How do the shadow processes come into play?
Reading through the descriptions of the cognitive processes, it would appear everyone uses every one at points. I'm just confused as to how to tell if something is less dominant or is the shadow. Or if something's a shadow process or simply a dominant's weakness. Does this make sense?
For instance, how do you know if each process is actually one you use or one that gets you into trouble. Like, Fe, someone can definitely care about others' feelings and worry what others think of me, and try to follow the crowd, but then also worry about how others' feelings affect THEM (Fi). As for Ne, it can make someone creative and also relieve stress, but it can get you into trouble when interpreting things incorrectly. Etc.
Reading through the descriptions of the cognitive processes, it would appear everyone uses every one at points. I'm just confused as to how to tell if something is less dominant or is the shadow. Or if something's a shadow process or simply a dominant's weakness. Does this make sense?
For instance, how do you know if each process is actually one you use or one that gets you into trouble. Like, Fe, someone can definitely care about others' feelings and worry what others think of me, and try to follow the crowd, but then also worry about how others' feelings affect THEM (Fi). As for Ne, it can make someone creative and also relieve stress, but it can get you into trouble when interpreting things incorrectly. Etc.
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