r/mbti

People here disagree and each person seems to have very different theories in mind. They disagree about what exactly the cognitive functions mean, how we use them, and how much weight each one carries in the cognitive stack.

As a result, there are many different views on what the 16 types are and what their characteristics are. This makes discussions difficult and often creates pointless disagreements and confusion.

There should be a theory that is commonly defined and accepted by everyone. Those who disagree with it should make that clear so that it is obvious what each person means.

It would also be a good idea to create different communities, each one expressing its own ideas about personality types. That would be much clearer and more useful than seeing all these conflicting ideas as part of what is supposedly the same theory

For the longest I thought I wasn’t an ISFJ (despite relating to all the functions) because I couldn’t relate to how overly simplistic their description is. I’m someone who’s very complex and some of the ISFJs I’ve met can be pretty complex too. We aren’t just nice people pleasers who love routine and being organized. Some of us are very creative and artistic, some of us are actually into theories and discussing them, some of us do have values that we stick to even if the group disagrees, some of us are assertive and will argue if we feel the need to, etc. Please take the time to understand us more just like every other type 🤍

In real life, when you meet a stranger, which mbti do you tend to clock their type the fastest?

For me, it’s always Isfp. They tend to dress really well- in an outfit consisting of items you never would have thought to put together but looks impeccable on them. They tend to comment on details of the things around them- like describe in detail someone’s hairstyle/ shoes, etc. And their Fi is just an energy I pick up, you can sense it’s feeling but not the Fe kind. Younger ISFP’s are easier to spot for me because their Ni isn’t as developed - leaving their Fi+Se super prominent.

Hardest type for me to notice is INTJ. Maybe because I haven’t met one. But I think Ni in general can be hard to spot the patterns for, I imagine Intjs are a bit more reserved and are unlikely to reveal their Te inclinations readily with a stranger. I have mixed up INFJs with INTJs.

Hey everyone,

I got frustrated with traditional MBTI tests giving inconsistent results, so I built a prompt for Claude/ChatGPT that discovers your cognitive function stack differently.

**The core problem with existing tests:**

They ask abstract questions like "do you prefer logic or feelings?" — and people (including me) answer based on who they *want* to be, not how they actually behave. Result: widespread mistyping.

**What this prompt does instead:**

- Asks you for your personal interests first (anime, fitness, cooking, etc.)

- Builds every scenario around those specific interests

- Digs deeper with follow-ups when your answer is vague

- At the end: shows your full function stack with YOUR OWN WORDS as evidence

**Example scenario (for anime fans):**

*"You're mid-episode and a shocking plot twist happens that you didn't see coming. What's the first thing your brain does?"*

That's it. No abstract traits. Just real situations from your actual life.

**How to use it:**

1. Copy the prompt (it's in comments)

2. Paste into Claude or ChatGPT

3. Tell it your interests

4. Answer honestly — it will push you for specifics

Would love feedback from people who know their type well — does the result match? Drop your type and what you thought of the scenarios.

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*Built this after going through the test myself and getting a much more accurate result than 16personalities ever gave me.*

I don’t mean anything by it, but on social media some people either paint INFJs like angels or try to make them seem evil

It’s really rare to see someone describe them in a normal, realistic way. We’re not anime characters, we’re humans 😭 it’s normal to have both good and bad traits

Here, people describe INFJs in a way I actually like, but from what I’ve seen, a lot of people either have a negative view of INFJs or a totally unrealistic one. And if you say you’re an INFJ but don’t fit those standards, they’ll say you’re mistyped

I know other MBTI types get this too, but I’ve noticed it the most with INFJs. I just wish people would describe this type more like actual humans

I'm not talking about which type you're drawn to, it's just which type is more in your surrounding places.

I have often seen that, many INTJs have a strong desire for Ti, particularly their association to INTPness. Some even want to see themselves closer to INTP, by ignoring their Ni, in favor of IT(N).

Is it because of popular ideas like INTP considered as the most intelligent type or most logically proficient type? Or something else?

Because, before a judging function like thinking, an INTJ leads with an irrational function like Ni, a perceiving function. The perceiving function first needs to be acknowledged before any other secondary judging function like thinking.

And Jung closely associates Ni to artists, authors, and sometimes mystics, seers and shamans before a logician (I mean anything like Ti).

So, I was out with my Ex-Girlfriend (we're still amicable friends) last night and my arm was smacked several times, and I was given the middle finger maybe four times by her and at one point she said something like "If you weren't so cute I'd kick your @$$", or something. There were these ladies at nearby tables who witnessed the 'abuse' (lol) as well.

Mind you I'm just talking in my normal way/tone. But I've noticed that when I'm just being my honest/true self and I utter more than five words at a time people tend to have an unexpected (to me, but maybe obvious to others) and visceral reaction to what I'm saying.

What are some kinds of things that make your type (or you personally) perceive words to be blunt? I want to see if I'm actually in the wrong or are people socially conditioned to be triggered by certain utterances.

Thanks for the replies in advance.

My brain just sees something like “Ne” and I’ll say “neh” lol or sometimes “en-ee” but out loud to people I say the full “extroverted intuition”

For a while now, he's been acting closer to me than his other friends. It was like that for about a month, then suddenly he became very distant, less friendly with me than the others. For the first week, he didn't talk to me, he wouldn't even look at me. When I came to check on him, he would distance himself. Then he slowly got better. He's still not exactly like before, but he still occasionally comes and strokes my hair or puts his hand on my waist, very rarely and for a brief moment. Why did he change so suddenly?

just wondering what people think.

not fight or flight, just playing dead

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hi there! i was wondering if a ni-fe infp was possible. im new to cognitive fuctions and mbti in general, so im trying to figure this whole thing out.

Can someone explain what happened or give me some guesses?

Since the day we met, we were so close that everything had become normal because I'm an ESTP and she's an ESFP. I know she occasionally tells my best friend, "She's so pretty, can you make date " but she says this to everyone.We've been friends for three years, and I know he's friendly and approachable with everyone, so I didn't find it strange. Lately, he'd been touching me more than others, and I'd kind of normalized it. His hand was constantly on me; he'd hug me and play with my face, sometimes put his hand on my waist, tease me constantly, and threaten to throw me around. This went on for about a month, then suddenly it all stopped. It was very strange because the physical contact was even less than with other people. Normally, we'd hug constantly. At first, he wouldn't even look at me, acting like I'd done something wrong, then he went back to normal, but it still hasn't gone back to how it used to be. Now he only touches me if I look at him for a long time, if strokes my hair, or if I bump into him while standing next to him. Or very rarely, he might briefly put his hand on my waist

Bana bir süredir diğer arkadaşlarından daha yakın davranıyor. yaklaşık 1 ay böyleydi sonra bi anda cok uzaklaştı artık diğerlerinden daha az samimiydi benimle. İlk 1 hafta benimle konuşmadı hatta yüzümede bakmadı iyi mi diye yanına geldiğimde benden uzaklaşıyordu. sonra yavaşça düzeldi hala eskisi gibi değil ama yinede hala küçük anlarda gelip saçımı okşar yada elini belime koyar çok nadir ve bianlıkda olsa. neden biranda böyle değişti

(It applies to everything: Hero vs Villain. Hero and Dueotognist. (Sorry, I’m terrible at spelling)

Hero and Side character but somehow the extroverted characters always make me laugh more, the introverted characters I like but there usually so serious with occasional moments of laughter or letting loose but usually they are portrayed very seriously. Why is that?)

Can someone explain what happened or give me some guesses?

Since the day we met, we were so close that everything had become normal because I'm an ESTP and she's an ESFP. I know she occasionally tells my best friend, "She's so pretty, can you make date " but she says this to everyone.We've been friends for three years, and I know he's friendly and approachable with everyone, so I didn't find it strange. Lately, he'd been touching me more than others, and I'd kind of normalized it. His hand was constantly on me; he'd hug me and play with my face, sometimes put his hand on my waist, tease me constantly, and threaten to throw me around. This went on for about a month, then suddenly it all stopped. It was very strange because the physical contact was even less than with other people. Normally, we'd hug constantly. At first, he wouldn't even look at me, acting like I'd done something wrong, then he went back to normal, but it still hasn't gone back to how it used to be. Now he only touches me if I look at him for a long time, if strokes my hair, or if I bump into him while standing next to him. Or very rarely, he might briefly put his hand on my waist.