Z Buck McFate
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So I’m trying to understand Si and what (Si) sensotardation might look like. And I think I’ve come up with an example. I’d appreciate any opinions about how accurate or inaccurate this example is.
I think I need to start with an example of (Se) sensotardation for comparison. Sometimes when I’m driving over a long stretch, the sun sets without my noticing and: I’ll either forget to take off my sunglasses, forget to turn on the headlights, or forget to do both- then I’ll struggle to see until someone points it out to me. Sometimes I notice it on my own, but usually only after struggling with it for a short while; I only notice the discomfort of ‘struggling to see’ on my own when it gets really difficult.
In that same vein- I think (Si) sensotarded events sneak up on me in a very similar way. The example that comes to mind is the tendency I have to take things too seriously (and from what I’ve heard/read, it’s a common problem for INFJs). I’ll just be going about my business and a generally heavy feeling will start weighing me down. I mean, it’s kind of ridiculous- because sometimes all it takes is having someone say, “You are taking this too seriously” for me to realize that it’s the truth. Yet- when left to my own devices, it’s something that systematically escapes my notice.
Is this (Si) sensotardation? I realize that it isn’t exclusively Si- that’s it’s a matter of different functions working together- but often times one particularly weak function can contribute to the collective process yielding inaccurate results. So, does the experience of ‘not noticing that I am taking something too seriously’ sound primarily like a result of weak Si?
I’ve considered that Fi must have a role in this as well. But it *seems* to me like it’s not so much an Fi issue (at the core) as it is a weak Si affecting/agitating my Fi.
Opinions?
**Also: can anyone contribute other examples of (Se) sensotardation vs. (Si) sensotardation, to help distinguish the difference between the two? Again- I realize it’s tricky because it’s never a case of one function working (or not working) in isolation- even my ‘sunglasses/headlights’ (Se) sensotardation example bears traces of (Si) sensotardation (I suppose if it happens on a regular basis, it’s more an example of (Si) sensotardation, right?).
I think I need to start with an example of (Se) sensotardation for comparison. Sometimes when I’m driving over a long stretch, the sun sets without my noticing and: I’ll either forget to take off my sunglasses, forget to turn on the headlights, or forget to do both- then I’ll struggle to see until someone points it out to me. Sometimes I notice it on my own, but usually only after struggling with it for a short while; I only notice the discomfort of ‘struggling to see’ on my own when it gets really difficult.
In that same vein- I think (Si) sensotarded events sneak up on me in a very similar way. The example that comes to mind is the tendency I have to take things too seriously (and from what I’ve heard/read, it’s a common problem for INFJs). I’ll just be going about my business and a generally heavy feeling will start weighing me down. I mean, it’s kind of ridiculous- because sometimes all it takes is having someone say, “You are taking this too seriously” for me to realize that it’s the truth. Yet- when left to my own devices, it’s something that systematically escapes my notice.
Is this (Si) sensotardation? I realize that it isn’t exclusively Si- that’s it’s a matter of different functions working together- but often times one particularly weak function can contribute to the collective process yielding inaccurate results. So, does the experience of ‘not noticing that I am taking something too seriously’ sound primarily like a result of weak Si?
I’ve considered that Fi must have a role in this as well. But it *seems* to me like it’s not so much an Fi issue (at the core) as it is a weak Si affecting/agitating my Fi.
Opinions?
**Also: can anyone contribute other examples of (Se) sensotardation vs. (Si) sensotardation, to help distinguish the difference between the two? Again- I realize it’s tricky because it’s never a case of one function working (or not working) in isolation- even my ‘sunglasses/headlights’ (Se) sensotardation example bears traces of (Si) sensotardation (I suppose if it happens on a regular basis, it’s more an example of (Si) sensotardation, right?).