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    Quote Originally Posted by Alomoes View Post
    I've found that Si and Fi deal with similar things.
    I really don't think so. As I see (and experience it) Si is about internal stimuli, but feelings are completely different matter. Its physical stimuli, it has nothing to do with emotions in reality, except when I feel (physically) uncomfortable enough to start being impatient, angry, sad, or numb. And these reactions cease instantly when I fulfill the physical need (eating, sleeping, resting, etc).

    Most of the times physical stimuli produces another different physical reaction or its related to thoughts ( intellectual/sensory valuation, more often) since its the next function or a Ni process. Sometimes its just the stimuli and likes or dislikes (physically) or just experience it. Contrary to what certain ppl think, its infrequent an emotional connection to a sensation for Si, while Fi users can relate more often physical sensations to feelings and emotions (I've seen it irl, they "read" sensations through emotions), thats something that I (as Si user) find cute (I perceive this as childish, cute on enfp and annoying on infx -excessive-). lol

    Fi as it says, its about Internal Feelings, the subject is mainly focused in his/her own feelings and emotions, and the feelings they have for others. It means, If they love something or someone or if they don't, if they feel happy, angry, moved, for themselves/others/something; they have a rich deep relationship with their own feelings and usually have a great range of them (and sometimes they try to project it over everyone or everything).

    Si on the other hand try to get the most comfortable or enjoyable part from anything (make experiences comfortable enough for them if possible).

    Fi and Si users of course dont understand each other naturally… Fi is always interpreting (translating) Si into emotions/feelings and Si doesn't care for feelings/emotions at all, and Fi (since its an internal emotional focus) could be easily offended (hurt feelings).

    Si users experience the world through 5 senses (sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch), while Fi experience it trough emotions and feelings (happy, sad, excited, angry, scared, anxious, surprised, love, hate etc).

    Could physical sensations affect emotionally a Si user?
    Could it be, but its not so frequent… its more often to feel something (emotionally) after thinking (processing) certain event (on my case). Its rare that Si would affect me emotionally instantly…its really unusual I'd say. Maybe just on extreme situations (danger f.e.)…I've cried over pain but it wasn't an emotional crying it was just the body response. As I said, is after an intellectual exercise that I'd start to have genuine emotional responses or feelings over an incident. Ironically, thinking is the short way to Fi on my case.


    Now, maybe you are confused because of moral.

    Si user could be offended by forcing something through their senses…(noise, sight, touch, smell, taste). Thats why Si could stand up for "moral" stuff…but it comes more from a "natural" (physical) personal source more than morals.

    But again, its different from Fi since Fi its about feelings/emotions and a personal sense of right and wrong (obviously, it could be learned from external sources -parents, societal, religious etc-), then, the focus is "what I think is good or bad", while Si is "what physically make me feel uncomfortable or offended (abused) -physical boundaries-". F.e. one of the things that offends or annoys me the most is when others think that they have the right of touching, watching or talking to me inappropriately… also having to watch naked people on tv screens all the time or listening to heavy volume music/tv when I'm walking on a public place (or when being a guest), all of this to me its a lack of respect. Thats why I find extremely grotesque and bizarre ppl as lady gaga and exhibitionists (and extreme tattoos and modifications or some Hinduism practices), its extremely awful how these ppl dont have any kind of self respect or respect to their own bodies(aka dignity: I'm not talking about moral or pride, or judging ppl morally, but this sensation of having right/belonging over ones body, not to show it up or change it, but to taking care of it on and preserve a sense of physical intimacy, thats highly valuable for me). Thats probably why some SLI descriptions talk about self respect.

    On the other hand, Fi users aren't interested on whats good/right physically talking…they are interested in whats good/right morally according what they have learned (or what they feel)…f.e. they can be in favor of indecent exposure if they are moved by an emotional speech or something like that, something that wouldn't affect the internal physical sensations of a Si. The nice speech wouldnt change an uncomfortable physical sensation.

    So, others can perceive or think that both Si and Fi share the same root but its not like that.
    Others cant see it clearly because both are Introverted, but one is feelings and the other sensations.

    Thats all I can see of all this socionics nonsense ...hope that helps.
    Last edited by Kiba; 04-29-2017 at 01:48 AM.
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