The Personality Test

Erik Erikson came up with the Stages of Psychosocial Development which consisted of different phases that a person from infancy until adulthood went through in order to become the person they are today. Various interactions in life- such as your upbringing, support structures etc. determined for example whether you would develop intimacy vs isolation, trust vs mistrust, initiative vs guilt, identity vs confusion.

The world is filled with billions of people, each with their own combination of personality traits that were developed based on the events that took place during the stages of development.

Yesterday, at my church home group we did an interesting personality test that in the end gave us all a description of our personality types. This detailed description included our strengths and weaknesses. After revealing our results we took the time to analyse what we thought about our own personalities and what we agreed or disagreed with. There were a few things that I got out of that amazing evening and I thought I would share it with you all:

1.We are all fearfully and wonderfully made:

God has created each and every one of us differently. There are no two people with the exact same personalities. I like to think of it as God making a cake and each time adding different flavours and ingredients to his trusted recipe. I think it is absolutely amazing! That makes it so much more exciting going out into the world and getting to meet new people each day.

2.We are not perfect:

We are not without imperfections. We all have that certain characteristic that you know is not the best one to have. I know that I over think EVERYTHING. Even a simple message from a friend saying: "We should meet up, I need to tell you something" gives me heart palpitations because I always think that I have upset this person and that is why they need to talk.

3. Learn from our imperfections:

There is no greater accomplishment than identifying your weakness and striving to work on it and try to improve on it. In my relationship, one of the things I struggled with was being open about my feelings as well as vocalising them. If something upset me I would bottle it up and it would lead to me exploding a few weeks or months down the line which came as a total shock, especially to KG. I have now learnt to speak up as events happen to prevent these misunderstandings from happening.

4. Give someone a compliment:

Every person has a quality or qualities that stand out to you. I encourage everyone to identify that something and actually point it out. I found it extremely encouraging to hear what others thought I was good at and vice versa. There is also fulfillment when you speak positively over someone's life. It not only is rewarding to them, but it also fosters a sense of tenderness and sensitivity towards others.

5. You are not alone:

I wanted to end of with this one. The most important thing I learnt from my home group last night was that you are not alone in this journey called life. You are not the only person who might be having difficulties with certain aspects of life. I learnt that I am not the only one who struggles with over- identifying and emotionally investing in other people's lives and emotions, at the expense of my own well-being. There is something about knowing that others experience the same struggle, this brings a sense of peace as well as motivation to overcome it. Don't walk this journey alone.

This is the link if you would like to try out the personality test! : https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test

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