AuroraBorealis
New member
- Joined
- Mar 29, 2012
- Messages
- 30
- MBTI Type
- ISTP
- Enneagram
- 6w5
This is usually a common problem for most lead Ti-ers new to Psychological Types. I find that I neither fit the typical ISTP or INTP mold, and therefore am very confused about which type I am. The way I see it is: I am either a very smart, creative, and intuitive ISTP, or a dull, creative-lacking INTP.
I love both theoretical and factual information, and it depends more on which field I am interested in instead of how "useful" the information is. I can use the information for introspection or evaluations that others may not consider, so the "ISTPs love practicality and INTPs love theory" stereotype is pretty much useless to me.
I find myself to be more of a realist and a "here and now" person, though I don't know if that's because of my own doing. I read many books which discussed the topic of appreciating what you have and living for each day, and I was deeply influenced by the arguments they presented. I don't always have that mindset, but I'm focused on the present because I have been taught that there might not always be a tomorrow.
I'm very curious, and can always think up 10 more questions when a piece of information is proposed or conveyed. However, I'm impatient and lose interest if my questions are not adequately addressed. The larger underlying problem is that I'm very insecure about my own intelligence and if I don't understand an explanation, I'll consider myself a failure. Having SJ parents who were very confused by me and my questions did not help my cause.
I enjoy physical experience, though I do not enjoy sports or a large amount of physical activity. I actually enjoy doing menial and repetitive tasks because they give me the illusion of action but actually free my mind up for deep introverted introspection/imagining stories/telling myself jokes.
I enjoy listening to other INTPs, and I find I can follow them most of the time, but it makes me insecure about my own intelligence when they won't explain things I don't understand. I don't know if this is if I lack Ne, I lack background knowledge of the topic at hand, or I'm just stupid. Did I mention I was insecure about my cognitive ability? LOL
I'm very resourceful and a great troubleshooter, which is usually an ISTP trait.
I think the biggest confusion for me is the difference between Ne and Ni. I'm a strong intuitive person, and I find that most ISTPs have strong Ni's, which makes crappy online descriptions innaccurate when they assume that ISTPs only use Ti-Se. If an ISTP and an INTP can both give me some input and take me through their thought processes with Ne vs. Ni, that would be a huge help.
Sorry for the novel, and thanks for your help!
I love both theoretical and factual information, and it depends more on which field I am interested in instead of how "useful" the information is. I can use the information for introspection or evaluations that others may not consider, so the "ISTPs love practicality and INTPs love theory" stereotype is pretty much useless to me.
I find myself to be more of a realist and a "here and now" person, though I don't know if that's because of my own doing. I read many books which discussed the topic of appreciating what you have and living for each day, and I was deeply influenced by the arguments they presented. I don't always have that mindset, but I'm focused on the present because I have been taught that there might not always be a tomorrow.
I'm very curious, and can always think up 10 more questions when a piece of information is proposed or conveyed. However, I'm impatient and lose interest if my questions are not adequately addressed. The larger underlying problem is that I'm very insecure about my own intelligence and if I don't understand an explanation, I'll consider myself a failure. Having SJ parents who were very confused by me and my questions did not help my cause.
I enjoy physical experience, though I do not enjoy sports or a large amount of physical activity. I actually enjoy doing menial and repetitive tasks because they give me the illusion of action but actually free my mind up for deep introverted introspection/imagining stories/telling myself jokes.
I enjoy listening to other INTPs, and I find I can follow them most of the time, but it makes me insecure about my own intelligence when they won't explain things I don't understand. I don't know if this is if I lack Ne, I lack background knowledge of the topic at hand, or I'm just stupid. Did I mention I was insecure about my cognitive ability? LOL
I'm very resourceful and a great troubleshooter, which is usually an ISTP trait.
I think the biggest confusion for me is the difference between Ne and Ni. I'm a strong intuitive person, and I find that most ISTPs have strong Ni's, which makes crappy online descriptions innaccurate when they assume that ISTPs only use Ti-Se. If an ISTP and an INTP can both give me some input and take me through their thought processes with Ne vs. Ni, that would be a huge help.
Sorry for the novel, and thanks for your help!