'Thank you!  That makes a lot of sense.  So Se is the reason he does that so much, then.|||I know this belongs on another thread probably but.....I don't know what type preferences my one friend has, but I think he may have ISFP preferences.  I used to think he was a J, but now I think...|||Me too!!  When people ask me about my religious beliefs, I explain that I'm panentheistic and describe it, but it always goes right over their heads, which is really annoying.  I'm glad I met another...|||Very true.|||I'm pretty sure Nicki Minaj has ESTP preferences.  I've seen an interview of her, and she used just as much Se as the other ESxPs I know.  After I while, you can just tell when someone uses dominant...|||Eminem seems like a thinker because he consciously tries not to show his emotions because he's afraid of appearing vulnerable.  He's definitely an ISFP, no question about it.  ISTPs use Fe, which...|||He definitely has NF values so he probably belongs in that temperament. Furthermore, he seems pretty introverted, so I'd go with INFx. He has a tremendous amount of vision in some of his songs, so...|||Haha. I loved it. They're my favorite movies. And our depth comes with a price. You Ne users have a much broader and more open perspective. You also get to use your dominant function in the outer...|||I don't know if other Ni users think this way, but this is the best way I can explain my normal train of thought.  I'll be singing something in my head while I vaguely visualize someone singing it...|||Sorry to hear that.  It must have been tough.|||I couldn't have said it better myself :)|||You seem to use a good amount of Ti.  If you know you're introverted, perhaps you could check out ISTP, INTP, ISFJ, and INFJ type descriptions to see which one fits you better.|||Yes!  I think of it as an internal map of facts, ideas, beliefs, and concepts that looks pretty much like what you drew, with each piece of information as one of the dots.|||It's almost impossible to explain.  I know what it is in my head, but, when I try to talk about it, the words I'm saying just make no sense.|||That's me exactly!  I just had an experience with that.  A single philosophy class I took in college forced me to change my entire worldview.  I was sad and confused for months before I was finally...|||I think I read somewhere that having a strong feeling that turns out to be right is common in both ISFJs and INFJs but it comes from Fi.  For us, Fi is our 6th most preferred function (although it's...|||I'm glad you say that.  I didn't like Lady Gaga's music until I really payed attention to her lyrics, looking at what lay beneath the surface of what she was saying.  After that, I thought the word...|||True, but I guess for an ISFP the focus is more on the senses and not on the metaphor itself.  The metaphor is used to assist in creating the image instead of a few images/memories being the...|||Interesting.  I didn't know that.  Thank you for telling me.  He always struck me as using most of his cognitive functions well, which makes his type preferences harder to deduce.  I'll have to think...|||Jung referred to people by their dominant function.  While MBTI would specify the difference between an ESFP and an ESTP, Jung would call them both extraverted sensing types.  Thus, by calling...|||So you are saying that Jung believed the dominant function to be much more significant to a person's personality than the auxiliary and tertiary and that the auxiliary and tertiary functions were, in...|||I didn't know that actually.  Maybe he meant that he ended up orienting himself towards sensation for his profession.  I think I saw somewhere that he considered the study of psychology to require an...|||Jung said he was an INT.  If he was wrong about his own type, then what reason would we have to believe any of his theories to be true?|||ENTP.  Just to be sure though, read up on temperaments.  If you identify more with the theorist (NT) temperament than the catalyst (NF) temperament, then that pretty much sets it in stone.|||That's definitely true of her.  Your explanation's making me lean more towards ESFP now though, but I'll have to think about it more.  Thanks for the imput!|||I understand.  The are a few people in general on this forum who try to pick on sensors way too much.  Just because someone doesn't have your same personality preferences doesn't mean that you can't...|||I'm having some trouble typing my emotionally unstable friend.  I'm having lots of trouble finding out what type best fits one of my best friends.  She seems to be more of an ESTP than an ESFP,...|||I'm not jealous at all and I'm also not trying to say that INTJs are necessarilly more selfish than other types. They just appear that way because of tertiary Fi. Everybody is a little selfish in...|||I'm the same way, very introverted but often in need of companionship :).  I get so overstimulated around others sometimes that I spend a lot of time in my room, but that prevents me from going out...|||I apologize if someone already said this as I didn't read most of the comments here.  INTJs have tertiary Fi, which, like all tertiary functions, is applied narcissistically and in a limited,...|||Figure out which interaction style you use.  That should set it in stone for you.|||You almost certainly have ISTJ preferences.  I'm sure of it.  Your responses to questions on this forum point to Te-Fi, not Fe-Ti.|||Me too.  I love hearing what other people have to say about anything!    But it's no more black and white than anything else about type theory.  When you define yourself based on type, you define...|||I have no idea either, but there's nothing wrong with it.  PinkRasputin just doesn't like directive speech.  Directive speech is used when you order people to do things that need to be done (though,...|||I hate to be rude, but do you think you might have ISTJ preferences.  ISTJs use mostly directing, while ISFJs use mostly informing.  Honestly, I'm still not sure of my type preferences.  I could see...|||INFJs use directing, not informing, so maybe you use directing without even realizing it.|||True.  She usually means the effect of their actions when she says big picture.  Now I'm not sure again about her type because I just read about interaction styles in depth, particulary the...|||I think you misinterpreted what I said. I was saying the same thing as you; that the meaning is central for INFPs whereas the sensory detail backed by metaphor is what ISFPs use (Se-Ni).  I love ISFP...|||I know the feeling.  I think it's because we're smart and use big words. Some people equate that with having a superior attitude (trust me. People have said the same about me. When I realized people...|||The singer of Linkin Park is definitely Fi-dom.  I'm pretty sure he's an INFP.|||Brandon Flowers (lead singer of the Killers) is most likely an INFP.  I think for most INFPs the meaning of the song is more important than the image, if that makes sense.  So, songs written by an...|||No problem!  -----It's so interesting, and personally surprising to me, that if something intolerant/cruel was said that you would not necessarily say anything about it (but be angry about...|||Ted.........INFJ Robin......ISTP Lily.........ESFP Marshall..ENFP Barney....ENxP|||Yea.  I know!  That seems like a pretty annoying situation.  At least you're at college now and have some more breathing room!|||As I understand it, having Extraverted Feeling (Fe) means that you to some extent take on as your own the values (and needs) of a group. Assuming that is correct (and if not, I'd love to hear from...|||Keirsey didnt create the temperament model based on cognitive functions, but on observed similarities in their life goals and motivations. Also, Fe, especially coupled with Ni, will challenge the...|||I figured that coming up with alternate explanations (N) would be more enjoyable for an N.  Thus, I figured they'd stick with the search for an alternate explanation longer. In general, of course....|||Yeah, me too.  I usually get along well with ISFJs, and we can seem the same on the outside, but our inner beliefs and values are often so different that it's hard for us to agree on anything...|||Are judgers just not receptive to people's perceptions then?  Are all judgers inflexible and not changeable?  Bono is an ENFJ for the following reasons...  He's passionate about his visions for world...|||I think sensors are, in general, more likely to believe in the paranormal because I think they're more likely to give up the search for alternative explanations quicker.  Also, imagining alternate...'