'I think it would some require observation. Ni is a perceiving function, not one that directs action in the external world. Moreover, it is perceiving subjective internal impressions. It is too...|||infp :blushed::blushed::blushed:|||welcome, emoNFP, I am not shocked that you do programming. I  could never teach myself programming. I am unable to read technical books :shocked:|||Very interesting! I wonder if that threatening bushes man was your shadow. Interesting that it led you towards long, winding and unknown paths|||Another NT! Welcome   I don't know what a rural surveyor does but by the sounds of it, it requires spending time out in rural settings. And from what I remember of Sweden, some of its rural...|||Interesting intro! Welcome!|||Hello and welcome. Are you excited about the IT-related pursuit , or do you see it as yet another escape from boredom?|||I honestly do not know if it is. Despite being a homosexual myself, I have no difficulty entertaining the possibility that it may indeed be a mental disorder that is so deeply biological in its core...|||Well there have been instances where I have said things that hurt people, even people I cared a lot for, and I didn't even realise my words would have such an effect. The fact that I did not mean to...|||hello and welcome, NT cousin!|||All I know so far is that it seems that 1) you have to acknowledge (or 'resign to') to fact that your conscious self is not the only part of you that has desires, plans and goals or even the one...|||Hello HFD. I don't think I can give you any intelligent advice on this, but I thought I'd remind you of what you may already know: that sometimes people cut off friendships due to problems that they...|||I think that purpose(s) can be consciously constructed, over and over again. But the purpose is not our construct. It is something we discover|||People don't work this out in their 20's. They postpone thinking about them until it hits them in the face in their 40's. They don't call it mid-life crisis for nothing|||Hate is perhaps too strong a word, but for some reason I haven't really examined, I don't seem to like taking photos. I can't remember exactly the last time I took photos. It must have been some 20...|||You've got it, Chronic. Sorry that it took a tragedy to learn. It seems our greatest leaps are taken through tragedy and struggle, as if nothing else is quite strong enough to force us through to a...|||That's a universal theme. Seeing aquarium or containers of water or pools of water and seeing fish and other water creatures in them, dead or alive. Sometimes, the water that was meant to be there is...|||V. interesting thread. Recently,  I dreamt that I had somehow travelled back in time (or past time had travelled forward and blended with my present) and I met my mother (who died many years ago)...|||I like INTPs but I was only close to 1 of them in my life (as far as I can tell). I've only met a couple. It'd be nice to know more but they are rare and I don't exactly get around so chances are v....|||Only way I have found to nourish my Se in a healthy way|||Yes. Are we always , or even most of the time, able to exercise it? Clearly not. Much of our lives are on the autopilot of our unconscious. But sparkles of free will are everywhere, constantly...|||it works. Slowly. But then, you don't expect years of self-abuse, hardened like a rock, to just vanish in an instance. You chip away at it with love|||Post more about it, Tempting. We all need the counsel of someone who's been through it|||If you have a photo of yourself as a little child, refer to it. Would you be cruel to little 2yo Dosekk, hurling all kinds of criticism at him for being this, or failing that? No. What would you do...|||I did this too. What followed from it was not good. Maybe it would be a good idea to slowly start treating yourself to some non-work social exposure. You see, your self has a way of forcing you to...|||Hey WD, welcome. Check out the various sections of the cafe. The INTPs' forum is actually the one with the most posts amongst the four NT sub-forums. With time (and some encouragement) INTPs have a...|||I was clearly an introvert, never feeling bored when alone and gaining a lot of energy from solitary activities like drawing and sketching stuff, from stories to city plans and buildings. I also...|||welcome! My mother was ENFP but my father was an introvert of some sort (INXP). I can't even imagine what it would be like if my father was ESFP (probably my favourite extrovert type). Extroversion...|||am gay and I got into some physical fights when I was at school age, but not because of being gay. I didn't know that I was, at the time, and it wasn't evident to others. I got in fights because...|||Welcome glass cat. I like the nickname. It's fortunate that you were in your room and not in the bathroom when you started thinking of a nickname!|||This is good advice, earthious. Other good advice on this thread too, such as the bit about starting with the little things.  Depression can be a call to undertake work on developing aspects of...|||I almost never have lucid dreams that I can remember, but I also never attempted to have lucid dreams. I do have some pretty awkward dreams though|||Hello Hannah, welcome to the cafe.   Where does everyone meet so many INTJs? I guess I need to get out more, hehe  It was an INFP who introduced me to MBTI. It seems INFPs are amongst the types...|||Me too, but it's nothing I can't fix   welcome!|||hello there and welcome!|||congrats!  I think the best way to get rid of interview panic is to just have more interviews. I had an INTP friend who was so panicky about interviews every time he had one. I didn't really know...|||10 years ago, when I still...circulated, out of work-home, in London, I did come across some gay ENTs and even INFs. I never met another gay INTJ though, to my knowledge. Back then, I did sometimes...|||Any post that mentions coffee is sure to make me pay attention! Lol  Hola and welcome. Hey, the learning is mutual. Every forum user adds something totally new|||I don't think I have ever debated with an INTP but I have had various discussions with them on topics on which our views were not in full agreement or rather, on topics where our knowledge of an...|||I get mistaken for an extravert all the time, even by people who have known me for quite awhile (but always solely in a work setting). I see why this happens, because naturally, when I am at work I...|||I agree. I also think that you connect with Ni by going to meet the unconscious where it reigns: in fantasies and dreams. Actively, consciously engaging with the dream world by recording and then...|||Hello there. Reading what you said about feeling rage and having trouble managing it at times, and many other things you said, somehow made me think of g Sadler, this INTx guy who teaches philosophy...|||Hello from London. Welcome, introverted NT cousin!|||Yes, I think it's worth some effort. I know it takes a lot of effort and it also has to battle against the certainty that we tend to build in our projections of how every social interaction is bound...|||I think any type can use any function a lot for a short while. So yes, INTJs can be heavy Ne users in a short burst. For example, in a so-called group brainstorming session. They turn ENTP-like for a...|||There is no basis for assuming that reason is the axis around which the world or life itself revolves. One has but to read the news or even just take a walk outside on any random day to see this. I...|||Coffee!! Where is it! Oh god, don't tell me that lamp drank it all!!|||Welcome!|||I never used social media so I don't really have an informed opinion of them. I used LinkedIn for a bit, but I found little utility in it and I deleted it after the invitations from people I had...|||I don't know about the rest of England but I like London. But it is not really England..  Half of the population are non-English.   Yesterday it was cloudy and in the afternoon when I walked by...'