Hi, welcome to the questions from the community podcast of the Personnel Hacker

Podcast. My name is Joel Mark Witt. And I'm Antonia Dodge. And we have a question

from Amber that we would like to get to today on this short

podcast series. Hi my name is Amber. I've commented on a few of your posts

before. I found Personnel Hacker on YouTube which then led me to your website.

I love all the life-changing information you've put on the site. personnel hacker on YouTube, which then led me to your website.

I love all the life-changing information you've put on the site.

Anyway, I'd love for you guys to make a video or blog post about how past trauma,

anxiety disorders, etc. can play a role in type confusion.

For example, I test out as an I NFP, but sometimes an INFJ.

As I dig deeper into myself, trying to uncover my true functions, I found they are covered by quote

defense mechanisms unquote that have developed because of fears or hurts.

I have mistaken some of these fears and hurts as authentic to myself, but maybe they aren't who I am at all. One example would be the spontaneous aspect of INFPs. I found that when I feel safe, my fears and hurts aren't weighing me down. I can be quite

spontaneous. I believe this plays a role in how I answer questions when type testing because

I don't know if I'm truly a planner or if I'm planning

because fears I've developed over past negative situations.

Basically fears that she's developed over past negative situations.

On one hand I dislike being tied down and it's hard for

me to make decisions if I'm not passionate about something because I can see

everything both ways. This back and forth of Planner v Free Spirit causes

mixed test results depending on the type of questions asked.

I would love to read or hear your take on this and how walls, defense mechanisms, survival skills that I've collected over the years make it hard to

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