#inferior function

[whatsupbomb]

Inferior function in MBTI type is what you might hide from others because it'll show your real self. People take it for granted and accuse you of not expressing this function

INFERIOR FUNCTIONS

Fe (INTP/ISTP)

People think you hate everyone because you keep a straight face when you love someone and can't tell your feelings towards someone. You prefer to make desicions with your brain, not heart. Nobody knows your opinions on anyone, you prefer to stay away from gossips

Fi (ESTJ/ENTJ)

People think you only care about youself and don't have any empathy or understanding. They blame you for doing the nastiest things to people since they think you're heartless and can't feel anything. Everything you do for youself is getting critiqued by everyone

Te (ISFP/INFP)

People think you're self-obsessed and want the best only for yourself. You seem antisocial and bored by everyone when they talk about feelings. You're afraid to make a fool out of yourself if you confess your feelings

Ti (ESFJ/ENFJ)

People think you're too busy for them. They want you to express your thoughts more, but you're closed-off as heck. They wish to know you better, but you hide everything behind workaholic exterior. They can't catch you for a drink or anything else cause you're a business woman💃

Se (INTJ/INFJ)

People think they can hurt you anyway they want to. For them you're a hard nut to crack cause you never give up and always reach for your dreams. They're jealous of your positive mindset and want to destroy you with their complaints and critique

Si (ENTP/ENFP)

People think they can manipulate you anyway they want to. You're someone who's agreeable and helpful. They want to give you extra tasks not suitable for your health and brains because you're very hardworking and willing to make an impact in society

Ne (ISTJ/ISFJ)

People think you know everything. They get mad if their image of you is ruined. They even get violent thinking you betrayed them by not knowing how to help them. They expect you to be their lord and savior and pray on you on a daily basis. Cult leaders, honestly 🤔

Ni (ESTP/ESFP)

People expect you to clap back at their rudeness. They want to test your powers to defend yourself. They make you do risky things to laugh at you when you fail. Your parents might hate you cause you can't meet up their expectations

[windudemon]

inferior function is "anti ego" function

none of the types will have ego, pride etc. when it comes to inferior function. all the types will be open to help when it comes to inferior function as a result.

inferior function will have low psychic energy and this will make people lazy about them.

why? because, for example, te business logic is the opposite of fi 1 on 1, customized ethics. so you hire an empathetic or at least sympathetic human resources girl to fire employees or warn them nicely when they are late to work. just, SOMEBODY! take care of this fi stuff! i will mess it up or at least it will cost me so much psychic energy to fire people in a nice way! i will look fake. te dom needs fi help this way. te dom KNOWS his or her fi is bad that way.

TE dom VALUES fi and very anti egoistical about it and therefore his or her fi open to SUGGESTIONS and help that way.

THIS OPENNESS, this modesty is the basis of dual-seeking concept in socionics.

they are not very different in real life, so fi doms help them open their own hearts too.

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[omgvalhalla]

What is inferior Te *actually* about? Depending on the source is either being worried about your reputation/what others think of you OR not trusting your own competence OR feeling stifled by any sort of regulations and external criteria. I actually think ISFPs are a confusing type to identify because so much of what's said about them sounds like 4: super sensitive and artistic and *aesthetic*.

IxFPs tend to perceive inf Te as threatening authenticity and the right to be yourself. Something I've observed is that the harsh and belligerent Te is usually from people with weak Te who are otherwise unbalanced.

Te in isolation is laser-focussed on end goal. It goes by protocols, objective standards and the most efficient steps to get from A to B. Fi-dominants fear this as "erasing identity", so objective assessments of performance ends up interpreted as judgements of their character. Also believing that they have to get it perfect at the first try so end up not trying altogether since "at least" they didn't fail that way.

Fi-dominants process their environment inwardly, meaning they make value judgement of the people and the situations they encounter. Like Ti-dominants, they construct a model except theirs is founded upon notions of right and wrong, personal preferences and passions.

When ISFPs don't balance Fi by using their aux Se in a healthy way, they'll paint themself into a corner. Cut themself off from the outside world and cling to apathy which feels safe. Engaging with the outside world (Se) is needed to see whether their value judgements (Fi) will stand the test of reality. That way, they become more objective without feeling they have to give up their values.

[demonwindu]

how to make sure of your type through inferior function

as an entp i am always, %100, without question open to si help. help me. sort my shit out. tell me what to wear. i know everything is right next to me in the drawer but take it from the drawer and throw it at my face.

an ixtp with inferior fe would welcome fe help. befriend them then introduce them to others and make it easy and non-awkward for them.

esxps with inferior ni would welcome planning. you plan, they will do the doing. no problem. but also give their life meaning. make them work for something meaningful. they tend to work for dumb and mundane stuff on their own.

extjs with inferior fi: understand extj's deep unspoken feelings without them telling you. empathize with them. they are emotionally disabled so help them understand feelings, especially their own feelings.

ixfps with inferior te: help them and teach them the most efficient way of doing things. show them. even do it for them. they won't be like "hey, wth hell man, i can figure it out myself"

so yeah, help about inferior function always welcome.

and this is why socionics calls it "dual-seeking function" and this is why an entp's dual is an isfj.

and how ne is useful for isfj? well, they are worriers on their own. they need somebody with very positive perspective to help them. entps cheer them up and entps bring them back to present time and entps help them enjoy the moment.

estps function pretty much the same with their infj duals. infj worries about some blockage along the way and estp goes there and destroy it and say come on baby i make a hole in the wall bahahah!

[daydreaming-cheese-weasel]

inxjs: im gonna develop my inferior function!! im gonna be a healthier version of myself! let’s go work on se!!

inxjs 3 seconds in the Outside World: eww wtf i hate it here...

[azenta]

Are inferior functions more rigid or really loose? I've read such disparaging takes on it I don't know what to believe in. Like this blogger who uses Hermione from Harry Potter as a great example of inferior Fi because she's fanatic about her freeing the house elves from slavery, but then also says ExTJs usually ignore their morals.

You're right this conception is wrong.

Some people actually integrate their inferior function into consciousness, which makes them quite open to it actually. Some people even repress or deny some of their higher functions, which makes them think they are a certain type when they might not be.

I've come to see someone who is SiTe ("ISTJ") with Ne developed (l--l) and a so-so relationship with their Te, and they surely don't come across as your typical ISTJ. They'd get typed high Ne in mbti/jcf for sure. And I've seen an NeFi ("ENFP") with Si developed, they also don't come across as your typical hyperactive RANDOM XD meme.

So, it depends more of one's relationship to their function than the hierarchy of their cognitive stack. However, usually, unless the inferior integrated, it's more common to have a certain rigidity regarding your inferior function or for it to be toned down compared to a higher placement even when there is integrated consciousness. The SiTe l--l I mentioned doesn't show as much scateredness as high conscious Ne. It's an Si ramble open to enlarge its cone of exploration and readily making Ne association, but with information stored in instead of straight out of the blue.

I'm late to answer this, whatever, I hope it still answered the question. You're welcome to ask anything else, despite the uncertainty of when i'll reply.

[bookishmbti-moved]

Types used: ISFP, INFP

Overview:

The approach to life of Extraverted Thinking is difficult for many IFPs to fully understand. To understand reality by ways of general principles seems to these types to be cold and dehumanizing, reducing people into categories, and robbing them of their self experience. This function remains relatively undeveloped, and they don’t see the viewpoint it fosters as part of their own makeup.

If these types fail to develop their secondary extraverted functions, Sensing or Intuition, Extraverted Thinking gets too far away from their goals, pushing them to use other functions. They feel unhappy, and their inferior Thinking perspective focuses their attention on the impersonal structures of the outer world.

IFPs begin thinking that they aren’t fulfilling their purpose in life and that they’ve compromised their values for the sake of others’ structural priorities. This contains an element of truth to those who haven’t been developing their Extraverted side of them, drifting into situations determined by others’ needs and interests.

The development of their secondary Extraverted Sensing or Intuition can help them see a situation for what it is and realize what they can bring to it, how they can express what they believe in a creative way. When they’re grappling with their inferior Extraverted Thinking, however, they don’t care about this. They’re too busy defending their beliefs from external threats, zeroing in on the situations they’ve been accomodating, trying to erase them from the picture.

Everyday Expressions:

Insecurity about their intellectual abilities

Hypersensitivity to illogic, dishonesty, and inaccuracy in others

Viewing Extraverted Thinking types as hypercritical, controlling, and demanding.

Inferior Triggers:

An atmosphere of negativity and excessive criticism

Fear of impending loss and separation from those close to them

Violation of values

Form of Inferior Thinking (Under Stress):

Judgments of Incompetence

Aggressive Criticism

Precipitous Action

Ways to Get back to Normal:

Let it expire on it’s own

Having their feelings validated

Avoidance of others trying to reason with them

Adapted from Lenore Thomson’s Personality Type: An Owner’s Manual and Was that Really Me? by Naomi Quenk

[ethanjhake]

Extroverted Feeling (Fe) the inferior cognitive function for an INTP. The "Aspirational" or "Soul".

Fe is... not good at her job, but she desperately wants to be. It's her job to understand others feelings and to express her own, but because she's always so clumsy and embarrassing, she's always being shut down by Ti. It's the typical "Can I help?" "Um no, go stand over there." type thing. Her and Ti are always butting heads with each other.

(Ti) (Ne) (Si) -- (Te) (Ni) (Se) (Fi)

Now another thing is, the inferior function is almost a shadow function, they're let into the consciousness almost begrudgingly. The inferior function will always have this "otherly" quality to it, almost like that of the opposite sex. And because it's "aspirational" (something we feel we need to be complete) it carries something like the other gender in in that way also. So if you can "marry" your dominant and inferior functions, you should end up with a sort of "whole" or "rounded out" feel to your mental cognition. So yeah, that's why Fe is a girl for a male subject.