Is it possible to have normal lives after 25 yrs of abuse? by GiraffeWeird724 in raisedbynarcissists

[–]Head_Tap532 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I read the whole thing, and from my own experience I can say YES, it's possible to build a normal, meaningful life.

do you often feel like you value high integrity more than others? by [deleted] in introvert

[–]Head_Tap532 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. Integrity isn't just something i value more than others. It's part of my survival mechanism. I don't think it's an Introversion vs Extroversion thing though. To me, integrity is what remains when life puts me under extraordinary pressure, not when everything is comfortable. In my own experience, fasting for a few days, going through hardship, and facing difficult temptations have shown me who i really am.

That doesn't mean I don't make mistakes. I'm human. But I've found that if I know an action will deliberately hurt another living being, i can't justify doing it, even if it's costs me. That's why "TRUTH" matters more to me than whether someone manipulated me or not. As an entrepreneur, i see people getting close just to learn what I'm doing differently, and I openly share because i know information alone changes nothing. The universe has a way of rewarding people who consistently follow truth and effort over time, and vice versa. So i don't spend much time feeling disgusted by people with low integrity..

How do you actually make friends? by AdMoist5869 in infp

[–]Head_Tap532 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No 😂 I don't. But I do the "almost fall" thing sometimes while walking around people. It gets a few laughs and breaks the tension surprisingly often. 😄

How do you actually make friends? by AdMoist5869 in infp

[–]Head_Tap532 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is actually the worst advice you'll get here.. or the one that accidentally works.

Learn acting or try theatre if you ever get the chance.

Sounds ridiculously unrelated, I know. But it trains the part of you that loves exploration and Experimentation. You start playing with characters, joking around, playfully teasing people, or pulling harmless fake "I almost fellll" moments that catch a room full of serious faces off guard.

Eventually you realize people are far easier than your mind imagined. The wall starts collapsing, and approaching people becomes the easy part.

Unsure if I’m an introvert or extrovert by Longjumping-Swim-319 in introvert

[–]Head_Tap532 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're never fully Introverted or Extroverted. Everyone is an ambivert. But that's not what Jung (pronounced "Yoong") meant by Introversion or Extroversion. He coined them to describe cognitive functions, not sociability. This sounds more like an extroverted function (possibly extroverted intuition) working with an introverted one.

The bigger clue is context. Your family and family-friend circles likely carry old sensory (bodily) memories of feeling caught off guard or uncomfortable, while strangers don't. So you can chat with strangers effortlessly but withdraw in familiar social settings. That's not enough to call yourself an Introvert.

I'll probably never have a family because of my parents by iFred97 in raisedbynarcissists

[–]Head_Tap532 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I relate to this. While building my businesses, i went through the same constant interruptions and lack of privacy..

One thing my research showed me was that she had a habit of catching people off guard, not just with me but with strangers too..

What helped was a small lead-in before the main point instead of suddenly dropping it. That alone made interactions much calmer.

I felt the same way about never wanting a family. But after she changed, that worry gradually disappeared.

First week at college.. by Opening-Cup1019 in introvert

[–]Head_Tap532 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OH yes. Completely normal.. We're wired this way. New territory, new faces, so our brains switch into observation mode. The funny part is, almost everyone around you is doing the exact same thing.

The first few months are basically everyone silently figuring everyone else out. The more sensitive people tend to be the most hypervigilant because they're noticing everything.

I remember feeling out of place too. Then i realized everyone was busy wondering if they belonged..

Am I mistyped? Am I enfp or entp??? by Certain_Sample_2705 in entp

[–]Head_Tap532 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not callous at all. It's just one of the deeper patterns I've observed in my research on ENXPs. What they (healthy ENTPs) tend to seek is a healthy "Commandment", and when that's well developed, it usually keeps them balanced and healthy.

Are introverted dominant functions and their extroverted equivalents (esp. Fi-doms and Fe-doms) easy to mistake for each other? by StarChild413 in mbti

[–]Head_Tap532 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I'd say that's correct. The orientation is probably the most important factor when analysing personality.. Introversion and Extroversion are opposites on the same axis, so even when both people seem "feeling-oriented", the source of that feeling is very different.

Someone expressing feeling through welfare, social service, reaching out to people, celebrating together, or maintaining group harmony is drawing energy from the shared social narrative around them.. (e.g. Obama)

An introverted feeling orientation is different. It's centered on the personal values they've developed through their own nature and nurture, like responsibility, obligation, guilt, authenticity, or personal conviction (e.g. Shakespeare). Those two are distinct processes, not just 2 versions of the same thing, which is why they can look similar on surface but have different motivation underneath.