swift sylvan
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- May 11, 2010
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- MBTI Type
- NiTi
So I have been trying to correctly understand the shadow functions so let me give you guys an example and maybe you can help enlighten my thoughts.
As a child I almost was held back a grade because of how sensitive I was. It was very easy for me to cry, for example my parents always had to fast-forward through the scene (spoiler alert) when Bambi's mom dies, it was very easy for me to take anything personally. This sounds like introverted feeling.
Another thing was that when people would give me presents I had a hard time doing what was socially acceptable. If I didn't like the gift I wouldn't pretend to and during pre-school when I didn't like what the group was doing I would go to something else. This sounds like introverted thinking.
So what I am curious about is since it seems the introverted thinking was conscious and controllable, while the introverted feeling was unconscious and uncontrollable would that make introverted thinking one of my four main functions and introverted feeling one of my shadows? Is it different for children than it is for adults? Or am I even wrong about the introverted thinking/feeling?
As a child I almost was held back a grade because of how sensitive I was. It was very easy for me to cry, for example my parents always had to fast-forward through the scene (spoiler alert) when Bambi's mom dies, it was very easy for me to take anything personally. This sounds like introverted feeling.
Another thing was that when people would give me presents I had a hard time doing what was socially acceptable. If I didn't like the gift I wouldn't pretend to and during pre-school when I didn't like what the group was doing I would go to something else. This sounds like introverted thinking.
So what I am curious about is since it seems the introverted thinking was conscious and controllable, while the introverted feeling was unconscious and uncontrollable would that make introverted thinking one of my four main functions and introverted feeling one of my shadows? Is it different for children than it is for adults? Or am I even wrong about the introverted thinking/feeling?