officially, i am insane

[verbicide]

I can't sleep. I can't. I've been trying for an hour. Gah.

1. I'm wound up, so I can't sleep.
2. I try anyway, but then panic that I'm not asleep, which just wakes me up more.
3. I'm 33 years old. I should know how to sleep by now. I should have this down. It shouldn't be this hard.
4. Grrr. Arrrrgh!

In other, weird news: I took, for perhaps the nine zillionth time, the Myers-Brigg test. I am now officially diametrically opposed to what I was when I first took the test, lo these many years ago. I am now an ESFJ. I'm completely baffled. I don't see how I can be an E. I mean, I love my friends, and I am a crazed ball of exuberance around them. But otherwise, I am extremely shy.

I just retook it, and I'm only an E by the strength of one question. So I feel slightly better.



From here:

Providers are extremely sensitive to the feelings of others, which makes them perhaps the most sympathetic of all the types, but which also leaves them rather self-conscious, that is, highly sensitive to what others think of them. Because of this Providers can be crushed by personal criticism, and will work most effectively when given ample appreciation both for themselves personally and for the service they give to others. This is not to say that Providers are afraid to express their own emotional reactions. They are quick to like and dislike—and don’t mind saying so—tending to put on a pedestal whatever or whoever they admire, and to come down hard on those people and issues they don’t care for.

And from here:

All else being equal, ESFJs enjoy being in charge. They see problems clearly and delegate easily, work hard and play with zest. ESFJs, as do most SJs, bear strong allegiance to rights of seniority. They willingly provide service (which embodies life's meaning) and expect the same from others.

ESFJs are easily wounded. And when wounded, their emotions will not be contained. They by nature "wear their hearts on their sleeves," often exuding warmth and bonhomie, but not infrequently boiling over with the vexation of their souls.


Boils down to, "I'm bossy and I whimper a lot." Hmph.

Comments

Myers-Briggs

[artemis77.livejournal.com]

I've spread the disease, I see. :)

Re: Myers-Briggs

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

Yes. I totally blame YOU! :D

[greyaenigma.livejournal.com]

My current plan for actually getting to sleep involves lowering Earth's temperature by 20 degrees so that I can get under my covers at night.

Well, that and more exercise.

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

OMG, you too? I felt like I was being roasted from the inside out!

No covers, fan on blast. And still. UGH!

[greyaenigma.livejournal.com]

Yep! I even had two fans going at one point. I sure hope my room in Tacoma has AC, or I'll be miserable. (Heat waves have a tendency to hit the Congresses I attend, and the dorm rooms are seldom designed for summer occupancy. Bah!)

I probably should install the window AC I got, but I'm afraid it won't fit, I won't be able to do it on my own, it'll cool off immediately after I put it in, etc. Bah again.

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

Eeek, good luck there.

I don't think our place in Sequim does. But I'm hoping that being by the water will keep things nice and breezy.

Ooo, I need to get a window AC. But after I move... and um. Yeah. I see what you mean :)

[greyaenigma.livejournal.com]

Where is Sequim, anyway? You're running away just as I head up to Tacoma? Boo.

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

I know! This weekend was the only time I could get away, and all kinds of exciting things are happening locally.

Sequim is west of Seattle, out by Port Townsend and Port Angeles!

[greyaenigma.livejournal.com]

Neat. And here I was thinking west of Seattle was the ocean. I've always wanted to hang out around the San Juan islands. Enjoy! Say hi to any orca pods you see!

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I will do! And you kick some ass this weekend! Good luck! :)

[brabble.livejournal.com]

Well, you ARE bossy. :)
And it doesn't say you whimper a lot, just that your emotional reaction to things tends to be less than subtle.

I don't know, that's fairly accurate.

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

Damn straight!

And besides, you need someone to boss you around. I'm just kind enough to take up the task!

*grins*

[saavedra77.livejournal.com]

I was a strong INFP when I took the Myers-Briggs as a teenager, and only slightly more moderate on the I part when I took it a few years ago. As my high school psych teacher said, I was probably too far toward that end of the scale to ever really change ... :-)

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

I did this handwriting test awhile ago that proclaimed me an Ambivert. And I think that's ...truest for me.

I get along with both types. I'm quieter with loud people, I'm louder with quiet people. But whether I'm an I or an E largely depends on the person/people I'm with. I'm only extroverted with the people I'm close to.

I would have once thought that was too obvious to even say, but I have a brother and a cousin who are a lot more gregarious in external social situations than they are at home with close friends and family.

(Any word on Puig yet?)

[saavedra77.livejournal.com]

(Any word on Puig yet?)

No test results, yet. As I was saying to sarrabellum, last night, I took the vet's advice & gave him some wet food (the idea being that he can't see so well, & will be more motivated to eat something with a strong scent). He positively devoured it. He was still wobbly afterward, but maybe continued "wet food therapy" will at least help him to recover some weight.

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad he responded well to that! An option my vet had recommended was baby food. My kitty, who wouldn't eat anything for days, devoured it, too.

Good luck with this...