ENFP FTW

The advantage is that you are not limited to your inferior function and will not get hung up on it, the disadvantage is that you will neglect thinking about it.

So if an ESXP is not limited by a single vision, the flip side is that they may not have one and will just wander through life from thing to thing with no real idea of what they want at the end of it.

An ENXP will not be bound by sentiment or adoration of the past, but may neglect building a sensible home environment for themselves or neglect their basic needs and self-care so that they are not well provided for in their old age.

An EXTJ will not be limited by their feelings, but also may neglect them and not have a good understanding of what motivates them or have faith in their ability to maintain close relationships.

An EXFJ will not be limited by needing to understand something before using it, but may also never analyze their own motives or stop to make sure their reasoning is sound before they proceed.

An IXTP isn’t hung up on what others think of them, but also doesn’t know their own feelings and tends to lash out irrationally with them from time to time, leading them to have an erratic emotional life that can intimidate others.

IXFP isn’t hung up on the facts or a need to succeed, but also doesn’t know when it’s more rational to leave a situation, argument, etc., or how much money their time is worth, so they may struggle to make good financial decisions.

An ISXJ isn’t bothered by indecision over thinking of 60 different possibilities, but also may not stop to think about alternate approaches unless forced to by circumstances, causing them to get blindsided by the bigger picture.

An INXJ isn’t bothered by physical limitations or reality, but can also neglect to be aware of them and live in a fantasy world as a result, or wind up getting hurt due to not paying attention to the outer world or overestimating their abilities.

Fi “I don’t like to see others sad” “I want my feelings to be taken care of first”

Fe “I need to help everybody” “I hate everybody”

Ti “I understand everything so much better than others” “It is not humanly possible to reach a state of complete knowledge”

Te “I want to meet goals quickly” “My impatience makes me miss out important details, which slows down everything”

Ni “I know the truth of everything” “My mind is so abstract that I can’t pin down what I’m thinking”

Ne “I have a million possible ideas” “But I have a hard time deciding which one is better than the rest”

Si “I need to remember every little detail to feel safe” “Because I know all the minute angles of a situation by heart, I can perceive a million ways things can go wrong and I feel very unsafe”

Healthy Sixes trust their own experiences and are okay with being unable to predict the outcome. They are productive, logical thinkers who organize their thoughts and actions around what is most advantageous for the common good. Astute judges of character, they are honest, loyal, reliable, and positive.

Six Traits

Sixes imagine and plan for the worst

Sixes distrust authority figures

Sixes are sharp, analytically-minded troubleshooters

Sixes are the ultimate devil’s advocate

Sixes are funny, understanding, loyal, and compassionate

Sixes suffer from almost-constant low-level anxiety

Sixes are quick and competent in a crisis… then fall apart

Sixes wait for the other shoe to drop

Sixes are rarely sure they’ve made the right decision

Fear influences all of the Six’s life choices

Sixes hate unpredictable situations and prefer order to chaos

Sixes distrust flattery or too many compliments

Sixes are slow to open up but then never leave you

Sixes are skeptical of the unknown and ask hard questions

Sixes see two sides to everything and doubt themselves

Sixes turn their anxiety into self-depreciating humor

Sixes often forget their past success and take on too much work

Enneagram Wings

6w5: are intellectual, cautious, self-controlled, introverted, and seek security through an authority figure; they feel safest in groups that share their values or belief systems; they protect their personal information and seek alone time, which exacerbates their fears; often, they over-analyze instead of act.

6w7: are entertaining, adventurous, and playful, willing to take risks for their loved ones, but always careful to have a backup plan in case the mission fails.

Phobic: these Sixes obey the rules and are loyal to authority, in whom they place their trust, are deferential to their boss and avoid conflict. They do not challenge their fears and instead stay inside ‘safe zones.’

Counter-Phobic: these Sixes are less compliant and agreeable, more inclined to actively challenge authority to provoke a counter-attack (and reveal the truth about the ‘authority’). They try to identify, target, and defeat their fears.

Under stress: Sixes act like unhealthy Threes (become workaholics, pursue material success, and hoard resources to make them feel more secure); they put on a facade of competence to dull their anxiety and impress others with how ‘together’ they are, but refuse to do anything they doubt they can succeed at or take unnecessary risks.

When feeling secure: Sixes move to the positive side of Nine, less likely to have panic attacks about what could happen, stop planning for disasters, and have less general anxiety. They become amusing, flexible, enigmatic, and energetic, and less narrow-minded or rigid in their beliefs, able to trust their instincts about other people and become less jaded.

Advice for the 6: doubt yourself less, and trust yourself more. You have more courage and strength than you know. Believe that whatever happens, you can always find a place of safety, and you can trust your friends to have your back. Rebel when necessary, not out of fear. Record your successes and read them often, to remind yourself of your previous success. Be positive about others’ ideas, instead of tearing them apart. Learn to recognize the difference between legitimate fear and free-flowing anxiety.

Influences on MBTI Types:

ISTJ: relies on extensive knowledge and research to prepare oneself for the worst, motivated through inferior Ne fears of “the great unknown”; unlikely to take risks, semi-aggressive in pointing out logical flaws; may become rigid in their belief system and traditionalist in their views.

ESTJ: a safety-first decision-maker and reluctant leader, who prepares for all possible negative outcomes and does not move forward until certain of success; may distrust and push away from their emotions, fearing they might be a source of “weakness,” leading to poor inferior Fi development (and insecurity in their relationships, which causes additional anxiety); prone to traditionalist or nationalist thinking (their ‘safe’ zone).

ISFJ: relies on extensive knowledge and research to prepare oneself for the worst, motivated through inferior Ne fears of “the great unknown”; unlikely to take risks, desperate to form emotional connections but hesitant to reveal too much personal information; extremely loyal and care giving toward those who win their trust, often uses self-depreciating humor to amuse others, but semi-detached from their feelings (over-reliant on analyzing and problem-solving with Ti).

ESFJ: takes on a mothering role in protecting and shepherding their loved ones / trying to anticipate and problem-solve any potential issues, eager to avoid risk, feels safest in familiar territory and/or with others who share their values; low Ne issues of paranoid suspicions, indecisive and second-guessing of their decisions (low Ne issues + 6 fearfulness); strong reliance on inferior Ti, but insecurity about its blind spots.

INTJ: distrustful and secretive, prone to negative idealization and/or may face high Ni conflict with 6 in trying to identify and eliminate problem areas as they go; may have trouble identifying a safe zone, and involve themselves in a rigid ideology to feel safe; pushes away from inferior Se / risk taking, overestimates how much they can accomplish at once; due to indecisiveness, may mistype as a Ne or Si type.

ENTJ: often builds their own system which enables them to feel safe, or distrusts authority other than their own; uses Se to deal with problems as they happen, but has a negative outlook on life and always prepares for the worst; may be indecisive and self-doubting, has inferior Fi issues of feeling anxious in their relationships, which combines with Ni ‘reading’ between the lines / into things overmuch.

INFJ: distrustful and secretive, prone to negative idealization and/or may face high Ni conflict with 6 in trying to identify and eliminate problem areas as they go; may have trouble identifying a safe zone, and involve themselves in a rigid ideology to feel safe; pushes away from inferior Se / risk taking, desperate to form emotional connections but hesitant to reveal too much personal information; extremely loyal and care giving toward those who win their trust, often uses self-depreciating humor to amuse others, but semi-detached from their feelings (over-reliant on analyzing and problem-solving with Ti).

ENFJ: takes on a mothering role in protecting and shepherding their loved ones / trying to anticipate and problem-solve any potential issues, eager to avoid risk, feels safest with others who share their values; uses Se to deal with problems as they happen, but has a negative outlook and always prepares for the worst; strong reliance on inferior Ti, but insecure about their relationships; may fall into a narrow ideology (Ni) to feel safe.

ESTP: far more risk-adverse and more analytical than other ESTPs, may mistype as an ISTP due to reliance on Ti, with inferior Ni struggling to identify future negative outcomes; prone to a lot of negativity about the future (and singular conclusions about it); less self-assured about their ability to wing things, prone to low-level anxiety over tert-Fe (the desire to connect to others, but uncertainty and suspicion causing detachment issues).

ISTP: intensely analytical, with frequent Ti/Ni loops (predicting the worst and preparing for it), not inclined to risk-taking, low NiFe desire to connect to a larger ideology or group who can provide security in being “right”; especially good at pointing out logical fallacies, and trusting of their ability to ‘read into’ authority figures’ motives.

ESFP: more covetous of traditionalism and rigid ideology than other ESFPs, prone to knee-jerk reactive (and often competent) impulses; less emotional and more driven to arm oneself with Te facts / logic / strong decision making, but struggles with continual self doubt, waffles on decisions once made, and feels insecure about going out on a limb alone; may cling to an ideology of the future that makes them feel safe (Ni).

ISFP: less emotional and more reliant on logic than other ISFPs, prone to Ni-looping (fear of singular negative outcomes, and then uses Te to try and effectively head them off); hard-working and responsible, but does not like additional responsibilities; may distrust their logic center, and feel safer when others agree with them. Prone to negativity and becoming secretive and withdrawn when anxious.

ENTP: quick to read beneath the surface and assign motives to authority figures, or point out flaws in proposed ideas; often indecisive, self-doubting, craves external affirmation and reassurances about their logic (tert-Fe needs); may be safety-conscious and reluctant to abandon old belief systems that root them into ‘feeling’ safe about the unknown (inferior Si); less risk-taking than other ENTPs, and more traditional / covetous of finding something, anything to cling to that seems “true.”

INTP: super-analytical and detached, wants to connect to a community through shared values (low Fe) but suspicious, distrustful, quick to read beneath the surface and assign motives to others or second-guess their relationships, often loyal to former ideologies or belief systems (faith, science, nationalism, family, etc) as their security checkpoint; will read up on many different things in order to “arm themselves for the worst.”

ENFP: quick to read beneath the surface and assign motives to authority figures, or point out flaws in proposed ideas; often indecisive, self-doubting, and distrustful of their Ne (they may not feel it is ‘practical’ in the real world) – which means over-reliance on tert-Te to problem solve, point out rational flaws in proposed ideas, and come up with worst-case scenarios instead of the usual Ne-dom optimism; may be detached from their emotions as a result of continual Ne/Te looping; may be safety-conscious and reluctant to abandon old belief systems that root them into ‘feeling’ safe about the unknown (inferior Si); less risk-taking than other ENFPs, and more traditional / covetous of finding something, anything to cling to that seems “true.”

INFP: less emotional and more reliant on logic than other INFPs, quick to read beneath the surface and assign motives to authority figures, or point out flaws in proposed ideas; often indecisive, self-doubting, and distrustful of their Ne (they may not feel it is ‘practical’ in the real world); strong Si-roots (areas in their thought process they refuse to question, challenge, or second-guess); may distrust their logic center, and feel safer when others agree with them. Prone to disappearing when anxious.

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Intuitives at Sensors

Honestly, as a Thinking type with many Feeling friends, I am very tired of hearing dumb things about Feeling types like “They’re less rational than us” or “They wear their hearts on their sleeves and that’s not very good”. Here’s why.

I spent over a year on the official 16personalities.com website’s academy reading up and thinking about types. And here’s what I’ve got:

Thinking types are, in terms of emotion, less rational than Feeling types. Feeling types aren’t the happy, butterfly loving kids that doodle rainbows. To do justice for all the Feeling types out there, take my word as an INTJ and Thinking type that has many Feeling friends, that the Feeling types are as rational as us. They are not always happy or flowery, they can be critical because chains of thought spark from emotion, from inspiration. In fact, they are more capable than us. How so?

Thinking types normally react negatively to emotions. Myself? Guilty as charged.

We tend to bottle them up, or suppress them. This makes us view that emotions are irrational because we react to it negatively, harming ourselves. Thus, we tend to see it in an irrational light.

Feeling types, however, are Feeling types because they capable of regulating and incooperating their emotions into their daily lives. Everytime they feel it, they analyse it. Break it down, and live in it. This is why they’re better at gut feeling and instincts. They maximise the function of emotion, something many Thinking types are unable to do.

That being said, Feeling types are not superior, as to every benefit, detriments ride alongside them. Feeling types find it hard to switch to a completely objective view, and they have great difficulty in being cynical, which is sometimes needed and the success formula to make certain seemingly impossible ideas work. These are where Thinking types shine.

Conclusion? Feeling types aren’t irrational. They are as rational as us; just in a different area, in a different field of expertise.

I rest my case.

Unpopular opinion on the Myers Brigg’s 16 Personality Type Test here.

trust.

trust.

trust.

trust.

I know, I know. Aww. ‘ENFPs are so cute and gullible! Why would trust be important to them? don’t they trust like everyone?’ Wrong.

ENFPs do not trust people. At all. Especially, when it comes to emotions, ENFPs guard that shit like it’s all the gold in Fort Knox. I could count the number of people who has seen me cry since i was a baby with my hands and I’d still have fingers left. Smiling is our default facial expression. Kindness is our default personality setting. Neither takes any effort from us so we have this trusting, nice sweet aura to us.

Now being in a relationship is a big deal because unless we trust you, it. will. end. and it will be ugly as fuck. We need to feel emotionally connected to our partners and there’s going to be no emotion involvement if we don’t trust you so what’s freaking point of being in a relationship with you? 

so how do you get access to this treasure we call ‘trust’?

mutual respect and admiration

it has to be mutual. 

we enfps are warm and kind and loving partners. we will put in so much effort on you! every smile you give we will give you ten! we always feel so grateful for any kind of affection from you that we feel like we need to return it a hundred times over. and that can be exhausting. so please try to put in as much as effort as we do and make us realise that we have no reason to be disgustingly grateful for your kindness.

that’s all.

ESTJ: “I’m all business,” I say, peeling off my skin strip by strip, showing you what oozes out. “Business to my core.”

ISTJ: Be careful what you wish for. Because it probably won’t come true, and life is about expectations management.

ESFJ: Knock knock. Who’s there? Orange. Orange who? Orange you glad I didn’t say your mother’s in the hospital. I’m sorry. I’m so sorry. Is there anything I can do? Listen. I’ll drive you over there. We’ll leave right now. Grab a coat; it’s a little cold out. I’m so sorry.

ISFJ: Eating meat is a difficult moral decision, because it’s stolen, that meat. You should apologise.

ESTP: Pain is just weakness leaving the body, and then being replaced by pain. Lots of pain.

ISTP: “There’s no harm in trying” really depends on what you’re trying. Either way, give it a go - it’s probably fine.

ESFP: I let my haters be my motivators. Mostly they tell me I suck, and then I get sad. This was a terrible idea.

ISFP: Say what you will about dance, but language is a limited form of expression.

ENFJ: If you love someone, set them free. Set them free now. This is the police, and we have you surrounded.

INFJ: If I said you had a beautiful body, would it even matter because we are so insignificant in this vast incomprehensible universe?

ENFP: Ask your doctor just who he thinks he is. Say it just like that. Say, “Who do you think you are?” See if he starts crying. I know I would.

INFP: Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never quite describe the pain.

ENTJ:  Remember that all sentences must have a noun, a verb, and the phrase “foolish mortals”.

INTJ: Listen. I’m not a hero. The real heroes are the people that point out to us when protesters have smartphones, thus invalidating all concerns.

ENTP: Lost? Confused? Lacking direction? Need to find a purpose in your life?

INTP: Look to the sky. You will not find answers there, but you will certainly see what everyone is screaming about.

“Type Gravitation” concept post

Reblog with:

1.) Your type 2.) Types that you gravitate towards 3.) Types that gravitate towards you 2 & 3.) In order, if measurable / possible

istj: “There’s a difference between your, you’re, and yarn. Yarn isn’t even pronounced the same way. It’s a completely different word.”

isfj: “Knock, knock. Who’s there? Orange. Orange who? Orange you glad I didn’t say your mother’s in the hospital? I’m sorry. I’m so sorry. Is there anything I can do? Listen, I’ll drive you over there. We’ll leave right now. Grab a coat, it’s a little cold out. I’m so sorry.”

infj: “You won’t sleep when you’re dead, either.”

intj: “At your smallest components, you are indistinguishable from a forest fire.”

istp: “You can’t get blood from a turnip. Listen you need some blood? I can totally get you some blood. Set that turnip down and follow me to the blood. There’s a lot of blood.”

isfp: “Ignore all the haters telling you that everything isn’t a sandwich. Everything is a sandwich.”

infp: "Feeling lost? Like you have no goal in life? Like you’re covered in dirt and wet leaves? Like you’re an earthworm? Are you an earthworm? Kinda sounds like you’re an earthworm, actually.“

intp: "Soccer is also commonly known as football, Canadian baseball, American football, violent jogging, and World War II.”

estp: “You can lead a horse to water, and you can lead a horse into water, and you can swim around with the horse and have fun.”

esfp: “On this day in history: mundanity, and terror, and food, and love, and trees.”

enfp: “If you love something, set it free. If it starts flying around and chirping, it was probably a bird.”

entp: “Everything that happens, happens for a reason. Except ostriches. What the hell, man?”

estj:  “Please keep all arms and legs inside the car at all times. Also, you are under arrest. Why is your car full of limbs? Whose are these?”

esfj:  “Listen, I’m not a hero. The real heroes are the people that point out to us when protesters have smart phones, thus invalidating all concerns.”

enfj: “Thank you for your interest in a life free of pain. We are not accepting applications at this time. Please try again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again…”

ENTJ - Sugar daddy but young and hot

ESTJ - goodbye fun

ESFJ - reality tv star

ENFJ - politician

INFJ - special snowflake

ISFJ - mother of the year

ISFP - starving artist

ISTP - i dont look at explosions when i walk away

ISTJ - everything is serious

INTJ - i may have a neckbeard but im better than everyone

INTP - nerd yay science

INFP - i look innocent but i am kinky af

ENFP - I LOVE EVERYONE

ESFP - bouncing off the walls

ESTP - leather jacket greaser boi

istj: “There’s a difference between your, you’re, and yarn. Yarn isn’t even pronounced the same way. It’s a completely different word.”

isfj: “Knock, knock. Who’s there? Orange. Orange who? Orange you glad I didn’t say your mother’s in the hospital? I’m sorry. I’m so sorry. Is there anything I can do? Listen, I’ll drive you over there. We’ll leave right now. Grab a coat, it’s a little cold out. I’m so sorry.”

infj: “You won’t sleep when you’re dead, either.”

intj: “At your smallest components, you are indistinguishable from a forest fire.”

istp: “You can’t get blood from a turnip. Listen you need some blood? I can totally get you some blood. Set that turnip down and follow me to the blood. There’s a lot of blood.”

isfp: “Ignore all the haters telling you that everything isn’t a sandwich. Everything is a sandwich.”

infp: "Feeling lost? Like you have no goal in life? Like you’re covered in dirt and wet leaves? Like you’re an earthworm? Are you an earthworm? Kinda sounds like you’re an earthworm, actually.“

intp: "Soccer is also commonly known as football, Canadian baseball, American football, violent jogging, and World War II.”

estp: “You can lead a horse to water, and you can lead a horse into water, and you can swim around with the horse and have fun.”

esfp: “On this day in history: mundanity, and terror, and food, and love, and trees.”

enfp: “If you love something, set it free. If it starts flying around and chirping, it was probably a bird.”

entp: “Everything that happens, happens for a reason. Except ostriches. What the hell, man?”

estj:  “Please keep all arms and legs inside the car at all times. Also, you are under arrest. Why is your car full of limbs? Whose are these?”

esfj:  “Listen, I’m not a hero. The real heroes are the people that point out to us when protesters have smart phones, thus invalidating all concerns.”

enfj: “Thank you for your interest in a life free of pain. We are not accepting applications at this time. Please try again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again…”