Just an intp

INTP: *assumes everything whatever anyone is saying is true at face value and work from there onwards*

INTJ: *never assumes anything or whatever people say as true and mentally branches the conversation on different possible scenarios*

OFFICIAL TYPING by Charity / the Mod

Functional Order: Ti-Ne-Si-Fe

Judging Functional Axis:

Introverted Thinking (Ti) / Extroverted Feeling (Fe)

Columbo cannot let something go until he understands it. He often halts an investigation to puzzle over why something is out of place, or how that happened, or what is going on, whereas the other police detectives are more interested in the obvious clues. Most of the series’ escapades focus on him methodically and carefully unraveling the “why” the murderer did what he did, and figuring out how to trap him into a confession or find the evidence to prove it. He often displays good-natured inferior Fe by appealing to others for assistance (pretending to need their input, flattering their ego, calling them a genius and how he would never think of that, etc) and by being a little distraught if people do not like him or chastise him for inappropriate behavior.

Perceiving Functional Axis:

Extroverted Intuition (Ne) / Introverted Sensing (Si)

It’s hard to tell whether Columbo knows immediately who did it, or casts his net wide and then follows his instincts, but his intuition often leads him to the right person. From there, he just has to find the details to prove it. He gets a sense of someone, and uses that to push all their buttons, presenting theories that are very close to the truth in order to unnerve them. He “bumbles around” to throw them off their guard, and fixates on the smaller details to see how they will react. He’s also far more interested in his intellectual police pursuits than in his personal life, although he does reference things at home all the time (and on occasion, what his wife knows about something comes in handy).

Hogwarts House: Ravenclaw

House Traits: wit, intelligence, creativity, and wisdom.

Columbo is into mind games. He’s using his intellect to approach murderers with and throw them off their guard. He lets them think they are smarter than he is most of the time, to get them to trap themselves in a lie. It’s fun for him to play with them in this manner, and figure out ways to outsmart them. He doesn’t care about self-promotion in the slightest, it’s all about solving the puzzle.

Enneagram: 9w1 sp/so

Tritype: 953 The Thinker [9w1 5w6 3w2]

jokes? puns? yes please

so long as you aren’t making them for attention–we haven’t got that much attention to give

appreciate our obscure references. You don’t have to actually understand, just smile like you do

feed us

be able to hold a conversation, and also sit with us in silence

periodically supply us with books referrals, useless facts, and random trivia

yes, we are often self-destructive, but don’t smother us with your protection. Let us walk into walls sometimes, it brings us back to reality

did I mention we like food

don’t call our ideas stupid or impractical, even if they are. Gently supply advice

if we finally fall asleep, do not awaken us. Do Not.

small doses of affection at first. We are affection-starved and have learned how to operate without it. INTP will rebel if showered with affection too soon

if we come to you, don’t shut us down. We’re Fe stupid, and will take it to heart and never approach you again

really we’re cats. Just treat us like you would a cat

we’ll probably even chase the red dot

Unlike most people, INTPs do not come pre-programmed with acceptable social behaviour patterns. Rather, they learn to fit in through conscious observation and deliberate mimicry.

While other people talk, the INTP watches and wonders. They observe what a person did and figure out what they should do as a response. Widening their sight, nodding, and smiling, the INTP responded with a fake social skill.

Like actors on a stage set, INTPs are playing a role. They know that being true to themselves doesn’t fit too well with average people, they slowly accumulate a little acting knowledge to help them get by.

INTPs could be described as a human chameleon or a mirror. If a person is friendly, funny, boisterous, and waves their hands around a lot, the INTP will start gesticulating, speak in a louder voice, and smile and joke more to match the other’s behaviour. And when the person  is finally gone, they will turn into their typical self which often is silent, aloof and nonchalant, and slowly cocoon themselves inside their room.

Most of the time this mimicry is unconscious and is basically the result of playing a role deeply enough that it becomes embedded. Chameleons don’t have to think about changing their skin colour to match leaves and branches–it just happens.

Not that INTPs are good actors. They only act because they have to, and only put forth as much effort as is required to get by. An INTP, for example, does not have a giant palette of varied emotional responses that seem totally genuine. Instead, they are controlling their bodies like a puppet-master controls a puppet, and the resulting clumsy imitation of reality is just not lifelike. But it’s enough to get by, as long as there isn’t too much pressure.

If the pressure increases or the situation warrants it, however, an INTP will switch back to their regular selves for as long as necessary, perhaps stunning their acquaintances with a display of cool, clear, cogitant reasoning.

1. It’s

2. Unrealistic

3. And

4. Rude

5. To

6. Single

7. Out

8. And

9. Stereotype

10. Personality

11. Types

12. We

13. Are

14. All

15. Unique

Each Enneagram type has a particular defense mechanism, which triggers when they feel threatened. They are:

Ones: Reaction Formation

Reaction Formation is a defense mechanism by which individuals reduce or try to eliminate anxiety caused by their own thoughts, feelings, or behaviors that they consider unacceptable by responding in a manner that is the exact opposite of their real responses. The One’s active inner critic dictates what is acceptable based on social mores, contextual expectations, and moral principles, and reaction formation becomes a defensive remedy when Ones experience what they deem “unacceptable” reactions. A subtle example often seen in Ones is when they dislike someone yet are especially nice and polite to this person. A more blatant example – one that is not exclusive to Enneagram style Ones – is an individual who crusades against corporate corruption, only to be discovered later as having embezzled money from the organization.

Twos: Repression

Repression is a defense mechanism by which individuals hide information about themselves from themselves – for example, feelings, desires, wishes, aversions, fears, and needs – that are too difficult to acknowledge consciously. However, the repressed information doesn’t disappear; expression of the repressed data is controlled or held down while it continues to influence the individual’s behavior. For example, Twos may feel anxious and need reassurance, but they may be only minimally aware of this. Instead of exploring these feelings or seeking comfort, the Two reassures another person who appears to be in distress.

Threes: Identification

Identification is a psychological defense mechanism in which a person unconsciously incorporates attributes and characteristics of another person into his or her own personality and sense of self. Identification is a way of bolstering one’s self-esteem by forming an imaginary or real alliance with an admired person, then taking on that person’s characteristics. When Threes model their own behavior after someone else or the idea they have of someone, they are usually not aware they are doing so. For this reason, it becomes complicated for them to untangle who they really are from this image. Threes identify most with images of individuals who are admired in the Three’s desired social context, and the image with which Threes identify often changes as their context changes.

Fours: Introjection

Introjection is a counter-intuitive defense mechanism. Instead of repelling critical information and negative experiences that can cause a person anxiety or pain, individuals introject the information – that is, they fully absorb, internalize, and incorporate these data into their sense of self. Fritz Perls, the father of Gestalt Therapy, refers to this phenomenon as swallowing something whole without being able to differentiate between information that is true from information that is untrue. Fours introject negative information – and repel positive data – about themselves as a way of coping with painful information and neutralizing external threats. They prefer to deal with self-inflicted damage rather than having to respond to criticism or rejection from others.

Fives: Isolation

Isolation occurs in Fives as a way for them to avoid feeling overwhelmed and empty. Fives isolate themselves by retreating into their minds, cutting themselves off from their feelings, and compartmentalizing – that is, isolating each part of themselves from the whole or the related parts. For example, Fives separate their thoughts from their feelings and/or feelings from behaviors, as well as separating their personal and work lives. Fives may also isolate themselves from other people and separate their relationships so that their friends never meet one another; in fact, some Fives even have secret lives.

Sixes: Projection

Projection is a psychological defense mechanism in which individuals unconsciously attribute their own unacceptable, unwanted, or disowned thoughts, emotions, motivations, attributes, and/or behaviors to others. While the projection may be positive, negative, or neutral, it occurs because the individuals who are projecting perceive the projected attributes as difficult to acknowledge or threatening to believe about themselves. Because Sixes make these attributions unconsciously, they imagine that they are true, although at a deeper level they are not entirely certain about this. Although Sixes use projection as a way to create some certainty and thus reduce their anxiety in ambiguous, uncertain, or potentially dangerous situations, these projections – particularly if they are negative in nature – ironically raise the Six’s anxiety level. In addition, when Sixes project either something negative or positive that is untrue, they create a false reality without knowing they are doing so.

Sevens: Rationalization

Rationalization is a defense mechanism by which individuals explain unacceptable thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in a way that entirely avoids or obscures their true motivations, intentions, or the effects of the behavior. When Sevens rationalize, they do so by positive reframing, justifying their behavior by explaining it in highly positive terms. Sevens use reframing to avoid pain, discomfort, sadness, guilt, and anxiety, as well as to avoid taking personal responsibility for what has occurred.

Eights: Denial

Denial is a defense mechanism by which individuals unconsciously negate something that makes them feel anxious by disavowing its very existence. These can include thoughts, feelings, wishes, sensations, needs, and other external factors that are unacceptable to the Eight for some reason. Denial comes in a variety of forms. A person may deny the reality of the unpleasant information altogether, admit that something is true but deny or minimize its seriousness, or admit that both the information and its severity are true but deny any personal responsibility for it.

Nines: Narcotization

Narcotization is a psychological defense mechanism in which individuals unconsciously numb themselves to avoid something that feels too large, complex, difficult, or uncomfortable to handle. Nines narcotize and distract themselves by engaging in prolonged rhythmic activities that are familiar, require very little attention, and provide comfort – for example, washing the dishes; working in the garden; continuous pleasure reading of books by the same author or within the same genre; going for a walk or a bike ride; engaging in frequent or extended casual conversations; or continuously changing channels on the TV. Nines also use daily routines such as morning or evening rituals to immunize themselves from being fully aware, and they feel agitated, irritated, or disoriented when these repetitive activities become disrupted.

Things that will annoy INTPs

Cutting them off even if their response is slow (we’re thinking!)

Ignoring them (when they don’t want to be ignored, especially when hanging out in a group)

Pushing them to share something private or emotional when they aren’t comfortable with it

Contacting them too often and demanding responses (if you’re not best friends yet)

Pulling them into gossips, tabloids, or anything generally uninteresting to INTPs

Not thinking before acting

Arguing stubbornly without looking at facts or evidence

Asking them things that can be easily googled

Bossing them around for any reason

Expecting them to take care of you/baby you/fix you

Acting overly emotional and victimized around them

Things that will attract INTPs (to be around you longer)

The opposite of the list above

Listening to & discussing their theories and things they’re interested in

Analyzing anything with them - people, books, movies, games, etc

Letting them go without making a fuss when they say they want to go home or not come to a social gathering (we have limited energy for people, even the ones we like)

Being comfortable with doing things in silence together (like reading or studying)

Respecting their opinions (even if you don’t agree)

Not being afraid to contradict them and giving your own opinions (instead of agreeing with them all the time to be likable - that’s boring)

Sharing new, interesting things with them (e.g. articles on the internet on new tech and scientific discoveries, funny videos, puns, cute gifs)

Giving them food (we forget to eat a lot)

Bonus points for other NPs - let that Ne go wild and have fun imagining silly ridiculous things with them. It’s awesome!

Note: We may already like you but you aren’t able to tell because we’re not very obvious. If we initiate conversations with you or ask you to hang out, you’re already in (for now, until any of the first lists comes up).

Te - (Alpha) Wolf

“Wolves are highly social, highly intelligent, cooperative in achieving goals and highly vocal. Wolves exhibit visible signs of the strength of their pack behavior through unique body language. You can tell a wolf’s rank in the pack simply by looking at how it holds its body. The alpha wolves are dominant to all others and direct the pack’s activities. They decide when the pack will travel and hunt, and normally are the first to eat at a kill.” (Read more)

Ti - Octopus

“Cephalopod brains are certainly impressive. Mischief and craft are plainly seen to be characteristics of this creature. Captive octopuses give full rein to that mischievous temperament, learning to pop light bulbs with jetted water, block the outflow of their tanks so they overflow and recognize individual people, squirting those they dislike with water (or perhaps water jets are an aquatic sign of friendship?).

Cephalopods are the ultimate color-changers, able to match their backgrounds in an instant so perfectly that even a keen observer can lose them. As invisibility cloaks go, theirs are close to perfect.” (Read more)

Fe - Penguin

“These tightly packed penguins shuffle en mass every 30 to 60 seconds, reordering themselves so every individual gets to cycle through the warm, central part of the huddle. Individual penguins don’t change their position relative to their neighbors, nor do they force their way into or out of a huddle. The small steps the birds take are sufficient to move everyone around in a coordinated fashion.” (Read more)

Fi - Elephant

“Elephants behave empathetically—recognizing and responding to another elephant’s pain or problem. Often, they even make heroic efforts to assist one another. Scientists have spotted elephants assisting others that are injured, plucking out tranquilizing darts from their fellows, and spraying dust on others’ wounds.” (Read more)

Se - Hummingbird

Neurons in the hummingbirds’ motion-sensing brain area appear to be tuned to prefer motion from all different directions fairly equally. They have to be aware of their surroundings in a different way than other animals. Being able to sense motion equally in all directions gives hummingbirds an advantage when they’re flying at high speeds, evading predators and doing intense mating dives to impress females. (Read More)

Si - Ant

“Give a colony of garden ants a week and a pile of dirt, and they’ll transform it into an underground edifice about the height of a skyscraper in an ant-scaled city. They work tirelessly and patiently through a repetitive process to build something one tiny speck of dirt at a time.

These ants can create a complex, sponge-like structure with parallel levels connected by a network of tunnels. Some ant species even build living structures out of their bodies: Army ants and fire ants in Central and South America assemble themselves into bridges that smooth their path on foraging expeditions, and certain types of fire ants cluster into makeshift rafts to escape floods.” (Read more)

Ne - Dolphin

“Dolphins are very curious and enjoy playing with objects and other dolphins. They jump up to 4.9 meters above the surface of the water falling on their backs or with their belly down. Most dolphins play chasing one another, using objects and passing them on to others for attention. They commonly make bubbles in the water and take the time to recreate themselves in the ocean.” (Read more)

Ni - Cat

“Cats are opportunistic ambush predators. They take cover, waiting patiently for their favorite food to appear. Stealthily tracking prey is an essential step in a cat’s pursuit of food, and they are masterful at it. With their silent gait, laser-like focus, keen senses, and flexible body structure, cats are natural stalkers. By combining these abilities, felines can predict where possible prey hides, and how to hunt it down.” (Read more & more)

-eilamona

now get ready for…

Dominant Function

Fe - an insatiable thirst for attention

Se - party rock

Ne - an overwhelming surplus of diggity

Te - sadism

Fi - self-loathing

Si - that summertime, fall, wintertime, springtime sadness

Ni - the inevitable and irreversible heat death of the universe

Ti - nihilism

Auxiliary Function

Fe - codependent relationships

Se - the aesthetic

Ne - a fair amount of diggity

Te - strategy games

Fi - tarot cards

Si - terms and conditions

Ni - vision boards

Ti - constantly hurting people’s feelings

Tertiary Function

Fe - social manipulation

Se - the finer things in life

Ne - hardly any diggity

Te - bitchin

Fi - tragic backstory

Si - obscure obsessions

Ni - freakishly accurate hunches

Ti - some common sense

Inferior Function

Fe - moral flexibility

Se - unexplained bruises

Ne - no diggity

Te - angry crying

Fi - corporate slavory

Si - chaos

Ni - dystopian nightmares 

strategy games

tragic backstory

unexplained bruises

Obscure obsessions

And a fair amount of diggity (: (: (:

These were the ingredients chosen to create the perfect little INFP. But <LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES> accidentally added an extra ingredient to the concoction…

I’m in a bad mood today. Stupid Daylight Savings Time is screwing with my normal sleep cycle, so if I’m a bit salty that’s why. But this basically allows me the chance to trash every single type, so this fills me with pure joy. lol

These are for “average health levels” types – the older you get, and the more you mature you become as an individual and functionally, the less you will make this mistake.

IXFJ: Assumes they are oh-so-rational and that their logic is sound, when really it’s mostly used to come up with reasons to justify their higher functions’ conclusions – in other words, Ni perceptions (stubborn about “I’m right, and here’s the reasons why, even though you can’t understand them”) or Si perceptions (”This is why it should stay the same and unchanged”). In a loop, they can become stubborn, defensive, and refuse to change their mind, which is never helpful in a work or relationship environment.

IXTJ: Can think of themselves as moral and guided by principles, when in reality they are justifying their decisions through whatever they want to do, and whatever they want to say that validates their true opinion (”I am right, and you are wrong, and here are the reasons why my decision is the moral one”). In a loop, become fixated and hyper emotional, defensive and easily hurt, overly reactive about defending their perceptions (Ni vision or Si perceptions).

ISXP: Assumes they are good at reading between the lines and seeing what is ‘truly’ happening, when really their ability to understand complexity is minor; they often leap to the wrong (negative) conclusions and stubbornly defend them as ‘going to happen,’ or ‘this is the absolute truth,’ which can negatively impact their performance or make them paranoid. Loops will include finding logical reasons for the inevitable (Ti/Ni) or stubborn moral certainties (Fi).

INXP: Considers themselves good with details, but remembers things wrong and has a poor ability to systematically learn how to perform to the best of their ability, so scatters their energy and wastes time having to re-look up or learn things; can make mistakes in details or have massive anxiety when forced to adapt quickly to a new situation. Sometimes their heightened Ne sense of “I’m better at this than I actually am” leads them to take jobs unsuited to their low Si, which causes mistakes. Loops involve chronically reliving mistakes or feeling stuck and unable to move forward.

ESXJ: Believes their Ne to be competent in reading between the lines and in brainstorming solutions, but fails to realize its limited scope and its tendency toward a focused bias (framed by Si) which seeks to branch out from what is ‘known’ rather than create its own independent interpretations or theories. Can mistype as a Ne-dom (and often does). May become forceful with their ideas, only to break down and become anxious over the unknown in stressful situations.

ENXJ: Believes their Se is their greatest asset and does not realize the often negative role it plays in their life; their fascination with it includes their sophisticated love for high quality things and new experiences (exotic foods, fancy clothes, sports cars, high-adrenaline hobbies, etc), but it often leads them astray and causes them to make short-sighted, reckless decisions (hopping into bed with the wrong people, over-eating or over-exercising, throwing themselves on a new opportunity only to realize they lack the focus, energy, and skills required to complete it). Often, they over-estimate their ability to use Se well and wind up stumbling through Se-driven work environments.

EXFP: Thinks their Te is efficient and competent, boastful that they can do and finish anything, but finds it a daily grind to actually follow through and do all the boring things necessary for total completion. May under-estimate how long things take and overload themselves with too many responsibilities and too little time; feels a strong desire to produce things and may over-work. Can assume their reasoning is sound, when really it’s just finding facts to support what they want to believe. Can steamroll over other people and make enemies.

EXTP: Can assume they are super charming, able to con anyone into giving them what they want, and able to understand and appeal to other people, and not realize some of their tactics are obvious, their understanding of other people is skewed, and their tendency to ‘mess with’ people’s feelings makes them more often disliked than appreciated. Can assume they will sail through life on charm alone and be able to talk their way out of anything, only to fail.

The tables below present the relationships between MBTI and other personality typologies.

The percentages are row percentages (e.g. 7.8% of all INTJ participants has Enneagram type 1w9).

Responses with “I don’t know/Unsure” selected were excluded from the analysis of each of the two typology pairing.

The light grey numbers in the first column indicate the number of participants who are those individual types. A number of 100 or more indicates higher data validity, while a lower number indicates that the data for that row may not be representative of the population.

p-values are noted at the top right corner of each table. Low p-value (<0.01) indicates high correlation, moderate p-value (0.01-0.05) indicates moderate correlations, high p-value (>0.05) indicates no correlation. [Note: High correlations mean that trends did not occur by chance]

MBTI Correlations

MBTI x Enneagram trends

Ti-dom (IxTP) tend to be type 5

Si-dom (ISxJ) tend to be type 6

Ne-dom and Se-dom (ExxP) tend to be type 7

Fe-dom (ExFJ) tend to be type 2

Te-dom (ExTJ) tend to be type 8 (although, there’s not enough data to draw conclusions on ESTJs)

Fi-dom (IxFP) are most commonly 4w5 and 9w1

INFx tend to be type 4

INTx tend to be type 5

MBTI x Enneagram analysis