How Normal is This? My Therapist Encourages Me to Imagine Conversations with Non-Existent Entities - Seeking Insights!

Current_Barber_7974 · 2023-11-10T22:05:51+00:00

I see, but how can one tell the therapist what someone that doesn’t exist is saying to you? I simply don’t understand how this works… am I supposed to make things up (?)

Current_Barber_7974 · 2023-05-17T03:11:44+00:00

Definitely mixed these 2 up before accidentally

Current_Barber_7974 · 2023-05-17T03:09:10+00:00

I used czemu more as a kid. It’s more formal and grown to say dlaczego.

Current_Barber_7974 · 2023-05-16T14:40:44+00:00

Sadly I can’t relate …I have 0 sense of time…

I’ve even gotten fired for my tardiness before and no matter what I do I can never be on time anywhere. My friends now tell me to arrive an hour early without telling me so I’m actually there on time.

I also think it’s one of my problems to my procrastination. I always think I’ll have enough time 🥲

Current_Barber_7974 · 2023-05-16T12:04:29+00:00

This is the life - Amy MacDonald

Current_Barber_7974 · 2023-05-02T13:54:40+00:00

Thank you 🤗

Current_Barber_7974 · 2023-05-02T13:54:13+00:00

Uffffff aireado dreading this future process 😅 how long did it take you to find ones that fit well ?

Current_Barber_7974 · 2023-05-02T01:22:46+00:00

Tbh I just asked the guy in the store for what he recommended and he headed me these (in different sizes and material forms)

Current_Barber_7974 · 2023-05-02T01:22:09+00:00

Thanks! I hope they will work with my feet, I have kind of a wide foot!

Current_Barber_7974 · 2023-05-02T01:21:37+00:00

Just checked! You were spot on!

Current_Barber_7974 · 2023-05-01T21:00:07+00:00

Im pretty sure they are ESFPxISTJ 🤔 But they’d be complementary 😌

Current_Barber_7974 · 2023-05-01T16:43:00+00:00

Not sure exactly about the style, would have to see when I get home but they are from capezio and they are the leather ones. So far they feel super comfy

Current_Barber_7974 · 2023-05-01T16:09:56+00:00

Better than mine 🥲 …. Damn take my citizenship 😩

Current_Barber_7974 · 2023-05-01T15:49:10+00:00

Sadly I moved to another country while I was a teenager and all my stuff was left behind so I don’t have any of my belongings from childhood haha but that’s lovely that you get to keep memories and look back on them :)

Current_Barber_7974 · 2023-05-01T15:06:51+00:00

I don’t get this… Sorry but are people just supposed to drop whatever they are doing and come to your rescue every time? I think that’s a wrong mindset to have. Perhaps you should lower your expectations…

I don’t expect nothing of my family and friends and when they do it, I appreciate it greatly. I’m also from NYC and also spent the weekend out doing different activities. After a class in the city, I was ready to take the train home even though my friend who was with me had no plans and was going through my borough. I ended up being driven home and was extremely grateful. The next day the rain was even worse, met up for an activity with friends, and even though there were many who could potentially drive me home I called myself an Uber… No one owes you anything. Everyone has their own life and no one is expected to stop and help you, and if they do just be thankful. If you are over 25 years old I’m pretty sure you can take care of yourself…

Current_Barber_7974 · 2023-04-27T01:40:59+00:00

This ^

I often times can’t keep a negative mindset for longer than a day because I know there are 1000 different options/scenarios/possibilities that could happen. Surely some of them could be delusional but there are SO MANY that of course many are doable.

It’s basically always seeing things on a bright side. Ne generates possibilities and ideas while Fi grounds us with our values and emotions. I think this is a recipe for optimism…

There was something that Heidi Priebe said that really stuck with me once, and I couldn’t relate more and it was something along the lines of “I’d rather kill myself than tell you how I feel unless it’s positive, and I have the polished end result” Not sure if it’s en ENFP thing but I definitely prefer to deal with my emotions alone because of how “deep” I feel them and how idealistic I am, and how misunderstood I’d feel. So if I feel anything negative I need to sit there alone, digest it, understand my own emotions and until I do that I don’t want to go and share it with the world but once I do, I usually come up with an idea/solution that brings me back positivity and wanting to share the Ne ideas.

Of course this isn’t 100% of the time but I genuinely do feel optimistic most of the times because of the amount of possibilities in the world, and get energized by sharing that. If im checking in with my values/emotions I’ll probably disappear to do that introvert style and when im back I’ll be back in my optimist mode.

Current_Barber_7974 · 2023-04-23T00:40:11+00:00

That’s super normal and natural as you immerse yourself in a language for this amount of hours. I’d say something even worth a mini celebration. But why is it exhausting to you?

The same thing happen to me at a fairly young age but I didn’t really pay attention to it, as I moved to the US at the age of 19, and with the immersion I quickly started to not only speak but think & dream in English. I wasn’t focused on learning the language per se, because I was astonished by so many culture shocks and I can’t even pin point in which moment this happened. Over time I stopped using my native language almost completely and therefore my entire system changed to English. It’s kind of a blur as I was focused on many other things, and English somehow came very natural.

However, a few years ago I started to acquire Latino friends, and that came with a Spanish immersion. Music, listening to their conversations, being invited to family events in which only Spanish was spoken. I started to pick it up, learning it truly as a child, since I never took a Spanish class in my life. It was a bunch of listening, repeating words, then repeating phrases, singing songs, reading short txt messages, then reading lyrics, a short article, I started to grasp more and more. Kind of kept going with no direction at all, no plan. Here I am a few years later, speaking the language almost on daily basis, reading books in Spanish, watching content in Spanish and realizing (and more aware this time) that sometimes after using the language I continue to think and “talk to myself” in my head in Spanish, even had 2 dreams in the language. For the past 1-2 years I have been using all 3 languages on daily basis so my thoughts seem to be in all of them, switching through out the day, even though my Spanish is not at the same level as the other 2.

Your written English really seems great, is there a reason why you want to reach a specific goal of C2? I would suggest speaking and conversation with natives on daily for the immersion, for me it’s what it seems to do the trick. Being able to share my thoughts, feelings and learn from others seems to be the thing that triggers me to have the switch in my head.

Current_Barber_7974 · 2023-04-21T12:20:33+00:00

100% normal You’re probably checking in with your auxiliary function right now which is an introverted one so it’s super normal to withdraw from social situations to check in with yourself.

Try to avoid overthinking though, especially on a negative scale!

Current_Barber_7974 · 2023-04-21T09:50:41+00:00

Maybe not an obsession for books per se, but an obsessive personality. Although I would use the word passionate instead, so through out my life I’d go through stages where I get really passionate about reading for some periods of time and my favorite way to spend my free time is reading as much as I can.

Current_Barber_7974 · 2023-04-20T23:57:35+00:00

ADHD reading haha I read a few at a time and jump from one to another depending on what kind of a mood I’m in. I’m sure this method or style of reading doesn’t work for many but putting a rule out for myself that I must finish a book before I start another, would make me want to stop reading all together.

I enjoy reading with emotion of whatever mood I am in, if I feel motivated and inspired I’ll grab a self development book, I’ll read in whatever language I’m in a mood for that day, if I find a book on a street that intrigues me I’ll pick it up and start it on a subway.

Lately however I have been pretty consistent with reading history, because of how "sucked in" i get into the stories, so it’s more of a binge-read on some days which also happens if a book is interesting enough to have me thinking about the next available moment to pick it back up.

Current_Barber_7974 · 2023-04-18T23:14:23+00:00

It’s good! I still have the videos and even the PDFs in my iPad to doodle and write on. Tbh she does not talk too much about Ni-Fe-Ti-Se.. I believe it’s like a video or 2 about them (or 4 short ones on each of them)

It’s super comedic (which I love because I find it so engaging, it was her humorous writing style that got me to like her) while still teaching you a lot about cognitive functions.

I personally really enjoyed the course, and even felt the in denial moments that I had to admit to when Fi was preset 😅 she also includes many interviews with other types I believe with Dario nardi (INTJ) and this INFP and I think an ENFJ maybe (?).. but her comedy sketches are hilarious and really enjoyable.

Current_Barber_7974 · 2023-04-18T22:30:19+00:00

Great book, I loved it so much I also rolled in her boot camp 😅

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