'You clearly don't want to move there. Don't.
Want it or don't do it.
I have a similar background. Avoidant/dismissive types tend not to pair up with other avoidant/dismissive types, but my parents did. If they had been young today, I don't think they would have had me.
Russian female acquaintance Alyona: My ex-husband won't pay me child support! He is abusive and never does anything to help me! Me: Uh-huh. Alyona: He just drinks and parties all the time! How am I...
It does predispose one to instability, though other factors may alleviate the issue. For me, the issue is that I never really fall for anyone. Bodies are bodies and oxytocin is produced upon touch...
Aye. I don't attach, you don't attach, we're cool. Get clingy and we're done. Seems valid enough. Touch is so overwhelmingly mine, I don't even notice the others much. The combination...
Yes. Mostly in terms of over-/underindulgence, difficulty finding physical balance. Haven't ever cared about social status or groups, have found my way through life without them. For example to avoid...
No. I generally only expose myself to humans when I feel soft.
Buddha Blues: Know Thyself and Despair
That is either intolerable incompetence or nefarious politicking. Either way, I hope you find a way to handle him. Reminds me of an ex-colleague who inspired me to go solo many moons ago.
Out of curiosity - how is this based on empathy? Note that I'm not necessarily defending IQ tests, I just found the word empathy somewhat unusual in this context. Curious to hear your reasoning. ...
Likewise. If I am guilty of ignoring the patch of road I am currently traversing, it is only because I am busy mapping out the next 100 miles.
While I like Sherlock, I always found him much too volatile. I find Ivan Karamazov in Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov quite relatable.
Not my son, but thanks. Did someone introduce your son to Scratch?
I'm somewhat involved in raising a 10-year-old boy, likely an INTP. Early days of course. He's got a decent brain on him, learns quickly, is not into sports and likes gaming above all else. He...
1. Jungian psychology is fuzzy and not falsifiable. 2. MBTI statistics likely aren't terribly accurate, outside the US in particular. 3. No one knows how genetic or inheritable personality is.
Yes. I often follow through as well. Not conducive to friendships, but you get to see the world.
Sounds like your attachment style is dismissive/avoidant. Mine, too. I have found regular meditation to help with acceptance/equanimity, though not (yet?) with my aversion for clinginess.
By way of example... I love reading, and sometimes my aphantasia trips me up. A good example is Dan Simmons' Hyperion. I love the ideas, I love the story arc, but because Simmons' language is so...
Interesting. I can't draw, but I have done well as a photographer in amateur contests. I literally can't draw - my mind has no visuals to work with, and my hand has no clue what to do. Somehow...
Aphantasia: Suggested name for a condition where one does not possess a functioning mind's eye and cannot visualize imagery. Anyone here with aphantasia? There's a quick test halfway through...
Ironclad routine. Diet, exercise, meditation, work, R & R all properly scheduled seven days a week, with meticulously prepared contingency plans for illness and other unforeseen events.
I've found meditation/mindfulness helpful in assuming neutral intentions. By practicing regularly, I find it easier to let people be and do whatever they are/do. I still have very limited energy...
I'm not going to describe my exact system for privacy reasons, but I can describe the basic principles while using fabricated, but similar, examples. Some details below are not how I actually do it,...
I've tried all sorts and concluded that I prefer vanilla (though chocolate is nice, too).
FWIW, the ENFPs I have met have come across as performance artists. They put on a show. It can be entertaining to watch, but they've been far too flighty to bother with beyond watching the...
Probably easiest to join some online thing which includes personality types and AFK meetups. Some dating sites have personality tests and whatnot, although accuracy may be a problem. Some personality...
Seems more Enneagram-related to me. Some Enneatypes (2s, 5s, especially 9s) tend to repress while others tend to express (8s, 4s, 7s, maybe 1s?).
I recall someone asking something very similar over at the INFJ board a while back, mentioning the same cities unless I'm mistaken.
Define world and better. There is no way for us to answer such a question objectively. Subjectively from the POV of mankind and most human individuals, existence is preferable to...
Fine.
Unhealthy INFJs tend to go numb (Ti over Fe). Unhealthy INTJs tend to get emotional (Fi over Te). Mostly though, not enough information.
https://faithbibleministries.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/sheep-big-one-wolf-in-sheeps-clothing.jpg It's a lot of effort to pull on that sheepskin every morning. Not to mention trying to remember...
What would someone with aphantasia experience during a DMT trip?
Depends on country, context, language and my mood.
An island in Indonesia.
I was blind, but now I can see. (After re-uploading it.)
Perfectly normal. I can go months without having anything to share. I am very up front about it and will tell new acquaintances that I am strongly introverted and often disappear for weeks/months...
Not an INFJ, but 37 years and counting - haven't said it yet.
I should think that different enneatypes come across as quite different even when they have a shared MB type. Different instincts, too.
Some people just won't STFU. Lost my temper yesterday and told an extroverted now ex-friend to hightail it out of my life. I get it that she's sad after her latest breakup, but there's only so much...
My Kobo displays [current page] / [total pages], my old Kindle displayed percentage of pages read.
If I'm interested enough to pay it any attention, I'm more likely to analyse the robber's personality and life to see if I can find any patterns. Or in the case of the recent trouble in Europe, see...
True. Anything very graphic is better on paper, including comics.
Can't think of any. Quite a few ENTJs, of course.
The topic of physical books vs. e-books came up in a different thread. I didn't want to derail that thread, so I decided to create a new thread dedicated to reading books. I'll make the case that...
No idea.
Hence why e-ink e-readers (as opposed to tablets) are so good. The wi-fi only internet connection in my Kobo Aura is so shitty, I've never used it. It stays off 24/7. Any new books I want to read I...
I used to hoard books. Then I bought my first e-book reader, and haven't looked back. Reading is so much easier on my eyes, now I can read non-stop 24/7. Not to mention any book I want to read is...
I keep to myself.'
