I’m working on a personal project. Trying to create fantasy cultures based off of each of the 16 personalities.

For ESFP, your power is air manipulation and your animal counterparts are all birds.

This is not a modern society. What would you guys like a fantasy culture based on ESFP to look like?

i got bored tell me something random

I know we're pretty distant and reserved, but I'm curious so

Whenever I see you guys, it’s never with a frown. You may not necessarily be smiling broadly, but you’re never really visibly upset.

How do you maintain such a positive outlook on life?

Just curious

Hey everyone! I have a friend who claims he's an ESFP but I personally think he's an ESFJ. He's not very thrill-seeking or action oriented, but he is fun loving and always makes sure everybody is enjoying themselves. He's not assertive and tends to be conflict-avoidant. When we have arguments he always backs down in order to not hurt my feelings, even though I'm an INFP so I would stereotypically be the one who backs down. One time at a party, some drunk dude confronted him and he immediately backed even though the drunk person was rude and almost started a fight. Wouldn't an ESFP enjoy the thrill of confronting someone?

He's also very naive, he trusts people a bit too much if they might not deserve his trust. Personally I hold a lot of grudges but my friend seems to forget after a day or two, even when he was wronged.

He's very friendly and warm towards others, and jokes a lot. Very free-spirited. Very honest and accepting.

This sounds more like ESFJ than ESFP. Aren't ESFPs supposed to be more manlike (for the lack of a better word) and assertive?

As per the title. If you’re an ESFP currently dating/married, can you please describe the dynamic of your relationship? Have you had a smooth beginning? Any break ups? Also please write your significant other’s MBTI type.

In ESFPs specifically, how have you noticed that the 2 enneagram types manifest? I'm definitely an 8 but the wing has always thrown me for a loop.

I've noticed a pattern that people I hang out with are mostly IXXPs. My ex I strongly believe had ixxp preference- I'm thinking he was an INTP.

I've not reflected yet about this pattern.

What do you think your friend group's MBTI and cognitive functions are? What do you like about yourself when you're around them?

How you guys deal with severe depression and grief? I think it's not mbti based but still I would like to know given that we guys easily get bored and we suffer deeply if we don't get what we want . What do you guys do if you have a blank mind and anhedonia? Do you guys always listen to your Fi or gut feeling even if it is extreme or avoid it?? What ypu guys do if you find no way out ?

Intp here. I'm recently being interested in knowing this type because...reasons. I've never met esfps irl because...well you know..¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

Apparently You guys have nothing in common with us intps, though I believe we can have a common ground(of both parties are healthy at least).

So anyway, 1.what kind of a person are you? 2. What are your values and priorities? 3.What are your strengths and weaknesses? 4.What are your needs(in a relationship or otherwise)? 5. How do gender expectations affect you? 6. What do you struggle with?

If you choose to answer, I thank you for your kindness(⁠☞⁠ ͡⁠°⁠ ͜⁠ʖ⁠ ͡⁠°⁠)⁠☞

You can also ask anything you're curious about :)

Following up on my previous post about character chats - just launched a separate feature: a searchable MBTI personality database. Filter by type, find notable figures, and chat with them. If you tried the original character chats before, this is different - focused on real personalities rather than fictional ones. Check it out and let me know your thoughts. It's available at stablecharacter dot com slash personality-database

Hello commendable ESFPs I hope you are well. My family often implies I would get kidnapped because I don’t pay attention to my surroundings. I’m intrigued about how other people’s minds work. What things would lure a person and what it could say about them. My brother is an ESFP so I definitely know for sure that his girlfriend and food would be his bait so if someone were to trap you what bait do you know you would very much fall for without a second thought?

My brother is an esfp. I rarely see him listen to music but when he does it's usually something trending. I wonder if you guys have a favorite genre. When I ask him he said he can listen to anything that's not noisy (refers to metal, my favorite)

For those of you who have already watched Eternal Sunshine and understand cognitive functions better, tell me: in your opinion, is Clementine an ESFP or ENFP? And why do you think that way?

I've been typed as an ENFP for years and most of the characters I identify with are typed as ENFPs in the PDB, but I recently made a post "type me: ESFP or ENFP" and the answer "ESFP" was practically unanimous. Since then I've been thinking a lot about whether I might actually be an ESFP. But when I stop to think about the "characteristics" for which people suggested I was an ESFP, I realize that this character in question has all of those same characteristics.

She is the character I identify with the most out of all the works of fiction I have ever watched or read. We are the same in practically everything: impulsiveness, talkativeness, temperament, inconstancy, creativity, enthusiasm, lack of concern for social adequacy, random thoughts and ideas, carelessness, authenticity, spontaneity, the desire to live life intensely, irreverence, aggressiveness, hedonism, mood swings, emotional intensity, taste for risky and dangerous things, warmth, easily feeling trapped and bored, confusion and chaotic vibe, the need for freedom and new experiences, etc. The only difference I see between us is the fact that I have more reservations about showing my vulnerabilities and insecurities to people I have only known for a short time. If she can be typed as an ENFP, I don't see how I couldn't be.

Would love to hear from ESFPs on the jobs they have and pros/cons to that work. My ESFP daughter’s headed for college but unsure what career may be good for her.

I think that most ESFP’s are secretly (or not so secretly) super big readers. Ik I am lol. Also if you are does it also piss you off when someone try’s to talk to you while you’re reading. Like hello?? I have the book open I’m not interested in your conversation currently. Obviously I wouldn’t actually say that and I usually just pause my reading.

Ik I posted this in r/mbtitypeme before but I also wanted people's inputs over here?

Hi, so I'm just having one of these random existential crisis in the middle of the night AGAIN!

I wasn't sure if I'm more of a Ne or a Se user tbh? So I'd thought I'd ask. I'm positive that my enneagram is a 4w3, so putting enneagram aside, I want to focus more on my MBTI instead.

I used to be typed as an INFP, ENFP and lately ESFP too. And now I'm basically stuck between an ENFP or an ESFP lol.

I'm confident that I'm not an INFP, because compared to other.. INFPs I knew, they're honestly more surprised at the fact I can be cheerful or talkative or maybe even loud when I feel like it?

But yeah!

Let's see.. What do I do for fun? Meh, cooking (mostly stir frys) and sometimes if I have the mood, I'd play some 90s or 2000s era games. Or I just watch pranksters or comedy shit on Youtube.

Uhm, I used to be a daydreamer as a child though. I used to be convinced I'd be an amazing artist earning like tons of grands, but now? I don't really care as much. I work in IT and what matters is that I'm comfortable with myself so. My teenhood wasn't the best and tbh, I really don't wanna bring up these traumatic memories of my life.

At the same time, I just don't do much but shop.. as a part of my "hobby" at the same time? Even though I don't wear makeup irl as much (I'm working in a hot weather), I do love looking at makeup tutorials, I love looking at those fashion color theory or seasonal palletes, and I even plan on making a handmade milkmaid styled top myself soon. I could probably even make a really nice dress or a shawl for a friend if I wanted to.

The music genre I listened to are.. very random, but it's also not something many Gen Zs in my country listen to. Not exactly niche but something like... Kylie Minogue, Sodom, and sometimes even Molchat Doma. So, I tend to listen to a mix of Thrash, Post-punk, and Dance Pop really.

When it comes to socializing, I usually don't talk as much surprisingly unless someone was chatting to me first and we vibe really well for us to vibe and I'd suddenly become very, very talkative or loud. It's not that I don't like socializing, but what the hell am I gonna chat about, you know? Sometimes I accidentally give off this "quiet kid" vibe that when someone accidentally ignored me mid convo or whatever, it makes me feel fucking pissed off lmfao, as if I wish I could yell and say, "Fuck you mean? You deaf or something?" But tbh, I also don't like being too confrontational which is why I always shut up.

I do regularly like giving candies and snacks to my colleagues and friends, sometimes the customers too. Idk why, it makes me pretty chill and happy. If they enjoy it then ig I enjoy it too. Like in my workplace, I did thought it'd be nice to have the customers get a pleasant experience by being given a candy right after they completed our survey, ya know? Idk. I just felt like it? Might feel a tiny bit memorable?

And uh, used to get myself to drink before. Not the most fun moment of my life. I dealt with that as a way to cope with my stress with my schoolwork back then. I certainly don't miss the hangovers. I also smoked a pack for a week to also cope with my stress. The Menthol ones, if I remembered. I stopped because it was pretty expensive and it didnt do jack shit to me tbh. I didnt get addicted. Also over my parents being mad over it.

I'm doing a lot better now, and I've been working alright in my job, have been sober for more than 3 years already too! Sometimes when I did think about drinking, I would get sudden flashback of that hangover feeling and shudder. Like, I would feel like I would never touch a shot of any alcohol ever again?

I don't know if there's anything else I should say about myself? Feel free to ask anymore questions tho!

We are very extroverted, but how do you feel, do you feel yourself lonely? Damn I do, even though I have friends.

You can answer this in detail or on a scale of 1 to 10 or both. You may also answer this question in general and ignore the situations altogether.

1. You are casually going by and a person bumped into you. They didn't say sorry and just moved on.
2. Out of the blue, an acquaintance shouts at you. You didn't do anything. Later on, they come to you and say sorry. They don't seem genuine.
3. Same as above but this time they do seem genuine.
4. You have a really, really close friend; like 'someone who understands you' kind of friend. You find out (from a genuine source, i.e. what you heard is 100% accurate) that they were actually manipulative. They lied to you. When you confronted them about it, they ignored you.
5. Same as above but here they seemed shocked that you know about it. After a while they come to you and say sorry. They apologized multiple times and said that they didn't mean to manipulate you and that they'll not do this again.

I asked this on the ENFP sub and I'm curious about what you guys think.. Also, I wonder if it has any correlation with MBTI, so I'm planning to ask this on the other MBTI subreddits.

My ESFP seems to tolerate me pretty well, despite my "INTPness" which can seem grating to most people. We both see things from different perspectives (she's glass-half-full, I'm glass-half-empty), but we're able to come to the same conclusion on a lot of things which I think is a huge part of why our friendship works so well.

Outside of my friendship with her, I feel like my ESFP is generally more tolerable about other people even if they have disagreements, and she's able to find more positives in her relationships than I do in mine. She told me she feels like it's just a her thing.

Do any other ESFPs do the same thing?

Do you like Coldplay??what's your fav coldplay song? I think Coldplay has some of the best songs to energize our mood and dance our heart out

Sincere question, absolutely no judgement will be passed.

...yes, there's fi too...😭...

Go Irish! Heck of a season!

Either this type flew completely under my radar, and could trip on it and not notice, or the environments I'm in aren't common for ESFPs to be in. Only met a few ENFPs, up until now.

So, tell me, how do you spend your free time?

Before you drop your idealistic view that both act the same (ik what app im on lol), lets just be real.

My main difference is that men present as less expressive than women. Men might shy away from the bright colors and opt for subtle shows of attention drawing. What else is there

How easily do you cutt people off of your life? I feel I do it too easily. I remorse and there are moments I feel so sad and mad what I've done. But I'm too proud to go back.

Te is your tertiary function. I’m wondering if you tend to get along with them.

Anything you would tell yourself if you were just entering your 20’s?