skylights
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thanks metaphor, cascadeco, and jaguar for your answers to my questions!
well, my Ne was probably about the same in development as my Fi when i was a child, maybe even a bit less, and i suspect this was in part because of my environment. for years i was not allowed to interact with many others or to leave the house because of a medical condition, and thus i had to rely more on internal stimulation than i would have otherwise. after a bit of a learning curve in terms of how to interact with peers (to this day i feel more comfortable speaking to older adults), my Ne skill began to get more clear, and it became my preference. that said, i think your Perceiving functions can seem less tangible than your Judging functions because of their more passive role. i've swum in a sea of Ne my whole life, but it was a long time before i realized it.
Exactly.
This makes sense in theory but it seems baffling that someone could have a dominant function and not be skilled in using it. It would seem particularly destructive. I wonder what kind of environmental influence would lead this to happen. One example might be parents or peers who did not value or trust the function and were highly critical or dismissive when it was used.
well, my Ne was probably about the same in development as my Fi when i was a child, maybe even a bit less, and i suspect this was in part because of my environment. for years i was not allowed to interact with many others or to leave the house because of a medical condition, and thus i had to rely more on internal stimulation than i would have otherwise. after a bit of a learning curve in terms of how to interact with peers (to this day i feel more comfortable speaking to older adults), my Ne skill began to get more clear, and it became my preference. that said, i think your Perceiving functions can seem less tangible than your Judging functions because of their more passive role. i've swum in a sea of Ne my whole life, but it was a long time before i realized it.