...sensitive because they feel so much.
This thread is great
In this context, INFJs want to be the most feel-y when talking about their sensitivity
In other contexts, it's "we're not overly sensitive"
Comedy
...sensitive because they feel so much.
I'm not disagreeing--I think we're saying the same thing
Food for thought: could the coldness of slam be from heightened 'thinking' preferences relative to other feelers
Whether it's an exaggerated response doesn't really remove it from being "cold" to the receiving end which could lead to a perception of being less feel-y
Not looking to dismiss feelings of INFJs
I'm super sensitive about so many things: senses, criticism, my environment, those around me, etc.This thread is great
In this context, INFJs want to be the most feel-y when talking about their sensitivity
In other contexts, it's "we're not overly sensitive"
Comedy
an alternative way of answering the question is who is the most think-y feeler
would be either infj or isfj
Probably because half the forum is mistyped, BritI'm on the second page and I'm racking my brain why INFJs are being discussed as (or believed to be) the least feel-y type.
Probably because half the forum is mistyped, Brit
Yes, in terms of the amygdala.does sensitive equate to feel-y?
Yes, in terms of the amygdala.
What I find interesting about the neurobiology of introversion vs extroversion is that it doesn't seem possible to have an introvert that isn't sensitive (or indeed 'feely').This is typically the kind of thing that a feeler would never say
But I'm sure my amygdala are full of feels.
What I find interesting about the neurobiology of introversion vs extroversion is that it doesn't seem possible to have an introvert that isn't sensitive (or indeed 'feely').
Introversion is the behavioural symptom of sensitivity, not a cause.
Introverted Intuitives are by definition sensitive, and more feely than extroverted sensors, simply with how their brains are wired.
(Again, there seems only a bipolar a spectrum between ES and IN when the neurochemistry and neurobiology are taken into account.)
Yes, but we have to note that 'feely' is only just a subset of 'emotional' anyway, and especially if we're adopting the definition of 'emotional regulation' as what happens in the amygdala.Could it be that sensitive is here meant to be different from feely? Otherwise, we'd end up with funny things like ENFJs being on average less feely than INTPs.
In fact, I would say that INTPs are so misunderstood when it comes to emotionality. They're so sensitive that they just do not know how to deal with it all and need to actively avoid emotional stimuli in order to avoid becoming overwhelmed. The INTPs biggest problem is an extremely high sensitivity level coupled with an extremely low emotional coping, which is probably why they're the most dissatisfied with their jobs and most likely to get into drugs and alcohol in tertiary education - a top spot shared with INFPs.
To me, INFPs and INTPs are very alike in terms of how they mirror each other: one is the literature nerd, the other the science nerd - the same level of sensitivity coped with by opposite means.
Yup, sounds about right, though is does add to the enigma of the ESFJ...This feels true! I grew up with an INTP brother, and now watching his INTP daughter grow up. Very feely and sensitive beings, huge consciousness, constantly facing dilemmas. His wife and mother of his daughter is ESFJ, who is sensitive, but in a neurotic way, not 'feely' as they are.
Lol.Oh! And my dad (ISTP) who's the toughest gun in the neighborhood, is so easily moved that he himself calls it a social handicap.
Suppose the personality types are determined by the sensitivity level of a child and then their preferred coping mechanisms (e.g. INxPs have the same sensitivity level, but it's coped with in different ways).
Possibly, though I wouldn't say 'chose'.Mhm. Do you think my brother was born INxP or INxx, and chose T or TP to cope/survive? It would be cruel of nature to let an INFP grow up with an Ti-dom parent ...