Knowing Your Personality Type

What does the word "personality" really mean? Well, the answer is quite simple. Every person is born with a certain kind of personality trait and that is why each one of us is different in the way we think, behave, feel or desire. Personality is therefore the basic human nature of an individual. It is because of our inherit personalities that we do certain things in a certain way. Listed below are some personality traits and most of us are sure to find ourselves under some personality type.

Irrational personality: People with these personalities are mostly work-olics, but find it hard to entrust work to others. They are rigid about morals and principles and consider leisure activities a waste of time. They love doing the right think at the right time and consider themselves a perfectionist. The optimistic side of this personality type is that they are over achievers and the pessimistic side is that these personalities are prone to physical ailments, are easily stressed out and generally have a disturbed family life.

Introvert personality: These personality types are normally loners and fear criticism. They are unable to make friends because they feel that others will ridicule them. These personality types do not feel relaxed when others are around and hence are unable to handle jobs or take up activities that include interacting with others. The positive traits of this personality type is that they are good at doing individual tasks while the negative traits are that they are unable to handle jobs that include interacting with others and are therefore are socially secluded.

Reliant personality: This personality types are people who are dependent on other people to make vital decisions in their life as they are unable to be assertive or deal with changes in life. People with this kind of personality try hard to please people and 'agree' even when they wish to 'disagree' because they fear that the other might desert them. The good qualities of this personality type are that these people are able to maintain relationships because they are the ones who usually give in while the negative traits are that these types are unable to be assertive or deal with others.

Egotistic Personality: This personality types are jealous of others abilities. They are mostly preoccupied with themselves and love flattering themselves in front of the mirror. They consider themselves superior to others and would try to take advantage of anyone who can execute their requirements. The constructive side of this personality type is that they usually impress people with their conversations while their unconstructive side is that they do not look beyond themselves or appreciate others.

Sentimental personality: This personality types usually over react to situations and are over apprehensive about their physical attractiveness. They always want people around them but also feel uncomfortable if they are not the centre of attraction. The positive traits of this personality type are that they are good in media while the negative trait is that they have difficulty in relationships.

Normal personality: This personality types is the most common type of personality found and are the ones who operate on impulses and land in a mess. They are terrified of being alone and sometimes start feeling worthless and misplaced in life. These personalities can sometimes surprise you because they are so different at different times that you don't know what to expect of them. The good qualities of this personality type are that they are very artistic and passionate people while the not so good qualities include their impulsiveness and anxiety about tending relationships.

By understanding your personality type you learn about your strength's and weaknesses. This helps in promoting self growth as you can try to change your negative traits into positive ones and use your positive qualities to your advantage to make your life much happier and fulfilled.