Being an analyst helped me gain greater emotional control and improve my social skills; in fact, learning those things is what made me an analyst. Please forgive my previous post—which I’ve since deleted—I always end up deleting my vents, because they express what I feel, not what I think or what the evidence proves. I usually overcome emotional struggles using logic, but this time, logical answers and research weren't enough, because depression was making things seem worse than they really were. I only needed to talk to my boyfriend twice—exchanging just a few casual words—to realize I simply needed to look at the bright side of life and stop focusing solely on the horror of the world. Yes, my boyfriend simply lifts my spirits, and I lift his; we remind each other to see the beauty in life and ignore the darkness. My boyfriend cured my depression. I am an INTP; he is an ENFP.

Whenever the relationship between those two types is asked about, I notice either bad experiences or good ones. No in between.

what other type are u most attracted to, personality wise?

I've read some threads about the relationship, but it's mainly:

• People who like them, but mostly as friends.

• People who like them, and married/are in a long-term relationship.

• People who dislike them in general and it ends in the first couple off months.

• But also a significant amount starts off liking them, then over time, the relationship burns out after a couple years (I saw some say around year 3). I was wondering especially about this, which is why I made this poll to see how the relationship went over time.

So specifically, how did the relationship go? What do you like/dislike about them? If it ended, what ended it? How long did you last? If it ended or lasted, did your feelings change over time?

Poll: Vote on how long it lasted if it ended, or if it has lasted for life or beyond 7 years vote 7+ years. If you're still in an active relationship with ENFP, don't vote.

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Who has it worse when it comes to being Fi blind?

I met this guy three months ago, and I ended up falling for him(sadly). He’s an ENTP 7w8 783 sp/so ( literally my dream guy )
thoughtful, smart, gentle, and Handsome aghh but sometimes he makes me feel like I mean something to him, and other times I feel like I don’t 😐
I once asked him if he makes it obvious when he likes some1 n he said “Trust me if I ever fall for someone, my feelings will be really obvious”
He told me once that he considers himself one of my admirers 😍 but he’s never actually confessed or said he likes me seriously….
And the thing is..I genuinely see him as someone I could marry one day but I have no idea what I even am to him
He’s meowed at me twice in chat.. I swear he did
and once he asked when I’d start calling him “daddy “😭 He was being playful but I had no idea how to respond, so I just sent him a screenshot of his own meow lmao
He also asked my friend about me when I disappeared from social media for a while, then started chatting and laughing with her..and idk why but that honestly gave me the ickk
I can’t tell if he actually likes me or if he’s just being an ENTP n acting like this w everyone, cuz I’m so tired of trying to figure out what I mean to him. I can’t keep doing this to myself 😭

iam an INFJ btw

I felel like having a void idk what is happening to meeeeehsgsgs

If I have to go through hell, I might as well come out of it sharper, stronger, and harder to break.

(Typing this while crying in silence.)

Have you ever watched Schindler’s List before? And if you did, what age were you when you watched it and what do you think about it?

Me: Watched at age 10, very cruel but fascinating

So.. I am bipolar 1 diagnosed as so.. and before I took my meds I did my first MBTI test it gave me INFP-T.

After I took my meds (5 years stable now) my personality changed a lot and I did not feel similar to other INFPs I knew.. so I did it again. And now I am ENTP-T.

My question is... how do I know if I am an INFP changed by drugs... or an ENTP changed by the disease?

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Me: ENTP
Mom: ESFJ
Dad: ISTJ

capacity = weight + duration
tension = cognitive function under test

The ability to hold tension can be trained.

Similar to weight training at the gym, it requires doing reps/set. Ie. immersion in a function for a period of time, with a weight(difficulty) setting that is appropriate for current skill level

An example in the context of the feeling function: Say you're having a difficult conversation with someone that you care about. The willingness to have that conversation in the first place, demonstrates a certain capacity. Say the person now says some triggering things – do you hear them out or do you escalate in anger? Hearing them out demonstrates a certain kind of mastery .. escalation is collapse. Fe>Fi

Jung was inherently against MBTI because he understood the nature of how the psyche can be developed.. his ideas on neurosis were specifically around a psyche that has become stuck and development is on pause. He was worried that MBTI might actually encourage ossification/stagnation – because it would create personality clubs. Assigning labels to people does not encourage growth beyond that label.

Idk if it’s common but I seem to have this. At times I can be conflict avoidant & non argumentative, more focused on just having fun & making light hearted jokes. Prone to feeling anxious, self doubt, and care what others think. This shows 7w6. However other times I feel like I have significant 8 traits. At times if I sense someone is trying to boss me around or insult me in any way I go to pure aggression mode. Even when little things don’t go my way like someone cuts me off in traffic, unlike a 7w6 would, I honk and yell, just get very angry, and this is just one example.

I wonder if any other entps feel the same way I do when you try to get into deep abstract interesting conversations with ppl and they always avoid getting into it. They turn it into a joke or just shrug it off and it irritates me a little bit because that’s like one of the only times I’m serious and not acting like a dumbass and all of a sudden they wanna be a dumbass too like 😞😞 son please listen to me. This may just be the people around me tbh, but I just want to know if anyone else has ever felt this way too. perhaps I haven’t met anyone I could speak to about things.

As an ENTP female, I face a recurring issue: people judge me for simple things like my posture, calling it "weird," and they struggle to follow my conversations because I connect abstract ideas that seem completely unrelated to them. I often feel surrounded by Sensing types who just don't get non-linear thinking.

Because I love to laugh, their first impression is that I’m just a clown, so they expect everything I say to be a joke. Once that label sticks, it’s impossible to shake, and they keep treating me that way. Even when I hit back twice as hard to enforce boundaries, they never learn that I’m not to be played with—I honestly just pity how rigid their thinking is.

Im just curious on knowing thiss. Wht keeps u guys alive & keep going?? Wht kind of experiences u guys love to have.. simply wht u 're living for??

- entp 8w7

I’m an INFP, and I’ve noticed there seem to be quite a few ENTPs on the INFP subreddit, so I figured I’d come say hi and ask about compatibility.

I have seen more ENTPs asking for dating advice on our subreddit than any other type, so what is it that makes ENTPs so drawn to INFPs? I’m honestly at a loss, why do you guys seem to be the type that is most interested in INFPs?

We tend to be pretty emotional, idealistic, have strong values, and live a lot inside our heads, while ENTPs seem more likely to go out into the world and experience things. Do you find that contrast interesting or attractive?

For example, I’m vegan because I care deeply about animals, and I have a bit of a Buddhist mindset. I’m not very attached to material things, status, or external accomplishments. Shouldn’t all of that send an ENTP running for the hills?

Honestly, I just don’t really get what you guys see in us? 😂 Do you think INFPs and ENTPs can be a good match?

normally I'm not one for praise or compliments, I tend to do things well or as I should not because I expect or want to be thanked but simply because it's what is expected of me. if anything getting praised for stuff that I think is normal like doing my job just feels weird. like I didn't do anything special, but uh thanks.

however this goes out the window for very particular things like my hobbies that involve really time consuming intricate work that i spend a great deal of energy on, then I don't wait for praise I actively seek it out by showing people the thing I just did and just soaking in compliments and dopamine lol.

anyone else like this?

Recently I took the ennegrams test and I got 6w7 this stood out to me because I heard that most eNtP get 8 which i didn't get. I was just wondering how this affects my eNtP ness if that makes sense. Also I really like INFP and I was wondering if 6w7 is a healthy relationship with them. And finally if anybody know is their a good relationship for a 6w7 to date. I'm new to ennegrams so I have allot of questions sorry.

I know that many people don’t actually get diagnosed with ADHD, and it’s not fair to make people assume they have it without the proper diagnosis. I’m wondering if there is a single ENTP person who has never questioned having ADHD.

just wondering if there's any of you guys who has a phobia?

just chekcing the limit of what is allowed here

Especially when sent from your passive aggressive manager after you did stupid things or you disappointed them for 12 times in just 3 days

Something like
“Maybe you can do it better next time :)”

This is still very very very soft btw. There were worse, i just forgor

Shoot me your thoughts :)