The unhealthy ENTP persona is often correlated with the narcissistic personality disorder? Why would this be the case, one shall inquire? For good reasons indeed though--read below.
"The unhealthy ENTP persona"? Not even a real person but a
personality, hm? And then of characters.. But.. I believe you mean, or rather I hope you mean, an (emotionally) unhealthy ENTP individual? You make it seem as though the
entire ENTP(or even ENFP) person/a Type itself is unhealthy. Have I misunderstood you? Hmm.
Ah! but then at the very end, I read...
Disclaimer: I do understand that such behaviors are represented by strictly neurotic ENP individuals. To avoid such tendencies in behavior, one as an ENP merely needs to acquire balance by cultivating the Auxiliary Introverted Thinking of Introverted Feeling.
Your Disclaimer should have been placed at the beginning of your post. I don't think they'd have to be strticly neurotic in order to play with
us you. For those healthier ENxPs, it doesn't have to be egocentric thoughts that make them want to play with you either. Appeasing their hunches, I can see that. Both are fun and are likely being playfully harmless with others, maybe especially their friends or loved ones. Again, assuming they are healthier ENxPs--and even if they've accidentally hurt you, it is up to you to inform them of their behaviour if they haven't realised it. Balancing two CPs wouldn't be enough, though it's a start. I'd think it's in balancing the full breadth of our CPs within all Types which will help us to avoid neurotic or undesirable behaviours for ourselves and for others who deal with us. Doing so will help us to evolve as better people, even if we were good to begin with.
Now, I ask you people, what is the problem here? Drop your soap box and get off the damn stage already! The world isnt yours for the taking.
I'd ask that you try to understand people somewhat better before judging them so harshly or without trying to understand their motives beyond what you expect them of having. Especially of those whom you know personally, nevermind speaking of theoretically. Such as that preacher, who had expectations which were put upon him, they were not of his own. What was so inherently wrong with being experimental or creating a buzz with people if someone is so charming? He was learning from them, so were they from him. It doesn't make him neuotic because he let down everyone by choosing to leave, even if it seems irresponsible to
you or to them. They let themselves down. It was his choice to leave, even if he was bored. His choice- And did you consider that he may not have been tired but thought he may have decided it wasn't his calling? Or that he felt guilty for getting peoples hopes up but he just didn't know how to explain himsef, assuming he tried explaining, so he bolted?
Despite having a Type, we all have different conditionings, different backgrounds and different maturities and motivations, etc etc etc. No one ENxP is the same as another. They're Cognitive Processing is similar, that's all. And even then, they'll differ based on how developed they are with them and all the filter that comes with living their varied lives.
Maybe the world
is theirs for the taking, if they're actively taking it from you? Haa, I somewhat kid. But people who are proactive generally get first dibs, so, I guess I'm not kidding! I'd just hope if they are taking over the world, then, let them be emotionally balanced and evolved ENxPs. I imagine I'd be laughing my entire life at them and with them.
And really, singling people out through intimation?-- Sigh. As though you
really know these people beyond the few posts that you read of them or even if you've read many posts of them. Though it doesn't seem so based on what you've said. One quick read of a User Title and one post from another yet you've summed them up quite neatly, huh? People are that easy to box or stereotype for you? You truly understand who they are, right? I'm glad I didn't post yesterday as I was delirious and out of it and I pretty much skimmed your post at first. And then at second...and then...I made it (and found that Disclaimer, ha. So fortunate for my anger..
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I find your
Iconoclast User Title amusing, myself. Instead of attacking or overthrowing cherished beliefs or popular stereotypes or traditions based on error by being a rebel, you've gone about creating them. Haaaaa. And I don't watch Survivor but what makes you so certain Richard Hatch is an ENxP? You didn't state so but it's implied. I wonder if you'll even reply to any of the criticisms posted by others as you've skipped two of Dana's in favour to another that didn't conflict with you. Unless, of course, you plan on answering her later? I somewhat doubt the latter.
Did I waste my time writing to a neurotic person harping on neuortic people?!
