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2 Reddit comments about The New Personality Self-Portrait: Why You Think, Work, Love and Act the Way You Do:

u/dotrob · 5 pointsr/IAmA

Couple things, in no particular order:

  1. You're not really as alone as you think you are. A lot of people -- even here in this AMA -- have the same or similar feelings. I can relate, as I have similar feelings, though maybe not so extreme. (Or maybe I just had better support systems or circumstances helping me to work beyond my issues. You never know.)

  2. This book helped me a lot: A New Personality Self-Portrait. They define personality disorders as just extreme expressions of personality styles or traits that they discuss.

  3. "Getting punched in the stomach by a large kangaroo" is maybe a good thing. You certainly knew you were alive at that moment! Plus, it may have been the first small step towards improving things for yourself.

  4. The world is a mysterious place; that vaguely positive outlook may not have been wrong. Indeed, thinking things can and will get better is like accepting blueprints for a new house for your mind. (Being proactive is a great idea, too, of course.)

  5. It's awesome that you did this AMA. You could think of the avoidant part of your psyche as being like a limb that never gets used, with atrophied muscles. It's hard at first to use it at all. This is good exercise. More power to you, I say.
u/PatricioINTP · 4 pointsr/INTP

While not all INTPs are Enneagram’s Type 5, many are. This book…

http://www.amazon.com/Personality-Types-Enneagram-Self-Discovery-ebook/dp/B004MYFLAY/

… is as much of a self-help book as it is a book on their personality system. I am not that big of a fan of it as MBTI, but if you do correlate with it, the book might offer some insights. (I think their Wisdom of… book is more of a workbook style, but I can’t say myself) Here is a chart showing their Type 5 going from peak health to the very bottom.

http://imgur.com/a/C8cwj

I don’t know of any other personality book that is also a self-help book, though this…

http://www.amazon.com/The-New-Personality-Self-Portrait-Think/dp/0553373935

… came close. So other than that, the only other thing I can think of is to consult other INTPs who been-there-done-that with life.