Psychology. It’s an interesting field. And today we’re going to be talking about the Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator.
Myers-Briggs!
Thank you, Echo.
Thank you--just kidding!
*rolls eyes and shakes head slightly* If you haven’t figured it out by now, I, Marie, am blue and Jo is pink.
Yeah!!!!! I thought I should be pink since it’s Easter!!! Happy Easter!!
Yes, happy Easter, if you celebrate it of course. So onto today’s topic.
Oh yeah, if you celebrate it of course. So anyway, Marie took a test. I took a test. And we got results!
Not just any old test, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator test! So I suggest you take it, it’s rather interesting. So anyway. When I took it I got INTP. Jo got ENFP? Right?
Exactly! I also suggest you take it. It wasn’t hard or long or anything. And yes, ENFP which is extraversion, intuition, feeling, perception.
And INTP stands for introversion, intuition, thinking, perception. So let’s start from the top. Introversion and extraversion. Introversion is feeling drained when you’re around people, and extraversion is the exact opposite. You feel energized by being around people.
Which is quite true for me. It’s like going to a rock concert where the music and the band or artist will just pump you up and make you all hyper and energetic. That is, if you like rock. Or concerts. Or rock concerts.
*nods* Example time. So our school had a dance. A “dance”. Jo and I went with one of our friends. I was happy and energetic-ish when it started, but after a while I wanted to be left alone and I was somewhat tired. So I made friends with Wall. He didn’t talk much, at all really, and that’s why we were friends.
Wall to the rescue!
Yes, Wall to the rescue. Thank you Wall, for not having any people near you at dances. I really appreciate it. And if I ever go to another dance, we shall talk again and it will be glorious. But anyway.
And I don’t know what I’ll do at the next dance which will be the one at the end of 9th grade. I’ll dance. Because I dance at dances.
You do that. Oh! One last thing about introversion and extraversion before we continue. Shy and introverted are not synonyms. Nor are extroverted and outgoing.
True. True true true! TRUE *points*
Yep! And since the other terms are very self-explanatory, let’s move on. Shall we talk a little about our types?
Sure. *pushes forward* You go first.
INTPs are also known as the “Logician”. We’re very curious and smart, and very withdrawn people. I guess we’re kind of shy too. We see the world as one big puzzle, and everything fits together with science-y logic. We love patterns and we find patterns in just about everything. Our minds never cease to stop thinking, and we often get lost in thought. We have tons of great ideas, and it can be hard to explain them to others as they are often not fully developed. We’re not very empathetic as we don’t really understand other’s emotions. But our own emotions run deep. I guess you could say that we’re emotional, but not really. We’re also afraid of failure, which is very unfortunate because it keeps us from sharing our ideas. Some famous INTPs include Albert Einstein, James Madison, and Isaac Newton.
As for ENFP, we also see the world as one big puzzle, but unlike analysts we see the world like a prism of compassion, emotion, and mysticism are are always looking for a deeper meaning. We’re fiercely independent and more than security and stability, we crave creativity and freedom. We have an energy and enthusiasm that will usually thrust us into the spotlight and into a leadership position within peers. We love to share ideas. We share with anyone who will listen. We have deep feelings and care more about the feelings of others rather than the logical solution. And we like deep connections. If these feelings aren’t reciprocated, we are deeply hurt and it takes a long time to recover. We’re hurt easily. We don’t have strong logic, but we do have deep creativity and care for other’s emotions. As a result, we tend to overthink and are easily hurt by thoughts too.
So there’s that. Shall we discuss the kinds of relationships these two types have with people?
Sure! And you should go first again.
Fine. So romantic relationships are hard for us because we’re shy and we don’t like failure. And the empathy thing too. It’s just hard for us to offer emotional support. But we do take our relationships seriously, seeing as it’s so hard for us to get into one. If there’s ever a conflict, we try to find the logical solution. Onto friendships. It’s hard to become friends with us. Our friendships are typically knowledge based because we crave knowledge. We like people who can keep us on our toes with new knowledge (or, in Jo’s case, randomness). And riddles. We love riddles. You have no idea how much we love a good riddle. Though, as with romantic relationships, we can’t offer emotional support. At least, not very well. Jo could tell you, I’m sure. But we are very loyal to our friends. And even though it’s hard to befriend us, it’s worth it. Or at least I think so. Do you think so Jo?
I think you give enough support and stuff! Anyway. Seeing as we are friendly and easily approachable, we make friends very easily. Most people will come to us. But we’re more intrigued by the people who are more introverted than us. All our friendship connections mean a lot to us. We’re very loyal and we’d do anything to keep a friendship with someone who’s really close, like Mawie for instance. As for romantic relationships, usually we dream of them more than actually trying to find a partner. We have high expectations and we get very very committed to our romantic partner. And if these feelings aren’t reciprocated, or a relationship fails we’re crushed. We close up for weeks, even years. People try to help, but mostly we dive straight to depression. And we over think every action and we’re more daydreamers. But we love easily. We can have very deep feelings that can run for a lifetime.
So basically, if you fall in love with my little sister and break her heart, I’ll kill you. *smiles sweetly* But anyway. I noticed that you didn’t answer my last question.
*Smiles* Aw, I’m glad I have you to back me up. I’ll have to slap the crap out of idiots and then proceed to kill them if they hurt my older sister. Because they be stupid. And sorry, I was trying to be fast and forgot about that. But definitely definitely definitely for sure. Even though they can be touchy on support and comfort and whatever (even though I do not find that true in Marie) it’s nice to know that you have someone who can be honest with you and who will always be by your side. Someone who cares deeply about you and will protect you when you need it. And in my case, someone to balance me out, someone to help you with your flaws.
There you have it ladies and gerbils. Make friends with INTPs. Jo said so. Besides, what could be better than intellectual conversations and crazy amounts of ideas?!
Uh, nothing!!!!! Oh! That’s a similarity between those types, lots and lots and lots of ideas. Difference: We share everything, though we can barely take criticism without having an emotional burst, so we get hurt, and you keep it on to prevent what happens to us. And that is why, it is kind of hard to tell people things, but I tell them anyway and usually , most people will look at my like I’m insane. Like I am!
And then there’s us INTPs who are trying to explain our ideas but it’s so incoherent and such a weird train of thought that eventually we have to admit our defeat and say, “Nevermind.” Goodness. I just now realized that it’s getting late. And I need to wash and straighten my hair so . . .
Yeah, it’s 8 there, right? Because it’s 10 here. Oh, yeah I’m in Florida on vaca by the way peoples. Yeah. Anyway. Yeah I know what that’s like. Weird trains of thought. And that’s usually why I always want food. Because once I start thinking about it, then my train goes EVERYWHERE. But anyway. INTP and ENFP. PRETTY AWESOME. And compatible, in our case. So I guess that’s it?
*nods* I think that’s it!
Alright! Bye peoples! *waves*
*steals last word*
~Marie and Jo
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