Im an intp i have just recently found out. Does anyone else think that life is like a big trap designed to waste all your time through the manotony of obtaining money to survive. I find my self constantly trying to think of ways out of the trap i don't want to be rich i just don't want to have to care about getting money so i can use my time how i want. I find this depressing. I also find the hierarchical structure as i see it as leading humanity into its own self destruction. I find it hard not to see the world in another way. Is this common in intp or am i just a pessamist?
goose boy I think it's common. If you're not in any online INTP groups, please join. INFPs and ENFPs can be quite supportive with your thoughts as well. Take care.
I'm an infp and I think exactly like you. Is just.. so terrible most people spent their life and time doing things they don't want just to get money and live. I want at least to get my money doing something I really feel is important to me and for others, not just because of the money.. it's so frustrating.. sometimes I just wish I was like everybody else, who do things just for the sake of it, but no.. I over analyze everything and most of the time I just get tired of thinking too much.. my body feels tired because of my mind, my thoughts.. the most valuable things can not be bought, but I understand that in the world we live we must work to have money and be able to do what we really want.. I don't know aaaaaa just thinking too much again.. bye
It's also very true that the world isn't catered for a small 3% pop who are introverted, perceptive and intuitive :P I look at the world and it's like... how do I decide what to do? There's a million options and none of them feel right.
I think it's quite an typical kind of idea to feel 'trapped' by the society and all it's (sort of) mandatory rules. I've always struggled with doing things that are mandatory, even though they may otherwise would be interesting. Think of schools and such. All I do in my spare time is read about interesting stuff, but when it's forced-fed at school in such a brain numbing and repetative fashion, I start to feel I'm so trapped and just want to get out. *However* , the good thing is that there are ways to get out of it. At least from a money type of perspective. I would advice into looking into SEO type of practises. Work for yourslef only, not for any boss. You can make money online without much work if you're smart, and since you're an INTP, chances are that you *are smart* and are able to do that too. I've not had a normal job ever since I'm an adult (i'm 37 now) and make good income from online activities such as designing stuff for virutal worlds, SEO type of things (websites with adds) and currenly looking into making websites to hire out to local companies. Not sure how I will find the mild type of interaction I need to be able to do the last, but I fortunately have a great girlfriend who's good at that stuff too. So I plan to make that my next 'career move'. I do not really see it as career, because I dislike any sort of idea that makes me think it's actually work too much. So I just see it as passive income. Internet is one of the best inventions for INTP's to make money .It's all automatic and does not require daily activity. Neither does it require being charismatic, sucking up to bosses or anything liek that. Just try to understand how google works and how websites rank high. Once you have that figured out, there are plenty of ways to make money out of that concept. If you have a lot of visitors on your website that you managed to rank high in google, you can put adds on them and ear like a dollar each time someone clicks on them. People think these small amounts are not worth it, but once you get a website going, you can pretty much neglect it and it will continue to make money for you, even while you're sleeping 365 days a year. You can become rich if you want to, although I suspect that other intps, such as me, do fail to have so much ambition to actually work hard and get rich. I do not really care about being rich either . I just care about the freedom it has given me. It's one of those types of 'work' where pretty much every aspect of being an INTP is great for. Understand the magic of google and how it ranks websites. DECODE the magic google. Read the standard stuf abotu SEO, but after that ditch it, becuase as INTP you can do better and outsmart other people who just do these things by the book. You can learn yourself how it all works, decode the magic and get the freedom you always wanted. Heads up for all INTP's who stuggle with stuff like work. It sucks and you *can* escape if out of that prison and become truly independant.
trust me you are not alone. i think about this daily. honestly the best thing you can do is to just play it like a game. personally i find it fun to brainstorm ways i can make a lot of money without doing so much, with enough monetary value to where i can just do what i want and not have to worry about the rat race so i can focus on the bigger/outer rat race. we're in multiple rat races that could've very well possibly been thought of by us. so my goal is to figure out why there so many rat races, and why we're even here long enough to feel like we need them.
I try to connect to people. But I either get ignored by them (politely) or I end up getting lessons, advice, criticism, help etc. Very rarely I find someone who connects with me on an emotional level. Due to this, relationship making effort becomes pointless to me. Also, when you're having mostly non reciprocal connection with people, it becomes very difficult to stay confident, happy, outgoing and practical in life. Which results in over thinking, OCPD like behaviours. Help regarding this will be appreciated.
Because an INTP is the most introverted of all of the introverted types, we don't place a huge value on relationships or interaction with others. It's selfish of us to think we can get along like this in life. The sooner we realize social interaction is needed, for many different reasons, the happier and more well-rounded we become. The nice thing about INTP's is that we age very well into our personality type and peak later in life than other types.
I agree. I think INTP's are quite 'old' as far as their personality goes. There is also a smaller part of the INTP that is very young, like a child. I think an INTP is like 70% old man/robot, 30% curious child and 0% normal adult
Well I knew that social interactions are important but as I grow day by day I am becoming more and more anti social. I liked people when I was young I like them less day by day so it's the exact opposite for me.
True, but this still assumes that "life is worth living" or that it's it's worth continuing past whatever arbitrary point - which I don't think is necessarily true for all.
Thank you for this video. I think the biggest problem for INTPs (mostly younger INTPs) is that they dont get accepted as much as they would like to be accepted. So thank you again for helping me and other INTPs to feel more appreciated!
i truly hate being told when to do things, especially socially. "smile more"..when in my head im in deep thought about something either serious or doesnt condone a smile. thanks for understanding!
I think you capture the expression of the thought process better than any other video I've seen on INTPs. As far as seeking help goes, as far as my experience was concerned, I never found much help in psychologists, as they wanted to down routes of feeling, which I have a lot of trouble relating to. As a kid, I thought my seeming inability to feel complex emotion was a sign of me being broken, and in combination with my bullying at school, I felt the need to end my life at a rather young age. Several attempts were thwarted, always due to a seeming lack of planning or suitable materials. I joined the military and was eventually sent overseas, where nothing at all made sense. The only thing I could hold on to was survival, both for myself and my brothers. This was too much of a strain eventually, and I attempted one last time, which, of course, failed again. The reason I bring up all these events is that talking to someone I knew, rather than a trained psychiatrist, was more beneficial to me for one reason. The person knew how I thought, and knew how to . . . Glean. . . I guess, is the word. . .the feelings associated with my strife, where the shrinks just poked and prodded at irrelevant points. I know this is a long and rather morbid post, but I want people to know that there are other ways to seek help rather than the traditional, "social norm" ways of going to the doctor and getting pills.
Thank you, Mike. Yes, it is a goodness-of-fit, the relationship and trust of the person you're speaking with that can do the most for healing, at the very least, to start feeling understood. This is important information. Sometimes a therapist or a professional is not the best person for the job. It can and many times will be a friend to walk with you through hard times.
I think we tend to not ask for help much because we are usually solving things ourselves, even if we don't realize we aren't doing it totally efficiently or wholly, which is where outside perspectives and being able to actually listen comes in handy
I'm certainly not suicidal, but I've brushed with the thoughts in the past and the element of being somewhat emotionally distant is somewhat of a constant. Thank you for providing an alternative perspective for us, because despite the fact that we are very open-minded theoretically, we are pretty rigid regarding our set-in behaviours. And additionally it's super great that you explained it a way that makes really sound logical sense. It really feels empowering to know that I can feel more comfortable sharing who I am and why I tick and that people will appreciate that. As this traditionally feels burdening and/or irrelevant to share. I know sometimes I think along the lines of "If I have this many thoughts in my head, why would anyone be okay with me placing additional thoughts in theirs". You're a good egg :)
30 year old INTP married mother of 3. 🙌 Going back to school to be a scientist. My sister didn't get me and wanted me to take this test....to my surpise it was dead on. INTP is very hard on us in lots of ways....my mind doesn't just stop going. It is a blessing and a curse. Thank you for the video. New Sub. 👏👏👌
You DON'T SPEAK WHEN YOU WANT INTP's (I'm Said As INTP But Am Legendary Personality Type), You Don't Want To Show That You Are Interested In Other Person, (CAUSE ANY TYPE OF INITIATION SHOWS THIS) Oh Myan, I Feel Really Inferior Starting A Talk (Cause, Don't I Love Myself Enough?) And It's Your Self-Esteem Problem (I Don't Have It) That SAYS YOU HAVEN'T THOUGHT A FUCKING SHIT.! Period You Haven't Forgiven Yourself CAUSE YOUR OUTLOOK ON LIFE IS A MOTHER FUCKER. YOUR VIEW ON LIFE WILL DETERMINE EVERYTHING, IF YOU WANT TO BE HAPPY YOU'LL FIND WAYS TO BE HAPPY Sadness Requires No Work. And I Was In Real Dilemma To Choose Spontaneous Sadness Or Forced Happiness Feeling AFTER ALL, When You Talk To Someone, I Felt Non-Spontaneous And Thought Of It As Fake. BUT!!!!! You Know You Have To Live 50+ Years, Will You Be Sad Forever? Sadness Will Bring More Of It. SO I CHOOSE HAPPINESS CAUSE I WANT MY LOVE IN FUTURE, THAT CAR AND THAT BILLION DOLLAR LIFE.
You have totally helped me today. I have a hard time trying to be understood. I feel like ppl constantly misunderstand me. I do need ppl in my life though even as an intp. I never comment but you made me feel cared about. Thank you
I took the personality test three times trying to reevaluate the questions and came up with intp each time. So then I started researching more into it and started watching videos and was just laughing at how accurate these videos and everything describe me. But I also get lost in depression and this message really means a lot to me. I've watched it twice now and it brought me to tears both times. I just want to say thank you for making this.
As an INTP I appreciate the message, but even when we find a person that shares the same ideas and opinions we get bored after a while because we have learned everything about a specific subject.
Sometimes I really wish I was just a simpleton. To think of a million things and the implications of these million things to the power of another million things and all of their corresponding implications can be quite draining. Thank you for making this video. Subbed
Hi, I do make videos but I wouldn't say they were specific to this subject. One day I am this and the next minute that, it is pretty hard to stay focused! Hope you are well
Thank you for this video, really appreciate it! I never really ask for help only because i understand other people can't help me with the problems i'm dealing with and i'm the only one that can solve the issue, so i don't want to just spew emotions and random thoughts at them, because they probably wouldn't understand the meaning behind it and so i'd have to explain myself. I wonder if i find someone like minded these things will change.
I appreciate your candour boonie, like any MBTI type the Introvert can get out of balance quickly by many factors, including as you mentioned shutting oneself off socially typically. For the INTP I would say physical Se type activity may help us balance out quickly, I like to walk in nature dropping my Ti and just focus on the living things around me without so much logic. A more mature INTP will learn to compliment Ti very well with Ne , for instance ill theorize but ask myself what is the practical application of this theory? Another major challenge for INTP is to learn to throttle our emotions because our emotions are like a volcano at times erupting uncontrollably, however once a certain level of self mastery is achieved the INTP can be like the epitome of peace and tranquility. My best wishes to you all.
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Message to non intp and intp, naturally intp are very social people, its the person at the back that no one can nail on and hated for it. Most intp have no problem with the social circle but most cases no one have the capacity in the group will be able to understand intps personal problem coz theyre very good at that problem. If one is concern of an intp, just dont try to be concern coz thr intp will be voncern that you are concern. They dont like to burden others. So being sad that, if you wanna help intp? Just leave them be, thats simple. Dont give them more problems to solve. One more thing, they seem happy go lucky right? But theyre fighting a storm all the time. Theyre just out there, seeking information unconsciously, since they need sooner than later. If people want to help intp friend, in voluntary isolation? Just dropby with a pizza or chinese or whatever as long its food. Intp will pay you back something no money can buy ever. : ) The tricky part is, if your willing enough to go beyond the rabbit hole. If not? Intp are the best people anyone can talk about relationship objectively of course. They dont takes sides
Thank you for this so much! ( im an INTP and i just spent a good 2 minutes phrasing the first sentence) its a constant battle but i definitely find it worth being the oddball amongst an extroverted world. We are like pinesoil in a grocery store (:
As an intp I'm really thankful for this message much needed!! Usually I see seeking help is a trait of weakness but I'll try to change this perspective
Yes. It is one of the most difficult things to do. Please take baby steps, as much time as you need to put feelers out and see who you can trust, how much they can help, or even be available to offer acceptance or feedback.
yes... practice human connection before it is truely needed. because help in dire situations comes not from strangers, but from people you've contacted before. and also you are more likely to seek help from a known contact than complete strangers, and that can be the difference between depression and suicide. well said.
Ok... you want to understand what it is like to think like us... Take every thought you have in a day, then have them all in an hour. 1. Take everything you know build a room for the subject. Now hide all the rooms in your mind. 2. Then imagine a big open space, no limits just a vast open space. 3. Introduce new topic, yes we are interested in it. Put it on a desk in on the middle of the big space. 4. Start opening all the doors in your head you think it can connect with. Make all possible connections. 5. Start cracking open all the doors it should not connect with and double check. 6. Open up all the doors there is no chance it connects with double check. 7. Stuff everything back in the right rooms 8. Breath 9. Get the next topic. There is also this thing eith dumping everything in the room into the space... it gets messy at times. The easy visual understanding is movie conspiracy nut jobs walls, floor, ceiling covered with photos pins and diffrent color string... There is a research and cross referencing in there... but we all do that one diffrent some do external validation during some do it after. Some do it while checking it... it is simply a matter of what we have access to how we are feeling and how we tend to so things. Also a time thing, because it can be an eww shiny moment and we run off on a tangent because something was more interesting. Not really interested in the topic... same story... just a smaller storage room when we are done. And a to be looked at when bored stamp on the door. Most of this can happen in a matter of seconds on a simple thing... or we can sit there for months building the connections as we stare off into nothing, then you ask what we are thinking and you get the shoulder shrug "nothing"... because it is way to much to try and explain and no conclusions no point in misleading the dialogue
Spot on haha ... "leave me alone, i'm not doing anything" because it would be pointless to try to explain the incomplete theories i am trying to build and expand on, i want to stay in the comfortable flow of developing my ideas ~
Thank you for the very compassionate video . Very few of us havn't suffered being an INTP I gather ! Before I found out I was an INTP , I just knew there was something very different or wrong about me and my constant thinking . I can barely sleep because my brain won't stop thinking . It's hard not feeling like I "fit in " with others . As I get older I've learned that I must socialize and learn small talk to be socially more acceptable and I'm much better at it now . No one or few people are interested in what I'm interested in .
There are some Facebook groups and other forums for INTPs to gather and share. If you're not in any, maybe give it a try. It can be quite lonely at times to not have a space that gets you.
I’m an INTP, sometimes I feel like sharing my ideas and when I share with others I normally go deeper to understanding of whatever I am saying and people end up not understanding at all
Yes, I think many of us can expand thoughts in conversation, but other people don't always have the same initial references and a foundation to tap into so it makes sense why they may not understand. I like to share and even if they don't get most or all of what I share, I appreciate being heard and being seen.
Thank you so much you are so genuine and have such a warmth about you. I do so much appreciate your advice and oh how I so don't want to interact with the people on my team at work I know not doing so just alienates me and in order to grow into a mighty INTP I need to balance myself out.
So which type are you, then? As an INTP, I find you very pleasant to listen to; comforting, if you will. And that doesn't happen often for me. Not even through the "safety" of communicating online. People are too often too caught up in their own lives to show empathy for others. Or if they're not, they often don't seem to genuinely care. And I don't get that impression of you at all. Nice. :)
Thank you for saying that it felt nice to be understood I am at the stage that you talked about actually where I try to maintain a minimum in presence (maybe too minimum) but I feel like people are treating me like a disabled child at times, and while I don't mind the extra care because people think I am super smart or something, it does become emasculating hehe. I wish there was more I could do to become better at socializing because INTPs thrive in environments that are not at all what is expected of engineers like me, and so we need to be more involved with people and try to assimilate ourselves to corporate culture. I tried lying about it, but I'm not good at it :/ Hope this perspective is shared by others, hope that someone reads this, and that someone has an answer to it! Peace!
Thank you for your empathy, but your response is from an Extroverted perspective. I am an INTP in Los Angeles, and I see many depressed extroverts that are not self reliant. I have encouraged many friends to be independent and self- reliant or become more like me, but they can't. I consider them co-dependent or clingy. I can't even take a nice vacation in Cabo without them constantly calling me to say hello. Sheesh! I go on vacation to get away from you guys. I am working on my self reliant solo scuba certification, so I can be more independent and dive without a scuba buddy lurking around me. This is hard for an extrovert to understand how an INTP thinks. I ride a motorcycle for fun, and have tried to commit to a riding group. I can't enjoy riding in a group, I feel inhibited. I am more satisfied riding alone. I am planning a PCH trip from LA to Santa Cruz alone. When I walk around LA. I see friends, all dressed similarly all the way down to branding. An INTP thinks these guys are living in social boundaries. INTP's are free without social peer pressure. Thank God! I have a small sailing yacht in Redondo Beach. Guess what? Yes I usually sail alone. Occasionally I bring friends along, but I am exhausted. Sailing alone is one of my most precious enjoyments. INTP's feel sorry for Extroverts. You must have a great deal of pressure to fit your norms. For the INTP's, embrace your gift and move your life to be more introverted. Focus on being more independent. This is a good thing for us.
Free Conomics Couldn't help but smile the entire time I read your comment...&, yes, I am an INTP. (Recently discovered after thinking I was an INFJ for the longest time.) What u said about feeling sorry for extroverts rang so true for me... I appreciate this vid, though... It has to start somewhere. Maybe the words don't come out right every time, but if the intention is pure, I'm all for this sort of interaction between the personality types.
I totally agree with you , it's exhausting to always be with others, especially when they don't understand that you need some time alone. They come and ask you "what's the problem?" but there isn't any problem i just want to be with myself. INTPs need some time alone otherwise we're gonn explode.
You DON'T SPEAK WHEN YOU WANT INTP's (I'm Said As INTP But Am Legendary Personality Type), You Don't Want To Show That You Are Interested In Other Person, (CAUSE ANY TYPE OF INITIATION SHOWS THIS) Oh Myan, I Feel Really Inferior Starting A Talk (Cause, Don't I Love Myself Enough?) And It's Your Self-Esteem Problem (I Don't Have It) That SAYS YOU HAVEN'T THOUGHT A FUCKING SHIT.! Period You Haven't Forgiven Yourself CAUSE YOUR OUTLOOK ON LIFE IS A MOTHER FUCKER. YOUR VIEW ON LIFE WILL DETERMINE EVERYTHING, IF YOU WANT TO BE HAPPY YOU'LL FIND WAYS TO BE HAPPY Sadness Requires No Work. And I Was In Real Dilemma To Choose Spontaneous Sadness Or Forced Happiness Feeling AFTER ALL, When You Talk To Someone, I Felt Non-Spontaneous And Thought Of It As Fake. BUT!!!!! You Know You Have To Live 50+ Years, Will You Be Sad Forever? Sadness Will Bring More Of It. SO I CHOOSE HAPPINESS CAUSE I WANT MY LOVE IN FUTURE, THAT CAR AND THAT BILLION DOLLAR LIFE.
I am an INTP and have struggled so much through life and appreciate your video as for years I just thought I was totally weird and alone. I looked at MBTI and found although rare I am not alone. This alone gave me strength. I am working on myself for the first time in my life now and getting stronger by the day. I am 38 and a very potent INTP especially Ne which I am 86% and all others over 70. I am not sure but I think this is the reason I have had such a hard time with people for many years. To all INTP's hang in there I think we get better with age. Another INTP is helping on the net and has really been a great help as he is older and has passed the worst of it all.
waves of depression, hopelessness mixed with pockets of joy i find with talking to people that truly understand and appreciate me. grew up in a difficult house. never heard any word of apprecitaion and felt useless, constatnly compared. I have still some sparks in my life so i will fight on for now
Please keep fighting. As you are your own hero, this journey does involve fighting for yourself while finding allies and side quests. I hope you also have moments of joy, beauty, and curiosity.
As someone who struggles with the outside world I have been trying to make improvements on myself to be able to interact with people better, self discoveries if you will. And I have found I am a plethora of qualities that are just hard to be social. By zodiac I'm a Scorpio, by Chinese zodiac I'm a horse, and I'm a logician (INTP) by mbti who is attracted to a Pisces dragon. Which is to say that I am a secretive rebel stuck in a never ending train of thought except when around the girl I'm attracted too I feel at piece and time is standing still. All this while also believing that astrology and social sciences are complete trash and that none of this is true. So my feelings to make improvements are a stale mate right now. 😑
INTP blah blah Thank you. It's really hard to wrap my head around the concept of my personality type versus others. I tend to work more so with variables and RNG since I grew up playing just about everything from board games, to rubik's cubes, to video games. So it's kinda helped me cope with the constant changing tides of life that everyone else seems to glide on effortlessly. I will make a decision to do something and have trained my reflexes from gaming to be ready to interact with whatever comes my way. Because I swear I have some of the worst luck in the world so I tend to pick whatever scenario I've made up in my head based on the least amount of things going wrong in the process. I call it my Min-Max strategy. Minimal issues for maximum results based on knowledge and skills I have. On that topic, I'm constantly learning new things and imagining tons of scenarios in order to prepare as much as possible for things going wrong. It's kinda why people turn to me when they know something isn't likely to be easy. As a perceiving type who wants to min-max everything for everyone based on what I think is normal, I can't help but notice things in my environment and in the way people do things. I don't tend to correct people as much as I watch what happens. Sometimes I'll take bets in my head on what will happen and 9/10 times I'm right but never say anything. Because boasting you knew the results after something happened is meaningless without proof. Proof. Ugh. I hate that word. I can't always make sense of everything I do or the conclusions I come to till I've thought it over for awhile. What is hard to tell people though, is that I'm basically on autopilot when I'm lost in thoght. Then something shakes me back but I feel like I'm watching my emotional reactions/response from the third person. It's weird to say that I kinda watch my body from an angle that isn't just my eyes. Like I'm so enveloped in everything around me that I can see all around me without moving. Kinda like when you zone out and you can use your perception to look around without moving your eyes. I hope I'm not alone in thinking this way..
I wonder if you have explored dissociation. Watching things from an outside body perspective, it sounds like it. And I think many people will resonate online.
Um dear fellow INTPS, dont worry much about any predicament the INTPS are in. INTPs are born for it and besides that, theres nothing great or extraordinary will ever come out in comfortable life, logically speaking. : ) Anyway, im not sure if most INTPs know this...., that all of the personality... INTP is the most late personality to mature. Life of INTP do starts at 40 and the rest are history. The true late bloomers... if one survive the crucible test of neurotism among many others and still come out 20-20. So its quite obvious fact, INTP are not for the faint hearted. Better accept that reality or stay mediocre beyong 40, that simple ; )
I am very happy to know that you care for us INTP's with regards to our mental intricacies and our ability. You have made my day, IV been quite depressed lately down to a blur in perception vs reality which is a stage in life I'm guessing for most people. I deeply am greatfull of your investment in us! ;)
Here is a suggestion: Discussing the different maturity stages of the INTP and how they cope / react within that context when developing their 'Fe' and 'Si'. This might be a difficult topic anyway xD Thanks for your support!
You want an understanding of what it is, thinking like us... write down every random, branching and leaping logic thoughts throughout a single day. Just use an x for random, a dash for branching and a circle for leaping. Now once you get through a single day count up all those little marks, double that. That is the first hour of our day. Our minds continue accelerating throughout the day roughly too quadruple that every hour, unless we focus on a single thing. This example is based on a rough experiment with engineering coworkers, sample was just over 200 engineers vs three intps. That was the rough conclusion. Being in an intp's head is this constant stream of thought. It never stops. We use stimulants like music so part of our mind is preoccupied blocking out the sound. I normally go with techno in one ear and classical or a podcast in the other. Right now as i am writing this, i have music playing that i am ignoring. A ted talk i am listening too. Your video playing. The drawing i am working on, and the message i am typing with my other hand. All while thinking over a recipe for lasagna and if i have all the ingredients in the house or if i need a store run, while mapping out the quickest route through that daft store.
Pretty accurate to me. My mind seems can't work in just one foot. It just wander randomly and this is cannot be avoided. I used to commute with motorcycle, while riding, i oftentimes think several things at once. Doing self commentaries on advertisement i see on the street, while wondering if every river i crossed would have any fish in it. Damning this but quite enjoying it at the same time.
It's very to the point. However, easier said than done in REAL life. The fact is over 90% of people are MESSY, DIRECTIONLESS and/or DELUSIONAL. As a person whose life is a quest for seeking meaning in knowledge and action, HOW can I relate to these people other than superficially? Moreover, as a person who has a profound dislike of superficiality, WHY would I bother relate to these people in the first place? It's not so much a question of "not asking for help" or "isolating" myself (I do have 1 or 2 people I talk to some now and then, mainly to exchange ideas when we are working on similar ventures/projects), it is rather that very few people seem to be able to CONSIDER things from my perspective, no matter how well I put my brain into words, and therefore can't possibly contribute significantly to the debates in my heads. As a matter of fact, the ONE and ONLY person I have ever been able to have some form of deep intuitive connection with was a (middle-aged male) INFJ. Since we know how rare those buggers are, is it any wonder that the INTJ/P that I am would spend most of her time away from the world?
thanks for your advice but it's really hard to interact as an INTP I don't think just going for it or expecting people to understand our values to be the solution
Thank you, you are very understanding (wish you lived next door 🙂), and are right about the constant thinking about many different things, also the occasional self sabotage, and giving up. I grew up in a sensing family, and guess learned right away I was different. I think I will join an online INTP group as you suggested to another... Your type is INFP, INFJ?
As an intp I’ve noticed I have way more friends than other intps. They usually talk about having a couple to no friends from what I’ve found online so far. Branch out guys the world isn’t so bad. If you’re lucky enough like me to find very intelligent people they can help you a lot by just explaining new concepts and ideas you weren’t aware of. Just different interactions will help you a lot when discovering new meaning in life. It can very draining and tiring for us but I promise it’s worth it.
my personal advice coming from an INTP is to just learn how to Stop Over thinking or better still how to properly utilize when its needed. it should not be in social situations, stressful situations and most importantly the times when you're supposed to enjoy the moment... it has helped me a lot🙆... except if you're in engineering school then use it all the time for work only
I'm an INTP and I feel like I have the hardest personality type to live with. My brain's thought process has gone haywire. I feel like I have ADD but it's just my personality type so I can't take anything to help. J's look at me like I'm a mess and it sucks. :\
It is a J world for sure... linear plans, itemized lists of accomplishments, and anything outside of that is seen as incorrect... there is something "wrong" with you because you're "taking too long" and basically doing it all wrong. I hear you. It is not easy to think and live differently, and with each accumulated difference we have... the things that are unique and misunderstood, it just makes it harder to be authentic and seek community. It feels like a lifelong journey to simply be.
ive had intj and intp show on test which i c as both true at different points. theres always to high a flow of info. to try and explain to other people so alot of times it doesnt seem worth doing and its easier to shut down into own personal world thats more comfortable
i mean, it's incredibly difficult for me to personally connect to another being in an emotional level. whenever i try, it ends up miserable. i either get betrayed, stepped over in conversations,or entirely misunderstood. literally no one fucking cares. tired of building bonds of intimacy when no one is interested in me. something i learned which deprived from a very intense experience occured back in 6th grade was its way better to be a loner than hangout with people who don't want to value your existence. and i realized, no one really does care for me (at least the way i do for them) , so i stopped caring. i have add, severe depression, and social anxiety if that may possibly correlate. i hope no one got discouraged by reading this comment but i really needed to rant.
/run youtubecomment.exe I am constantly thinking about myself and areas I can improve in. Consequently, I am also thinking about who others are, their talents, and their understanding of things. If at any moment I think someone is even remotely capable of helping me, then I ask. Most of the time I see that they won't be able to help me more than I can help myself, so I don't bother asking as it would be a waste of time I have found that it can be useful to have others unknowingly help me. I will give them part of a problem they may be good at solving and work it into my mental algorithms. I may ask them how they would go about a thing for themselves and then incorporate their answer into a possible solution for myself. However, asking them for a direct solution for myself? Not likely to be of any use since they will have no idea about how I operate. It is much simpler to create a temporary persona of that specific personality and emulate it when necessary.
I think that's a clever way of getting possible solutions, or at least having people hint at possibility when we are stuck because maybe the whole problem is too specific.
just figured out I'm INTP, this changes everything! so many answers! it's like I can breathe now. I'll be making splashes soon. thanks for the boost ;)
yeah, the internet is wonderful. there's no such thing as overloading information and data. you reached out to INTPs, which is cool, right? I usually go for 'near social' experiences, not to engage people directly most of the time but just to watch people behave. as in for seeking help, I don't know what is helpful to me but currently i have one best friend that can listen to me at times. just listening is helpful enough, so I kinda wish I have more good friends since only then I would have the options to talk about other stuff that I can't tell that one best friend.
Yes, he truly is a gift. I hope I can be appreciative enough to him. An example of those "near" social experiences would be drinking coffee with a book in a coffee shop. Engaging children is also what I do to have indirect socializing with their parents. :) strangers are easier to talk to.
Disclaimer: I like this subject---although I am extremely depressed, I understand, what permissions I have, and I do not have control over that "final" button: simply put, it's not mine to press. The reason why I like this subject is because solving problems is equally as much as a creative process as writing music as we can see by the other MBTI counter-part. Most of this research is old---very old: but I feel that I must speak in case anyone finds it appropriate to set expectations over us as opposed to appreciate our amazing nature. As the INFP is a typical musician: The INTP is also an athlete in business upstarts, silicon valleys, and more..... [ INFP, Personality Functions ] personalityjunkie.com/infp-personality-type-profile/ > Dominant: Introverted Feeling (Fi) > Auxiliary: Extraverted Intuition (Ne) > Tertiary: Introverted Sensing (Si) > Inferior: Extraverted Thinking (Te) "INFPs are the Most Likely of All the Types of Report Suicidal Thoughts in College as to why this occurs, it may have to do with the persistent feeling many INFPs have of being misunderstood. They have very deep feelings and values, yet they are very private about them and they can lead lonely lives if they don’t find a confidante they trust very deeply. Their imaginative Ne-focused ideas may also be met with skepticism by a largely sensor-dominated population. The INFP Idealist blogger states, “Probably for most INFPs, suicidal thoughts have something to do with other people’s expectations, with lack of money, with the feeling of being out of place in this world, with the lack of energy for a job.” www.psychologyjunkie.com/.../10-surprising.../ [ INTP, Personality Functions ] personalityjunkie.com/the-intp/ > Dominant function: Introverted Thinking (Ti) > Auxiliary function: Extraverted Intuition (Ne) > Tertiary function: Introverted Sensing (Si) > Inferior function: Extraverted Feeling (Fe) th-cam.com/video/OdIPl5kVMMQ/w-d-xo.html whichmbtitype.wordpress.com/.../which-mbti-type.../ * Kurt Cobain (Nirvana) - INFP * Ian Curtis (Joy Division) - INFP * Elliott Smith - INFP * Nick Drake - INFP /* * Surprisingly, the INFP is the most common * musician to commit suicide. INTP's are hardly * musicians but they have the same creative strategy * that the world really has a way to hate on. */ MBTI By IQ: www.researchgate.net/.../236863768_The... Existential Depression in gifted adults: www.davidsongifted.org/Search.../entry/A10269... ADHD, Success Story: th-cam.com/video/JiwZQNYlGQI/w-d-xo.html The Surprising Habits of Original Thinkers: th-cam.com/video/fxbCHn6gE3U/w-d-xo.html >>> I want you to remember that there is someone who understands what you are experiencing, engrave it, in your left and right hemisphere's and really push! push yourselves harder than anything because when you find what is right you will discover that you don't have permission to decide when you are final.
Finally: yes, I am hurting too..... My emotional memory is visual and the depictions of it are based off of what is logical. >>> Sometimes I see my arm completely diced up. >>> Immediately after I see roses being washed under water. Definition of water-washed. : washed or swept with water especially : washed by the waves of the sea. /> There is healing. /> Listen for it.
my message: find reasonable, unbiased (to the best of their ability), logical, smart people who though the way they articulate and explain their points have a high probability to be well versed in their topic of choice. I suppose I never studied anything on how to read into weather someone is being genuine but most of the time, (I think) its when they explain most of the questions you might have on said topic (don't accept something without reason). Some of the people I consider worth listening to for a better understanding of the self and human nature (not just self because you will have to work with others at some point in your life, the more you know the better): Jorden Peterson (personal philosophy) Jared Taylor (realist white advocate, explains race-relations) Liam McRae (great dating/mens confidence help) Phil Hawksworth (all his videos would help me ~77 self-improvement) Matt Dillahunty (religious insight through logical disapproval) Sam Harris (smart logical, talks about religion etc) Guess the selection is just a personal one I considered worthwhile so if any offense is taken then pls know I'm only trying to help :) There are obviously many more inspiring figures out there but this is the best of what I can remember.
2:25...!!No we are not lurkers, we're just scouting the intellectual landscape for curios trinkets of conceptualization...Which is what the debate stirs up, like shiny portals through which the light of revelation radiates rainbows of possibility... Maybe? 2:58, not "draining," just stimulating, it quickens the soul...if you've the composition to be fuelled by it.
Thank the Lord Jesus I found this video. Hey Bonnie. This is the first time I've encountered your channel, but I'd like to say thank you. I dispense "thank you's" all the time, but oftentimes I don't mean it. Be assured, I mean it when I say thank you this time. I'm a servant and friend of Jesus (a Christian), but lately I haven't been "feeling" His love. I've been sporadically studying His Word, and I've attempted making many applications to the several aspects of life. I was very fervently challenging my faith, you see. But I forgot His most important command: to love God and to love your neighbor. I was too busy conceptualizing all the possible implications that could plausibly stem from the fundamental truths from the Bible, that I failed to actually and actively DO, obey, and carry out His commandments. I'm sorry, Jesus, for that. More on the subject of MBTI, true to the INTP type, I've been neglecting help from others, especially my friends (ex. regards to the faith, such as whether the pope is the antichrist and the Roman catholic church ["cult"] is wholly, 100% evil) and have ended up hurting them (though I must say some of that pain was inevitable). I have also undergone unnecessary pain and agony just by analyzing myself to death about the truth that is expressed in the Holy Bible. I thought I "knew it all" and therefore required no help. When I talk to people, I use them as sounding boards for my ideas instead of actually focusing on the act of interacting with a person. I even got to a point wherein I thought this world was not real (I am serious about that) and was genuinely shocked by the fact that other people exist. Anyway, thanks again. The Lord has used you to express His glory. Be proud of that. May God continue to shower His blessings upon you!
One long-term phase of my life is coming to an end. It's now clear that that another, less work-oriented and more social, must take its place. Thanks, Boonie, for your kind encouragement at this time of change. I thought my life was full of interesting ideas but human interaction is definitely needed and soon. No-one is an island.
I recently found out that I'm an INTP. Going through the descriptions of my strength and weakness, I could profoundly understand why all the struggles happened to me in the past happened and decided to accept and love myself as fully as who I am. After doing so, I'm now living in the happiest moment in my life. Every morning when I wake up, I'm just like READY to crush the day with the passion to run towards my dream. You know to us INTPs, there's no limits in time and energy when it comes to doing what we love doing. So I want to encourage those who are suffering in the situation where you feel like you don't fit anywhere in the society and are useless by saying that's not true. With genius in our brain, being the best version of ourselves, we can change the world. Don't look down. You are amazing. P.S Big thanks to Boonie for shring this.
thats the thing though we think about being normal and wanting to be but everytime we step foot into that reality its just so blah for us it drains us we could be internalizing another great theory that nobody understands but us lol o well the World gets what i give if not they just werent ready for what i have to say
The intp will never be satisfied until we are able to pull back the veil and catch God sitting on his throne and demand to know EVERYTHING- you will be forever searching for the eternal-you seek to understand unobtainable wisdom-thats why faith is so hard for us- we are the agnostic atheist who can't stop looking for God- it really is horrible- although- check out my thumb nail- she's esfp-she keeps me sane while driving me crazy
But what do you mean asking for help? Why do I need help, to be looking for one . Let alone looking outside of myself. INTP s are largely and mostly selectively unsociable.
This depends on each person's needs and support network. I think it can mean asking for help to talk about uncomfortable or emotional experiences, allowing people in to listen even if they do not understand.
Im an intp i have just recently found out. Does anyone else think that life is like a big trap designed to waste all your time through the manotony of obtaining money to survive. I find my self constantly trying to think of ways out of the trap i don't want to be rich i just don't want to have to care about getting money so i can use my time how i want. I find this depressing. I also find the hierarchical structure as i see it as leading humanity into its own self destruction. I find it hard not to see the world in another way. Is this common in intp or am i just a pessamist?
goose boy I think it's common. If you're not in any online INTP groups, please join. INFPs and ENFPs can be quite supportive with your thoughts as well. Take care.
I'm an infp and I think exactly like you. Is just.. so terrible most people spent their life and time doing things they don't want just to get money and live. I want at least to get my money doing something I really feel is important to me and for others, not just because of the money.. it's so frustrating.. sometimes I just wish I was like everybody else, who do things just for the sake of it, but no.. I over analyze everything and most of the time I just get tired of thinking too much.. my body feels tired because of my mind, my thoughts.. the most valuable things can not be bought, but I understand that in the world we live we must work to have money and be able to do what we really want.. I don't know aaaaaa just thinking too much again.. bye
It's also very true that the world isn't catered for a small 3% pop who are introverted, perceptive and intuitive :P I look at the world and it's like... how do I decide what to do? There's a million options and none of them feel right.
I think it's quite an typical kind of idea to feel 'trapped' by the society and all it's (sort of) mandatory rules. I've always struggled with doing things that are mandatory, even though they may otherwise would be interesting. Think of schools and such. All I do in my spare time is read about interesting stuff, but when it's forced-fed at school in such a brain numbing and repetative fashion, I start to feel I'm so trapped and just want to get out.
*However* , the good thing is that there are ways to get out of it. At least from a money type of perspective. I would advice into looking into SEO type of practises. Work for yourslef only, not for any boss. You can make money online without much work if you're smart, and since you're an INTP, chances are that you *are smart* and are able to do that too. I've not had a normal job ever since I'm an adult (i'm 37 now) and make good income from online activities such as designing stuff for virutal worlds, SEO type of things (websites with adds) and currenly looking into making websites to hire out to local companies. Not sure how I will find the mild type of interaction I need to be able to do the last, but I fortunately have a great girlfriend who's good at that stuff too. So I plan to make that my next 'career move'. I do not really see it as career, because I dislike any sort of idea that makes me think it's actually work too much. So I just see it as passive income. Internet is one of the best inventions for INTP's to make money .It's all automatic and does not require daily activity. Neither does it require being charismatic, sucking up to bosses or anything liek that. Just try to understand how google works and how websites rank high. Once you have that figured out, there are plenty of ways to make money out of that concept. If you have a lot of visitors on your website that you managed to rank high in google, you can put adds on them and ear like a dollar each time someone clicks on them. People think these small amounts are not worth it, but once you get a website going, you can pretty much neglect it and it will continue to make money for you, even while you're sleeping 365 days a year. You can become rich if you want to, although I suspect that other intps, such as me, do fail to have so much ambition to actually work hard and get rich. I do not really care about being rich either . I just care about the freedom it has given me. It's one of those types of 'work' where pretty much every aspect of being an INTP is great for. Understand the magic of google and how it ranks websites. DECODE the magic google. Read the standard stuf abotu SEO, but after that ditch it, becuase as INTP you can do better and outsmart other people who just do these things by the book. You can learn yourself how it all works, decode the magic and get the freedom you always wanted. Heads up for all INTP's who stuggle with stuff like work. It sucks and you *can* escape if out of that prison and become truly independant.
trust me you are not alone. i think about this daily. honestly the best thing you can do is to just play it like a game. personally i find it fun to brainstorm ways i can make a lot of money without doing so much, with enough monetary value to where i can just do what i want and not have to worry about the rat race so i can focus on the bigger/outer rat race. we're in multiple rat races that could've very well possibly been thought of by us. so my goal is to figure out why there so many rat races, and why we're even here long enough to feel like we need them.
I try to connect to people. But I either get ignored by them (politely) or I end up getting lessons, advice, criticism, help etc. Very rarely I find someone who connects with me on an emotional level. Due to this, relationship making effort becomes pointless to me.
Also, when you're having mostly non reciprocal connection with people, it becomes very difficult to stay confident, happy, outgoing and practical in life. Which results in over thinking, OCPD like behaviours. Help regarding this will be appreciated.
Syed Tariq Asghar are you in any typology groups online? I think the community is ready to help, and it can be more private in smaller groups.
Hey, thanks for the reply.
No i'm not in any typology groups online (apart from INTJ forum), though I usually visit them for learning.
Please join one of the enfp and intj FB groups if you have time. It might help for good discussion and social connection
Boontarika Sripom ok I’ll try. So intj or enfp groups are useful for intps?
Syed Tariq Asghar oh I thought you were INTJ lol
Because an INTP is the most introverted of all of the introverted types, we don't place a huge value on relationships or interaction with others. It's selfish of us to think we can get along like this in life. The sooner we realize social interaction is needed, for many different reasons, the happier and more well-rounded we become. The nice thing about INTP's is that we age very well into our personality type and peak later in life than other types.
そうそう
I'm a teenage girl but my interior state resembles more of an old man.
I agree. I think INTP's are quite 'old' as far as their personality goes. There is also a smaller part of the INTP that is very young, like a child. I think an INTP is like 70% old man/robot, 30% curious child and 0% normal adult
Well I knew that social interactions are important but as I grow day by day I am becoming more and more anti social. I liked people when I was young I like them less day by day so it's the exact opposite for me.
True, but this still assumes that "life is worth living" or that it's it's worth continuing past whatever arbitrary point - which I don't think is necessarily true for all.
@rehecked I'm more introverted than my INTJ friend.
As an INTP, I really appreciate this message. It's encouraging and genuine. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on INTPs :)
Thank you for this video. I think the biggest problem for INTPs (mostly younger INTPs) is that they dont get accepted as much as they would like to be accepted. So thank you again for helping me and other INTPs to feel more appreciated!
CRaNX *appreciation*
i truly hate being told when to do things, especially socially. "smile more"..when in my head im in deep thought about something either serious or doesnt condone a smile.
thanks for understanding!
I think you capture the expression of the thought process better than any other video I've seen on INTPs. As far as seeking help goes, as far as my experience was concerned, I never found much help in psychologists, as they wanted to down routes of feeling, which I have a lot of trouble relating to. As a kid, I thought my seeming inability to feel complex emotion was a sign of me being broken, and in combination with my bullying at school, I felt the need to end my life at a rather young age. Several attempts were thwarted, always due to a seeming lack of planning or suitable materials. I joined the military and was eventually sent overseas, where nothing at all made sense. The only thing I could hold on to was survival, both for myself and my brothers. This was too much of a strain eventually, and I attempted one last time, which, of course, failed again. The reason I bring up all these events is that talking to someone I knew, rather than a trained psychiatrist, was more beneficial to me for one reason. The person knew how I thought, and knew how to . . . Glean. . . I guess, is the word. . .the feelings associated with my strife, where the shrinks just poked and prodded at irrelevant points. I know this is a long and rather morbid post, but I want people to know that there are other ways to seek help rather than the traditional, "social norm" ways of going to the doctor and getting pills.
Thank you, Mike. Yes, it is a goodness-of-fit, the relationship and trust of the person you're speaking with that can do the most for healing, at the very least, to start feeling understood. This is important information. Sometimes a therapist or a professional is not the best person for the job. It can and many times will be a friend to walk with you through hard times.
I think we tend to not ask for help much because we are usually solving things ourselves, even if we don't realize we aren't doing it totally efficiently or wholly, which is where outside perspectives and being able to actually listen comes in handy
I'm certainly not suicidal, but I've brushed with the thoughts in the past and the element of being somewhat emotionally distant is somewhat of a constant.
Thank you for providing an alternative perspective for us, because despite the fact that we are very open-minded theoretically, we are pretty rigid regarding our set-in behaviours. And additionally it's super great that you explained it a way that makes really sound logical sense.
It really feels empowering to know that I can feel more comfortable sharing who I am and why I tick and that people will appreciate that. As this traditionally feels burdening and/or irrelevant to share. I know sometimes I think along the lines of "If I have this many thoughts in my head, why would anyone be okay with me placing additional thoughts in theirs".
You're a good egg :)
😍😍😍 I'm going through comments I missed. Thank you so much! I wish you a joyful and warm new year 💜
30 year old INTP married mother of 3. 🙌 Going back to school to be a scientist. My sister didn't get me and wanted me to take this test....to my surpise it was dead on. INTP is very hard on us in lots of ways....my mind doesn't just stop going. It is a blessing and a curse. Thank you for the video. New Sub. 👏👏👌
You DON'T SPEAK WHEN YOU WANT INTP's (I'm Said As INTP But Am Legendary Personality Type),
You Don't Want To Show That You Are Interested In Other Person, (CAUSE ANY TYPE OF INITIATION SHOWS THIS)
Oh Myan, I Feel Really Inferior Starting A Talk (Cause, Don't I Love Myself Enough?)
And It's Your Self-Esteem Problem (I Don't Have It) That SAYS YOU HAVEN'T THOUGHT A FUCKING SHIT.!
Period
You Haven't Forgiven Yourself CAUSE YOUR OUTLOOK ON LIFE IS A MOTHER FUCKER.
YOUR VIEW ON LIFE WILL DETERMINE EVERYTHING,
IF YOU WANT TO BE HAPPY
YOU'LL FIND WAYS TO BE HAPPY
Sadness Requires No Work.
And I Was In Real Dilemma
To Choose Spontaneous Sadness Or Forced Happiness Feeling
AFTER ALL,
When You Talk To Someone, I Felt Non-Spontaneous And Thought Of It As Fake.
BUT!!!!!
You Know You Have To Live 50+ Years,
Will You Be Sad Forever?
Sadness Will Bring More Of It.
SO I CHOOSE HAPPINESS CAUSE I WANT MY LOVE IN FUTURE, THAT CAR AND THAT BILLION DOLLAR LIFE.
Anonymous The way you write makes me nervous.
You have totally helped me today. I have a hard time trying to be understood. I feel like ppl constantly misunderstand me. I do need ppl in my life though even as an intp. I never comment but you made me feel cared about. Thank you
I took the personality test three times trying to reevaluate the questions and came up with intp each time. So then I started researching more into it and started watching videos and was just laughing at how accurate these videos and everything describe me. But I also get lost in depression and this message really means a lot to me. I've watched it twice now and it brought me to tears both times. I just want to say thank you for making this.
Please take care of yourself, Night Breed!
As an INTP, though I may not particularly need this affirmation, I appreciate your understanding and empathy. ❤️
Thank you for your courteous video and thoughtful intention. You make the world less ugly by virtue of your very existence.
Thank you :)
As an INTP I appreciate the message, but even when we find a person that shares the same ideas and opinions we get bored after a while because we have learned everything about a specific subject.
Sometimes I really wish I was just a simpleton. To think of a million things and the implications of these million things to the power of another million things and all of their corresponding implications can be quite draining. Thank you for making this video. Subbed
Unstoppable Tramp do you make videos or write avout your cognition? Would love to learn about it
Hi, I do make videos but I wouldn't say they were specific to this subject. One day I am this and the next minute that, it is pretty hard to stay focused! Hope you are well
Thank you for this video, really appreciate it! I never really ask for help only because i understand other people can't help me with the problems i'm dealing with and i'm the only one that can solve the issue, so i don't want to just spew emotions and random thoughts at them, because they probably wouldn't understand the meaning behind it and so i'd have to explain myself.
I wonder if i find someone like minded these things will change.
I appreciate your candour boonie, like any MBTI type the Introvert can get out of balance quickly by many factors, including as you mentioned shutting oneself off socially typically. For the INTP I would say physical Se type activity may help us balance out quickly, I like to walk in nature dropping my Ti and just focus on the living things around me without so much logic. A more mature INTP will learn to compliment Ti very well with Ne , for instance ill theorize but ask myself what is the practical application of this theory? Another major challenge for INTP is to learn to throttle our emotions because our emotions are like a volcano at times erupting uncontrollably, however once a certain level of self mastery is achieved the INTP can be like the epitome of peace and tranquility. My best wishes to you all.
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BetterU365 Dawwwwwww the best gift, evar!
Message to non intp and intp, naturally intp are very social people, its the person at the back that no one can nail on and hated for it. Most intp have no problem with the social circle but most cases no one have the capacity in the group will be able to understand intps personal problem coz theyre very good at that problem.
If one is concern of an intp, just dont try to be concern coz thr intp will be voncern that you are concern. They dont like to burden others. So being sad that, if you wanna help intp? Just leave them be, thats simple. Dont give them more problems to solve.
One more thing, they seem happy go lucky right? But theyre fighting a storm all the time. Theyre just out there, seeking information unconsciously, since they need sooner than later. If people want to help intp friend, in voluntary isolation? Just dropby with a pizza or chinese or whatever as long its food. Intp will pay you back something no money can buy ever. : )
The tricky part is, if your willing enough to go beyond the rabbit hole. If not? Intp are the best people anyone can talk about relationship objectively of course. They dont takes sides
Gig Gong i have taken a screenshot of your reply....spot on!!!!!
Thank you for this so much! ( im an INTP and i just spent a good 2 minutes phrasing the first sentence) its a constant battle but i definitely find it worth being the oddball amongst an extroverted world. We are like pinesoil in a grocery store (:
As an intp I'm really thankful for this message much needed!! Usually I see seeking help is a trait of weakness but I'll try to change this perspective
Yes. It is one of the most difficult things to do. Please take baby steps, as much time as you need to put feelers out and see who you can trust, how much they can help, or even be available to offer acceptance or feedback.
Thank you for your kind words and consideration. Keep up the great work. From someone who knows this all too well it's a great relief to hear.
yes... practice human connection before it is truely needed. because help in dire situations comes not from strangers, but from people you've contacted before. and also you are more likely to seek help from a known contact than complete strangers, and that can be the difference between depression and suicide.
well said.
Yes
Ok... you want to understand what it is like to think like us...
Take every thought you have in a day, then have them all in an hour.
1. Take everything you know build a room for the subject. Now hide all the rooms in your mind.
2. Then imagine a big open space, no limits just a vast open space.
3. Introduce new topic, yes we are interested in it. Put it on a desk in on the middle of the big space.
4. Start opening all the doors in your head you think it can connect with. Make all possible connections.
5. Start cracking open all the doors it should not connect with and double check.
6. Open up all the doors there is no chance it connects with double check.
7. Stuff everything back in the right rooms
8. Breath
9. Get the next topic.
There is also this thing eith dumping everything in the room into the space... it gets messy at times.
The easy visual understanding is movie conspiracy nut jobs walls, floor, ceiling covered with photos pins and diffrent color string...
There is a research and cross referencing in there... but we all do that one diffrent some do external validation during some do it after. Some do it while checking it... it is simply a matter of what we have access to how we are feeling and how we tend to so things. Also a time thing, because it can be an eww shiny moment and we run off on a tangent because something was more interesting.
Not really interested in the topic... same story... just a smaller storage room when we are done. And a to be looked at when bored stamp on the door.
Most of this can happen in a matter of seconds on a simple thing... or we can sit there for months building the connections as we stare off into nothing, then you ask what we are thinking and you get the shoulder shrug "nothing"... because it is way to much to try and explain and no conclusions no point in misleading the dialogue
Spot on haha ... "leave me alone, i'm not doing anything" because it would be pointless to try to explain the incomplete theories i am trying to build and expand on, i want to stay in the comfortable flow of developing my ideas ~
Thank you for the very compassionate video . Very few of us havn't suffered being an INTP I gather ! Before I found out I was an INTP , I just knew there was something very different or wrong about me and my constant thinking . I can barely sleep because my brain won't stop thinking . It's hard not feeling like I "fit in " with others . As I get older I've learned that I must socialize and learn small talk to be socially more acceptable and I'm much better at it now . No one or few people are interested in what I'm interested in .
There are some Facebook groups and other forums for INTPs to gather and share. If you're not in any, maybe give it a try. It can be quite lonely at times to not have a space that gets you.
@@BoontarikaSripom, thank you I will look into it !
I’m an INTP, sometimes I feel like sharing my ideas and when I share with others I normally go deeper to understanding of whatever I am saying and people end up not understanding at all
Yes, I think many of us can expand thoughts in conversation, but other people don't always have the same initial references and a foundation to tap into so it makes sense why they may not understand. I like to share and even if they don't get most or all of what I share, I appreciate being heard and being seen.
Thank you so much you are so genuine and have such a warmth about you. I do so much appreciate your advice and oh how I so don't want to interact with the people on my team at work I know not doing so just alienates me and in order to grow into a mighty INTP I need to balance myself out.
Boonie, you saved my life today. Thank you.
Alexis Guzman Wow! I'm honored. Take care, Alexis... 💜
So which type are you, then? As an INTP, I find you very pleasant to listen to; comforting, if you will.
And that doesn't happen often for me. Not even through the "safety" of communicating online.
People are too often too caught up in their own lives to show empathy for others. Or if they're not,
they often don't seem to genuinely care. And I don't get that impression of you at all.
Nice. :)
teppolundgren I'm ENFP :) I've spent a lot of time with Ti-users. It feels like home, even if it's a challenge with my Fi at times.
@@BoontarikaSripom Thank you for being so caring. My best friend is also an ENFP :)
Thank you for saying that it felt nice to be understood I am at the stage that you talked about actually where I try to maintain a minimum in presence (maybe too minimum) but I feel like people are treating me like a disabled child at times, and while I don't mind the extra care because people think I am super smart or something, it does become emasculating hehe. I wish there was more I could do to become better at socializing because INTPs thrive in environments that are not at all what is expected of engineers like me, and so we need to be more involved with people and try to assimilate ourselves to corporate culture. I tried lying about it, but I'm not good at it :/ Hope this perspective is shared by others, hope that someone reads this, and that someone has an answer to it! Peace!
Do not assimilate with corporate culture... that is not human connection. Seek some love or a friendship
Steps out from behind bushes. I was not lurking.
😍 Happy New Year
Thank you for your empathy, but your response is from an Extroverted perspective. I am an INTP in Los Angeles, and I see many depressed extroverts that are not self reliant. I have encouraged many friends to be independent and self- reliant or become more like me, but they can't. I consider them co-dependent or clingy. I can't even take a nice vacation in Cabo without them constantly calling me to say hello. Sheesh! I go on vacation to get away from you guys.
I am working on my self reliant solo scuba certification, so I can be more independent and dive without a scuba buddy lurking around me. This is hard for an extrovert to understand how an INTP thinks.
I ride a motorcycle for fun, and have tried to commit to a riding group. I can't enjoy riding in a group, I feel inhibited. I am more satisfied riding alone. I am planning a PCH trip from LA to Santa Cruz alone.
When I walk around LA. I see friends, all dressed similarly all the way down to branding. An INTP thinks these guys are living in social boundaries. INTP's are free without social peer pressure. Thank God!
I have a small sailing yacht in Redondo Beach. Guess what? Yes I usually sail alone. Occasionally I bring friends along, but I am exhausted. Sailing alone is one of my most precious enjoyments.
INTP's feel sorry for Extroverts. You must have a great deal of pressure to fit your norms. For the INTP's, embrace your gift and move your life to be more introverted. Focus on being more independent. This is a good thing for us.
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Couldn't help but smile the entire time I read your comment...&, yes, I am an INTP. (Recently discovered after thinking I was an INFJ for the longest time.)
What u said about feeling sorry for extroverts rang so true for me...
I appreciate this vid, though... It has to start somewhere. Maybe the words don't come out right every time, but if the intention is pure, I'm all for this sort of interaction between the personality types.
I totally agree with you , it's exhausting to always be with others, especially when they don't understand that you need some time alone. They come and ask you "what's the problem?" but there isn't any problem i just want to be with myself. INTPs need some time alone otherwise we're gonn explode.
Yes I have been through depression and talking to others didn't help infact it made it worse. I helped myself.
You DON'T SPEAK WHEN YOU WANT INTP's (I'm Said As INTP But Am Legendary Personality Type),
You Don't Want To Show That You Are Interested In Other Person, (CAUSE ANY TYPE OF INITIATION SHOWS THIS)
Oh Myan, I Feel Really Inferior Starting A Talk (Cause, Don't I Love Myself Enough?)
And It's Your Self-Esteem Problem (I Don't Have It) That SAYS YOU HAVEN'T THOUGHT A FUCKING SHIT.!
Period
You Haven't Forgiven Yourself CAUSE YOUR OUTLOOK ON LIFE IS A MOTHER FUCKER.
YOUR VIEW ON LIFE WILL DETERMINE EVERYTHING,
IF YOU WANT TO BE HAPPY
YOU'LL FIND WAYS TO BE HAPPY
Sadness Requires No Work.
And I Was In Real Dilemma
To Choose Spontaneous Sadness Or Forced Happiness Feeling
AFTER ALL,
When You Talk To Someone, I Felt Non-Spontaneous And Thought Of It As Fake.
BUT!!!!!
You Know You Have To Live 50+ Years,
Will You Be Sad Forever?
Sadness Will Bring More Of It.
SO I CHOOSE HAPPINESS CAUSE I WANT MY LOVE IN FUTURE, THAT CAR AND THAT BILLION DOLLAR LIFE.
INTP does not want to be valued, just left alone, because the value of INTP is well known to INTP & does not need justification by others
Thank you
I am an INTP and have struggled so much through life and appreciate your video as for years I just thought I was totally weird and alone. I looked at MBTI and found although rare I am not alone. This alone gave me strength. I am working on myself for the first time in my life now and getting stronger by the day. I am 38 and a very potent INTP especially Ne which I am 86% and all others over 70. I am not sure but I think this is the reason I have had such a hard time with people for many years. To all INTP's hang in there I think we get better with age. Another INTP is helping on the net and has really been a great help as he is older and has passed the worst of it all.
waves of depression, hopelessness mixed with pockets of joy i find with talking to people that truly understand and appreciate me. grew up in a difficult house. never heard any word of apprecitaion and felt useless, constatnly compared. I have still some sparks in my life so i will fight on for now
Please keep fighting. As you are your own hero, this journey does involve fighting for yourself while finding allies and side quests. I hope you also have moments of joy, beauty, and curiosity.
As someone who struggles with the outside world I have been trying to make improvements on myself to be able to interact with people better, self discoveries if you will. And I have found I am a plethora of qualities that are just hard to be social. By zodiac I'm a Scorpio, by Chinese zodiac I'm a horse, and I'm a logician (INTP) by mbti who is attracted to a Pisces dragon. Which is to say that I am a secretive rebel stuck in a never ending train of thought except when around the girl I'm attracted too I feel at piece and time is standing still. All this while also believing that astrology and social sciences are complete trash and that none of this is true. So my feelings to make improvements are a stale mate right now. 😑
INTP blah blah
Thank you. It's really hard to wrap my head around the concept of my personality type versus others. I tend to work more so with variables and RNG since I grew up playing just about everything from board games, to rubik's cubes, to video games. So it's kinda helped me cope with the constant changing tides of life that everyone else seems to glide on effortlessly. I will make a decision to do something and have trained my reflexes from gaming to be ready to interact with whatever comes my way. Because I swear I have some of the worst luck in the world so I tend to pick whatever scenario I've made up in my head based on the least amount of things going wrong in the process. I call it my Min-Max strategy. Minimal issues for maximum results based on knowledge and skills I have. On that topic, I'm constantly learning new things and imagining tons of scenarios in order to prepare as much as possible for things going wrong. It's kinda why people turn to me when they know something isn't likely to be easy. As a perceiving type who wants to min-max everything for everyone based on what I think is normal, I can't help but notice things in my environment and in the way people do things. I don't tend to correct people as much as I watch what happens. Sometimes I'll take bets in my head on what will happen and 9/10 times I'm right but never say anything. Because boasting you knew the results after something happened is meaningless without proof. Proof. Ugh. I hate that word. I can't always make sense of everything I do or the conclusions I come to till I've thought it over for awhile. What is hard to tell people though, is that I'm basically on autopilot when I'm lost in thoght. Then something shakes me back but I feel like I'm watching my emotional reactions/response from the third person. It's weird to say that I kinda watch my body from an angle that isn't just my eyes. Like I'm so enveloped in everything around me that I can see all around me without moving. Kinda like when you zone out and you can use your perception to look around without moving your eyes.
I hope I'm not alone in thinking this way..
I wonder if you have explored dissociation. Watching things from an outside body perspective, it sounds like it. And I think many people will resonate online.
Wow this was really good, I definitely connected with this.
Thank you!
Um dear fellow INTPS, dont worry much about any predicament the INTPS are in. INTPs are born for it and besides that, theres nothing great or extraordinary will ever come out in comfortable life, logically speaking. : )
Anyway, im not sure if most INTPs know this...., that all of the personality... INTP is the most late personality to mature. Life of INTP do starts at 40 and the rest are history.
The true late bloomers... if one survive the crucible test of neurotism among many others and still come out 20-20. So its quite obvious fact, INTP are not for the faint hearted. Better accept that reality or stay mediocre beyong 40, that simple ; )
As a fellow late-bloomer, I see this as a truth for many people. We have to trudge along until things come together, as slow as it can be...
Boontarika Sripom indeed dear, master the art of waiting : )
Blooming into what tho?
Being misunderstood is a understatement
If you have any INTP videos for me to seek more understanding please share
I am very happy to know that you care for us INTP's with regards to our mental intricacies and our ability. You have made my day, IV been quite depressed lately down to a blur in perception vs reality which is a stage in life I'm guessing for most people.
I deeply am greatfull of your investment in us! ;)
FlyingCacti I'd like to make more INTP videos. If you have a specific question please let me know!
Here is a suggestion:
Discussing the different maturity stages of the INTP and how they cope / react within that context when developing their 'Fe' and 'Si'.
This might be a difficult topic anyway xD Thanks for your support!
This one is difficult for me, you're right. I will ask in INTP, and see if I can get a general idea.
Sounds great, hope you can find the answers! ;3
You want an understanding of what it is, thinking like us...
write down every random, branching and leaping logic thoughts throughout a single day. Just use an x for random, a dash for branching and a circle for leaping.
Now once you get through a single day count up all those little marks, double that. That is the first hour of our day. Our minds continue accelerating throughout the day roughly too quadruple that every hour, unless we focus on a single thing.
This example is based on a rough experiment with engineering coworkers, sample was just over 200 engineers vs three intps. That was the rough conclusion.
Being in an intp's head is this constant stream of thought. It never stops. We use stimulants like music so part of our mind is preoccupied blocking out the sound. I normally go with techno in one ear and classical or a podcast in the other.
Right now as i am writing this, i have music playing that i am ignoring. A ted talk i am listening too. Your video playing. The drawing i am working on, and the message i am typing with my other hand. All while thinking over a recipe for lasagna and if i have all the ingredients in the house or if i need a store run, while mapping out the quickest route through that daft store.
Pretty accurate to me. My mind seems can't work in just one foot. It just wander randomly and this is cannot be avoided. I used to commute with motorcycle, while riding, i oftentimes think several things at once. Doing self commentaries on advertisement i see on the street, while wondering if every river i crossed would have any fish in it. Damning this but quite enjoying it at the same time.
It's very to the point. However, easier said than done in REAL life.
The fact is over 90% of people are MESSY, DIRECTIONLESS and/or DELUSIONAL. As a person whose life is a quest for seeking meaning in knowledge and action, HOW can I relate to these people other than superficially? Moreover, as a person who has a profound dislike of superficiality, WHY would I bother relate to these people in the first place?
It's not so much a question of "not asking for help" or "isolating" myself (I do have 1 or 2 people I talk to some now and then, mainly to exchange ideas when we are working on similar ventures/projects), it is rather that very few people seem to be able to CONSIDER things from my perspective, no matter how well I put my brain into words, and therefore can't possibly contribute significantly to the debates in my heads.
As a matter of fact, the ONE and ONLY person I have ever been able to have some form of deep intuitive connection with was a (middle-aged male) INFJ. Since we know how rare those buggers are, is it any wonder that the INTJ/P that I am would spend most of her time away from the world?
Does anyone has troubles getting to sleep because the tornado in your mind won't stop ?
thanks for your advice but it's really hard to interact as an INTP I don't think just going for it or expecting people to understand our values to be the solution
Thank you. Yes, one way will not work for everyone. And since INTPs are so rare, it is super difficult for people to attempt to understand your values
You just described exactly the way that I feel and how my mind works!
Thank you, you are very understanding (wish you lived next door 🙂), and are right about the constant thinking about many different things, also the occasional self sabotage, and giving up. I grew up in a sensing family, and guess learned right away I was different. I think I will join an online INTP group as you suggested to another...
Your type is INFP, INFJ?
Hello, I am ENFP, 4w5. I present very much as an introvert.
Thank you so so so so much for this video.
As an intp I’ve noticed I have way more friends than other intps. They usually talk about having a couple to no friends from what I’ve found online so far. Branch out guys the world isn’t so bad. If you’re lucky enough like me to find very intelligent people they can help you a lot by just explaining new concepts and ideas you weren’t aware of. Just different interactions will help you a lot when discovering new meaning in life. It can very draining and tiring for us but I promise it’s worth it.
Thank you! If you have any other feedback, please share. It does take a leap of faith or practice to branch out into the world when it's not a habit.
Thank You! Let's connect! Love being an intp!
my personal advice coming from an INTP is to just learn how to Stop Over thinking or better still how to properly utilize when its needed. it should not be in social situations, stressful situations and most importantly the times when you're supposed to enjoy the moment... it has helped me a lot🙆... except if you're in engineering school then use it all the time for work only
Any tips on how to stop overthinking?
I'm an INTP and I feel like I have the hardest personality type to live with. My brain's thought process has gone haywire. I feel like I have ADD but it's just my personality type so I can't take anything to help. J's look at me like I'm a mess and it sucks. :\
It is a J world for sure... linear plans, itemized lists of accomplishments, and anything outside of that is seen as incorrect... there is something "wrong" with you because you're "taking too long" and basically doing it all wrong. I hear you. It is not easy to think and live differently, and with each accumulated difference we have... the things that are unique and misunderstood, it just makes it harder to be authentic and seek community. It feels like a lifelong journey to simply be.
I’m here! Thanks for being here too Lady and comment section group.
ive had intj and intp show on test which i c as both true at different points. theres always to high a flow of info. to try and explain to other people so alot of times it doesnt seem worth doing and its easier to shut down into own personal world thats more comfortable
i mean, it's incredibly difficult for me to personally connect to another being in an emotional level. whenever i try, it ends up miserable. i either get betrayed, stepped over in conversations,or entirely misunderstood. literally no one fucking cares. tired of building bonds of intimacy when no one is interested in me. something i learned which deprived from a very intense experience occured back in 6th grade was its way better to be a loner than hangout with people who don't want to value your existence. and i realized, no one really does care for me (at least the way i do for them) , so i stopped caring. i have add, severe depression, and social anxiety if that may possibly correlate. i hope no one got discouraged by reading this comment but i really needed to rant.
I'm so glad you did share. I understand your dilemma and have been there myself. Don't give up
Thank you so much for this video
Good encouragement .. You make me learn value. That's all I can say. Head up
Happy New Year 💜
Love you Boonie! How didn't I know you have a youtube channel!? (Geir from the groups)
/run youtubecomment.exe
I am constantly thinking about myself and areas I can improve in. Consequently, I am also thinking about who others are, their talents, and their understanding of things. If at any moment I think someone is even remotely capable of helping me, then I ask. Most of the time I see that they won't be able to help me more than I can help myself, so I don't bother asking as it would be a waste of time
I have found that it can be useful to have others unknowingly help me. I will give them part of a problem they may be good at solving and work it into my mental algorithms. I may ask them how they would go about a thing for themselves and then incorporate their answer into a possible solution for myself. However, asking them for a direct solution for myself? Not likely to be of any use since they will have no idea about how I operate. It is much simpler to create a temporary persona of that specific personality and emulate it when necessary.
I think that's a clever way of getting possible solutions, or at least having people hint at possibility when we are stuck because maybe the whole problem is too specific.
just figured out I'm INTP, this changes everything! so many answers! it's like I can breathe now. I'll be making splashes soon. thanks for the boost ;)
Terry Moynihan just be sure to make the biggest splash possible in intps are never noticed until they are 😎
awesome - have fun :)
yeah, the internet is wonderful. there's no such thing as overloading information and data. you reached out to INTPs, which is cool, right? I usually go for 'near social' experiences, not to engage people directly most of the time but just to watch people behave. as in for seeking help, I don't know what is helpful to me but currently i have one best friend that can listen to me at times. just listening is helpful enough, so I kinda wish I have more good friends since only then I would have the options to talk about other stuff that I can't tell that one best friend.
I think that's a good way to explain "near" social experiences. I'm glad you have a friend who listens. That's a rare gift.
Yes, he truly is a gift. I hope I can be appreciative enough to him. An example of those "near" social experiences would be drinking coffee with a book in a coffee shop. Engaging children is also what I do to have indirect socializing with their parents. :) strangers are easier to talk to.
As a 15 year old female INTP this video was really helpful :)
Lea I'm glad it was found helpful:) if you have any INTP requests for ENFP perspective please let me know
xReenox
Yess...nobody gets me!
Okay my best friend does :)
But she's an ENTP or ENFP. I'm Unsure about it🤷♀️
Hello me too ✋
yeah, we are totally the masters of lurking, Hastur and Ligur can take lessons.
soo I m high as fck no one will read this
but I felt me understood
Crap she called me out with "intps love to lurk" oof...
😁
I know how to ask for help when I need it, but what do I do when I DON'T need help? I tried not asking, but it didn't work.
Thanks Boonie!
Thank you. This helped me.
Take care
I just figured out I am INTP......I never thought about it, I guess. Very kind video.
Disclaimer: I like this subject---although I am extremely depressed, I understand, what permissions I have, and I do not have control over that "final" button: simply put, it's not mine to press. The reason why I like this subject is because solving problems is equally as much as a creative process as writing music as we can see by the other MBTI counter-part.
Most of this research is old---very old: but I feel that I must speak in case anyone finds it appropriate to set expectations over us as opposed to appreciate our amazing nature.
As the INFP is a typical musician: The INTP is also an athlete in business upstarts, silicon valleys, and more.....
[ INFP, Personality Functions ]
personalityjunkie.com/infp-personality-type-profile/
> Dominant: Introverted Feeling (Fi)
> Auxiliary: Extraverted Intuition (Ne)
> Tertiary: Introverted Sensing (Si)
> Inferior: Extraverted Thinking (Te)
"INFPs are the Most Likely of All the Types of Report Suicidal Thoughts in College as to why this occurs, it may have to do with the persistent feeling many INFPs have of being misunderstood. They have very deep feelings and values, yet they are very private about them and they can lead lonely lives if they don’t find a confidante they trust very deeply. Their imaginative Ne-focused ideas may also be met with skepticism by a largely sensor-dominated population. The INFP Idealist blogger states, “Probably for most INFPs, suicidal thoughts have something to do with other people’s expectations, with lack of money, with the feeling of being out of place in this world, with the lack of energy for a job.”
www.psychologyjunkie.com/.../10-surprising.../
[ INTP, Personality Functions ]
personalityjunkie.com/the-intp/
> Dominant function: Introverted Thinking (Ti)
> Auxiliary function: Extraverted Intuition (Ne)
> Tertiary function: Introverted Sensing (Si)
> Inferior function: Extraverted Feeling (Fe)
th-cam.com/video/OdIPl5kVMMQ/w-d-xo.html
whichmbtitype.wordpress.com/.../which-mbti-type.../
* Kurt Cobain (Nirvana) - INFP
* Ian Curtis (Joy Division) - INFP
* Elliott Smith - INFP
* Nick Drake - INFP
/*
* Surprisingly, the INFP is the most common
* musician to commit suicide. INTP's are hardly
* musicians but they have the same creative strategy
* that the world really has a way to hate on.
*/
MBTI By IQ:
www.researchgate.net/.../236863768_The...
Existential Depression in gifted adults:
www.davidsongifted.org/Search.../entry/A10269...
ADHD, Success Story:
th-cam.com/video/JiwZQNYlGQI/w-d-xo.html
The Surprising Habits of Original Thinkers:
th-cam.com/video/fxbCHn6gE3U/w-d-xo.html
>>> I want you to remember that there is someone who understands what you are experiencing, engrave it, in your left and right hemisphere's and really push! push yourselves harder than anything because when you find what is right you will discover that you don't have permission to decide when you are final.
Finally: yes, I am hurting too.....
My emotional memory is visual and the depictions of it are based off of what is logical.
>>> Sometimes I see my arm completely diced up.
>>> Immediately after I see roses being washed under water.
Definition of water-washed. : washed or swept with water especially : washed by the waves of the sea.
/> There is healing.
/> Listen for it.
my message: find reasonable, unbiased (to the best of their ability), logical, smart people who though the way they articulate and explain their points have a high probability to be well versed in their topic of choice. I suppose I never studied anything on how to read into weather someone is being genuine but most of the time, (I think) its when they explain most of the questions you might have on said topic (don't accept something without reason).
Some of the people I consider worth listening to for a better understanding of the self and human nature (not just self because you will have to work with others at some point in your life, the more you know the better):
Jorden Peterson (personal philosophy)
Jared Taylor (realist white advocate, explains race-relations)
Liam McRae (great dating/mens confidence help)
Phil Hawksworth (all his videos would help me ~77 self-improvement)
Matt Dillahunty (religious insight through logical disapproval)
Sam Harris (smart logical, talks about religion etc)
Guess the selection is just a personal one I considered worthwhile so if any offense is taken then pls know I'm only trying to help :)
There are obviously many more inspiring figures out there but this is the best of what I can remember.
Thank you for the recommendations!
i'm INTP, we need to more self-affirmation and our emotion to defend the world.
Thank you Boonie.
Thank you, Gary. Happy New Year 💜
2:25...!!No we are not lurkers, we're just scouting the intellectual landscape for curios trinkets of conceptualization...Which is what the debate stirs up, like shiny portals through which the light of revelation radiates rainbows of possibility... Maybe? 2:58, not "draining," just stimulating, it quickens the soul...if you've the composition to be fuelled by it.
2:52 exactly why I have so much anxiety
Thank the Lord Jesus I found this video.
Hey Bonnie. This is the first time I've encountered your channel, but I'd like to say thank you. I dispense "thank you's" all the time, but oftentimes I don't mean it. Be assured, I mean it when I say thank you this time.
I'm a servant and friend of Jesus (a Christian), but lately I haven't been "feeling" His love. I've been sporadically studying His Word, and I've attempted making many applications to the several aspects of life. I was very fervently challenging my faith, you see. But I forgot His most important command: to love God and to love your neighbor. I was too busy conceptualizing all the possible implications that could plausibly stem from the fundamental truths from the Bible, that I failed to actually and actively DO, obey, and carry out His commandments. I'm sorry, Jesus, for that.
More on the subject of MBTI, true to the INTP type, I've been neglecting help from others, especially my friends (ex. regards to the faith, such as whether the pope is the antichrist and the Roman catholic church ["cult"] is wholly, 100% evil) and have ended up hurting them (though I must say some of that pain was inevitable). I have also undergone unnecessary pain and agony just by analyzing myself to death about the truth that is expressed in the Holy Bible. I thought I "knew it all" and therefore required no help. When I talk to people, I use them as sounding boards for my ideas instead of actually focusing on the act of interacting with a person. I even got to a point wherein I thought this world was not real (I am serious about that) and was genuinely shocked by the fact that other people exist.
Anyway, thanks again. The Lord has used you to express His glory. Be proud of that. May God continue to shower His blessings upon you!
Thank you 💜 I stopped notifications for videos last year and I am trying to go back to see who I missed. Happy New Year
I tend to be an entp online.
The internet makes it easier for me to socialize, engage with others.
As a 16 year old female intp I appreciate this video
Thank you, Samantha. Happy New Year 💜
There's truth in what you said. Good. INTP here......
Thank you
Thank you for that
Become comfortable being an introvert in extroverted places .
One long-term phase of my life is coming to an end. It's now clear that that another, less work-oriented and more social, must take its place. Thanks, Boonie, for your kind encouragement at this time of change. I thought my life was full of interesting ideas but human interaction is definitely needed and soon. No-one is an island.
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Thanks!
I recently found out that I'm an INTP. Going through the descriptions of my strength and weakness, I could profoundly understand why all the struggles happened to me in the past happened and decided to accept and love myself as fully as who I am. After doing so, I'm now living in the happiest moment in my life. Every morning when I wake up, I'm just like READY to crush the day with the passion to run towards my dream. You know to us INTPs, there's no limits in time and energy when it comes to doing what we love doing. So I want to encourage those who are suffering in the situation where you feel like you don't fit anywhere in the society and are useless by saying that's not true. With genius in our brain, being the best version of ourselves, we can change the world. Don't look down. You are amazing.
P.S Big thanks to Boonie for shring this.
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Dear Bonnie...listening to you talk about INTPs...you get it...you really do
Adrian Smith I'm trying to understand in my own way. :)
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thats the thing though we think about being normal and wanting to be but everytime we step foot into that reality its just so blah for us it drains us we could be internalizing another great theory that nobody understands but us lol o well the World gets what i give if not they just werent ready for what i have to say
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The intp will never be satisfied until we are able to pull back the veil and catch God sitting on his throne and demand to know EVERYTHING- you will be forever searching for the eternal-you seek to understand unobtainable wisdom-thats why faith is so hard for us- we are the agnostic atheist who can't stop looking for God- it really is horrible- although- check out my thumb nail- she's esfp-she keeps me sane while driving me crazy
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Hey thanks for the video :)
Michael Greco you're welcome :)
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great video!!!
Thank you....
But what do you mean asking for help? Why do I need help, to be looking for one . Let alone looking outside of myself. INTP s are largely and mostly selectively unsociable.
This depends on each person's needs and support network. I think it can mean asking for help to talk about uncomfortable or emotional experiences, allowing people in to listen even if they do not understand.
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Find a way to ventilate emotions, doesn’t need to be Freud itself