Self Analysis of the PWP
 

This could be an interesting thread, or it may just plop to the ground and lie there.

Much is made of the Parkinson's Personality. Its very existence is debated. While I don't think it applies to all PWP, I do think that it exits and is well represented on this board. It probably is a sub-type of some sort and differs from senior onset at a minimum. The "group personality" is certainly different than that of PLM or YOPD. Visiting those two makes me feel like a "stranger in a strange land" and it got me to thinking about our collective personality.

I propose to begin a thread wherein that collective sits down with its therapist for a little self-analysis. This is on the group level and we aren't interested in hearing about the time you ________________ (fill in the blank, you naughty thing you :D ). I'll go first and show you what I mean. And if it works, part of it might be useful to the "book" folk, too. Remember, this is the voice of the collective self "on the couch,"
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I was raised to be strong and silent. It was not overt, but it was there. I can remember once lying in bed with a fever and facing the wall while my mother and another woman stood in the doorway. I overheard my mom remarking that I hadn't cried or even complained. There was admiration in her voice.
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Responsibility? Took to it like a duck to water! Not sure why. At least not at first. It was quickly reinforced, however, by the powers that be - parents, teachers, etc. It was less trouble to have a "good" kid around. Somewhere along the line I got tired of being "good". As the years have gone by "tired" has become weary.
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Pent up emotions? Well, there's something there, I agree. Can't quite see it. It seems harmless, now. But there was a time when I believed that if it should escape that the gods would tremble. I wonder why?
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Self sacrifice? Sure. Eaten up with it. It seems to have always been my job. By the time that I realized that I had been drafted, it had become a matter of choice.


Anyone?

take a Myers Briggs personality test
 

One thing you (any of you) might do is take one of the many versions of the Myers Briggs Personality Tests that are available for free on the internet. Here's one:

http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp

I have taken these tests many times over the years. Sometimes they have been required by employers - knowing my personality type and the types of my co-workers has often prevented problems in the office.

The test is based on Jungian psychology; information here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myers-B...Type_Indicator

No matter how many times I take it, I always get the same result, so I think it is pretty basic to how I operate in the world.

I am an ENFP (Extrovert; Intuitive; Feeling; Perceptive)

My exact opposite would be an ISTJ (Introvert, Sensing, Thinking, Judging)

There are 16 possible combinations; none are to be seen as good or bad - they just ARE: how you operate.

I always get a kick out of this! :)

That is pretty cool. Nailed me, anyway.
I-N-T-J
Introvert, Intuitive, Thinking, Judging, Handsome
OK, I made the last part up. But give it a try. There might be a pattern.

that was fun ..
 

I did it too - I'm almost your opposite, Carey...
and shared half of the characteristics with Rick ...

ISFJ :rolleyes:

Introvert, Feeling, Intuitive, Judging for me,
It must be reading all those books.......

Lindy:)

Your Type is ISTJ
Introverted Sensing Thinking Judging

Interesting that the word Introverted is a common theme so far.

Carolyn

sorry Carolyn! Extrovert here!
My analysis came out as ENFJ!

thanks carey.

girija

Girija-

So close! I'm INFJ and apparently I've chosen the right career as a librarian.

Thanks for this link, Carey :)

- Laura

PWP types
 

Hi Rick,
Remember we had a precious thread on this topic.?
I remember you saying Wanda and yourself had a good laugh when it was suggested a PWP was a nervous introverted type!!! I can't find it, but do you remember us joking about who we were like?
It was years ago, could even have been Braintalk.
Ron

type and communication style
 

Carey, you are not alone...ENFPs unite! lol :)

I took the Myers Briggs 20 and 10 years ago, and this short version today, factoring out disease-related changes: all three indicated ENFP though I am increasingly more P and less J as the years go by.

Am I the only one who could have guessed all our types with 99% accuracy from the writing style and content of our posts?