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[LilacTree]

@Moonchilde

What an interesting thread!  I read every post.  I am quite impressed by the level of intelligent and thought-provoking responses by everyone.

I shall now take my leave and grab a snack, google some tests and get back here later, as I have no idea who or what I am, perhaps because I am also both, dependent upon the situation, as others have said. 

Seeya later!

[Justice4all]

People too shy to respond to this question?

[LilacTree]

I took three tests.  One result was introvert, two results were ambivert.  So I pegged myself correctly.

I was more introverted as a child and a young teen.  As I matured, I became more sure of myself.  My family always considered me "feisty," and I guess they know me best.  My children see me differently than my primary family.  I am more likely to want to please and do for my children.  I think I may go overboard on that. 

I am opinionated but have changed my mind when the facts were obvious that I was wrong.  However, if I think I'm right, nothing can deter me, no matter what.  I am always hopeful that I can disagree in a civil way and still be "friends," but I find some others can't, and in those cases, I can lose a friend.

I'm a fighter and never let things go unattended.  I will fight until I either win or lose.  I will never just drop it.

I will add one thing that was not on any of the tests.  When I love, I love without boundaries.  You have me 100%.

[GingerPeach]

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@Moonchilde wrote:

@GingerPeach I did most of my testing a long time ago and some of the sites I used aren't around any longer, but I know that site has been around a long time, too. To me, the more questions asked, the deeper the test goes in accuracy.

For anyone who isn't aware, the free sites have to say "Myers-Briggs TYPE" test, or "based on" or "similar to" Myers-Briggs or Four Temperaments, Keirsey, etc. because of copyright and the fact that those official sites charge big bucks for their official results vs the free sites. But in the past at least, there have been free sites that had up to 50 questions, so pretty detailed.  I'm notsure if the enneagram sites are open or not.

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Hi @Moonchilde

I took tests a long time ago also.   I own a few books on the subject. 

I brought up this one online test simply because it was free, and did not ask for an email address (unless someone wanted to give one), and it seemed relatively accurate, has a decent number of questions but is not overwhelming.  (Don't recall the number of questions as they were not numbered but it may be about 50.  It took about 10 minutes to complete.) 

Basically, I thought that for those who haven't done this before, it would be a good introduction.

It is a Myers/Briggs-based test.

[LilacTree]

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@GingerPeach wrote:

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@Moonchilde wrote:

@GingerPeach I did most of my testing a long time ago and some of the sites I used aren't around any longer, but I know that site has been around a long time, too. To me, the more questions asked, the deeper the test goes in accuracy.

For anyone who isn't aware, the free sites have to say "Myers-Briggs TYPE" test, or "based on" or "similar to" Myers-Briggs or Four Temperaments, Keirsey, etc. because of copyright and the fact that those official sites charge big bucks for their official results vs the free sites. But in the past at least, there have been free sites that had up to 50 questions, so pretty detailed.  I'm notsure if the enneagram sites are open or not.

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Hi @Moonchilde

I took tests a long time ago also.   I own a few books on the subject. 

I brought up this one online test simply because it was free, and did not ask for an email address (unless someone wanted to give one), and it seemed relatively accurate, has a decent number of questions but is not overwhelming.  (Don't recall the number of questions as they were not numbered but it may be about 50.  It took about 10 minutes to complete.) 

Basically, I thought that for those who haven't done this before, it would be a good introductions.

It is a Myers/Briggs-based test.

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@Moonchilde and @GingerPeach I will try this test.  Just can't afford "big bucks" right now.

[HomeShoppingLover87]

@segrl21 What an ignoramus that guy must be, to brag about how he can boss introverts around. I'm very introverted, to the point of being a loner. But I also have a very low BS tolerance (to the point that sometimes I worry people see me as an annoying drama queen, but whatever. If you tick me off, I'm not just going to stand there and take it). I am an introvert and also just about the last person you can do something dumb and expect no "challenge" from. 

[Moonchilde]

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@HomeShoppingLover87 wrote:

@segrl21 What an ignoramus that guy must be, to brag about how he can boss introverts around. I'm very introverted, to the point of being a loner. But I also have a very low BS tolerance (to the point that sometimes I worry people see me as an annoying drama queen, but whatever. If you tick me off, I'm not just going to stand there and take it). I am an introvert and also just about the last person you can do something dumb and expect no "challenge" from. 

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It's a common misconception that introverts are pushovers and easily walked on. Notttttt necessarily :-)

Our Bee Ess meters are generally very accurate (and active) as well.

[HomeShoppingLover87]

@Moonchilde Honestly, this thread almost makes me wonder whether the "introverts" who people think they can boss around are just mild-mannered, shy or conflict-avoidant people, both introverts and extroverts.

As this thread has shown, some introverts are feisty and some extroverts can be shy (like the one poster who said she figured that must mean she's an introvert, but she fits the definition of "extrovert" much better). It also seems like a reaonsable conclusion, to me, that people who define their lives more by other people (extroverts) would also be more people-pleasing, and therefore likely to not challenge someone. 

[Moonchilde]

@LilacTree, most people who have taken "official" tests have had them through university or work and have not had to pay for them. The tests are so well known now that minor variants of the "official" questions are what constitutes most of the free or inexpensive online tests. They get pretty close. The only paying I might do is a few sites charge $25-ish and they send you several pages of Type info along with your test results, but it's not strictly necessary.

For books, I recommend Type Talk by Kroeger and Thuesen, and Please Understand Me vols 1&2 by Keirsey. The book What Type Am I? by Renee Baron also includes a short, simple test/set of questions in the book. The book Quiet by Susan Cain focuses on introverts.

[Moonchilde]

Hardly, with 90 posts so far. And as you would know if you actually read the posts, shyness has very little to do with introversion.