#introverted feeling

Motives are part of it; Fe wants an emotional consensus, to be on the same page with people, to focus on what they have in common to move toward togetherness; an outside-in perspective. Fi comes at it from an inside-out perspective; how would I want to be treated in this situation and am I giving them the space to be authentic?

Fe reads the room first, then the individual; Fi reads the individual first, then the room.

Fe tracks external signals (vocal tone, facial expressions, body language, social cues; who is comfortable and who isn’t, whether harmony is breaking down between people). They usually quickly know when jokes don’t land or make others uncomfortable, people smile but are upset, or two people are annoyed with each other even if they’re not arguing. Their weakness is that they may misinterpret Fi users whose emotions are hidden, or unexpressed, so they leap to assumptions based on what they expect to happen in that person (this is how someone acts when…).

Fi cares more about inner authenticity, so it looks at whether someone’s feelings seem genuine or artificial, if they are betraying their stated values, are holding internal contradictions (saying one thing and doing another, a misalignment), or subtle signs of distress or pain. They notice if it feels sincere, people are pretending to be okay who aren’t, or are acting out of character for whatever reason. They tend to be more empathetic on one-to-one, but by focusing on one or two people, they may miss out on the group dynamics and be out of sync with them.

Fi / Ne

"I have a deeply quiet, intense sense of personal alignment and emotion, but because I am constantly refining that alignment through new perspectives, I can change my mind quite often—it just takes time."

Fi / Si

"I love the deep, comforting joy of returning to the same nostalgic books, music, and cozy routines that anchor my soul, though sometimes I get stuck in a loop of romanticizing the past instead of moving forward." AND/OR "I want to grow and live authentically, but my childish craving for safety keeps pulling me back into the same nostalgic, cozy comfort zones where nothing ever has to change."

Fi / Te

"I have a profound vision of what is right, authentic, and morally necessary, but the practical, efficient thing to do often goes directly against it—like firing an underperforming employee or getting a refund or getting a cashier/server reprimanded because they made a mistake that cost me time or money."

Fi / Fe

"I can read the room and understand exactly what collective harmony requires of me, but I prefer to leave that social upkeep to others while I focus on building a real, intimate connection."

Fi / Ni

"I am deeply committed to following my unique personal journey, but a cynical inner voice constantly judges my trajectory, warning me that my path is unrealistic and will ultimately lead to nowhere and it is often right."

Fi / Se

"I live in a deeply rich inner world of feelings and ideals, but I have a major blindspot when it comes to reading the immediate physical environment or taking quick, decisive action in the present moment."

Fi / Ti

Hello! Welcome back, or, well, I should be saying that to myself. I’ve been gone for a while, mostly due to family stress, end of the year school stress, and other personal factors. So what better way to jump back in than to talk about negative characteristics and stress? (Jazz hands i know you’re so excited)

Today we’re going to be talking about something that is related to cognitive functions (and therefore is still applicable to the “Why Are You So…” series), but that I haven’t talked about there. That is the concept of “shadow functions.” Someone a while back asked about shadow functions and I said I would make a post on it. This is that post. I cannot remember who that person was for the life of me, but if you are that person, here is that post.

Hopefully you enjoy :)

1. What are “Shadow Functions?”

I will not tell you to go back and read my other posts as that’s a pain in the ass and annoying. However, if you read the introduction to the “Why Are You So” series, you know that cognitive functions originated with Carl Jung. Carl Jung believed in what is called the “shadow self.” The “shadow self” is, in a nut-shell, a part of a person that they suppress. Because the “shadow self” is so suppressed, it ultimately only really shows itself when that person is unhealthy or under a lot of stress. Think of someone who stuffs their emotions away until they bubble over. Shadow functions are Jung’s way of applying that thinking to his cognitive function theory.

Every person uses all eight cognitive functions, however how people use them and experience them can differ. Contrary to popular belief, a person’s MBTI stack is not just four letters or four cognitive functions. People are not that simple, nor are people that clean. People are messy, egocentric, and emotional, even those who claim to not be. This is where shadow functions come into play.

The four most used functions are what we call our “conscious” functions. The four least used functions are what we call the “unconscious” functions or, as Jung put it, the “shadow.” When you put the eight functions together, you get an entire stack and ultimately an entire system of thought.

For example, ESTPs:

Conscious functions: Se-Ti-Fe-Ni

Shadow functions: Si-Te-Fi-Ne

ESTP whole stack: Se-Ti-Fe-Ni-Si-Te-Fi-Ne

Shadow functions are a part of everyone, just like how everyone has a negative character trait. Shadow functions are a part of us. Without our shadow functions we would not be a whole person and we would lack a defense system. Our shadow functions help defend us. They’re like that one messy family member at a family gathering that always manages to get drunk off their ass, but you know that they would throw down for their family if they had to. Think of the concept of yin and yang.

This is where the idea of “opposite types” comes in as well and why “golden pairings” are often a hit or a miss. Think of ISFPs and ESFJs. The only reason why certain types are a “golden pairing” is because, most of the time, they are each other’s shadow opposite. For example, as you can see above in our example, the shadow stack for the ESTP is the main stack for ISTJ and vice-versa. They are said to be a “golden pair.” Think of INTJs and ENTPs. It’s the same concept. The reason why these supposed “golden pairs” often don’t work is because the purpose of the shadow.

Shadow functions provide a defensiveness, but also show what that person is insecure about. They represent parts of ourselves that we don’t like, don’t acknowledge, and see as negative. For example, INTJs have Fe in their shadow stack, so they tend to secretly feel rejected by society. Because of this, INTJs might find themselves rejecting social norms or being judgmental of others out of fear or resentment. ENTPs use Fe as their third function and tend to seek out people for the sake of new ideas. If you put an unhealthy INTJ and an unhealthy ENTP together, that’s going to cause some issues.

***Edit remark #1: As I am editing this, I want to put emphasis on that the example I provided above with INTJ and ENTP is mostly to point out how unhealthy examples of those types might work in a situation. This is not to say that golden pairings are not “good,” or that they will never work. Rather I merely meant to explain how they can also have negative side effects or a negative ending.

In some ways, acknowledging a person’s shadow can be beneficial. To acknowledge one’s shadow is to acknowledge what one has to work on. However one must also acknowledge that when one begins to work on their shadow self, they’re tuning into what is “unhealthy,” leading into an entire shit-show. Shadow functions can give you a much needed reality check or they can break you down into the smallest fragment of a person that you can possibly be. Shadow functions, because of this, are not recommended to work on.

***Edit remark #2: People who have experienced trauma tend to score higher on their shadow functions/traits. For example, every time I take the sakinorva test I test as either INTJ/INFJ and ENTP as a second. It never fails. Going along with that, I am not a mental health professional. If you are someone who has experienced trauma I highly recommend you seek professional mental health guidance. To help stabilize the functions, however, it is said that you can try to reinforce your dominant functions through activities specific to that function.

5th Function: Opposite

Honestly, the name speaks for itself. The “opposite” function is opposite to the dominant function. It is essentially the voice in the back of your head that says “Listen, I know we said this, but what if this is actually the case and we’re completely wrong?” The role of this function is to argue against what the dominant function decides. You could probably think of it like the stereotypical ENTP of your subconscious (please don’t come for me I was joking).

All jokes aside, a good way to think of this function is like what a person worries about the most. It is the suspicious part of you that becomes defensive and stubborn when put under pressure. For example, someone who has Ni as their opposite function may look for underlying meanings and over-examine certain situations to find these underlying meanings. If they perceive an underlying meaning, they may begin to obsess over this meaning and reject all outside viewpoints.

Likewise, the opposite function is also the function that keeps a person from becoming too certain in their dominant function.

6th Function: Critical Parent/ Witch/ Senex

This function is the part of ourselves that judges absolutely everything, hence the name “critical parent.” Conversely, this is also the part of you that feels judged by others. Simply put, this is the part of you that you feel like you’re not good at, so you reject it and judge other people for how they present this function.

It is no surprise then, really, that this function can also be a bit assertive in its beliefs. This function is harsh in how it views us, and this is mostly because the critical function helps form our ego. It helps us recognize what we’re not good at and we perceive that in other people. On the contrary, because of how harsh this placement is, people tend to think that they’re worse at presenting this function than they actually are.

Think of Fi in an ISFJ or INFJ. Fi mostly shows up in these types when the ISFJ or INFJ have felt like have done something morally wrong against others. A good example of this is my grandma (ISFJ). She’s an animal lover and whenever she sees a dead animal on the side of the road she will beat herself up mentally because she “can’t save all of the animals.”

Now of course how this placement is presented depends on what type a person is and what function is in their critical spot. Of course, again, this goes for all placements.

7th Function: Trickster

This function mainly shows what a person ignores as a source of information. Yes, including “logical” people.

The best way I can explain this is to show how it presents. ENTJs and ENFJs have Si as their 7th function. Because of this, they tend to generalize their memories. For example, if you ask them to recall a time when they were upset, they might tell you how they act when they are upset most of the time but will not give you a specific memory or a specific event. This is, quite honestly, because they do not remember specifics.

The 7th function is called trickster because it acts as an illusion. It disregards a specific type of information corresponding to the function that is in this place. Almost as if the information happened to magically disappear. This can lead to obvious logical fallacies and potential misinformation.

Another good example of this is Fe in INTJs. INTJs typically prefer using obvious facts over appealing to others. Because of this, they may appear “blind” to how others feel or completely disregard the information as a whole. The trickster function can either cause a lapse in thinking, or simply cause someone to purposefully reject information.

8th Function: Demon

The last function is the part of you that you see as inherently bad. This is also because you do not fully understand it and it is something you probably will never understand. This function conflicts with your dominant function far too much for it be made useful. Because of this, your dominant function suppresses this function.

Think of this placement as a person who holds a blind faith. This person grew up under the belief that their religion is the right religion and all other religions are examples of a negative figure (from their religion) trying to distract them from their “true path.” The person ultimately does not learn about other religions. This person has closed their mind to other possible answers in regard to spirituality.

The “demon” placement acts similarly to this. The religion that the person belongs to can be attributed to the person’s dominant function. The negative figure can be attributed to the last function placement. For example, someone who has Si as their demon placement might feel as though random memories pop inside of their head. At the same time, they may feel as though they can’t remember anything, and so they ultimately reject the past as it cannot be made useful. Simply put, the purpose of the 8th function is to reject what you feel threatened by.

Alongside that, the 8th function also shows where a person may show negative characteristics. For example, an INFP (Fi-Ne-Si-Te-Fe-Ni-Se-Ti) may perform better when applying logic outwardly, but will have trouble when applying logic to themselves.

Summary…

Alongside the four main cognitive functions, each person has four “sub-conscious” cognitive functions used specifically for self-defense. They were defined by Jung as a way to incorporate the idea of the “shadow self” into his cognitive function theory. The four functions are defined as follows:

5. Opposite- to make you rethink/doubt/secure your train of thought.

6. Critical Parent- to judge and critique yourself and others harshly.

7. Trickster- Shows a lapse in judgment. Makes certain types of information disappear.

8. Demon- To reject what you do not like.

While these functions hold purpose, they should not be heavily relied upon. Higher use of these functions can show a character who has unprocessed stress/trauma.

Letting the past go.

🥀 1. Moon/Pluto aspects give off Ni, introverted intuition vibe. Dominant/auxiliary/tertiary Ni users may have Moon/Pluto aspects. They may indicate problems or a strong bond with their mother. Their emotions are intense. I've seen easy Moon/Pluto aspects (Trine, Sextile, Conjunction) are often INFJ, INTJ, ENFJ and ISFP.

Hard Moon/Pluto aspects have to learn to make peace with their intense feelings. One ENTJ I know personally has Moon Opposition Pluto. She has a complicated relationship with her mother and jealous tendency. ENTJs have inferior Fi so it's likely difficult for them to manage their intense feelings. They likely ignore their feelings or explode.

Another INFJ I know in real life has Moon Trine Pluto. His mother is feisty and strong. He loves and admires his mother. Women have big influence on him. He has a healing gift he may not realize in himself.

For example: Fujii Kaze (INFJ, Moon Sextile Pluto), Twice's Mina (INFJ, Moon Sextile Pluto), Madison Beer (ENFJ, Moon Sextile Pluto), Jodie Foster (INTJ, Moon Conjunction Pluto), BTS's Yoongi (INTJ, Moon Sextile Pluto), Avril Lavigne (ISFP, Moon Conjunction Pluto) The Weeknd (ISFP, Moon Conjunction Pluto), Blackpink's Jennie (ISFP, Moon Conjunction Pluto), Billie Eilish (ISFP, Moon Sextile Pluto) , Brad Pitt (ISFP, Moon Trine Pluto), Leonardo DiCaprio (ESFP, Moon Conjunction Pluto), Vanessa Hudgens (ESFP, Moon Trine Pluto)

🥀 2. The next similar indicator is Scorpio Moon for Ni/Se users. I've often seen Ni + Te/Fi users (INTJ, ENTJ, ISFP and ESFP) have this placement. Another ENTJ I know personally has Scorpio Moon. He gives off a dangerous, mysterious and suspicious aura.

My explanation for Moon/Pluto aspects and Scorpio Moon give off strong Ni - introverted intuition is because I associate Ni with Pluto, Fe & Fi with Moon & Neptune.

For example: Epik High's Tablo (INTJ, Scorpio Moon), Lady Gaga (ISFP, Scorpio Moon), Hayden Christensen (ISFP, Scorpio Moon), Avril Lavigne (ISFP, Scorpio Moon), Taylor Monsen (ISFP, Scorpio Moon), Dove Cameron (ISFP, Scorpio Moon), The Weeknd (ISFP, Scorpio Moon), Katy Perry (ISFP, Scorpio Moon), Blackpink's Jennie (ISFP, Scorpio Moon), Blackpink's Lisa (ESFP, Scorpio Moon), Lily-Rose Depp (ISFP, Scorpio Moon), Miley Cyrus (ESFP, Scorpio Moon), Kylie Jenner (ESFP, Scorpio Moon)

🥀 3. Blackpink's Lisa has Venus Trine Pluto. Kendall Jenner has Venus Conjunction Pluto. Blackpink's Jennie has Venus Square Pluto. They are known for their captivating and sexy beauty caused by Venus/Pluto aspects but how the audience feels about each of them can be totally different.

Lisa's passionate dance performances and doll-like appearance stand out in the crowd.

Kendal is the eptimote of how I envision a Venus/Pluto beauty looks like: sharp, tall, dark and mysterious.

Jennie has the most RBF, intimidating and edgy look out of the three. Her reputation is also the most polarizing.

Jennie seems to get hated the most. People mesmerize by Lisa and Kendal's beauty more while Jennie's face both attracts admirers and invokes hatred and jealousy the most. Venus/Pluto beauty generally creates strong impact on people. It's hard to forget their beauty.

It's fascinating to observe how easy and difficult aspects play out in real life. Easy Venus/Pluto aspects are more Venusian and hard Venus/Pluto aspects are more Plutonian.

Kendal is an ISTJ, Jennie is an ISFP and Lisa is an ESFP. They all have a Te/Fi axis.

This is the final/touched-up version of the post I made a while ago, along with some story and character lore. I've been thinking hard about what kind of story I want to tell with this graphic novel since I really don't want to put my time and effort into something that isn't meaningful to me.

Story Time: I recently broke up with my INFJ boyfriend of 7 months this December. He was an immature INFJ and it was an unhealthy relationship where I was consistently neglected and my Fi ("Introverted Feeling"), including personal feelings, were not taken seriously or valued.

It was a necessary break-up, but it unearthed a lot of past trauma I was subjected to from *unhealthy* Fe ("Extroverted Feeling") users throughout my life. The realization of my resentment towards high Fe users has brought up a lot of mixed feelings, including both shame for hating Fe and fear of being rejected by it.

I hadn't known Fe to be anything but abusive or manipulative and I had believed firmly that I could never be fully embraced or understood by Fe users because I was too "dark", "depressing", or "anti-social" just for being myself and expressing my Fi.

That is, until recently...

Perspective taking

I get weekly bonus traits from Genomelink, and this week's trait is as follows:

I find this to be accurate to me. I can see things from others' viewpoints, but that's a skill I had to learn. It does not come naturally to me. So I have to consciously remind myself to slow down and listen, and try to understand where the other person is coming from.

Believe it or not, that is an Fi thing (ftr, I call it "eff-aye," not "fie" or "fee").

Or possibly a neurodivergent thing.

Let me explain...

Fi is kind of self-centered.

Introverted Feeling (Fi) is an analytical function, but what it analyzes are emotions and emotional experiences. Especially in the user. It is the idealism function and has its own idea of how the world should be. It is the moral core function. It is the function that makes the user adhere firmly and stubbornly to their own identity. It does not like compromise, especially on what it perceives to be a moral issue. The Fi-dom in particular has their worldview set in stone by a certain age and they'll be darned if they so much as entertain someone else's. This is why we're kind of easy to offend. Pick on us directly and we'll take it because we value harmony and being able to control our own emotions (we save them for when we want to write you as a character in our stories and then brutally kill that character off). But attack some person, ideal or issue near and dear to our hearts and we'll fly off the handle. And often it does not matter whether that attack is coming from pain or how calm and respectful your argument is. All we see is the attack itself and we lash out. We have to learn not to do this.

Contrast Ti, which is analytical on all fronts and will take an interest in other perspectives purely because they exist. Or Fe, which hears out the other side because it literally cannot do anything else. As the empath function, it feels what the other person is feeling the moment the user is in close proximity to the other person. And it seeks to know more about the source of that feeling so that it can manipulate it to its advantage (Fe can be devious). So for Fe/Ti users, perspective taking comes as naturally as breathing.

So the fact that perspective taking is not an inborn skill for me is definitely the result of my dominant Fi. Unless it's actually the result of ADHD. Because...

ADHD has rejection and anger management issues.

People with ADHD tend to have short tempers compared to neurotypicals. This is because the ADHD brain can be overwhelmed with too much information due to limited working memory (the RAM of the brain) and a deficit in the hormone dopamine which is required to motivate the brain to get to work processing information. This causes the individual to lash out in an attempt to get the flow of information to slow down, organize itself or cease altogether. People with ADHD also internalize all kinds of negative messages about themselves, and that can cause outbursts of anger. When you're angry and overwhelmed with information that you physically cannot process properly, you tend not to listen to people around you. Even if you could focus on what they're saying, you're not going to really hear them when your working memory is overloaded.

ADHD also causes rejection sensitivity. This can create problems in an argument. A person with ADHD can do just fine in a civilized debate. But if the debate becomes a heated argument, ADHD starts to get in the way. The opponent starts to take offense and go on the attack, and that's a clear case of rejection of the other person's viewpoint. This can cause the person with ADHD to either respond in kind and escalate the conflict, or shut down altogether and walk away. Neither response allows the person to hear their opponent's perspective. And it can permanently damage the relationship, as the person with ADHD will often try to avoid the person who rejected their viewpoint so as to avoid a similar conflict.

Undiagnosed neurodivergent people can sometimes be clued into their condition by their inability to consistently practice perception taking. Even if it's a skill they've worked hard to learn, the fact that they still fail at it sometimes can indicate that there's something going on upstairs that's a little more beyond their control than they realize. There may be an underlying cause to your inability to see through another's eyes, and it's not because of some personality flaw.

What do you think? INFP or ADHD?

don't be surprised that me someone who is obsessed with archetypes is posting about mbti...but please buckle up for the post because it's a handful, and i'll make the post as easy as possible to understand!

♇ if you just want to support here is my paypal!

♇ anyways, [i'll be using sentences that i've learned as well] the mbti is used to understand yourself, the relationships your in along with your personal growth; the mbti is about your cognition which means your intelligence, how you process and understand information.

♇ people need to understand that the typology cannot predict how someone is going to consciously behave, for example, someone sees an intj and the first thing they think is that "omg that person is definitely going to be so emo".

♇ however, the mbti does predict the subconscious micro-expression [which means someone's true emotion] and body language. keep in mind, anyone can change behaviour, so yes, mbti's can change depending on the personal growth of someone, someone's mbti might fully form when they're like a middle aged adult, in my opinion.

♇ the mbti typology believes that we understand information in two ways, which are functions called ⬎

the judging and perceiving functions.

♇ the perceiving function ⟶ understanding information that is experienced first handedly by the person, and putting the information together afterwards.

♇ the judging function ⟶ understanding information without having to experience it first handedly, and putting the information together afterwards or even the same time they come in contact with the information.

♇ everyone judges information by a logical and a rational mindset, along with value based and a honest criteria which is involved with the four modes of cognition [intelligence] everyone has.

↳ and those four modes are:

♇ sensing, intuition, thinking or feeling, which can either be introverted or extroverted. every type has four of the functions [sensing, intuition, thinking or feeling] in descending order, meaning from strongest to weakest. which also refers to how much someone uses four of the functions they have; and the plethora of the descending combinations gives rise to the 16 types.

♇ let's begin with the perceiving functions ⬎

which include SE, SI, NE AND NI.

SE ⟶ extroverted sensing.

SI ⟶ introverted sensing.

NE ⟶ extroverted intuition.

NI ⟶ introverted intuition.

♇ beginning with the sensory functions [SE AND SI].

⟶ with SE which is the extroverted sensing.

⟶ extroverted sensing [SE] react to events first handedly, [like their own experience], before they believe or understand in something.

⟶ they see things as it is and don't overthink the answer in front of them. for example, they're the type to look at a maths question and think that all "solutions/problem solving" can lead to the same answer.

⟶ people with extroverted sensing are action-oriented and need to experience things themselves in order to understand it, like i have mentioned before.

⟶ onto with SI which is introverted sensing.

⟶ introverted sensing [SI] react to events as patterns they have seen before, for example, if someone has already seen two individuals who belong to loud and violent houses react to situations in a defensive way, and the [SI] individual meets another person who has the same background as the other two people they have communicated before and notice that the new individual behaves the same way. they'll understand that people from abusive households are normally protective over themselves out of trauma.

⟶ [SI] individuals build personal associations to data, they'll look at something like "this solution is bad" and "this solution is good" because of the outcomes they have seen or heard before; which is different than a [SE] native, who would rather want to interact with the solution before they come up with an answer. [SI] people who are selective and consistent; they only want information that is useful for them.

⟶ they're people who go by previous examples, and are likely people who can identify patterns in large source of information, and dont need first hand experience to know when something is true.

♇ now with the intuition functions [NE AND NI]

⟶ starting with NE which is extroverted intuition.

⟶ extroverted intuition [NE] are people who see countless of possibilities with their intuition, every probability or likelihood they see they will take it into account. they're the "anything is possible" group.

⟶ [NE] individuals see possible connections, which causes their work to grow more bigger and bigger as they're expansive people, like [SE], [NE] natives have no specific preferences they'd like to work on, and find every idea useful. these natives tend to be very action-oriented as well.

⟶ they are people who need to first handedly go through situations for them to make the dots/connections; which could sometimes not give them the upper hand when they're trying to solve something compared to an [SI] who will already make the patterns due to events they have read or heard before.

⟶ now onto NI which is introverted intuition.

⟶ introverted intuition [NI] are people who could be perceived as people who arent as expressive to situations openly, but will feel a lot on the inside. they're the type of people to form a logical concept from information that is relevant or they think is relevant.

⟶ like [SI] the [NI] individuals only see information or patterns that makes sense to them and and they do care about other people's thoughts and additional information within their research.

⟶ they're specific and are likely to understand things easily while finding further links and connections. they're reflective about the information they gather, so when they do receive details, they'll see if it makes sense or not.

⟶ people can either have SE & NI or SI & NE; it can never be "i have SE & SI or i have NI & NI".

information about perceiving functions finished.

♇ moving onto judging functions.

which includes TE, TI, FE AND FI. ⬎

TE ⟶ extroverted thinking.

TI ⟶ introverted thinking.

FE ⟶ extroverted feeling.

FI ⟶ introverted feeling.

♇ beginning with the thinking functions [TE AND TI]

⟶ with TE which is extroverted thinking

⟶ they're people who most likely focus on their own judgement, they will decide what makes sense to them and what doesnt make sense to them; what is logical and what is not, which will normally be based on their own experiences with the issue. they're focused on the end product, so they'll likely do the same thing to see if the outcome changes.

⟶ they think of ideas that are effective, and are objective to the route they're taking, they're people who like information that can be proven to them. if they can't see it, they wont believe it. it's their basic understanding of logic.

⟶ [TE] individuals can be considered as quite annoying because they normally don't listen until they have to go through a specific situation all the time/or go through much life lessons to understand what to or not to do.

⟶ with TI which is introverted thinking

⟶ [TI] individuals like to make everything make sense to them, which could be time consuming because for example, they would like to learn something so simple, will learn it, but during the process they would want to know every step, even the irrelevant steps which makes it time consuming.

⟶ they can only go forward in life when they do understand something, they're people who are likely to be anxious when they dont know information they think is relevant to them, compared to [TE] natives who wouldnt mind learning the details when they're going through a route.

⟶ [TI] people are considered less impactive than [TE] folks as they're people who only want to learn the depth of a topic and not other possibilities that can surround the topic.

⟶ onto FE which is extroverted feeling

⟶ [FE] natives judge on what they see on the outside, for example they're the type of people to judge people based on their appearance or based on their first impressions compared to other functions. they wouldnt really be like "oh i just need to know the depth of this person" if someone presents themselves as rude, the [FE] person will always think of the other person as insolent, no redemption.

⟶ people who have [FE] are usually those who are mainly like "it can only either be these two options" nothing else. they're normally like that when they experience something physically first and if their mind thinks something is negative they will always perceive that thing is negative while deeming the opposite thing of that instrument positive.

⟶ they're people who are clear about their intentions so other people can understand what they are striving for. could sometimes lead to them failing since people will always know what they're up to.

⟶ onto FI which is introverted feeling

⟶ [FI] people judge the weight of something after they deeply understand the matter. and when they understand the deepness to an information they decide what part of the information is useful for them.

⟶ like the [TI] system, [FI] is very specific and particular about everything, like they cant just go on with life knowing 2+2 equals 4, they'll need to understand why 2+2 equals 4.

⟶ evidently, they're people who take the time to understand something which can sometimes take it longer for them to understand a subject compared to other people but when they finally understand it, they become very efficient to the subject and find ways to simplify it for other people so everyone else can learn.

⟶ people can either have TE & FI or TI & FE; it can never be "i have TE & TI or i have FI & FE".

⟶ information about the judging function finished.

⟶ TWO THINKING AXIS ⬎

♇ SE AND NI ⟶ see the issue and would like to explore different possibilities of it or live through it.

♇ SI AND NE ⟶ see the issue and would rather focus on that single issue before they apply it to other things.

TWO JUDGING AXIS

♇ TE AND FI ⟶ see the problem and would solve it with how other people might've solved it before, but would solve the problem with multiple tools they'll think that can work on the issue.

♇ TI AND FE ⟶ see the problem and would rather solve it with a tool that might've worked in other scenarios. wouldnt think to use other tools if they know the one they have right now is useful.

SO...WHAT MAKES AN MBTI...AN MBTI?

♇ the order of the functions i have mentioned: SE, SI, NE AND NI that belong to the thinking functions and TE, TI, FE AND FI that belong to the judging functions make the mbti!

♇ including what function is the strongest to what function is the weakest.

♇ the axis pairs will either be the first and fourth function or the second and third function.

⟶ SE AND NI being function pairs.

⟶ SI AND NE being function pairs.

⟶ TE AND FI being function pairs.

⟶ TI AND FE being function pairs.

♇ for example, let's use ISTP ⬎

⟶ I = introversion.

⟶ S = sensing.

⟶ T = thinking.

⟶ P = perceiving.

↳ the first two functions determine the middle letters of the MBTI TYPE CODE.

♇ the functions within the ISTP TYPE CODE

⟶ TI SE NI FE ⬎

♇ the TI AND SE within the ISTP function make up for the two missing middle letters in the type code: I _ _ P because they are the first two functions!

⟶ because TI is the _ _ T _ in ISTP because it is about introverted thinking.

⟶ and SE is the _ S _ _ in ISTP because it is about the extroverted sensing.

"but pluto what makes up for the first letter in the code?"

♇ good question! what makes up for the first letter in the code is the second letter in the strongest function and the strongest function for ISTP is TI and what is the second letter for TI? It's "I" which causes the function to now become from _ S T P to I S T P.

♇ if the TI was a TE it would commence the function to become E S T P.

"okay but what about the last letter in a type code?"

♇ you'll have to look back at the first extroverted function in the type code for your mbti, and for ISTP it is ⟶ TI SE NI FE. the first extroverted function in the type code is SE which means EXTROVERTED SENSING.

♇ SE belongs to the perceiving function which implies that the last letter for I S T _ will be I S T P.

♇ if the SE was replaced and FE was the first extroverted function for the type code, the type would have changed from I S T P to I S T J. because FE belongs to the judging function!

↳ lets use an extroverted mbti now.

⟶ E = extroversion.

⟶ N = intuition.

⟶ F = feeling.

⟶ J = judging.

♇ the functions within ENFJ TYPE CODE are ⬎

⟶ FE NI NE TI ⬎

♇ the FE AND NI within the ENFJ function make up for the two missing middle letters in the type code: E _ _ J because they are the first two functions!

⟶ because FE is the _ _ F _ in ENFJ because it is about extroverted feeling.

⟶ and NI is the _ N _ _ in ENFJ because it is about the introverted sensing.

"but pluto what makes up for the first letter in the code?"

♇ good question! what makes up for the first letter in the code is the second letter in the strongest function and the strongest function for ENFJ is FE and what is the second letter for FE? It's "E" which causes the function to now become from _ N F J to E N F J.

♇ if the FE was a FI it would commence the function to become I N F J.

"okay but what about the last letter in a type code?"

♇ you'll have to look back at the first extroverted function in the type code for your mbti, and for ENFJ it is ⟶ FE SI NE TI. the first extroverted function in the type code is FE which means EXTROVERTED FEELING.

♇ FE belongs to the judging function which implies that the last letter for E N F _ will be E N F J.

♇ if the FE was replaced and NE was the first extroverted function for the type code, the type could have changed from ENFJ to ENFP. because NE belongs to the perceiving function!

♇ i hope this helped you guys understand how the myers briggs typology works even more! this is just me opening up before i post about the mbtis!

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