'So the military would turn you into a sheep? Would you say you're impressionable?   None of my political opinions have changed since joining over a year and a half ago. I'm still socially liberal,...|||It is literally called a division in the Navy, though. About 25 people.   Being in charge of the photocopier is meritorious, BTW. That thing never works. We didn't properly secure for sea when...|||Yes, division officer or DIVO, is where all people of my designation start out. It's a leadership challenge for someone who has had very little leadership experience.|||Any INTPs join the military as either enlisted or officer?   I did so last year in the Navy as a Surface Warfare Officer partially because it requires personality attributes that are opposite to my...|||I couldn't bring myself to buy the PC version after sinking 300 hours into the PS3 version. I just bought the PS3 DLC and I'm happy with that. It's a game best suited for a controller anyway, and I...|||It's a serious responsibility, but not most likely won't get selected. You'll likely get sent home.   The last time I was called for jury duty, it was very important I arrive by 8am, so that I...|||Have you ever seen Forks Over Knives? It's available on Netflix. Ironically, one of the best anti-vegan arguments I have seen to date came from an analysis of some of the inaccuracies (and some...|||I know of someone that developed sleep apnea after becoming obese. Obesity does not help respiratory issues. From the OP's post, it would also seem that this is a recent issue. If not, holding it...|||I meant a medical issue that is resulting in abnormal weight gain. Obesity is obviously caused by weight gain, and the respiratory thing very likely is as well. If so, weight loss will solve those...|||People with hypothyroidism that attested to slow weight loss by calorie counting. Your sister in law shouldn't be working out for 90 minutes a day. Working out past approximately 45 minutes typically...|||I believe that he no longer loves her as well, and that it's possible that her weight is simply the easiest target for his frustration. The very way he's discussing the issue shows a huge amount of...|||koalaroo   Well, some people are more specific about what they're attracted to. If I love someone, I'm attracted to them regardless of their physical features...so far. (I haven't been with someone...|||How did you decide that it's an illness?|||I think calling STU KATZ shallow is premature. In the real world, there are things people find attractive and unattractive. If you're in a relationship, you should maintain around your same level of...|||Congratulations!|||Congratulations!|||What a great post! I would have more to say on it, but it seems spot on from what I've observed in those around me and in myself.|||Assorted sashimi and hot sake.|||Thanks. I ask because I was diagnosed and I used to have the thoughts I quoted in your post. I was reading a pretty good book on ADHD once and a neuroscientist hypothesized that in people with ADHD,...|||But unless you have something replace that time with, you'll just end up slumped over the couch wearing your sad face. Focusing on more activity is rewarding, where as limiting what you like is...|||Addiction is a symptom of emptiness. I'm sure that if you had more varied, active interests you wouldn't feel addicted to the internet. But if you're happy with your life, why not embrace the...|||Do you have ADHD by any chance?|||PixieSaysHi  n2freedom  I just started taking 5-HTP, Ginkgo, and more lecithin based on links  posted in this thread. If I have any noticeable changes, I'll let you  both know.    Great...|||In my opinion, guided meditation is more like relaxation than a mental exercise. The meditation that has always worked for me is focusing on having as little as possible in your mind, ensuring a...|||I do weight work and cardio work (cardio with HIIT) to expend my excess energy. That first step makes any relaxation techniques that follow much more effective, of course. As for meditating, I...|||I'd imagine that high norepinephrine leads to high anxiety and an overactive mind, which is an introvert problem. Extroverts seek stimulation, while introverts are already stimulated, so more...|||Very interesting and useful links. I'm looking at supplements suggested for certain deficiencies in the test now.   From what I interpreted, we were discussing the possibility that while...|||Extroverts: Introverts: @PixieSaysHi  Arlene R Taylor PhD--Norepinephrine Levels--Realizations Inc. This seems to support what I've heard before about introverts having more active minds, and so...|||Internally or externally? Confronting your mother is just a symbol.  Consider two negative possibilities:   1: You confront your mother, and it turns out that she had more hardships than you...|||PixieSaysHi  Introverts x97 Different Brain Pathways and Neurotransmitters « Writing from the Edge 2  INTJ - Dopamine vs. Acetylcholine and Blood Flow|||I'm aware enough not to cause problems, in no small part due to playing first person shooters for over a decade. I recommend them to all those who are in danger of walking into a wheat combine.   I...|||Something just occurred to me. Introverts are more sensitive to dopamine, so the value judgement of Type Fives having low dopamine may be missing the point. It's in the red, but perhaps it should be...|||I'll concede that average Type 1s with Type 1 as a strong, primary type are predisposed to have counterproductive traits as parents. However, I still believe that even average Type 1s with a good mix...|||I'm sorry, as someone with strong 1 instincts, I don't see why it must be so. My search for the best way of doing things overpowered my Type 1 tendencies to the point where it isn't even my primary...|||That weaknesses can be offset by having/marrying other personality types. If the 1 also had strong aspects of 9 or 2, they would be more supportive. If they had strong 5 aspects, they're most likely...|||Perhaps this will help. :)|||I like the discipline and protection of 8, the emotional attention and harmony seeking of 9 and 2, how dynamic 7 is, the moral sense of 1, and the clarity of 5.  Edit: I forgot to clarify that it...|||I noticed a lot of members were banned, so I began checking that forum to get a handle of what is not tolerated here. Knowing the rules is always important, but knowing which general theme is...|||Ah, but I did say that the tax would be offset by how many citizens you hire, average pay for employees, and benefits offered. Should all three factors be high enough, I mentioned that a company may...|||I do not donate to causes that will be worthless in the long run. I try to only give to self-sufficient causes.   Donating my money to feed someone for a day when they will simply be starving the...|||I will try not to advocate for any of these ideas unless requested to save space. This will be what my ideas are, not why they should be.    1: We should restructure governments to give far more...|||I appreciate this thread for it's insight.   When I was in elementary, I'd help the janitor clean tables and talk with him instead of playing with my peers. I was seen as mature and wise too, but...|||If you find any inconsistencies between my posts, I would appreciate you pointing them out to me on a separate occasion. That said, I did not go through your threads; it happened to be the first...|||I'm sorry my post upset you. You are asking for advice. If you were simply venting, I wouldn't feel comfortable giving you advice.   My point is that by your own standards, you should reel yourself...|||You know, you expended quite a bit of energy in the Type 5 religion thread telling another woman that:  and It seems that from your own religious, and indeed personal, beliefs that you should stop...|||That's so very Type 9 that it made me smile.|||I find intellectual conversations and similarity to be a bonding experience. And speaking from an INTP perspective, I would agree that would cause me to lose interest. Introverted to me doesn't mean...|||Several months, I suppose. They're consistent because I have them laid out in an Excel spreadsheet sorted from top to bottom, and I focus on the scores on the bottom until they're bumped up.   I'm...|||Many in this thread have said I don't understand the purpose of flirting. My friend's parents are both happily married and flirt with everyone around them constantly. (Maybe it's one of the secrets...|||I always obsessively did things like this, all the while realizing it was strange and none of my friends shared the enthusiasm. Then I discovered the Enneagram and Type 5. Various descriptions said...'