Re: Interacting with the world

Posted by Cory on March 30, 2000 at 19:00:15:

In Reply to: Re: Interacting with the world posted by lydia on March 30, 2000 at 08:36:28:

> Maybe you just think that people don't like you. Could this be?

No, they tolerate me. I've been accepted by very few people and that was in high school. They don't have a reason to hate me...nor do they have a reason to like me.

> I don't know what you are like in person, but if a big portion of it is like what I have seen, it is true you are interesting.

Nope, I'm not like this at all! Never open, but my strangeness creeps through the cracks in my persona.

> Not because you are a mysterious loner. I haven't seen that portion of you.

Of course not! I'm not a loner at all on the net. My Intro-score was 26, but that was only in real life. I probably should take that test for how I am in real life.

> From what I've read on the posts of you, you have certain qualities than many people lack, and perhaps cannot detect, and do not value. An example: you said no intp has said you are a thinker, but you can think, you also seem to be imaginative. Most people aren't of the intuitive sort, and many of them just don't give a damn about the qualities that iNtuitives often have. Like you said they're just interested in it. I'll bet that you value in yourself things that others do not value in people, yeah?

Yes, most of all I prize a highly individualistic, idiosyncratic personality. By that I mean someone who is witty, deep, with many facets of their personality, and above all, One of a kind. I also value being able to talk about abstract, theoretical subjects which I've had the pleasure of partaking in over the 'net, but rarely in real life. I haven't had much contact with iNtuitives in real life, at all, but if they account 20-25% of the population, then I must've! So even by them, I'm rejected. I do remember discussing the universe, physics, and philosophy with some ENTP in my theatre arts class my senior year. Other than that, no real connections with iNtuitives.

> I know it's like that with me. Also i tend to think that no one likes me simple because they do not converse with me about even moderately deep things, nor are they interested in the stuff that I am into. But it could be that they just aren't into it, the same was I wouldn't be into a lot of their stuff, although i would still listen when they talked. Maybe this happpens with you?

Most likely. Have you ever eavesdropped on small talk? It's usually about people's families, incidents that happened to them, all this real-world Sensing stuff. I've never heard two iNtuitives share a deep conversation. Someday I wish I would hear one because I could easily interject and join in. I can be quite extraverted with the right people (and the ones on here are right).

> I know some people think things about me that are non true, it doesn't effect me however. Part of being an introvert in being abl to enjoy time alone. How old are you anyhow?

See, I'm very sensitive to criticism and what people think of me. My two highest personality styles are "Sensitive" and "Inventive" (see the Movie board), which correspond to Avoidant and Compensatory Narcissistic disorders. Both types care deeply about what others think of them. It really is irrational, but you must understand that people like me can't help it. It's a neurotic fixation. I'm the same age as Joan of Arc when she died.

Figure it out. :)

-Cory

Follow Ups:

• Re: Interacting with the world lydia 10:46:46 03/31/00 (0)
• Cory, on mixing with intuitives and intellectuals.... Tiggy 19:27:46 03/30/00 (5)
  • Re: Cory, on mixing with intuitives and intellectuals.... Cory 20:25:27 03/30/00 (4)
    • I did that, you can do it in the evenings. No big deal. nt Tiggy 15:53:39 03/31/00 (0)
    • Re: Cory, on mixing with intuitives and intellectuals.... Joe 01:19:05 03/31/00 (2)
      • Thank you Cory 02:08:51 03/31/00 (1)
        • do that! Cathy 16:30:33 03/31/00 (0)

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