I am absolutely fascinated by the Myers-Briggs personality test. The test analyzes different components of someone's personality, and assigns them a personality type. Because of my fascination with the test, I decided to ask different personality types their biggest fear in life, as your personality supposedly greatly influences each person's fear. Below is the response of each person who was kind enough to help me with this article. Enjoy!

Note: Identities of responders have been kept anonymous if the contributor asked to keep their identity hidden.

ISTJ:

"I think one of my biggest fears is not knowing, if that makes any sense. Having everything in a planner, on a calendar, or written as a list keeps me happy. It freaks me out when people like to fly by the seats of their pants. It's a control issue for me. I like being in control, and I get anxious, and worry when I can't control something in my life. I know it's something God has been working on with me for the past year, but I still haven't learned to let go." -- Jennifer Watters

ISTP:

"I guess my biggest fear would be never settling down. I'm stubborn to a fault, so that is pretty problematic. I also get bored easily." -- Anonymous

ISFJ:

"Change. It screws with my anxiety." -- Samantha Callaway

ISFP:

"My biggest fear is probably making someone I love upset through a decision I make, or words I may say." -- Anonymous

INFJ:

"One of my biggest fears is failure in whatever I do. Whether it's a simple task, or something more difficult. I'm also really sensitive, so even though I can seem like I don't care what others think, if it's personal, it totally gets to me." -- Anonymous

"The fear that has stuck with me my whole life is the fear of being in large crowds, and failure (of anything). It crippled me to the point that I would not go to college right after high school, and even when I got older-- I went and did everything online. I never think I'm good enough for anyone or anything. I have MAJOR insecurity issues. I've had people tell me that they never would have guessed that about me, but I have terrible anxiety attacks. So, I think my test was spot on, because I can be a motivational speaker and encourager to everyone but myself!" -- Anonymous

INFP:

"My biggest fear is watching those I love head down the wrong path in life. There's nothing I can do to stop them. I can only stand by, and watch them destroy themselves. People only change if they want to." --Rebekah Roach

"My biggest fear is not fitting in, or being left out. I'm also scared of being judged negatively by others." --Anonymous

INTJ:

"I would have to say, I have two big fears. The first is ending up alone, or ending up with someone who makes me feel alone. I'm a big sucker for happily ever afters. It scares me knowing that there's a possibility I might not have the chance to find a person who sees eye to eye with me, and has sincere pure feelings. The second is not being able to give my family the life they deserve. They have made so many sacrifices for their children and deserve the best." -- Anonymous

INTP:

"I have a hard time making decisions, because I fear choosing the wrong thing. I can analyze choices for pros and cons well, and quickly, but struggle with deciding what option to commit to. This applies to little things, like what to eat for dinner, but for some reason not so much with big things, like where to work or who to date. Oddly enough, this fear doesn't lead to a fear of commitment. I'm pretty solid on committing. So, maybe because I feel really committed to my decisions, I'm very careful about making them. I see decisions as commitment, and obligation. I prefer to remain neutral whenever I can. Also, I worry that being quick to make decisions could make me close minded, and more likely to miss the truth. I guess I need to prove myself to myself? "Thinkers" are truth seekers, and find a lot of security in the certainties of truth. When I find out I was wrong about something, I feel like my self worth was hurt. For the Thinker, it's hard to disassociate correctness from self worth. I like knowing where I stand, what I'm standing on, and who I'm standing with. I'm also really bad about expressing my feelings and emotions." -- Anonymous

ESTP:

"I don't like the idea of not having control. I want to be able to conquer anything that comes my way." -- Anonymous

ESFP:

"One of the biggest fears for an ESFP is being boxed in by circumstances, or not being able to do something-- and that has been so true in my life. I hate feeling like I can't do something that my heart is set on. For instance, when I started driving... I had to drive with my dad, because all I had was a permit at 15. And it was just so frustrating, because all I wanted to do was drive on my own, and do what I wanted. I'm fiercely independent, so having to rely on others is also a fear of mine." -- Anonymous

ESTJ:

"My biggest fear is failure, as defined by myself and not society: Failure to act, try, live standing by complacent, and slowly growing old without 'really' living. I guess I could sum it up by saying that my biggest fear is letting fear keep me from 'really living'". -- Michaela H.

ESFJ:

"I would have to say that my biggest fear is being alone. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy spending time by myself. I like having moments where I am alone, and can just think without being bothered. But, I also like doing things to be social. I would prefer to be doing things where I am out with friends. But, now that I have graduated, and I am not around the people that I have grown up with, I have had to start over. I have never had a hard time meeting new people, it's building close relationships with new people that I am scared of. It's hard to let people in when I'm not sure what their intentions are. I have a lot of people I would consider friends for sure, but not many who I would confide in." -- Anonymous

ENFP:

"I think a fear of missing out on something better is something I struggle with. Whether it's relationships I'm in, the school I go to, and even things I buy. I'm a really slow shopper for that reason." -- Anonymous

"I'm a very spirited and independent person. I can do my own thing, and be totally happy. I can be alone and be fine. I love having that freedom. But as far as my family goes, they're like my lifeline. I can't be without them. So, I guess you could say it is a fear of being alone, to an extent. It's a little hard to explain. I can be alone, but I choose not to be. I think my biggest fear is losing everyone around me. Like, I've lost a couple people that were very close to me when I was smaller, and I feel like it may have manifested itself into this now growing fear. I mean everyone is scared, and worried about losing people. " -- Anonymous

ENTP:

"Mine (biggest fear) is probably never wanting to settle down or commit to anything, whether it be a person or an idea. I'll come up with an idea, but I can't see it through to completion-- same with relationships, I jump from one to the next. I think it's boredom. The idea, and person, sound cool at first, but then when its not as exciting or fun as I thought it would be, I leave." -- Gabriela Marie Romansek

ENFJ:

"I'm ENFJ, and the one thing I can't seem to shake is an overwhelming fear of failure-- especially when making big decisions. The other one is a fear of being alone. Those seem to be the two biggest [fears]." -- Maureen Reynolds

"The fear of losing my family and friends is the most prevalent. I form really close bonds with people." --Jessica Monroe

"Feeling like a failure is my biggest fear. To explain it more, I watch other people do great things in their lives, and how well rounded they are, that I strive to improve myself everyday. When things don't go according to plan, I start to bring myself down, and blame myself for not doing better on something. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy for everyone I see achieve, and as a result it encourages me to strive for the same outcomes as they have. The other fear is feeling alone. Like, there isn't anyone out there who will actually value me as someone worth having in their lives, and I end up being invisible to everyone." -- Anonymous

ENTJ:

"I'm most terrified of failure. I just have very high standards for myself." -- Anonymous

I would love to hear your personality type and your personal worries and fears! Do you relate to the person with your personality type that responded above? Let me know in the comments!