So I was bored yesterday, after reading all (i.e A.L.L) the ridiculous lists on Zikoko. An aside, I’m sorry but that site is HILARITY!!!! I haven’t cried so much since…well, I haven’t cried so much really.

Anyway suffice to say that that fine Sunday afternoon met me laying in bed chuckling heartily to myself…until I realized that there was nowhere left to scroll down to, on the screen. So, like all self-respecting low-key psychos, I decided to take the Myers-Briggs personality test.

Because weirdo.

After trying that one, I came across a test that promised to be even more comprehensive than M-Briggs’. It was simply titled The 16 Personalities Test. I took it and I have to say I was a little creeped-out by how accurate a lot (not all) of the result was. They give you a pretty thorough assessment of your personality type, complete with the ways you most likely approach and react in friendships, relationships, careers, parenting and so on. It was good and I’m going to share the less personal bits of MY result on MY blog, because…err MY circus, MY monkeys c’est ne pas?

I have to say though, I took the test three times again, because weirdo and I got exactly or almost exactly the same result all three times. It made me get a little pensive. For one thing, I was really surprised that the test diagnosed that I’d do almost anything to avoid a conflict. I never really realized that, because I know that I am certainly unafraid of confrontation. I don’t mind confrontation at all,  I am assertive and articulate and can defend myself well if it comes down to it. I’d just rather it didn’t come down to it.  The results surprised me because I KNOW that my inner Ikwerre Ninja/Niger-delta Hoodrat is low key probably always spoiling for a fight. Lol. But, I hate aggressiveness and arguments just wear me out. So I’m really unlikely to start a fight. However, when it comes to fights my motto is a variant of…

If you start one- psych test or not- best believe that I will certainly finish it.

*Insert Kanye shrug here* Lol.

So here are my results as an Extroverted (E), Intuitive (N), Feeling (F), Judging (J) ENFJ Protagonist.

“Your Results: ENFJs are natural-born leaders, full of passion and charisma. Forming around two percent of the population, they are oftentimes our politicians, our coaches and our teachers, reaching out and inspiring others to achieve and to do good in the world. With a natural confidence that begets influence, ENFJs take a great deal of pride and joy in guiding others to work together to improve themselves and their community.

Firm Believers in the People

People are drawn to strong personalities, and ENFJs radiate authenticity, concern and altruism, unafraid to stand up and speak when they feel something needs to be said. They find it natural and easy to communicate with others, especially in person, and their Intuitive (N) trait helps people with the ENFJ personality type to reach every mind, be it through facts and logic or raw emotion. ENFJs easily see people’s motivations and seemingly disconnected events, and are able to bring these ideas together and communicate them as a common goal with an eloquence that is nothing short of mesmerizing.

The interest ENFJs have in others is genuine, almost to a fault – when they believe in someone, they can become too involved in the other person’s problems, place too much trust in them. Luckily, this trust tends to be a self-fulfilling prophesy, as ENFJs’ altruism and authenticity inspire those they care about to become better themselves. But if they aren’t careful, they can overextend their optimism, sometimes pushing others further than they’re ready or willing to go.

ENFJs are vulnerable to another snare as well: they have a tremendous capacity for reflecting on and analyzing their own feelings, but if they get too caught up in another person’s plight, they can develop a sort of emotional hypochondria, seeing other people’s problems in themselves, trying to fix something in themselves that isn’t wrong. If they get to a point where they are held back by limitations someone else is experiencing, it can hinder ENFJs’ ability to see past the dilemma and be of any help at all. When this happens, it’s important for ENFJs to pull back and use that self-reflection to distinguish between what they really feel, and what is a separate issue that needs to be looked at from another perspective.

…The Struggle Ought Not to Deter Us From the Support of a Cause We Believe to Be Just

People with the ENFJ personality type are passionate altruists, sometimes even to a fault, and they are unlikely to be afraid to take the slings and arrows while standing up for the people and ideas they believe in. It is no wonder that many famous ENFJs are US Presidents – this personality type wants to lead the way to a brighter future, whether it’s by leading a nation to prosperity, or leading their little league softball team to a hard-fought victory.”

(Not bad for a weirdo 😉 )