The INTJ and continued introduction

For those not in the know, the letters INTJ in the INTJ@UCSD actually represent something.  The INTJ is merely one of 16 different psychological types of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.  INTJ stands for Introverted iNtuitive Thinking Judging.  According to Myers-Briggs, it is believed that every human being on the planet can be classified as one of those 16 types.  Since I was about 13, I found out that I was classified as an INTJ.  I was thrilled that I was an INTJ since only 2% of any population are INTJ, and they are considered to be "supermen."  Hell, look at this, this is the personal of one my previous professors whom I believe to be an INTJ:

http://dss.ucsd.edu/~itelyuko/personal.htm

You should check out her C.V. too.

I, myself, is a decent artist and poet.  I dabbled in various religions and philosophies in the past and I can tell you a decent amount about some of them.  (Apparently knowing more about Islam than "Muslims worship Allah" makes people think you're a Jihadist / suicide bomber)  Even though I'm an economics major, I can still go toe to toe or even outdo chem/biochem majors in their chemistry classes.  I was an engineering major before I switched to economics.  I have taken such a great interest in international politics and history, I can actually tell you how one event relates to another and how various political leaders and nations will react to a situation.  Of course, since I'm an INTJ, I'm completely obsessed with and have an above average understanding of technology.

Sounds great doesn't it?  To be one person, and to have so much knowledge, talents and abilities, an INTJ can be a Titan among men.  Hell, I used these talents and abilities to impress those girls that my roommates were interested in.  Awesome, isn't it?  No, it's not.  Even Superman has a weakness, his Kryptonite, and for the INTJ, it is relationships.

Relationships, personal and romantic, are difficult for INTJs.  We tend to be straight forward and rational making things such as flirting, for example, seem absolutely bizarre to us.  Apparently INTJs also tend to give off a supervillain/psychopath vibe that scares the hell out of people.  (http://intjforum.com/showthread.php?t=30853)  For me, it's even more difficult.  When I was younger, I was bullied and teased a lot causing my social anxiety.  I responded by working out like crazy to buff up and scare off the bullies.  It worked well, but now my physique is more of a detriment than an advantage.  I know frat boys and jocks won't screw with me even when I act like a nerd, but I'm also scaring off regular folks, people I want to socialize with and befriend.  I tend to scare off a lot of people because of my "INTJ vibe" and the fact I look like a mini Chinese Arnold Schwarzenegger, but apparently I scare off even more people once they realize I have an I.Q. in the upper 120s.  My social anxiety doesn't help either, I always end up saying the wrong thing or having the wrong tone.  One of my friends seem to be more reluctant to talk and seems to be avoiding me after we lived together during the summer.  Sigh, it gets lonely out here.

For the folks that somehow stumbled upon this and are interested in a clearer explanation of the MBTI, watch these videos by barcode9588:

http://www.youtube.com/user/barcode9588#p/u

I'm considering buying a digital camera to take some pictures around UCSD.  Maybe tomorrow.  Maybe.