#intp chat

[bakerstreetirregular]

INTP: *takes MBTI personality quiz; gets INTP; reads through result*

This is all too flattering. This is not me. I'm not THAT awesome.

INTP: *decides to take quiz again, just to be sure; does it 10 more times; gets INFP ONE TIME*

This is ridiculous. This quiz is clearly faulty. I am DEFINITELY an INTP.

[intp-ed]

INTPs hypersensitivity to relationships is so frustrating. First, we are very VERY selective. And not only are we slow to catch up with someone, but we also can ruin anything we have built with that someone in a blink of an eye, just with a few harsh words and a long period of passive aggressiveness. The person may be dear to our hearts but we hurt them willingly and we hurt oursleves in the process, and that’s mysteriously satisfying for a while. But then it’s followed by an overwhelming feeling of guilt.

[intjpuff]

INTP + INTJ + Frozen

INTP: We finish each other's-

INTJ: Assassination plans

INTP: That's what I was going to say!

INTJ: Never met someone who thinks so much like me...

[intpandj]

Grape conversations (1)

INTP: you don't like grapes?

INTJ: No

INTP: weirdo

INTJ: Too sweet, I hate melons too

INTP: but you like wine

INTJ: yeah, it's different, a lot of food is texture, or sweetness based, and I don't like grape texture or how sweet it can be,

INTP: weirdo

INTJ: duh

[intpandj]

Child: Bah Bah black sheep have you any wool, yes sir, yes sir, three bags full.

INTP: Does one sheep really provide 3 full bags of wool...

[individualist-infp]

INTP dialogues:

INTP: Why would I celebrate Independence Day? I don't even celebrate my own birthday.

[intpandj]

INTP in Therapy

Therapist: How are you feeling today?

INTP: *in a robot voice* I have no feelings … because I am a robot … beep boop beep beep

Therapist: Avoidance and humor, now I know something is up

[dreamyintp-blog]

INTP: The Social Chameleon?

So I read somewhere (I can't find the reference, sorry) that INTPs are described as social chameleons, adapting themselves to any social situation. If this is the case, I can completely relate to this!

From my own experience, I think that I used to be a lot more adaptable as a child, and due to my very ENFJ mother, I must have mirrored her in every social situation possible. It felt easier wearing a mask that covered my whole body in something that everyone liked and got on with than to expose one's true self and risk getting hurt.

However, by the end of primary school (maybe around the start of middle school?), this started to slip. I was (and still am) an avid reader, and I started to share my highly extensive knowledge of animals (which was my main interest at the time) with my classmates, and they started to get weirded out. (It got to the point that when I left, we had to write something nice about each other, and one girl could only think of 'You're really knowledgeable on animals')

This was when I first realised I was truly different. I enjoyed education and strived for perfect grades whilst my classmates did not understand why I 'didn't want to go outside', as I would much rather stay inside and read.

Starting my new school meant that I tried to hide this very geeky side of myself for a while and tried to mimick my Mum's ENFJ vibe, but it got harder and harder the less comfortable I was.

Now, as I am almost leaving that school, I have found an equally geeky ISFP friend I consider myself very close to. We love the same stuff and don't mind geeking out together. I also (think I) have an INTJ friend with whom I get on with most of the time. In addition, I have an ENFP friend! My social chameleon skills seem to work better on strangers, where I've learnt to mimick my ENFP friend and it does help me meet new people.

The point of this post seems to have trailed off a little into an insight of my childhood, but all I wanted to ask was if any other INTPs (or any other awkward types) found themselves adapting themselves to social situations?