Thanks for this information on different personality types! Fascinating…it makes me want to write another article about personalities

Laurie
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Sounds like your introvert personality is very mild Laurie, but people come across different in writing. I do think however, that introverts need days and days to recharge. I usually need two every week and spend them a lone.

But rather than learning how I can “fit in,” I’d like to learn ways in which I can feel “good” for who I am…an introvert. People think I am strange because I only have about 3 close friends in my life, and because I don’t attending social gatherings.

It may be that I can have certain expectations in friends. I like talking to stimulating, patient, kind intelligent people. Otherwise, I don’t make a connection with them, unless it’s work related where I seem to play if off pretty well.

At work, I seem to be able to communicate well enough to speak during meetings (when I have to), and express my needs and wants. But I only do it because I “need” to.

What are some of the advantages of my personality type? Also, please check out this site: http://www.introvertcentral.com to learn more.

I hope this also helps:
ISTJ “The Inspector”
Quiet, serious, earn success by thoroughness and dependability. Practical, matter-of-fact, realistic, and responsible. Decide logically what should be done and work toward it steadily, regardless of distractions. Take pleasure in making everything orderly and organized – their work, their home, their life. Value traditions and loyalty.
ISFJ “The Protector”
Quiet, friendly, responsible, and conscientious. Committed and steady in meeting their obligations. Thorough, painstaking, and accurate. Loyal, considerate, notice and remember specifics about people who are important to them, concerned with how others feel. Strive to create an orderly and harmonious environment at work and at home.
INFJ “The Counselor”
Seek meaning and connection in ideas, relationships, and material possessions. Want to understand what motivates people and are insightful about others. Conscientious and committed to their firm values. Develop a clear vision about how best to serve the common good. Organized and decisive in implementing their vision.
INTJ “The Mastermind”
Have original minds and great drive for implementing their ideas and achieving their goals. Quickly see patterns in external events and develop long-range explanatory perspectives. When committed, organize a job and carry it through. Skeptical and independent, have high standards of competence and performance – for themselves and others.
ISTP “The Crafter”
Tolerant and flexible, quiet observers until a problem appears, then act quickly to find workable solutions. Analyze what makes things work and readily get through large amounts of data to isolate the core of practical problems. Interested in cause and effect, organize facts using logical principles, value efficiency.
ISFP “The Composer”
Quiet, friendly, sensitive, and kind. Enjoy the present moment, what’s going on around them. Like to have their own space and to work within their own time frame. Loyal and committed to their values and to people who are important to them. Dislike disagreements and conflicts, do not force their opinions or values on others.
INFP “The Healer”
Idealistic, loyal to their values and to people who are important to them. Want an external life that is congruent with their values. Curious, quick to see possibilities, can be catalysts for implementing ideas. Seek to understand people and to help them fulfill their potential. Adaptable, flexible, and accepting unless a value is threatened.
INTP “The Architect”
Seek to develop logical explanations for everything that interests them. Theoretical and abstract, interested more in ideas than in social interaction. Quiet, contained, flexible, and adaptable. Have unusual ability to focus in depth to solve problems in their area of interest. Skeptical, sometimes critical, always analytical.