Four Temperament and you

Mostly Phlegmatic, with a streak of Sanguinity that was long suppressed by Melancholy.

Not a drop of Choleric Humor in my body.

Hmm, I just read these descriptions right now, and I think I'm a Melancholic/Sanguine sort of person. Or perhaps the other way around, they're quite close to the 50/50 mark for me.

I love to be the centre of attention; I tend to dominate most conversations I take part in, simply because I talk a lot. I make supposedly witty remarks very often, even when it's not appropriate (or there's no-one around to hear them). I am also definitely a Performer; I don't really excel in anything - I prefer to be somewhat competent at four or five things than a virtuoso at one thing - but I will jump at the chance to show off the skills I do have.

I am very open about my emotions and like it when other people are similarly open. When I have an emotional problem (broken heart or something similar), I will talk about it to anyone who will listen - and some people who really rather wouldn't - which helps me get over it quickly.

I am actively interested in politics, and love to argue and debate. I see myself as an intellectual (albeit not a very well-known or celebrated one), and write essays full of carefully-construed arguments, witty metaphors and historical references. I am quite competent when it comes to the written word, but the spoken word is more difficult for me; I will never be a great orator. I rigidly stick to certain principles and values, and will defend them with passion. I can be contrarian and unforgiving, happily tearing apart anyone who talks nonsense or lies (or both), no matter if they're the Prime Minister or a high school student trying their hand at debating. Sometimes I start an argument over something other people see as innocent or trivial; All Issues Are Political Issues, after all. Still, in most debates, I take a relatively nuanced, reasonable stance; I hate exagerration and hysteria.

While I can be very tiresome and annoying to be around (as you have probably guessed by now), I am rarely if ever consciously a dick to anyone. My upbringing, coupled with my natural tendency to apply rules very rigidly, has made it almost physically impossible for me to be rude, impolite and/or overly demanding, especially to strangers. As for really screwing someone over, the thought rarely enters my head, partly out of general decency, partly out of fear of retaliation.

I rarely really break the rules, and feel very awkward and insecure when I do. I could never be a shoplifter or a fare-dodger, let alone a murderer or an arsonist. I also have a strong sense of hierarchy; as a perfectionist, I like to determine how things are done (or preferably, do them myself), but if someone else is already in that position, I will back down quickly. I'm really easy to send on a Snipe Hunt; if I'm new to a certain setting or organisation and someone who appears to be my senior in position and/or experience tells me something, I will believe them unless I can clearly detect they're joking - which I'm not very good at.

In my personal life, I seek stability, predictability and sometimes a dash of the Good Old Ways.

TL;DR version: I'm annoyingly confident and dominant in situations I can more or less understand and predict, and ridiculously insecure when this is not the case.

Fun fact: when I (non-native English speaker) first came upon the word 'choleric', I assumed that it described a person suffering from cholera.

edited 11th May '12 12:26:15 AM by MidnightRambler

I'd say I'm pretty much a textbook example of being pure melancholic.

Turns out I'm Sanguine/Phlegmatic. Mosly Sanguine with some Phlegmatic thrown in.

I really love to be around other people and am very friendly and talkative with a very high self-esteem. I never take criticism to heart or hold grudges and I forget about my problems easily. I also tend to crack jokes when I see people arguing or starting to argue, in order to lighten the mood and calm them down. Of course this also means I'm a bit of an attention whore, constantly telling my friends about awesome stuff I did in order for them to praise me or at least recognize I did something I think is awesome. I'll sometimes even crack jokes at inapropriate times, just to get people's attention. Also I'm very laid-back but also very lazy, if I don't like something I generally won't do it, no matter how important it is. In the end, I don't worry about the big picture and just want to make people laugh or smile.

Probably choleric/phlegmatic. I'm introverted by nature, but only because I enjoy solitude. I've never been afraid of telling people what they don't want to hear or voicing an unpopular opinion.

I hate math,so I find it ironic that I must use percentages but oh well,what works works:

55% Melancholic 30% Choleric 10% Phelgmatic 5% The rest of them

edited 5th Feb '13 9:26:27 PM by terlwyth

I would consider my self mostly Melancholic. Also, if you can't boil yourself down to a minimum of two temperaments, you haven't thought about it hard enough.

Everybody fluctuates, Temperament is just supposed to represent your general nature.

Mostly melancholic here, with a bit of phlegmatic.

Mostly phlegmatic with dips into melancholic.

Strongly melancholic, with a side of choleric.

Heavy on Melancholic, but with subtle yet definite Sanguine traits.

Definitely phlegmatic. I wish I were choleric though (I am always drawn to characters with choleric-type personalities). My mom is sanguine. My brother is probably a cross between sanguine and phlegmatic.

edited 7th Jan '13 9:40:26 AM by MysticalChicken

Melancholic.

I am everything but Sanguine.

Extremely Melancholic...

I would have to say melancholic with sanguine moments.

Can you mix opposing temperaments?

Of course you can, Joe.

Choleric, of course. The temperament of flame!

I'm a Melancholic/Sanguine. I'm generally thoughtful and reflective, I like to think about moral and philosophical topics, and I tend to dwell on the past. However, I also try to get acceptance from others, and even though I don't always find it easy to make friends, I tend to talk a lot when I'm with people I know.

Based on the descriptions given on this site and Pseudolonewolf's page, I'd say I'm Melancholic/Choleric. I have high standards for myself and others, strive to avoid being seen as incompetent or unskilled and often take a long time with decisions in order to process all data.

Tropetown's post rang especially true for me:

edited 12th Feb '13 5:58:20 AM by Alma

I'm Sanguine/Choleric.

I'm Melancholic/Phlegmatic. :(

What's wrong with that?

Melancholic/Phlegmatic, with the difference being about how much "give a damn" i'm packing on any given day.

Actually I don't think you can mix of opposing temperaments. The only other Sanguine/Melancholy I could find was from this site[1] and seem to treat the ideal with derision.