Doctor Cringelord
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- Instinctual Variant
- sp/sx
An older ENTP interacting with a younger INTP.
Keirsey labelled ENFPs the "champions" but the same label can be applied to some ENTPs. Look how he pushes her to pursue debate and realize her full potential. Ne dominant types can make great guidance counselors and coaches in this regard.
She self-identifies as an INTJ but I think he's on the money when he calls her an INTP. Notice the self-doubt bordering on apathy. Understanding that tendency, he is trying to push her to engage the world more via her Ne. I imagine debate would also push her to develop her Si and Fe. INxPs often need these sort of pushes because it's very, very easy for them to get locked into patterns of avoiding uncomfortable situations or, I think especially in the INTPs' case, of simply flying under the radar and avoiding obligations that involve uncomfortable interactions. However, it's those uncomfortable situations and interactions that force them to grow as individuals.
Regarding self doubt and apathy, I'm not sure which comes first for INTPs, but I think they certainly feed one another and can compound to create a lingering fear and avoidance that if unchecked will lead to a state of incomplete development and lack of direction as the INTP enters adulthood.
Keirsey labelled ENFPs the "champions" but the same label can be applied to some ENTPs. Look how he pushes her to pursue debate and realize her full potential. Ne dominant types can make great guidance counselors and coaches in this regard.
She self-identifies as an INTJ but I think he's on the money when he calls her an INTP. Notice the self-doubt bordering on apathy. Understanding that tendency, he is trying to push her to engage the world more via her Ne. I imagine debate would also push her to develop her Si and Fe. INxPs often need these sort of pushes because it's very, very easy for them to get locked into patterns of avoiding uncomfortable situations or, I think especially in the INTPs' case, of simply flying under the radar and avoiding obligations that involve uncomfortable interactions. However, it's those uncomfortable situations and interactions that force them to grow as individuals.
Regarding self doubt and apathy, I'm not sure which comes first for INTPs, but I think they certainly feed one another and can compound to create a lingering fear and avoidance that if unchecked will lead to a state of incomplete development and lack of direction as the INTP enters adulthood.
