hi, interesting question , just done a quick search on this.

What I'm seeing is alot of speculation, no real research and all sorts of things like a lining up of every MBTI type with a different personality disorder.

That said, there would be some face validity on the assertion that if your MBTI type is different from those around you, then you are likely to experience more stress. e.g an NF in a ST culture, or an extravert in an introvert environment.

Someone pointed out that actually it might be the reverse, that certain disorders might result in test results of a certain type. People with autism might come out disproportionately as ISTJ for example.

It's unlikely though that there would be much proper research done in this - the people that look after MBTI probably don't have much interest in having their instrument used in such a way - the other is that really MBTI in academic circles isn't highly regarded. More in favour would be personality tools that include neuroticism as one of the dimensions.

Disclaimer: I'm a BPS registered practitioner for the admin and interpretation of Occupational Personality tools including MBTI. My experience in a business / career development / personal coaching context - I do however have some knowledge around the academic, educational and forensic environments.

PS. Online tests are generally 75% right on three dimensions - that's why you need a practitioner to go through it with you. I came out as an INTJ when I was going through my divorce, then as an INFJ a bit later..and finally it was suggested I was an INFP by one of the consultants at Oxford Psychologists (they own the rights to MBTI in the UK). I expect in one of my more up phases I might have even come out as an extravert.

Interesting, fish. Thanks for the insight.

I came off as a: (ISTJ, -A/-T)

I took that test 2 different times, changing my answers and couldn't get it to classify me differently. Some of it was correct, about half of it was not.

There were several questions where part of them pertained, but part of them didn't, so I was answering a question where half of it had nothing to do with me or my brain or personality. That skews the data. This particular test didn't really seem geared toward mental capacity.

If you want a real personality test ask your Pdoc to give you one. I take one along with an IQ test and a pretty in-depth memory test every year, since I had ECT and now because of the seizures. We just like to make sure my brain cells aren't being destroyed too quickly.

I'm bipolar and an INFJ! Never considered there could be a connection with personality types although it makes sense

Really CPer? I've taken a few different ones just for the hell of it and I always get the same result. Take a different one and see if you get the same thing. Theres a bunch of free ones online, but I liked this one the best. For some reason it seemed like the most accurate one to answer with what I felt to be true about myself. Maybe that's just me.

Nice to meet you, spacediving. Now I've met another member of the 1-3% that (supposedly) make up the rarest personality type.

After reading about the connection and why, I thought it made sense to me too.

but bear in mind it's possible that INFs are more likely to be interested in completing personality questionaires than other types.

From memory there are alot of teachers, counsellors and therapists that are INFs. ok, found one such page

https://careers.workopolis.com/advice/the-best-jobs-for-your-personality-type-using-the-myers-briggs-scale/

Could be, fish. Maybe the INFs just feel the most misunderstood, therefore looking for something that resonates with them?

As for being a counselor, I know that's pretty spot on with the INFJ. Using intuition and the desire to see the real person and analyze their emotions comes naturally. I'm always living in my own head trying to counsel myself. Like "physician heal thyself" (in the literal sense, not the proverbial), I'm always on a quest to understand and "fix" the way I think, suffering from anxiety, bipolar disorder, and god knows what else.

I think I'm an INFJ.

Good to know another fellow INFJ, ello.

Did you take any of the online tests, I always get INFJ. And it describes me to the letter. Weird, huh?

i got INFP-T Mediator???

How accurate was it for you, Irish?

Looks like there may at least be a relation between mental disorders and the INFs.....

i felt it was very accurate but then it is kind of difficult to be objective about oneself but there were several things that were absolutely true.

I’m INFP-T. Pretty accurate. I’m 97% introverted. Who would have guessed lol.

i think it's sham science, but everytime i took it, i did get infj, yes. supposedly it's the most rare one.