I always get INTJ, which seems to imply in the profile that one is shy because one doesn't care about people versus ideas. I very much resent that--my way of relating to others strikes me as more INFJ, though it's probably true that I am INTJ because I systematize problems rather than deal with them by sharing and hugging and loving etc.
It's so true that shy people do NOT need less interaction, just a different kind of interaction. We are often people who interact in a way different than the culture expects. Whether that is because of shyness or causes it, I do not know. It's a huge topic. In some ways it is a good thing that science is studying it, but in another, I wonder if such labels as Autistic Spectrum Disorder don't do more harm than good by medicalizing "Deviant" behavior (and medicalizing normal behavior for shy people as deviant, a sign of brain damage, etc.).
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It's so true that shy people do NOT need less interaction, just a different kind of interaction. We are often people who interact in a way different than the culture expects. Whether that is because of shyness or causes it, I do not know. It's a huge topic. In some ways it is a good thing that science is studying it, but in another, I wonder if such labels as Autistic Spectrum Disorder don't do more harm than good by medicalizing "Deviant" behavior (and medicalizing normal behavior for shy people as deviant, a sign of brain damage, etc.).