Originally Posted by
Alonzo
Well, speaking solely of your personality, based on what you've showcased here, you can be a particular breed of "a lot." Lol And this is coming from someone who can also be "a lot" in a similar manner (read: pugnacious, snarky, head strong, haughty, imperious, opinionated); in some spaces/contexts those traits can serve you well and in others, lead to a pitchfork carrying mob calling for your demise. Lol
When it comes down to it, I'm a huge proponent of "take it or leave it" > accept me as I am or fuck off. It's just that you must also be willing to accept the consequences and repercussions that come with that way of interfacing with the world. Lots of folks may opt to "leave it," which will place limitations on you. It's up to you to decide how comfortable you are with those limitations. However, inevitably, I believe that you/everyone will be put into a situation where certain self-adjustments may be necessary for your continued mental/spiritual/physical wellbeing.
I've mentioned before that you remind me a lot of my best friend, who is ILE and essentially believes that he should always be allowed to unabashedly say whatever [provocative, shit-stirring] thing he wants to without negative consequence (directed at himself), all while consciously downplaying and underestimating the ambition of hidden agenda Fe, which can manifest as "please love/accept/admire me despite myself!" Lol ILEs are great for saying what others won't say or can't see (which, led by Ne can be quite "colorful"), especially if it's true according to their Ti--it's one of the ways they expand boundaries and provoke thought, which can lead to understanding, and possibly change and innovation. This, in part, is their contribution to the health of the socion, which means that there is implicit value in their manner of being. But with 2D Fe, those provocations can be a bit rough around the edges and hard for others to readily swallow, which can certainly create a backlash. How NTs "help" the word is rarely appreciated at face value due to some of our "social deficits." Lol [Cue the SFs that help us in this regard]
In addition to these other already contentious identities, your trans identity may also (wrongfully) give some licence to "shit on you," which unfortunately tends to stem from a lack of deep understanding and/or empathy concerning who/how/what you are---which, ultimately, is nobody's fucking business. Though an "explanation" may be helpful in some cases, you don't owe that to anyone. If Socionics and IR teaches us anything, it should be that not everyone will "get" us, which is fine; it's quite possible to not fully "get" someone and still treat them like a human being.
I see a young person who naturally [in born] has "a lot" on their plate and is still discovering themselves and figuring out how to navigate the world, which can be a rough and bumpy endeavor even under the most "ideal" circumstances. Keep being you. Just understand that "you" can/will/should grow and evolve over the course of your lifetime and that's ok > "know better, do better." Some of this "progress" will be beyond your control and some of it, within your control. Accept what you can't control, and change what you can if it suits you to do so--for me, life is a perpetual loop of cost/benefit analysis. Lol All that ultimately matters is whether or not you can stomach whatever costs come with being "you," whoever/whatever/however that manifests in any given moment.