the top of the enneagram. this fixation is about seeking comfort outside oneself. it is out to find a way to be in the outside environment and adapt to it. the trap for this fixation is laziness, meaning the individual keeps looking for something outside that can only be found on the inside and prefers sticking to mindless routines than putting in the effort to find itself inside. because this fixation tries to make peace with the outside world and environment it is least likely to express its anger.
this fixation holds everything it comes in contact with to a very high standard, including themselves. when it comes in contact with the trap of perfection it seems like this fixation is never fully pleased. it is constantly measuring if something is good enough and usually it is not because realizing it or not, this fixation is constantly looking for something perfect. depending on the instinctual variants of the core, a person with this fixation may express more or less anger but in general it only expresses anger when it is justifiable for them because anger is not a perfect emotion and thus shouldnt be expressed without a good reason.
if you see a system in someones bio or somewhere online but have no idea where to find information about it or what it’s even called this is a guide with examples of things you can see, what the system is called and where you can find accurate and free information. for more links per system you can open any or all of these linktrees. another site with a lot of information is wiki personality database which i also linked here. there is also a lot of explanations on tiktok but it is tough to distinguish which information is reliable. for the title of each system i used my typology, mostly what is currently in my bio, for reference since a lot of people ask me “what does … mean in your bio” and might be looking here for an answer instead of asking.
https://linktr.ee/infpisskinks
https://linktr.ee/mel.phleg.mel
https://wiki.personality-database.com/
if you see anything with the letters I/E, N/S, T/F and J/P (for example: INTJ, ESTJ, ISFP, ENFP, INTP) that would be MBTI or Myers Briggs Type Indicator. information about this is in this doc and in the books “Gifts Differing” by Isabel Briggs Myers and “Personality Type” by Lenore Thomson. these books are linked in all the linktrees.
common terms used:
if you see the same thing but with -T or -A behind it, that would be 16personalities. information about this can be found on the site www.16personalities.com. do not get this confused for MBTI, it can be hard to distinguish because 16personalities uses the MBTI format but they’re separate systems with different interpretations. a lot of people don’t know the difference themselves.
common terms used:
if you see something like NeTi, FiNeSiTe, FeNe or SiTiFeNe, this would also be MBTI or Myers Briggs Type Indicator but focusing on the cognitive function theory. “Personality Type” by Lenore Thomson has the best info on this and can be found in the linktree of mel.phleg.mel . and of course this document.
common terms used:
if you see something like IT(S), EN(T) or IS(F) this would be jungian typology. info about this can be found in the book “Psychological Types” by Carl Jung among other books. again linked in these linktrees.
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if you see something like ESE, LII, ILE or SEI, this would be socionics. all the info you could ever need about it is on the site https://wikisocion.github.io/index.html
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if you see something like EIE-Fe, EII-2Ne-C, SLI-D or LSE-0-H this would also be socionics including subtypes. this can also be found on wikisocion but i have a few links in my linktree as well.
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if you see something like sx/so, so/sp or sp/sx this would be Instinctual Variants or Instinct Stacking. information about this can be found in 2 links under enneagram in my (first) linktree.
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if you see something like sx7, so9, sp6, sx5, so2 or sp3 this would be Enneagram subtypes the best info on this is on wiki personality database but summaries are available in mels linktree.
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if you see something like 594, 468, 135, 782 or 279 this would be tritype or trifix. info about this is found in this doc. tritype has its own site. trifix info is hard to find.
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if you see something like e7, 6w5, e9 this would be enneagram core. the wX part is not part of the theory and doesn’t really matter. you can find info on this by searching on “ego structure”/“trait structure” or reading the links about enneagram in any linktree.
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if you see something like ELFV, FLEV, LVEF or VEFL this is likely attitudinal psyche but it could also be psychosophy. you can find attitudinal psyche on the official website https://attitudinalpsyche.com.
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if you see something like LWEP, EPWL, WLPE or PELW this woild be psychosophy. the ap letters are also often used when psychosophy is the system so if you dont know, ask! info about this is in all linktrees from the book Syntax of Love by Alexander Afanasyev. @isfpapi on tiktok also has a great video with simplified explanations. more advanced information can be found on the site www.bestsocionics.com
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if you see something like (3112) or (4122) or (2343) following an attitudinal psyche or psychosophy type, this would be psychosophy or attitudinal psyche subtypes. if you see the number match up with their placement so (1234) or the 1 in (1323) this would be attitudinal psyche. in psychosophy this is not possible. information about this can be found in all linktrees.
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if you see something like SAEF, ASFE or FSEA this would be amatorics. it can be recognized by the letters A, F, E and S. resources about amatorics can be found in infpisskinks linktree and @french.phobic and @cryptidwriter on tiktok have also made videos on it.
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if you see something like BVNP, PNVB or NBPV, this would be temporistics. it can be recognized by the letters P, B, N and V. information about this can be found on the official website, http://temporistics.ru/, and @cozoca on tiktok.
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if you see something like S[L]/U/aI, |R|cOe/N/, RLUEI or SC|O|AN this would be global 5 or big 5. many people don’t know the difference but use global 5. resources about this can be found in mels linktree and on wikipedia. the ipip test is also fairly reliable.
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if you see something like phleg-mel, sang dom or choleric [dom], this would be temperaments. you can find info about this in mels linktree.
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if you see something like phsu-ch-phsa, meph-chph-me or su-ph-saph this would be firo. info about this can be found here https://linktr.ee/intproblem and soon in this doc as well.
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