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    I have sensor envy. I don't mind being an introvert, I love being a feeler, and being a perceiver is cool - like 'chill man just going with the flow!' but my intuition annoys me at times. It's always on and it's always so strong. I look at my mom and how sensor her eyes are, they are so innocent in ways, it's like she's more caring than me in many ways. When something needs to be done SHE JUST FUCKING DOES IT. She may not want to but she doesn't have to analyze in her head about it or see it w/insight. well that's kinda a combination of her extroversion AND her sensing.

    and being around sensing people is relaxing to me in a way like balancing, they aren't really judging me so critically in their brains and instead they just are trying to enjoy me. An intuitive person can be nice, enfps are nice but even they have the prickly insight thing going on. It's like this sort of disconnection from raw tactile tangible processes. And it's like one time this person tried to help me and a sensor was really nice about it and this another intuitive person came in and wanted me to sociopathically make fun of the person with them. I actually enjoy doing this but I thought at that time they were being too harsh, it's like intuitive types have this sociopathic disconnect too often. SENSING FOR THE WIN.

    ((yeah I'm mbti-izing things or whatever but you know I'm right))

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    Endlessly analyzing instead of actually doing shit is a problem for me also.
    The cure for envy is realizing that not only there are people who value your information but it is actually valuable. Naturally the value is not actualized if you don't act on or share the information. The way to get more active, is to get more confident with your strengths. So you need to figure out exactly what do you see better than other people, and then to capitalize on that. Recognizing people that don't benefit from your information also helps.

    I have moral awareness even at times of emotional disconnection. At the end of the day they it is important that you behave right not that you feel empathy while you do it.
    And even if as Ni base you don't constantly have that awareness because you go along with your imagination, your behavior can and should be guided by more stable beliefs and norms.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BulletsAndDoves View Post
    And it's like one time this person tried to help me and a sensor was really nice about it and this another intuitive person came in and wanted me to sociopathically make fun of the person with them. I actually enjoy doing this but I thought at that time they were being too harsh, it's like intuitive types have this sociopathic disconnect too often. SENSING FOR THE WIN.
    So you're basing your opinion of ALL intuitives off of the behavior of one insulting intuitive who liked to make fun of other people?

    Have you thought, maybe sensors appreciate intuitives? Maybe other people appreciate that disconnect you describe? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

    If there's something you don't like about yourself, why not change it? What's holding you back?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mountain Dew View Post
    So you're basing your opinion of ALL intuitives off of the behavior of one insulting intuitive who liked to make fun of other people?
    BulletsAndDoves mentioned a minimum of 3 intuitives. 1) Nice enfp(s) 2) Some asshole 3) himself - which he arguably has a lot of insight in.. He also said that intuitives can be nice.
    Your comment is a bit of a miss.

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    The problem probably has to do with you and is not your type. I day dream all day, over analyze and contemplate about things a lot, am in my head and don't take notice of the things around me often. The only difference is, im fine with it up until a point, once that point is reached I want to turn my thoughts into reality..which is why I prefer action.

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    Very relatable. I like Ne better than any other function tho but having a sensing function as PolR isn't funny. Perceiving types are also cooler than judging, but what can you do.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Agarina View Post
    Perceiving types are also cooler than judging, but what can you do.
    Nuh uh

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    B&D wishes he were a sensor...don't you all?
    Though if you think about it, a world of sensors would be pretty hum-drum. Gotta have some of you triangles around.

    Sometimes I've wished to be introverted. But I like being a logical sensory rational. And I don't want to be beta. So I'll stick with extroversion. I understand introversion does have its drawbacks, though not as many as being ethical. Understanding people is nice and all, but not at the cost of being overly sensitive.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BulletsAndDoves View Post
    I have sensor envy. I don't mind being an introvert, I love being a feeler, and being a perceiver is cool - like 'chill man just going with the flow!' but my intuition annoys me at times. It's always on and it's always so strong. I look at my mom and how sensor her eyes are, they are so innocent in ways, it's like she's more caring than me in many ways. When something needs to be done SHE JUST FUCKING DOES IT. She may not want to but she doesn't have to analyze in her head about it or see it w/insight. well that's kinda a combination of her extroversion AND her sensing.

    and being around sensing people is relaxing to me in a way like balancing, they aren't really judging me so critically in their brains and instead they just are trying to enjoy me. An intuitive person can be nice, enfps are nice but even they have the prickly insight thing going on. It's like this sort of disconnection from raw tactile tangible processes. And it's like one time this person tried to help me and a sensor was really nice about it and this another intuitive person came in and wanted me to sociopathically make fun of the person with them. I actually enjoy doing this but I thought at that time they were being too harsh, it's like intuitive types have this sociopathic disconnect too often. SENSING FOR THE WIN.

    ((yeah I'm mbti-izing things or whatever but you know I'm right))
    Thanks B&D. My best friends are Intuits. They see ahead and around corners too. I don't think you would trade. It is nice to live in the moment and not get too wrapped up in possibilities that will probably never happen, but Sensors are at their best in the company of Intuitives. I can't count the number of times my Intuition Guides have steered me in the right direction. So don't envy your Sensors, just keep them close.
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    Sammy I bet you made this just to give sensors a boost. MWAH.

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    It is nice to live in the moment and not get too wrapped up in possibilities that will probably never happen, but Sensors are at their best in the company of Intuitives. I can't count the number of times my Intuition Guides have steered me in the right direction. So don't envy your Sensors, just keep them close.
    Good advice thanks.

    Sammy I bet you made this just to give sensors a boost. MWAH.
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    The problem probably has to do with you and is not your type.
    I don't think it's about right or wrong or a problem with me. It's just how people are. Obviously some people are sensors and some people intuit, just like some people are extroversion/introversion. People's personality quirks are just interesting to me. I already know types are silly and lame, but I still think there's something to them that's interesting. I think the personality effects people have are subtle, but I can pretend to be an INTj and give my mom Ti although it's unnatural.

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    The cure for envy is realizing that not only there are people who value your information but it is actually valuable.
    Yeah, sometimes I get low self-esteem and get really insecure for not being good at certain things. It's like I will try something new, like people are being encouraging like 'You can do it' but I try to do it, and I fall flat on my face in a very embarrassing way. And then I'm like 'well I tried to do it but it just didn't suit me.' It's kind of silly to be that way though, I can only try to improve my strengths and work hard on things I'm naturally good at, like Ni-ego writing. I am SUPER GOOD AT THAT. In a way that makes everybody orgasm, I shouldn't get so hung up on my flaws and insecurities. Thank you sweetie.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BulletsAndDoves View Post
    I look at... how sensor his/her eyes are, they are so innocent in ways.
    I paraphrased that part, and it describes how I feel about sensors at times. You phrased poetically something that I haven't been able to put into words, as gay as that sounds.

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    Ive never had "sensory envy", but youre a 9 and I'm a 7, which probably makes a huge difference.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jadae View Post
    Ive never had "sensory envy", but youre a 9 and I'm a 7, which probably makes a huge difference.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jadae View Post
    Do you have something to say?
    BnD is not a 9, or any withdrawn type (i.e. not 4, 5 or 9). Compare him to 9s like bg, mune, kam, poli, (maybe) guavadrunk; the vibe is entirely different.

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