Recently I have been getting into the Myers Briggs test and have been finding some very interesting correlations between types.  I'm an ENFP that has struggled with MDD my whole life.  In descriptions of 'N' vs 'S' there is a common theme that N's are more "imaginative" and tend to day dream.  It makes me wonder if types with strong N's are more likely to develop MDD.  So could everyone post their MBTI type?  I'm really interested if we will have an S types and how their DD differ from the Ns.    

PS- If you haven't taken the MBTI personality test or have no idea what I'm talking about, here's a link:

https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test

It's pretty fun and surprisingly accurate if you answer the questions honestly.  

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Comment by MatthewR on October 20, 2016 at 5:49pm

Something else to consider: the Enneagram of Personality is also a type system and complements the MBTI very well. The Enneagram describes our motivation, while the MBTI describes the structure of our thoughts. A derivation of the Enneagram is the instinctual drive theory, which is where we get our psychic energy or focus. A full type description might read "ENFP, 6w7, So/Sp" describing someone as having a primary preference for Extraverted Intuition (open to possibilities), giving weight to public or cultural considerations (social instinct), and operating from a feeling of profound anxiety (the fixation of type 6 personality).

While all types can have a maladaptive relationship to daydreaming, some are more prone to this than others. Type 8 is the least likely to daydream excessively. Type 9's are practically guaranteed. Numerous people on Personality Cafe and Type Central have reported "merging" with their fantasies to the point that real life loses interest for them. The concept of "merging" is central to that Type's fixation, and lots of people here have described similar experiences of getting completely absorbed in both imaginary relationships and situations. I have recently read some accounts of Type 9's growing old and realizing that the bulk of their lives had been lived in fantasy--I'm certain this is an example of MDD, just described from the point of view of Enneagram theory.

It's worth a look, if you are interested. After several years of research I'm very confident in my type: I'm INFJ, 6w5, Sp/Sx (strongside). Daydreaming excessively is still something i do, just not as much as i used to.  

Comment by Bethan R on October 12, 2016 at 10:29am
INFP here
Comment by Kal on October 10, 2016 at 6:20am

INTJ

Comment by debbie downer on October 9, 2016 at 12:21pm

i'm infp

Comment by bluemeasure on October 9, 2016 at 5:38am

INTP

Comment by Niini on October 8, 2016 at 3:09am

I got really curious about this since I'm an N, and wanted to know wether this explained my mdd or not. I asked some of my friends to fill out the personality test and then asked them to take a look at the mdd wikipedia page and say if they experience something like it. So far I have the results for 9 people, of which 3 are N's and all experience mdd. (!!!) 6 of them are S's and 2 of them do, and 4 of them say they do not experience mdd. I've included myself in the group.

Prior to this I had no idea that 4 people I know have this too. They didn't know about me either. :D

Comment by Luce on September 26, 2016 at 4:28am

I'm ENFP as well :)

Comment by Natalie on September 25, 2016 at 11:38pm
I'm an INFJ
Comment by Mell D'Clute on September 23, 2016 at 3:56pm

If my memory serves right, mine is an INTJ or INTP, as the J and P were very close.

Comment by Emily on September 20, 2016 at 5:39am

I am an INFP, and my brother who also daydreams is an ENFP.

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