Which one of the four temperaments are you?

[Odyssey 5,713]

A temperament is a way to sum up your overall attitude towards society, issues and life. No matter how much we grow, our temperament will always stay the same. With that said, which one of the four temperaments explains you the best?

• Sanguine: The Sanguine is an extroverted, fun-loving, activity-prone, impulsive, entertaining, persuasive, easily amused and optimistic person. Sanguines are receptive and open to others and build relationships quickly. They are animated, excited and accepting of others. They will smile and talk easily and often. It is not unusual to feel as if you have known the Sanguine person  for years after only a few minutes. Sanguines are so people-oriented that they easily forget about time and are often late arriving at their destination. Sanguines get bored easily because of their orientation to social involvement, activity and general dislike for solitude. The Sanguine never lacks for friends. Their attention span is based on whether or not they are interested in the person or event. The Sanguine can change their focus or interest in an instant. Sanguines are competitive and tend to be disorganized. Unless very disciplined, the Sanguine will have difficulty controlling their emotions. They usually like sports of any kind because of the activity and involvement with other people. Their voice will show excitement and friendliness. Sanguines usually dress according to current fashion. The Sanguine fears rejection or not making a favorable impression. They also fear others viewing them as unsuccessful. Sanguines are very effective working with people.

 

• Choleric: The Choleric is an extroverted, hot-tempered, quick thinking, active, practical, strong-willed and easily annoyed person. Cholerics are self-confident, self-sufficient and very independent minded. They are decisive and opinionated and find it easy to make decisions for themselves as well as others. Cholerics tend to leave little room for negotiating. The Choleric is a visionary and seems to never run out of ideas, plans and goals, which are usually very practical. The Choleric does not require as much sleep as the other temperaments so their activity seems endless. Their activity almost always has a purpose because they are by nature result-oriented. They usually do not give in to the pressure of what others think unless they see that they cannot get the desired results. Cholerics can be crusaders against social injustice as they love to fight for a cause. Cholerics are both direct and firm when responding to others. They are slow to build relationships because results tend to be more important than people. They do not easily empathize with the feelings of others or show compassion. Cholerics think big and seek positions of authority.

 

• Melancholic: The Melancholy is an introverted, logical, analytical, factual, private, lets-do-it-right person. Melancholies respond to others in a slow, cautious and indirect manner. Melancholies are reserved and suspicious until sure of your intentions. The Melancholy probe for the "hidden meaning" behind your words. They are timid and may appear unsure and have a serious expression. They are self-sacrificing, gifted and they tend to be a perfectionist. Melancholies are very sensitive to what others think about their work. The Melancholy is well organized; on occasion you may find a Melancholy that keeps things cluttered, however, they know what’s in the piles. The Melancholy is determined to make the right and best decision. Melancholies will ask specific questions and sometimes they will ask the same question again and again. The Melancholy needs reassurance, feedback and reasons why they should do something. They need information, time to think and a plan. The Melancholy fears taking a risk, making a wrong decision and being viewed as incompetent. Melancholies tend to have a negative attitude toward something new until they have had time to think it over. Melancholies are skeptical about most everything but they are creative and capable people. Melancholies tend to get bored with something once they get it figured out.

 

• Phlegmatic: The Phlegmatic is an introverted, calm, unemotional, easygoing, never-get-upset, person. Phlegmatics are both slow and indirect when responding to others. They are also slow to warm-up but will be accommodating in the process. Phlegmatics are by far the easiest person with which to get along. They live a quiet, routine, life, free of the normal anxieties and stresses of the other temperaments. The Phlegmatic will avoid getting too involved with people and life in general. Phlegmatics seldom exert themselves with others or push their way along in their career, they just let it happen. The Phlegmatic communicates a warm, sincere interest in others preferring to have just a few close friends. They will  be very loyal to their friends and find it difficult to break long standing relationships regardless of what the other person does. The Phlegmatic tends to resist change of any kind without reason, other than they just do not want the change to occur. Phlegmatics show little emotion and are prone to be a grudge holder. Phlegmatics tend to avoid conflict and making decisions of any kind. They are practical, concrete and traditional thinkers. Their stoic expression often hides their true feelings. The Phlegmatic may be patient to the point of paralysis. Phlegmatics are persistent and consistent at whatever they undertake.

EDIT: Changed the descriptions to make things a little more clear. Credit goes to this website for the descriptions.

Edited October 28, 2015 by Duchess

[PROJECT: Simon 3,953]

Phlegmatic.. I always care about the others <3 

[Invincible 2,090]

I could see a bit of myself in all four to be honest, but i would say most of the time i'm Choleric, as described above. I am strongly motivated by passion and i can be very forward, too.

[Silver Stream. 708]

Tough one.....I'm a bit of all of them except Melancholic......but if I had to choose which I lean towards the most, it would be Sanguine

[Raven Rawne 1,374]

Ah, good ol' Eysenck's Four Temeraments... I'm getting nostalgic.

 

Back to the point - 100% pure distilled Melancholic here.

[Scrubbed user 3,415]

Melancholic describes me eerily well.

[Sporemane 545]

These temperaments seem to vague for me to choose just one

[Odyssey 5,713]

These temperaments seem to vague for me to choose just one

 

Then I'd suggest you to read this. It goes into further detail on all four temperaments.

[Pastel 7,627]

I'm melancholic, and a bit phlegmatic and choleric too.

[Merion 783]

Melancholic to the bone!  :okiedokielokie:

[Jinxie Umbra 149]

Melancholy all the way, here.

[Rainblow H. Ash 5,090]

Been a while since I've seen this.

 

Choleric all the way.

[Redacted321 105]

I can see myself in all of them except for Sanguine, guess that means melancholy for me, if i expect the worst i'll never be disappointed right?

[Kivil 1,721]

I am a bit of all of them actually. But I chose the second one all the same

[InactiveUser 44]

Sanguine with a bit of Chloeric. I show all the characters of both except for aggression. I try not to fight or argue but I do love to debate something I'm passionate about

[Sekr Gray 520]

Melancholic describes me a little too close for comfort, particularly that last bit about boredom   

[IcyHaze 593]

Melancholic would be the closest to me

[Lord Bradley 1,319]

Really, i'm just a mix between Melancholic, Phlegmatic and Choleric, with none of them getting it right a hundred percent, but all having traits of mine. Though, i suppose Melancholic is the biggest of them.

[Jeremiah 1,586]

I think I am "Melancholic"

[SilyGeny 369]

Melancholic fits me pretty well tbh

[-Octavia- 1,176]

Phlegmatic first and foremost, I guess, but I can just as easily be Melancholic.

[Sunwalker 981]

I could identify quite a few things about myself in both Melancholic and Phlegmatic, however Phlegmatic is the one that I most identify with.

 

I am usually the calm and quiet type, but I am capable of holding a grudge for very long. I don't let this emotion to be noticed, though. To be honest, I don't usually show my emotions in general. I can be very friendly and supportive, and easy to get along. Provided the other person isn't a insufferable jerk, I can get along with pretty much anyone. It might take some time until I get comfortable with some new person, but it does warm up over time .

 

I am loyal to other people, and I take care to not steep on others' toes, unless they manage to get me really pissed off and  I do so just for the sake of establishing some limits, then I am back to my usual nice self . I try to avoid conflicts, unless strictly necessary to defend myself or others. I consider myself to be very patient, though.

 

I also relate with the part of being resistant to changes without a reason, if something has already proven to work well then I see no need to fix what isn't broken . I think that most of the times it is better to build something over existing foundations rather than laying down completely new foundations.

[ShadOBabe 18,984]

Melancholic, with maybe a little Phlegmatic.

[Envy 5,998]

Nothing ever fits me very well, but Choleric seems pretty close. The places where it differs from me is that I'm not very self-confident, and I don't seek positions of authority. I've seen what happened when I moderated a forum, a real position of authority would not be good. xD

 

I also don't think that I'm as cold as that description gives. Although I certainly am slow at building up romantic relationships. >.<

[Summer Breeze 2,522]

sanguine is totaly my personality. i love making new friends and in real life i am not scared to talk to a stranger. i am allways happy and optimistic and i am just an overall happy friendly persone