Me―Melancholy and Phlegmatic?
I've been reading on the Five Temperaments Theory and it's really quite fascinating. It kinda makes me want to pick up psychology but knowing myself, it's gonna be just a momental interest, haha.
My first encounter with the theory was through Pammiej85―she analysed and talked a lot about DBSK's personalities and their dynamics. It's quite amazing how she could attach every member with a temperament based on what she observed as a fan for 3 years. I've watched the boys for more than half a decade and I still can't quite get a handle on their real personality. Yoochun puzzles me the most and Changmin―he is what we see―is the easiest for me to analyse and relate to. Shockingly, what Pammiej85 wrote about Junsu made me wonder if I knew anything about our dolphin at all.
She categorised Junsu as a Melancholy―someone who is a perfectionist and only shows what he wants people to see. He is not just the cute and innocent Xiah angel we see on screen. A dark side (not necessarily bad) lurks in him and I could understand why some fans would disagree with his being a Melancholy. This actually triggered me to go on a Google frenzy about the meaning of a Melancholy and all those temperament quizzes to determine my own temperament. And guess what, I'm a Melancholy as well. Never thought my personality would be closest to Junsu's. I always thought I was more like Changmin―quiet, reserved and sarcastic. A quiz I did showed I'm dominantly a Melancholy and Phlegmatic comes second. In other words, I'm a Jaesu (Jaejoong & Junsu). Hahaha.
So what's a Melancholy exactly?
They love order, schedules, charts and plan in great detail. They avoid attention, dislike opposition. The Perfect Melancholy seeks an ideal mate, is a deep thinker, and a faithful friend. Often they are insecure socially and tend to live vicariously through others (friends or their children). Because they like things perfect, they will procrastinate until they can complete a project perfectly. They are known to control situations and people by their moodiness.
And a Phlegmatic?
The phlegmatic personality is low-key, easygoing and relaxed. They are patient, well-balanced and calm. They usually have a consistent and well-balanced lifestyle. While they are quiet, they also possess a witty sense of humour. They are sympathetic and kindhearted. They are content in almost any surrounding or circumstance and go with the flow of life. They have a calming disposition in times of trouble. They are not open about their emotions and are not quick to express their true feelings―mainly because they do not want to hurt another's feelings. They do not like feeling vulnerable by exposing their own thoughts without trusting first.
Of course that's just the tip of an iceberg. A lot of websites write about the different temperaments in great details and reading them, I just become, "THIS IS SO ME, HAH!". It's so intriguing to read about a person's personality and behaviour so I thought the safest best would be to start with myself first before I go all psychological on other people, hah. Understanding a person's flow and dynamic sounds so helpful in my social life to be honest. If I try to understand my friends better, perhaps I won't be so grumpy all the time.
I hope.
And just posting these because they are so precious. <3
My first encounter with the theory was through Pammiej85―she analysed and talked a lot about DBSK's personalities and their dynamics. It's quite amazing how she could attach every member with a temperament based on what she observed as a fan for 3 years. I've watched the boys for more than half a decade and I still can't quite get a handle on their real personality. Yoochun puzzles me the most and Changmin―he is what we see―is the easiest for me to analyse and relate to. Shockingly, what Pammiej85 wrote about Junsu made me wonder if I knew anything about our dolphin at all.
She categorised Junsu as a Melancholy―someone who is a perfectionist and only shows what he wants people to see. He is not just the cute and innocent Xiah angel we see on screen. A dark side (not necessarily bad) lurks in him and I could understand why some fans would disagree with his being a Melancholy. This actually triggered me to go on a Google frenzy about the meaning of a Melancholy and all those temperament quizzes to determine my own temperament. And guess what, I'm a Melancholy as well. Never thought my personality would be closest to Junsu's. I always thought I was more like Changmin―quiet, reserved and sarcastic. A quiz I did showed I'm dominantly a Melancholy and Phlegmatic comes second. In other words, I'm a Jaesu (Jaejoong & Junsu). Hahaha.
So what's a Melancholy exactly?
They love order, schedules, charts and plan in great detail. They avoid attention, dislike opposition. The Perfect Melancholy seeks an ideal mate, is a deep thinker, and a faithful friend. Often they are insecure socially and tend to live vicariously through others (friends or their children). Because they like things perfect, they will procrastinate until they can complete a project perfectly. They are known to control situations and people by their moodiness.
And a Phlegmatic?
The phlegmatic personality is low-key, easygoing and relaxed. They are patient, well-balanced and calm. They usually have a consistent and well-balanced lifestyle. While they are quiet, they also possess a witty sense of humour. They are sympathetic and kindhearted. They are content in almost any surrounding or circumstance and go with the flow of life. They have a calming disposition in times of trouble. They are not open about their emotions and are not quick to express their true feelings―mainly because they do not want to hurt another's feelings. They do not like feeling vulnerable by exposing their own thoughts without trusting first.
Of course that's just the tip of an iceberg. A lot of websites write about the different temperaments in great details and reading them, I just become, "THIS IS SO ME, HAH!". It's so intriguing to read about a person's personality and behaviour so I thought the safest best would be to start with myself first before I go all psychological on other people, hah. Understanding a person's flow and dynamic sounds so helpful in my social life to be honest. If I try to understand my friends better, perhaps I won't be so grumpy all the time.
I hope.
And just posting these because they are so precious. <3