[MonikaT]

I responded with INTJ based upon a test I took years ago. I have taken the test linked in the other thread, twice, and apparently I am now INFJ.

In the intervening time between the first test and the more recent ones, a lot has changed in my life. A fair amount of loss, an awakening about gender issues, and NBE, among other things. What factors do you think could influence personality scoring over time?

Unless one takes the actual MBTI, which costs money, most of the online free versions are subsets of the real test and give less accurate results. I usually test as an ISTJ, but sometimes I come out as an ISTP or even an ISFJ. I think one's mood at the time of the test can influence those areas where a person is on the border. E.g., I have read that most people are very close to the middle on J/P so it makes sense to me that some of the tests come out ISTJ and some as ISTP. It is actually very difficult to change any of personality traits represented by those letters, and I was in a seminar where we were told this is actually how we react when stressed. When not stressed, we can appear to be any of the 16 types.