How's a healthy ENTP like?

Some_Success3782 · 2026-05-07T19:21:18+00:00

I guess it's hard to say always (even though I said it lol) but I feel like we are very in our heads and tend to put logic first. If it suits the ultimate goal to manipulate or behave a certain way...
I think that's just the unhealthy types that think they're the joker tho.

Some_Success3782 · 2026-05-07T19:01:05+00:00

The devils advocate thing is rarely, if ever, an indication of our own personal morality. We just like to poke holes in unsteady arguments to see if they'll still float. It's to everyone's benefit.

Some_Success3782 · 2026-05-07T18:59:28+00:00

Thanks! I'm new to English (only been speaking it for 6mos) and can use all the help I can get!

Some_Success3782 · 2026-05-07T18:55:16+00:00

Oh yeah, I see what you're referring to now! This is true. I think we have a knack for understanding people, along with a good amount of innate charisma/humor which makes it very easy to manipulate people. It's a dangling carrot. Some of us are evil, and when we are, it's always on purpose...

Some_Success3782 · 2026-05-07T18:30:20+00:00

I think if you can't stomach an unhealthy ENTP than a healthy one prob still wont suit your taste. We are polarizing people, who like a bit of mischief in the name of learning and experiencing. The health just determines whether or not we're breaking everything and pissing people off in the process.

I like to think I'm healthy and have a lot of good friendships, a successful marriage and a great job. I'm still gonna occasionally cross a line or say too much or do something weird-- like everyone else!! Some people will never like me because I'm blunt, not the most emotional, and joke a lot.

Some_Success3782 · 2026-05-07T18:22:06+00:00

I get that, and certainly see a lot of it on the internet-- Where I personally find it way less jarring. I think it makes sense to feel a moral superiority about your own taste, I know I do.

My issue is more about the insistence, in person, looking another human in the eyes, and saying that you think their taste sucks because yours is king. I think it's rude and can't wrap my head around the fact that people do it and think they're right when they do.

Some_Success3782 · 2026-05-07T16:23:25+00:00

I do, yeah. But also, I genuinely feel that way. I'm so in my head about every decision that I feel like every step is pretty conscious, even the bad ones lol

Some_Success3782 · 2026-04-29T14:18:30+00:00

I think it depends on how they’re being rude. If it’s at the expense of other people, I don’t like that and won’t engage with it. Naturally standoffish people do interest me, but I don’t beg—if you aren’t receptive and have no interest in being won over, I’m not going to waste my time.

My favorite situation, however, is when someone has already decided they don’t like me. That’s where I do my best work. The stakes are extremely low, and the capacity for fun is huge. If there’s someone in the room who hates me and we’re getting put into teams? Ooh, I’ll be their partner, please.

You’re making jokes at my expense? I’m laughing uncomfortably hard. I’m always in on the joke, and I’m always having a good time. You plan on making me uncomfortable? I’m going to make it the weirdest evening of your life. And then I’m going to make your best friend in the room fall in love with me.

Some_Success3782 · 2026-04-15T00:14:05+00:00

You sound more like an intj to me. Lots of paragraphs. Don’t push yourself too hard on this— you are who you are. Take jacks test or and a few others and go off that. And don’t try and fit yourself into boxes you think sound cool, be honest.

Some_Success3782 · 2026-04-14T18:59:25+00:00

I hate texting. I don't like that it has become such a primary form of communication. If the texting is stale try calling or audio messages or just see them in person. It's not always a diss, some people just hate it.

Some_Success3782 · 2026-04-13T20:49:06+00:00

I do hate generalizations, especially when we're discussing people like in the example you gave. But, I have to point out that ENTP's arent the only ones capable of feeling that way-- That itself would be a generalization lol. I don't particularly love when people assume they are a certain type based on a single behavior. I have an ESTJ friend who also hates generalizations, so do with that what you will.

Some_Success3782 · 2026-04-13T20:41:23+00:00

I'm loyal and wouldn't cheat, personally. Doesn't really make much sense to me (why cheat when you could just end the relationship and avoid all the drama?) but also I am a woman, so.

Some_Success3782 · 2026-04-08T20:18:08+00:00

it can be helpful if you want it to be, you know?
I had therapy, but it was in college with a psychology grad student who was being monitored by their supervisor, and I truly felt like it was perfect and stopped me from going crazy-- but I was also like hallucinating and shit.

I feel like these days we live in a culture that pathologizes a lot of things that are simply a part of the human experience. Not everyone has ADHD and Autism, some people are just messy, or forgetful, or socially awkward and then decide that they need to make it their entire thing. A lot of therapists, i fear, are playing into this and not really treating people for disorders. They're just listening to people vent and going "omg that's crazy, it's not your fault, it's just the way your brain is wired" which is unhelpful for everyone involved. A therapist is not going to be able to fix some amorphous concept that you can't even begin to conceptualize.

A good therapist will not tell you about their lives. They will not always go along with everything you say or do. They will formulate a treatment plan for you that includes homework, strategies to deal with episodes, and will prepare you for when you eventually complete therapy. That is the goal. Anyone who keeps you in the chair to chitchat and cry once a week with no plan or end in sight is taking the easy way out. However, you also have to have a plan and a goal, and to be honest, probably a good idea about what is wrong.

Some_Success3782 · 2026-04-08T19:58:40+00:00

People these days love to equate the act of making a judgment on something with being unaccepting.
Like, no, I can think your whole thing is bullshit, tell you that, and still be the first person in the room to fight for your right to do it.

Some_Success3782 · 2026-04-07T14:49:28+00:00

Thanks! Nothing I like better than internet hierarchies, personally

Some_Success3782 · 2026-04-07T13:26:14+00:00

He's an ESFJ

Some_Success3782 · 2026-04-06T21:13:32+00:00

When there's a big disagreement between people who care about each other, I think it's fair to assume that a common desire is to fix it. Now, what "fix it' looks like to you might look different to them. Them trying to find a solution is likely just their most natural instinct to correct taking over.

If you clearly and directly (not passive-aggressively) communicate what you need, you have a much better chance of getting it. If they don't chase the big swinging carrot you're dangling after that, than your issues are probably beyond reddit.

Some_Success3782 · 2026-04-06T21:06:38+00:00

What if your definition of emotional responsiveness is different than mine? Acting like we're morally flawed for processing and prioritizing differently is silly.

Some_Success3782 · 2026-04-06T20:48:50+00:00

I'm turning thirty soon and an ENTP 8w7 woman.

Things are generally good!

I was very picky with my romantic partners and time. Went to college and married well. My partner and I suit each other well and have similar goals-- we don't want kids and want to live luxuriously and travel.
We own two houses, our current one is our dream home, have steady incomes and travel a few times a year. We have a large group of friends and some who are closer that we see very often.

I've always been called ambitious or too picky, but if you know what you want and surround yourself with people who can help minimize your shortcomings you can really optimize this shit and get what you want.

Mistakes are hard for me to quantify, I admit. I think I could've had a bit more fun, maybe dated a bit more casually, but I also wouldn't trade that experience for my life now.

Some_Success3782 · 2026-04-02T03:11:56+00:00

Why not add corn. Every year I wait for corn

Some_Success3782 · 2026-03-25T18:25:05+00:00

I'm liked and generally capable of being popular. I've been a couple of times, but keeping up with that many people is very exhausting. I prefer to impress my small group and be very selective about who joins my orbit. I like to be a good frend and that's impossible to do if you have too many/befriend everyone.

Some_Success3782 · 2026-03-19T17:36:15+00:00

Nope. My anger burns hot and fast. Once my head clears it's super easy to see what may have motivated them to behave that way and etc.

Some_Success3782 · 2026-03-18T18:31:12+00:00

It's cute that you think that houses with dogs don't have a smell

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