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Yes, but I find that it helps me organize the chaos at least enough to see where the interconnections would go, if there were a way to depict something very tangled. :)

Well, I find it pretty useful for basic introspection. I can ask a question in the first node about something I'm trying to figure out, and then in the child nodes, I give possible answers. After that, I make another set of nodes for each child node, describing any associations I come up with...

http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Download It's a mind-mapping program that helps people organize their thoughts. I'm loving it. There are all kinds of features that allow you to get the specific variations perfect, using colors, shapes, icons, etc. I was playing around with...

Oxytocin kicks ass, but I can see how administering it artificially could potentially be misused to "treat" things that weren't actually problems. :confused:

I usually deal with this problem by choosing not to put myself in positions where I must have authority over others, but in some situations, like when I babysit, I need to be in control. I obtain this control by keeping the children interested, entertained, and emotionally involved in any tasks...

I don't think it has to do with the T preference. It could be the IN__ combination, and if so, then yes, there is probably a correlation between depression and intelligence. IN__ types tend to have higher IQ's than E types or S types. They are also less common and therefore more likely to...

I get creative ideas while out walking, but I don't think it has to do with the activity iself as much as the location. If I am out where nobody can hear me, I can sing without consequences, I can experiment and try out how things sound together, and I can talk to myself without seeming crazy or...

So, it makes you a complete, balanced person? And you do feel?

Haha!!! Sharks with frickin' laser beams!

INTPs in love are weird. It's not like normal love. It's like, "I think I have an intellectual curiosity about another mind, even though I have no feelings and don't care if that other person is actually here." I don't get what makes it different from what INFPs call "friendship." Any insights...

Yeah, I consider my online life more real than "real" life, because it is more spiritually and psychologically fulfilling. The only other difference is distance, and even that is a physical thing.

Actually, he's a Tolowa, but that's close enough. His expenses during treatment have depleted his savings, even with his insurance covering the radiation itself. I probably won't be getting a computer for a while unless someone just gives me a used laptop with wireless internet capabilities...

Yes, I especially tend to do that whole terrible martyr thing, and the grasshopper one, which is more intentional.

Interesting. I like the mystery of trying to figure out what they mean.

That's beautiful!

I like that idea. For more detail, please listen to my full response on the Snapvine box.

http://www.snapvine.com/vc/w1b41geYEd6LqAAwSFxx0g/ANBFAQ http://www.snapvine.com/vc/w1b41geYEd6LqAAwSFxx0g/QNBFAQ http://www.snapvine.com/vc/w1b41geYEd6LqAAwSFxx0g/S9BFAQ http://www.snapvine.com/vc/w1b41geYEd6LqAAwSFxx0g/XtBFAQ I just posted some of my original music at Snapvine, because it is...

My INTP cousin is in prison right now. He has been dealing with it by doing really complex, technical, mathematical looking art of butterflies and vaginas. If I get a copy of some of his art, I'll post it.

For the Young Who Want to (by Marge Piercy) Talent is what they say you have after the novel is published and favorably reviewed. Beforehand what you have is a tedious delusion, a hobby like knitting. Work is what you have done...

Neither am I, but I am certainly an INFP even if I can't relate to anyone at Global Chatter or the other forums frequented by INFPs. My preference order is a little haywire according to the cognitive processes test. I guess my Ne is slightly higher than my Fi right now, even though I am...

I don't really see how the defense mechnisms relate to maturity at all, since I consider some of the level two and three defenses less mature than some of the level one defenses. Acting out or being passive aggressive seems much less mature than just pushing the problem out of mind or avoiding...

Brilliant!

I dunno. Kind of cute and weird?

Noddy is the wittiest, cryptonia is the wisest, and I have no idea who has the highest IQ. Even in response to this thread, cryptonia showed his wisdom by saying it was a bad idea, since it inspires arrogance and competition unless considered humorously. Fortunately, you INTPs are goofy enough...

Sorry. I only like the old Battlestar Galactica.

I wish I were still a virgin.

Level 1 Defense Mechanisms Denial: Sometimes I intentionally push horrible things out of my mind to keep from going insane. I can't dwell too long on certain kinds of thoughts. If I do, I become quite distraught, often to the point of being inconsolable. Distortion: I reshape external...

Yeah, I only need one. Sorry, if there is another adorable nerd boy who is willing to sacrifice his virginity to me. Maybe if cryptonia decides he doesn't want me, I'll be available, but more likely, I'll just be sad. My harem is now exclusively for intellectual intercourse, as expressed in...

Well, I was just putting it into INTP language. They usually can't tell the difference between having a scientific interest and feeling affectionate.

Noooo! Don't hide from me, little nerd virgin. It is yours that I want the most.

I would hope that they remain virgins as long as possible, at least until they are legal, because there is nothing hotter than taking a nerd's virginity. I am so absolutely turned on by that, especially if I think there is a chance of being the one the nerd decides to mate with for life.

I came here to study and collect INTP specimens for my "harem." If this place became more diverse, it would thwart my plans.

I did these in response to a request at Personality Cafe. Thanks for the encouragement.

I'd play as long as it wasn't some kind of arguing game against NTs. That would be miserable. If it is some kind of creative game, I would love to participate on the INFP team.

Yes, you INTPs make finer distinctions than I did. I figure mine was more of a "like me" vs. "not like me" thing, and within the "not like me" category were all types containing the SJ combination, or a T. The "like me" category consisted of the ENFPs, ENFJs, ESFPs, ISFPs, INFPs, and INFJs.

Both. I was still blending everything together, before I had ever heard of MBTI, and I considered T qualities and SJ qualities to be connected somehow. I associated feeling with creativity and intelligence, and associated "logic" and "objectivity" with the rigid, unimaginative school system...

I used to when I was a child, but I grew up as my value system was refined.

Yes, I agree completely. The ultimate goals may involve making sure people and values are protected, but in order to achieve those goals, Thinkers are necessary.

I feel that my emotions are trustworthy. I use them to fine-tune my value system, which utterly rejects prejudices such as those GarmGarf mentioned. I do this by waiting until I have a feeling, then checking it against what I believe I should feel. If the two are not consistent, I re-analyze...

I am an INFP, and I am here as therapy after a horrible relationship with an abusive INTP. I am trying to learn more about which of his qualities were actually INTP traits, and which were things that he merely claimed were INTP traits in order to get away with being abusive and critical. I...

I only lose because I click "new posts" and this shows up to remind me of The Game. If other people could win, I'd win too. The only times I think of it are the times when I see this thread.

I just lost again.

It's nice to feel welcome here, since before I started coming online, my experiences with INTPs were mostly negative. I like the fact that normal, healthy INTPs are humble enough to admit error. It proves that the one I was in a relationship with was just an ass, but that wasn't anything I...

I think Da Blob means "feelers" in the snail sense.

I lost. I am constantly losing.

That sounds so hot! ;)

I mean that INTPs don't communicate the same way as INFPs. They make distinctions between things that INFPs fuse as parts of a single idea. So they require a level of precision that eludes me. I will say something, and they will nit-pick about definitions, because two words that are...

Yes, I had been trying to explain that and failing to get the idea across clearly in your language. Thank you, EditorOne.