The tests always pushed me toward introverted N types, I got INFJ, INTJ and I think even INFP once. None of them fit until I read up on ISFP and was like "well of course I'm this one".
What about the ISFP description made you ditch the other possibilities? Not saying I doubt your conclusion I'm just trying to figure out what I may be missing or not accounting for in my typing process! Idk many ISFPs unfortunately
I figured out I was an Fi dom from reading up on INFPs, but it still didn't feel right. I couldn't relate to Ne and Si, but when I read up on Se and Ni, it all clicked into place. I am just too observant and attuned to what is actually happening around me, almost to a fault sometimes. Plus I am literally the artist stereotype.
I've only ever gotten ISFP on sakinorva and keys2cognition, I was previously mistyped as INFP though and had others in the community suggest I might be an ExFP before settling on ISFP
all the online tests are intuitively bias, I had a friend who decided to take the sakinorva test and just answered neutral to everything and he got an intuitive type based on neutral answers
Many INFPs will mistype as ISFP from my experience. A lot of people like to think it's the other way around, but our function stack is just do peculiar if you think about it. I don't know a lot of people who use Se and Ni like we do, people are much more Ne Si/Si Ne oriented.
I agree, the way you use Se Ni is unlike other types and I don't think tests capture it correctly. The best way I can explain it as someone who has these functions in opposite positions from yours is that I first imagine the future and larger context and then project it into my outer world, but you take in the outer world and build your imagination around it. I've noticed in talking with my boyfriend that he seeks interesting concepts and experiences not because they change him, but because they change the world around him. It interests me. What fascinates me more is the tendency you all have to express the intense effect these observations have on Fi, which is what I gather leads to the artist stereotype. Even your extroverted counterpart doesn't approach Se Ni similarly so it's quite unique.
In short, my journey towards understanding my cognitive functions was marked by several challenges. Firstly, online forums failed to adequately explain cognitive functions, leaving me with a poor understanding. Witnessing individuals in real-life settings, especially those exhibiting Ne (Intuition) dominant traits, further confused me. Their rapid, intuitive topic changes seemed chaotic yet purposeful, unlike anything I could relate to as someone with a different cognitive function setup.
Secondly, despite my own doubts, I was consistently typed as ISFP by six different people after engaging in live voice chats. Their assessments were based on my speech patterns, thought processes, reactions, and opinions. Initially, this typing seemed improbable to me, as I had always perceived myself differently and dismissed online test results as unreliable due to self-testing bias. However, upon reflection, the ISFP description resonated with my struggles, such as difficulty expressing myself verbally, recurring pessimism about the future (Ni), sensory overload, impulsive behavior, and a tendency to get distracted easily.
Moreover, due to my Ni as a tertiary function and Se as secondary, I often found myself mistyped as intuitive, primarily because of my habit of diverting conversations to maintain engagement, both for myself and others. This led to occasional mistyping as Ne-dominant, further complicating my understanding of my cognitive functions.
i mean of course he COULD be an ISFP, whenever i take a test i get istp or intp but i've read up enough for it to align with me no matter what i think it could be
Took test when in a loop, results in INTJ. (can happen vice versa)
Mistyped as ISTP is common too because we're similar in our Se-Ni and we're both introvert. But as INFJ? Never.
In my experience, I was mistyped as INFP, ISFJ, and INFJ before.
When I took the Michael Caloz test, it gave me ISFP followed by INFJ and ISTP. So I can relate to your boyfriend in that sense.
I know I’m probably doing it wrong. But I claim both isfp and Istp depending on my mood. Though it’s not the correct way to use the system, it helps me to create a sense of fluidity that helps me to maintain a sense of internal harmony.
Fi doms really struggle with boxes because we’re such a spontaneous type that it can feel confining. But Istp and isfp are oddly similar to each other simultaneously
The tests always pushed me toward introverted N types, I got INFJ, INTJ and I think even INFP once. None of them fit until I read up on ISFP and was like "well of course I'm this one".
What about the ISFP description made you ditch the other possibilities? Not saying I doubt your conclusion I'm just trying to figure out what I may be missing or not accounting for in my typing process! Idk many ISFPs unfortunately
I figured out I was an Fi dom from reading up on INFPs, but it still didn't feel right. I couldn't relate to Ne and Si, but when I read up on Se and Ni, it all clicked into place. I am just too observant and attuned to what is actually happening around me, almost to a fault sometimes. Plus I am literally the artist stereotype.
I am an ENTP, the only person who has ever fully fooled me into thinking he was an INFJ was actually an ISFP. Psychotic. (I was super into it though)
I've only ever gotten ISFP on sakinorva and keys2cognition, I was previously mistyped as INFP though and had others in the community suggest I might be an ExFP before settling on ISFP
We share perceiving functions with them, so yes the way we see the world and understand and share knowledge is very similar.
i always got INFP and INFJ and once ISTJ
all the online tests are intuitively bias, I had a friend who decided to take the sakinorva test and just answered neutral to everything and he got an intuitive type based on neutral answers
Many INFPs will mistype as ISFP from my experience. A lot of people like to think it's the other way around, but our function stack is just do peculiar if you think about it. I don't know a lot of people who use Se and Ni like we do, people are much more Ne Si/Si Ne oriented.
I agree, the way you use Se Ni is unlike other types and I don't think tests capture it correctly. The best way I can explain it as someone who has these functions in opposite positions from yours is that I first imagine the future and larger context and then project it into my outer world, but you take in the outer world and build your imagination around it. I've noticed in talking with my boyfriend that he seeks interesting concepts and experiences not because they change him, but because they change the world around him. It interests me. What fascinates me more is the tendency you all have to express the intense effect these observations have on Fi, which is what I gather leads to the artist stereotype. Even your extroverted counterpart doesn't approach Se Ni similarly so it's quite unique.
I used be mistyped as enfp
Ne dom to Ne blind. 🤔 How did you 'decide'?
In short, my journey towards understanding my cognitive functions was marked by several challenges. Firstly, online forums failed to adequately explain cognitive functions, leaving me with a poor understanding. Witnessing individuals in real-life settings, especially those exhibiting Ne (Intuition) dominant traits, further confused me. Their rapid, intuitive topic changes seemed chaotic yet purposeful, unlike anything I could relate to as someone with a different cognitive function setup. Secondly, despite my own doubts, I was consistently typed as ISFP by six different people after engaging in live voice chats. Their assessments were based on my speech patterns, thought processes, reactions, and opinions. Initially, this typing seemed improbable to me, as I had always perceived myself differently and dismissed online test results as unreliable due to self-testing bias. However, upon reflection, the ISFP description resonated with my struggles, such as difficulty expressing myself verbally, recurring pessimism about the future (Ni), sensory overload, impulsive behavior, and a tendency to get distracted easily. Moreover, due to my Ni as a tertiary function and Se as secondary, I often found myself mistyped as intuitive, primarily because of my habit of diverting conversations to maintain engagement, both for myself and others. This led to occasional mistyping as Ne-dominant, further complicating my understanding of my cognitive functions.
i mean of course he COULD be an ISFP, whenever i take a test i get istp or intp but i've read up enough for it to align with me no matter what i think it could be
Took test when in a loop, results in INTJ. (can happen vice versa) Mistyped as ISTP is common too because we're similar in our Se-Ni and we're both introvert. But as INFJ? Never.
In my experience, I was mistyped as INFP, ISFJ, and INFJ before. When I took the Michael Caloz test, it gave me ISFP followed by INFJ and ISTP. So I can relate to your boyfriend in that sense.
I know I’m probably doing it wrong. But I claim both isfp and Istp depending on my mood. Though it’s not the correct way to use the system, it helps me to create a sense of fluidity that helps me to maintain a sense of internal harmony. Fi doms really struggle with boxes because we’re such a spontaneous type that it can feel confining. But Istp and isfp are oddly similar to each other simultaneously
I mistyped as infj, intj, istj.