I think this thread is worthy of 'sticky thread' status.|||Interesting.  I recently toured a facility that is in the process of being decommissioned, and had this experience while climbing the stairs to the top.  I should add, there was nothing about this...|||Yes, I usually collect souvenirs.  More photos now than anything else.  I like to document the places I've traveled.  Many photos may seem useless to others, but, for me, they will have meaning -...|||I had a few phobias when I was a child - handling raw meat, germs, spiders, seaweed, bottoms of lakes, social phobia and a few others.  A few still remain.  I'm not a total germaphobe, but, I do get...|||Definitely music over the lyrics.|||C.    B is a possibility too, but, I've leafed through a few issues of Wired and I find the magazine to busy with ads.|||I do this frequently.  I received comments on my report cards about this when i was young.  My husband complains about it all of the time.  Actually, I was in a meeting this afternoon that required...|||I won't bother to display desktop.  Suffice to say it's somewhat messy to the casual viewer, with files in no seemingly particular order.  I just dump files in this space and about every 2 months,...|||I was ignored for the longest time.  I was very quiet when I was young. My mom would sometimes forget to to serve me dinner.  At this point of my life, I essentially beg for a corner office to be...|||Hmm, I'm still playing Tetris.  Maybe this is the source of my problem.  Well, maybe not.  Hmm, just a second - there may be a connection.  I need to think about this... :laughing:|||I second guess a fair amount.  In fact, finally concluding I was probably INTP took along time.  The thought processing in second guessing makes INTPs good at analysis, but, poor at closing it off...|||I have a deep interest in photography.  As far back as early childhood, I recall wanting to own a camera.  What the article states explains it well.  When I received my first 35mm SLR as a gift in...|||I like a man who is balanced.  I think you've termed it well - when it's appropriate.  I would not like heavy emotionality.  One guy once seranaded me with a love song to demonstrate his feelings,...|||At the moment, lightly obsessing over Business process management - more so in process mapping and design.  Otherwise, moving away from a huge obsession with typing systems.|||Great thread!  I was about to skip over it.  In general, I dread long posts and skim over content where possible when reading them.  Sometimes I'll make large posts when in a debate, but, I typically...|||How Often:  As required.  I'll text during travel to avoid paying for roaming and long distance charges, for instance.  Overall, I text infrequently.    With Whom?:  Immediate family.  How...|||Wouldn't it be ironic if she was posting in this forum too.|||I wouldn't say my vocabulary is extensive, or that the tone of my speech is formal and academic.  However, if I know or remember a word exists that more precisely expresses my thought, I will use it.|||Yes to all.  Normally, I don't talk alot.  But, when I do participate in a conversation, I have a tendency to ramble and move to a tangent.  I'm sometimes asked to make the connection between my...|||I'm not a fan of video games.  I will play the odd one like guitar hero.  Expanding this to any game playing - I have preference for tetris and sudoku, risk, sometimes monopoly, and a couple of card...|||I've considered Asperger's, ADHD-predominately inattentive, OCD. etc.  I recall at 19 experiencing what seemed like seedlings of OCD habits and consciously deciding to change. The website...|||Yes, you are right.  This is a nice angle to look at it.|||I voted Neutral.  I think if I had information about personality types long ago, I'd enjoy it more.  I wished my parents were better attuned to parenting and understanding children based on...|||I'm definitely hypersensitive to sensory stimulation.  However, it can be overwhelming.  Alcohol helps to dull the senses.  lol.  It's one of the reasons I need quiet time alone in the evenings.   ...|||When forum threads are closed/locked too soon.|||LOL!  Just had a visual.  He may be dominated by his mom and when he grows up, will want to dominate all of the women in his life through manipulation.|||Right..  :wink:    Ashitaria, have you considered you might be ENTP?|||You don't care what anyone thinks - you've made this abundantly clear now.  So, it seems a little stupid that you created this thread in the first place.  Why would create a thread to seek input if...|||The only difference is that people are not objects/tools.  The fact that you are manipulating for sport with unsuspecting people is a violation, whether the victim knows it's happening or not. ...|||I've not read all of the posts in this thread.  Someone may have already  mentioned this - your hobby doesn't sound very INTPish.  I'll admit to  reading up on hypnosis as a means for covert...|||This is excellent.  I've felt the same way with some male INTPs I've met or became acquainted with online.|||I have to say I don't actively seek to save the life of an insect. I've worked in an entomology lab for four years, studying mosquitoes and blackflies.  When insect traps arrived from catch sites,...|||'Familiar with the darkside' - I often think of the underbelly of society - not afraid of observing, thinking or discussing (or making a joke about) what others would consider the 'negatives' in...|||I do this frequently.  My office-mate thinks I'm outgoing.  What I do in fact, is sit on a social interaction until such time as I have the energy to deal with it.  What my office mate sees often is...|||Yes, I was known for catching Daddy long legs, tearing off the legs one at a time, then squishing its body against the foundation of our house.  I'm not sure why; it was long ago.  I'd also team up...|||I think some INTPs are destined for greatness studying types and producing new theories.  So, it's not much of a stretch to think you'll find a few hanging out in forums exploring and analyzing. ...|||I was lost in thought once in my high school biology class.  The prof was teaching genetics and I immediately started thinking about connections, implications, applications, etc, etc.  He stopped the...|||Yes, I'm hypersensitive to sound and touch.  My experiences are in line with most posters in this thread.  I found parenting quite difficult when the kids were babies and infants.  Thankfully, my...|||I own a black cat with green eyes.  We nickname her Princess 'Fahtass'.  As much as I like cats, she's extreme with her particular demands.|||Fantastic.  I'll keep this breed in mind.  :happy:|||It's interesting to read the posts in this thread.  I always thought myself to be rather lacking affection.  I worried about that as a parent.  As a child, I preferred not to be touched.  At one...|||This.  I'm not very good at understanding relationships or the nuances of feelings.  And, if I were to base fiction writing on my life experiences, it would come out weird and boring. I don't think...|||I didn't find the idea offensive.  It certainly explained a lot and helped me to relax into being who I really am and not feel conflicted over gender expectations.  I do recall having major doubts at...|||Not convinced.  I can see a barkless dog has its advantages though.  But, stuffed toy dogs are barkless too. :wink:|||I prefer cats over dogs.  In general, I find dogs too needy and I don't like the licking.  I have two cats at the moment, and have had dogs at various points in my life.   If I own another dog, I...|||The study of type theories and stock charting are two areas I've focused on for extended periods of time (years).  Reading just one book or visiting one website is not enough.  If something grabs my...|||Amen to that. :laughing:|||I rarely go to church. I go only if it means something to someone - context of a wedding, funeral, etc.    I recall when I was young, I wasn't really aware of religion.  I just knew I had to attend...|||I think most INTPs inherently know this.  This is just talk on a forum speaking our minds. Regardless, the fantasy to live alone for solitude and thinking lives on.  And an introverted function as a...|||It's not like I spend every waking moment in my parent's basement doing nothing but thinking and surfing the net.  I'm 'out there' doing - working a full time job, leading a team on major projects. ...