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It has been said by some that iNtuition cannot be described in words, but I say nay! Any psychological phenomenon can be described. After years of reflection, I have put together a conceptual understanding of what introverted intuition is and entails.
When you talk to an INFp, they are aware that you are talking to their persona.
Yep. Nice.
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They consciously (on some level) sculpt that persona, according to their social environment.
Yeah. It's not conscious or unconscious it's more umm 'semi-conscious?' lol. That's all true, because even though it feels that we're 'just being ourselves' we are morphing to the envrionment and popular culture quite a bit.
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This makes an INFp very aware of their own projection and cognitive dissonance in the social world.
Yeah.
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They never adhere to any idea (social norms included) without question; this is because deep down, they compare information almost inadvertently with time, which, if you think about it, is really the only constant thing in the world.
Yeah. Ideals are the enemy, I mean Oscar Wilde said it, and I also did too in my 16types adventure story. And I don't know if it's the only constant thing, but it's just how we work. We don't really intellectualize ourselves in the way that other people intellectualize us. We're too 'raw' for that or something.
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It is the most constant (if not reliable) point of reference; this could have something to do with why Ni's are consistently some of the most intelligent and adaptable of the types (INTps are statistically the most intelligent type). Some Ni's are more apt to express their deeper convictions, but confidence really varies among individuals.
Yeah. Confidence is a tricky thing. Without fear, there can be no courage, but confidence is more of something you either have or haven't, I think. A lot of it is just genetic, I think. Most people need other people to feel good about themselves.... even if they don't think so or not. I can be courageous at times, but I'm not very confident. =p
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Ni's certainly have a greater capacity for confidence.
Yeah, but not a greater capacity, but a greater need. It has to be this way because of how vacuumized and 'removed' Se/Ni is compared to Si/Ne, like I talked about in another post. INFps do benefit a lot from genuine compliments, and honest encouragement.
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Ni is a powerful function, but it also needs lots of information to grow. The more of the world an Ni sees, the more they realize that they can hold in their heads; an Ni can use their imagination to play through scenarios with ease, and from a very holistic viewpoint.
Yeah. All true. It's sort of like this one big bang gonzo throat fuck strike chord with no tempo. It's powerful, rawly, but it lacks direction and finesse. It's really crude.
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Essentially, the more they experience, the more they realize they are capable of imagining. INFps often use their imaginations to premeditate social encounters; the movies in their heads are often uncannily accurate because, by understanding the mechanisms by which people adhere to social conventions, they can capture the essence of a person and most of their nuances, almost entirely objectively.
YES YES YES YES very true. That's why I roll my eyes at people who say I need to go out and more and do more things. LoL why, when I'm already so accurate generally. It's usually some specific Se-ish thing though, that I have to realize why it's important, otherwise I just wanna write gay stories all day in my room.
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They actively seek out their own predispositions and attempt to be rid of them, so their imaginations will be more accurate.
Yep. Even if you are a magical, imaginative guy- nobody wants to be thought of as a weightless airy fag with no true core.
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Deep down, an Ni has a judgment of you, but depending on how much stake they put in social relationships, they may or may not voice their criticisms.
I have a big heart, but I will personally bad mouth ANYONE (and I do mean anyone), but then again all gay guys are like that. When society has told you for so long that who you are is 'inferior' to others, you're kinda oblivious to other people's pain because you're too busy dealing with your own. They didn't give a fuck about me, I ain't gonna give a fuck about them! =p We're victimishly selfish like that. And we love to gossip. My friend said I shouldn't assume that other people are out to get me though, maybe she's right, but I can't help it. It's not like I want you to be all fuzzy teddy bear ish if you don't really mean it. (ugh people being 'fake nice' to me is something I can't really stand)
But I don't think you should be afraid to hang out with me, just because I will be brutally honest about you if you break my heart and do anything that emotionally hurts me. =)
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If an Ni has been raised in such a family that they learn they have no way to turn, nobody to fall back on, they may never realize the nature of their true opinions toward people; they are slaves to their persona, and they know it.
It depends. My parents are alphas and we clashed on Ne valuing vs. Ni valuing, but we also have shared Fe and Ti to fall back on. Soo yeah they annoyed me sometimes, but having shared Fe/Ti helped me feel at least comfortable. Ideally, nobody can help me, I mean really true down rawly help me- like another Beta can.
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Cognitiveprocesses.com says about extraverted feeling, "Often with this process, we feel pulled to be responsible and take care of others’ feelings, sometimes to the point of not separating our feelings from theirs." They may wonder which part of them is their real self, when it is in fact the part that wonders. A mentally strong INFp can be as passionate or dispassionate as they choose, since they understand the expected interpretations of, and reactions to, comic and dramatic situations. Often they can bullshit their way halfway through a conversation by laughing where they ought to (Ni applied to Fe gives a sense of how a person will react to something, and so when they will laugh), and then catch up. This isn't to say that they aren't affected at all, deep down, by others; they are one of the most sensitive types (INFj is arguably the most sensitive).
The way I look at is, I will only cry for myself, unless I know for sure that you cry for me. Why would I worry about anybody that doesn't worry about me? Delta matrydom really confuses and annoys me. And yeah IEIs will test other people's love by being unnecessarily withdrawn - it's more of a game to get you to throat fuck us though.
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They may, however, be moved for different reasons. INFps gather expected interpretations by listening closely to people's conversations, but especially the descriptors they use. Often fantastic at poetry, they pick up on differences in the ways individuals interpret things and hold them somewhat consciously in their minds; this makes them excellent in mixed company, especially if they've thought about the situation beforehand.
I agree with everything here except being good with poetry. I think that's more of a technical skill, that's not type related. Poetry isn't like other forms of art and writing, it takes a lot of practice to be good at IMNSHO. I think a more accurate statement is 'INFps are fantastic at writing.' Which we are, although there is many forms of writing. Maybe infps are more likely to be a fantastic poet then uhh, an entp but it's hard to say.
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I suspect that the prefrontal cortex embodies Ni. Among other things (executive functions, control of emotions), the prefrontal cortex is a virtual reality simulator.
Probably. Where is that in your brain anyway? The middle part of my brain usually hurts the worst, whereas the front and back feel the best.
(more to come later)