Blood type and personality

I have done some research regarding blood type and personality.

I would like to poll the members of this forum relative to their feelings about bare feet and nudity in relation to their blood types.

I am very comfortable with my body (63 years old, so don't get your hopes up too high) without clothing and I have been going barefoot for about 6 years now.

My blood type is O and as such is the original. The other types evolved from O.

A was first to evolve and the immunities that this type carries are more heavily directed toward diseases that individuals of this species can pass from one to another.

Blood type O has immunities that are more directed toward environmental concerns. Our blood is the thinnest allowing for us to "bleed out" quickly when dealing with a quick cut or scrape. Most "bleeders" are blood type O.

We also have a tendency to get ulcers when taking the "asprin a day for heart disease prevention" as our blood is already sufficiently thin and usually requires no help in this area.

If you are blood type O and are taking that daily asprin for prevention, please contact your doctor to find out if you are ulcer prone. You may be doing more harm than good.

Blood type B is the next and evolved about 10,000 years ago. Blood type B's are very creative under stress and I would venture to guess that many on this board are B.

Blood type AB is only 600 to 900 years old (info provided by archeological digs) and only 4% of the population world-wide has this type.

AB has the least intense immune system. Nearly every creature is accepted by this immune system.

Blood type O is the most intense. Our blood type is like living in a penitentiary. Walls, barbed wire, and armed guards patrol constantly.

Blood type O as the original has a diet most like early man. Plenty of greens (our stomach acid is the strongest of the 4 types and has no problem working on massive amounts of fiber) and lots of raw fruits is our ordinary diet.

I was horribly constipated until I learned that my blood type requires massive amounts of fiber. My brother-in-law is an A and a piece of lettuce a week will keep him reqular. I eat about 10 pounds of raw greens a day and another 5 pounds of raw fruit and have no trouble with loose stools.

Personality-wise the blood type O has a very well defined "pissing range" as does any other large animal in the wild. O's are very uncomfortable around groups of other humans and prefer one-on-one settings or being left alone.

Got a co-worker that spends coffee-breaks working and then goes to work in the garden after work, instead of out with the gang for a drink? That's typical O.

A's have an immune system that encourages the social. A's like to do things with others. Everything is a party as long as others are around. Very likeable and easy to get along with, A's social dark side is that they control others through psychological manipulation. Where O's do not particularly care to be around others (don't want their diseases, you know [no, really!]), A's pissing range consists of a very well-defined set of cerebral "feelings".

Let me know what your types are and your reactions to what I have described.

 

I'm afraid I don't know my blood type, but I'd just like to point out that bare feet in a lot of cases has very little to do with personality.

For me, it's a purely physical thing. My feet get very hot, and so I find it unbearable to wear any kind of shoes, especially in warm weather.

In fact my personality, ie what came about as a result of my upbringing and my social setting kept me very much in the closet until relatively recently. If it weren't for my feet crying out to me I probably wouldn't dare breach the norm in such a way. I've never found it incredibly easy fitting in with social circles. Ironically I feel more comfortable with myself barefoot and can carry that image of "I'm different but it's not bothering me so if there's a problem it can't be mine" and it's working quite well for me.

I'm not questioning that blood type may be related to a person's character, but whether or not we choose to go barefoot depends primarily on physiological things, at least for some people.

 

I have type B positive blood. I found that out from being a donor starting back when I was a senior in high school. My dad had set the example before me of being a donor. I remember going with him after hours to my elementary school when he would give at the blood drive. I'd eat jellybeans while he gave blood. I was partial to the purple ones.

I also found out from donating blood that I'm "CMV-" which means I haven't been infected with Cytomegalovirus, but about half the population has. It's a flu-like thing, I was told, and if you haven't had it, your blood is safer for those with weak immune systems to receive, such as premature babies and cancer patients whose immune systems are weakened by treatment.

I don't put any stock into things like zodiac signs or birthdays or astrology or numerology or, as in this case, blood type dictating "personality types." For one thing, let's say the "birthday" thing were true (i.e. if you're born on this day, you're this way or that way), but you and someone else with the same birthday were of two different blood types. Which would win out in making you a "certain way" if the traits expected of those birthdays and blood types were at odds?

My attitude about bare feet, and going barefoot? I'm a barefooter. I also think feet are cool and sexy. I'm out in the open about preferring to be barefoot as much as possible, and I go to all kinds of places barefoot.

Not sure if this will help you, but there's your information from me.

Blue skies,
-Jeffrey

 

I have found most blood type A's are very much into shoes.

O's being the orginal type harken back to a simpler existence.

Blood type A likes to have everyone in the same boat. This attitude is a direct result of their immune systems evolving with the understanding that group activity is the norm.

 

Blood type B's exhibit a strong desire to become creative under stress.

I spend a lot of time on the phone with computer techs when I am working at my job. While I am waiting for the computer to perform some tech task, I usually ask the tech what blood type they are.

Generally (like every time, except one) they are blood type B. At first I had trouble understanding why this would be so. Computers just look like adding machines with enhancements to me and most other office workers (generally blood type Os and As), so why would programmers and tech people be B's?

It dawned on me. B's see the computer as a tool to create a separate reality. I am probably not putting this in the right words, but if you view the computer as a pallet and brush and paints, and the operator as an artist, you will get the drift.

You can bet Bill Gates is a B as his personality is very strong B. The domineering, my way or the highway, the end justifies the means, I am the most important thing in the universe attitude he displays is a blood type B on steroids. It's not the traits you are blessed with, but how you use them that counts. I don't think Bill has learned that yet and with 50 or 60 billion dollars, he probably doesn't think he will have to.

The greatest concentration of blood type Bs on this planet is in the country of India. India is noted for its very creative religious personalities.

Compared to Indian religions, Christianity is very bland.

This desire to treat the world and everything in it as a creative tool can be directed toward bare feet and a desire to see the body as something other than a means of locomotion, etc.

I think that many people began to realize the importance of looking at life more through the eyes of blood type B when the Beatles visited India and began to adopt some of the more creative elements they fell in love with there.

Your blood type is your immune system. As such it is in charge of all that you come in contact with each instant.

Most doctors consider the immune system only when a person is "ill", but the immune system comes into play when someone says something to us, etc. Your immune system is in play right now as you read this. Your immune system must protect you from anything that may cause you harm. As such it "reads between every line" I type looking for hidden meaning that may cause you difficulty.

I do not know much about the star signs either, but I do know that all of your likes and dislikes arise from the way your immune system sees the world and for you to get past your immune system filtering of all inputs is virtually impossible. I would think that even hypnosis would have to follow the rules your immune system adheres to.

In Japan they advertise specific cars and vehicle accessories based on blood type as they understand the power of type.

Ever hear the phrase "bad blood?" Or come across the term "blood feud"?

These relate directly to differences in the attitudes of people that run deeper than consciousness would allow. Getting down to the level of the blood means dealing with our basic nature.

Relating this to a computer, this would be machine language.

I think that this idea that westerners have of blowing off the importance of blood type in relationships is going to cause a lot of problems in the future.

In the US right now the idea that if people think differenly than we do, they need an attitude correction and we have the military to do it. Blood feud may be the way the people living in the Middle East will perceive our approach.

Common ground is difficult to achieve when the prevailing attitude is, "You don't understand me, so you've got to go ..."

 

I don't know much about the blood type personality theory. I forget what my blood type is. I know this is popular in Japan, much like horoscopes in the U.S. The following link had some interpretations as to why it's so popular in Japan.

I think one can get in trouble if they start using this to stereotype people. It can put a preconceived notion in one's mind as to who one should pick for a job or spouse, much like trying to pick someone based on an astrology sign. I would rather not know someone's blood type and instead make decisions based on how they behave and think.

http://japanvisitor.com/jc/blood-types.html


"Why so popular in Japan?

Blood type was a contentious issue in the 1920’s and 30’s. The interest in blood types in Japan grew as a reaction against Western racism. Scientists in the west found that type B was common in Asia, but rare in Caucasians. As type B was typical in animals, they argued that Asians were inferior, lower on the evolutionary scale. Japanese scientists were keen to disprove this ludicrous theory, debate continued and it became a popular “ology.”

Masao Ohmura, a professor of personality psychology at Nihon University doesn’t believe that blood type has any bearing on personality. He suggests that the reason for the popularity of blood typology in Japan is because the Japanese are genetically quite a homogeneous race, but don’t want to seem the same. The Japanese population, however, has a fairly even distribution of blood types. Hence, if grouped by blood type, diversity is created, even if it is only the illusion of diversity.

In Europe and America, however, the vast majority of people are type A or O, with only a few type B’s and even fewer AB’s. Therefore, most people would fall into two personality categories, an either/or choice of temperament, possibly explaining why blood typology has not been a big hit overseas in the past.

Interestingly, 90% of the Japanese know their blood type, although whether this is the reason the fad became so popular or a consequence of its popularity is not certain. In contrast, their European and American peers are blissfully unaware of not only their blood type, but also the “blood typology” phenomenon."

 

I suppose one could do a survey of barefooters and nudists and see if there are any links with blood type. People often have many different reasons for going barefoot or nude. It doesn't seem like it would be dependent on blood type.

Bare feet make me more relaxed and creative. It has a calming effect on me and makes my awareness level higher, especially when I am outdoors in nature. I go nude occasionally outdoors and the effect is much the same; peaceful and relaxing, similar to the effect of yoga or other earthy spiritual practices.

When clothing is removed there are less status objects to judge a person by. If everyone in a group is barefooted, then people can't make judgements about each other based on how nice their shoes look. The same is true for clothing in general. It's an artificial skin which tends to create artificial diversity, much the same way blood type personality theory creates artificial diversity in Japanase culture.

 

I found out that I was type O+ when I had open-heart surgery in high school. All 7 of my children are also type O+.
I'm very opinionated, like going barefoot, and eat greens & veggies all the time...
I go barefoot because it's comfortable and better for my feet not because of a blood type.
I can eat my fiber because it's also better for me and I've never had an ulcer.

 

Hi. I'm A-, and hate wearing shoes. I don't like "to have everyone in the same boat." Boring.

This does not apply to me either! Sorry!

 

i have no idea

 

Blood type will be a factor if you are O- or AB just because you are "different" when in need of blood. Being one of those "rare" types you will tend to congregate with your kind.

Before blowing off the idea that blood type and personality are not related, do a quick poll of family and friends relative to who married whom blood type-wise. I think that you will be amazed that the same types are chosen time after time.

I am an O, my wife and AO. My father an O (which automatically means OO), my mother an AO. My wife's father is an O (OO), my wife's mother is an AO.

I have done polls of marriage related to blood type and have found that this pattern (children marrying the same type their parents married) occurs way too often to be considered "coincidence". If this is not coincidence, then what role does it play overall?

The activities of our immune systems occur on a level far below the conscious (very superficial level) we "think" on. Who's really running my life? Me (the conscious macho, in charge guy? Or my immune system (the subconscious creator of the "feelings" I use to judge the importance of different choices)?

 

I would like to see some scientific studies. Somewhere there must be statistics of blood types of married couples. There are only two prevalent blood types in American culture from what I've read, so right from the start one can claim that people tend to marry the same blood type more often than not. It's not necessarily due to personality but rather that there are only two prevalent blood types in the culture to begin with.

In the case of Japan, one could also draw false conclusions, as the Japanese may be consciously picking their spouses based on what they believe about blood types and personality, even if the theory isn't true.

It's difficult to put any kind of number on personality since it's so open to interpretation. One can interpret someone of a particular blood type to have a certain type of personality such that it is consistent with the blood type theory.

 

Now this is an interesting post, I'll play along happily: O+/Hepatitis-A positive too, if that counts for anything. I work for the U.S. Government. Like going out with the amigos after work on Fridays and Saturdays and getting completely legless; I am definitely an extrovert. As far as why I'm a barefooter: I don't know really, I guess I don't wear shoes for the same reasons I don't wear gloves.

 

What is being ignored is the power of the immune system.

If one were to compare selves with countries, then the Congress would be like the brains of the country (I already know that we have a serious problem seeing this part of the concept). The immune system would be like the police, fire, military, etc.

When a country gets disfunctional, Homeland security is created and the opression becomes destructive to the very organism itself.

Same thing with the immune system. When my body becomes disfunctional, my immune system tries to straighten things out but become overbearing and destructive to the other organs that must function in a less stressful environment.

Your immune system is your blood type.

In actuality there are really 4 different subspecies of humans on this planet. It would not take a lot of effort for nature to separate enough of each different blood type and create 4 different species of humans. A species is defined as a population that cannot reproduce with others of its kind.

My wife is blood type A dominant. And while she is seen by all (to include those who would donate blood to her) as blood type A, she still has a gene that is recessive. This gene is O for her. So she is AO. She gets the A from her mom and the O from her dad.

My blood type is O. But that means that I am actually OO. I got an O from my AO mom and an O from my OO dad.

I have a daughter with my wife. My daughter is A dominant. But she has a recessive gene, which must be an O. She gets the A from her mom and the O from me.

I have a niece by marriage. She is an OO. Her husband is an AB. She has a son. She says that she has the son with the AB as father. She also says that the son is O. This is impossible. The son must be AO or BO. In fact if she is OO and her husband is AB, then any children from the union cannot be O or AB. In other words, the children CANNOT be the same blood type as the parents.

If I mated with a blood type AA female, I would not be able to reproduce my own subspecies. I could not produce an offspring that would exhibit OO tendencies. In other words, I would have mated with someone who is not of my subspecies.

That's how important blood type is.

Each immune system is different.

Blood type O has certain immunities that are absolutely not available to the other types. Blood type A has certain immunities that are not available to the other types. This creates situations where certain foods become more or less beneficial to a certain blood type.

Diseases strike different blood types differently.

Nearly all "bleeders" are blood type O. Blood type O has the thinnest blood and this makes sense. Blood type O also has the strongest stomach acid and becomes the most susceptible to ulcers.

Blood type A has relatively thick blood and as such suffers more heart attacks and the heart attacks tend to be more severe.

What you personally believe about blood type and its impact on your personal and medical welfare has no meaning when it comes down to what is really happening on the molecular level.

Your immune system will fight with the tools it has the best it can given the situation. But you can consciously help it if you care to learn how.

When you understand that the person you seek for your life mate is chosen by forces beyond your surface attitude, it may make a big difference if you can "see" beyond your opinions.

How many marriages end in divorce because the mate that was picked was the wrong type? Now, is that type blood?

Ever hear of a "blood fued?" That's a difference of opinion that goes beyond conscious reason. Yeah, right to blood type.

Ever feel uncomfortable with another person upon just meeting them? Without them doing anything to you? Is that a blood difference?

Is your immune system trying to tell you something?

Your immune system works on a level far below conscious. Comparing us to a computer, our immune system works on a level that would be machine language to a computer.

 

None of this addresses the original claim of personality being a function of blood type.

 

my blood type is A... either neg. or pos...which ever is more common- i forget....

but i hardly ever wear shoes and i prefer to be alone. what do you think about that?

 

My blood type is O.