[NT] INTJ With Developing Te?

[GalaxyMelody2]

I'm sure I have Ni, Fi, and Se. But I don't really relate to Te. I'm 15

 

[Yara the Corpse]

So you naturally prefer Ni over Fi alot of the time? Why not be ISFP?

 

[Smilephantomhive]

Why don't you relate to Te?

 

[Zeego]

Well what lead you to INTJ instead of another type?

 

[Forever]

You're 15.

 

[Zeego]

You're 15.

So? Why can't a 15 year old try to find their type?

 

[Forever_Jung]

So? Why can't a 15 year old try to find their type?

Perhaps I'm giving the post a charitable interpretation, but I thought Forever was saying: You're 15, you might not have much conscious awareness of your auxilary yet.

But addressing the OP, how DO you feel about Te? Maybe you don't relate to it, but do you find Te matters (systems, facts, general rules for accomplishing things) to be something you find relatively easy, or something you have always struggled with? Or do you just not really notice much about it at all?

When determining your type it can often be useful to consider the area of life you struggle most with.

 

[Coriolis]

Perhaps I'm giving the post a charitable interpretation, but I thought Forever was saying: You're 15, you might not have much conscious awareness of your auxilary yet.

But addressing the OP, how DO you feel about Te? Maybe you don't relate to it, but do you find Te matters (systems, facts, general rules for accomplishing things) to be something you find relatively easy, or something you have always struggled with? Or do you just not really notice much about it at all?

I was very conscious of starting to develop Te when I was around 10-12 or so. Of course I didn't think of in those terms back then, as I knew nothing about MBTI, etc. What I did feel was a constant struggle to take ideas that seemed so clear swirling around in my head and present them to someone else in a coherent form, and then to defend them against questioning, and (kind-hearted) attempts to pick them apart, courtesy of an old, dear family friend. There was an almost palpable sensation surrounding the development of this ability, as if I could feel things coming into alignment and reinforcing each other. By the time I was in high school, I was quite proficient at this, at least for my age, and there was no looking back.

 

[Forever_Jung]

I was very conscious of starting to develop Te when I was around 10-12 or so. Of course I didn't think of in those terms back then, as I knew nothing about MBTI, etc. What I did feel was a constant struggle to take ideas that seemed so clear swirling around in my head and present them to someone else in a coherent form, and then to defend them against questioning, and (kind-hearted) attempts to pick them apart, courtesy of an old, dear family friend. There was an almost palpable sensation surrounding the development of this ability, as if I could feel things coming into alignment and reinforcing each other. By the time I was in high school, I was quite proficient at this, at least for my age, and there was no looking back.

If the above was intended as a refutation of the sentence you bolded, I should point out I was merely divining what someone else meant. I personally don't know what is a normal developmental timeline of the auxiliary function, though I wouldn't be shocked if some people took longer than others to feel their aux. "come in".

Now to actually respond to your point: It's interesting you can remember your Te coming to life like that. Mentally revisiting that time in my life I too can recall something similar happening to me.

I was a very socially naive kid, constantly getting messed with and bullied. I either tuned everyone out completely, or I fumbled hopelessly.

Then in "middle school" (10-13 years old) I would say my Ne sort of slowly woke up. I became much better at expressing my inner world in an engaging and comprehensible way to an audience. I actually got very good at "working a crowd" and adjusting to the temperature of the room. By the time I was 12 I developed a very sharp tongue. While I wouldn't say I learned typical social skills, I just became much more externally "aware" and able to handle myself.

I think I'm going to start a thread about this.

 

[Coriolis]

If the above was intended as a refutation of the sentence you bolded, I should point out I was merely divining what someone else meant. I personally don't know what is a normal developmental timeline of the auxiliary function, though I wouldn't be shocked if some people took longer than others to feel their aux. "come in".

Now to actually respond to your point: It's interesting you can remember your Te coming to life like that. Mentally revisiting that time in my life I too can recall something similar happening to me.

I provided that account as an example of what a conscious awareness of the auxiliary might look like around that time of life. I remember that process very well, and when I learned later about development of aux functions, realized that was exactly what was happening. Interesting that you had a similar experience.