5 INTP Struggles

How many of these struggles do you connect with? What are some struggles you have? Either INTP or other personality types :)
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[@danjal87nl]

Indifference and ambivalence. INTPs have a very hard time caring about things that seem pointless or meaningless.

[@nellieb6585]

Me from high school to uni, the only thing I cared about was getting better at what I'm interested in doing. Also, grades are stupid. Good grades literally means you wrote the right answers and nothing else that's why I can't find it within me to care what grades I get.

[@georgexm2032]

@Bancho So basically everything (that not excite us) lol

[@TheRustAdmin]

Does anyone else find themselves analysing everything and pointing out everything people do wrong?

[@multicrogamer]

That's more of ENTP trait.

[@eviefieseler1093]

Analyzing and knowing, yes, but I quit pointing out. Pointing out is pointless firat because nobody wants to know, and even worse because it causes time-consuming and useless conversation.

[@JT-wo7mh]

As an INTP yes. But, I have no choice...my mind will do it whether i want to or not. Even when I sleep I will wake up and have a different perspective or a better understanding.

[@E.V.E.S.A.P.P.L.E]

O yes, my parents had a fun time with that trait🙄😏

[@ashleyraey1386]

I hate when people tell me to stop criticizing. I know there's no right or wrong way, because it's all perspective, but the way I point out to them is the easier, faster way. People don't understand..

[@heatherbryant4197]

Pro tip: record lectures and listen to them later so you can pause the audio and fill in the blanks in your notes. Honestly, I often feel lost in the middle of a lecture. It's not until I get home and read the book by myself that I really understand something. I essentially have to teach myself, which is time consuming... frustrating that I spend so much more time studying than others, but it pays off!

[@kangkankrishnasarmapegu7789]

This is what i have been doing since a kid. Its like i wont learn it if its taught by someone who is not able to grasp my attention be being interesting which happens rarely. And since this happens as a rule, i end up teaching myself all the time. But cant complain though. Its like an experience that u start valuing n respecting eventually man ... Coz its fuckin amazing when u teach yourself in method that allows u to see movies in your head that shows up the connecting dots, the meanings, mysteries, the whole picture. Its fickin amazing than any traditional classroom lecture for sure

[@Nicolettethegreat]

I think it's because we don't want the information to pass as most do. We want to understand the information and know why it's reached to the rule/conclusion. It takes a longer time, but it's what you call true learning.

[@houki8636]

I did that in uni as well. Recorder every lecture. I can't concentrate in the lecture, my mind just wonders. Recording really helps.

[@arianam9977]

What do you use to record?

[@dawidkiller]

yeah well it was illegal at my UNI to do that and that's how i dropped out as an INTP lmfao

[@ingridjansson4284]

Caring is so hard lol I've often pondered what it means to be passionate about something because I am so rarely invested that intensely, even when something peaks my interest. I don't get excited about things other people are talking about very often which has proven to be an issue, as others really like it when you get excited about the thing theyre excited about. Sometimes i just fake it, to keep the social interaction going smoothly, but it depends on whether I think the other person will care about that sort of reaction or not. Getting overwhelmed by complex projects is certainly a struggle. As far as cleaning goes, I've learned to stop thinking is best, to just do one thing at a time while listening to music gets it done. You just have to start. For other projects, writing out lists and breaking them down into individual tasks is very helpful. I'm very hard on myself when it comes to mistakes. Constantly reliving past experiences in my brain. Mostly concerning social interactions, saying stupid stuff or doing stupid stuff, haven't quite figured how to get over that. I know what to do, stop caring lol, but it's difficult. Something ive started doing whenever i start kicking myself over some stupid past mistake is i forgive myself for making it. I'll literally say "I forgive you." If anything, it helps me calm down. I just try to recognize past mistakes as learning experiences to not make it again. These videos are so great as there are not many people I know who are anywhere near my personality type or understand the way my mind works.

[@blaqued5186]

You understand 😯

[@Heidi3518]

When engaging with others (yuk - but sometimes it’s necessary), I find myself more invested in the topic than the individual(s). I find it hard to care about another person if they can’t discuss topics that interest me or they lack the intelligence to keep up with me intellectually - no matter HOW well I know them. “I dislike being outnumbered. It makes for too much stupid in the room.” Sherlock Holmes

[@christopherpaul1810]

I'm INTP and the biggest struggle I deal with is "repetitive thought loops", which has a lot to do with "double guessing myself", and "the need to constantly clarify what I meant" quite often leads to a downward spiral of events. Last time I got caught up in one of these loops had to do with an INFJ female and I ended up getting door slammed (ghosted).

[@emilyw5522]

The LOOPING!!!! Totally catch myself doing that.

[@brandonk5066]

As an INTP I have found that a large struggle of mine is the constant need to multitask, or I get bored. Singular activities, unless they require a high level of brainpower, bore me to the point that I require further stimulus from another task. This occasionally results in missing some detailed information that I may have glossed over. That and constant self doubt and critique of ideas and plans. Any plan or concept will be constantly reviewed in light of new information, occasionally resulting in putting off decision making in preference for greater information.

[@yubia5216]

I actually enjoy cleaning my room and having everything organized, it's more for the visual harmony than anything else. I cannot stand a messy environment or messy people

[@cccxlviii9893]

So, I tried asking Google why I was like this, it told me I had autism like five times,

[@lovbo7010]

I have to force myself to clean, because if I dont, I start procrastinating and then I get overwhelmed by all the junk and do nothing. Same with dishes and things like that. I just shut down my thinking and do it. If I start thinking of something else its goodbye cleaning.

[@acharich]

This ENFP completely relates.. 🎯🎯🎯

[@avatarandarmy485]

Wow thats me every day when trying to get in my steps in 😭I need to stop procrastinating and thinking or it will never happen 😅

[@TheRustAdmin]

I have freinds because they're useful, I don't care if I'm not popular, I'm happier when alone, I don't see a need to do things I don't need to do like tidy my room or make 'small talk' , I analyse situations I'm entering or watching unfold, I want to know thing all of the time and ask a lot of questions, I'm not on any social media and I have a nokia brick because that's all one needs to make calls and texts and I cannot bother myself with the commitment of a social media. If anyone shares any of these traits, like this comment or reply to it if you want to. :)

[@irenebekesha9622]

Well, I have almost everything of these traits except social media. I love to surf them especially Instagram and Pinterest . They inspire me and push my lazy ass to do something. I dont spend time communicating with someone I mean its so time consuming to answer if someone is writing. However I'm trying to keep in touch with people because I know that otherwise I end up being alone. So even if I don't care( happens almost all the time) I still do something because my brain knows that eventually it will lead to the consequences that can be useful for me.

[@irenebekesha9622]

I on contrary think that every person is interesting. I mean they really are. I always listen to other people, to their thoughts and ideas analize them and make conclusions. I'm not telling that everyone is smart but everyone has their own perspective and while listening to ones perspective you have the whole new field for comprehension . And I don't think that I'm smarter then someone ,to my mind, the personality type doesn't define how smart person is. At least its not the main factor. Sometimes I also felt guilty about not being interested, but this lack of interest lives with me for so long that I dont mind it anymore. I just know what I need to do to make one sure that I care about this person.

[@linyenchin6773]

The Rust Admin: "...I'm not on any social media and I have a nokia brick because that's all one needs to make calls and texts and I cannot bother myself with the commitment of a social media."-This is social media, youtube and it's a subset of Google which has social media properties of its own....I too have no smart phone, they are nothing but needless irritation.

[@Onnnit1]

That's crazy. I'm the same way. Let's not be friends.

[@JT-wo7mh]

Me too mostly. I'm only on social media (one source) to get the news I want. I don't know any of them personally. I understand the Nokia thing. I try to stay away from gaming because I know I would never leave my home besides work, even though you didn't mention gaming.

[@remley8877]

I struggle with learning the names and details of historical figures too. I can't really care enough about them to remember, until I respect them. If someone did something amazingly devoted or was a revolutionary in their field, and fought for what the were trying to bring to the world (especially if they never got the recognition they deserved, or died pennyless), then I respect them and I remember EVERYTHING about them. Jaco Pastorius for example, he's referred to (quite correctly) by bass players as "the greatest bass player in the world". He revolutionized the way people approach bass guitar, basically arranged chord melodies of complex jazz tunes on an instrument which was never melodic. All of the greatest jazz musicians played with him at one time or the other. He was the first person to use harmonics and false harmonics in his arrangement of "Portrait of Tracy". No one who isn't a musician, and usually no one that doesn't play bass even know he existed. The Mozart of the 1970s and early 80s spent most of his life sleeping on a park bench at a basketball court in New York City, or as a mental patient in Bellevue. He was beaten to death by a bouncer at a Miami bar in September of 1987. Lee de Forest, the man who invented the "audion tube" (the first vacuume tube, predicessor to the transistor, the birth of real voice and music transmission over wireless radio). Scraped up barely enough money to spend like 3 years developing it. Turned down for a pattent on several occasions, because EVERYONE said "it is just a light bulb."Showed the navy how it could revolutionize communications and give the U.S. a huge tactical advantage. But, no they didn't understand the point. Dead broke, he was able to raise funds and was set to start production for public sector users, when no, he gets brought before Congress on charges of securities fraud. FINALLY gets this idiots to understand the general nature of it and accept that perhaps there is a difference. As an INTP, I don't care enough to remember until I respect you. Natural, loyalty is the ONLY thing I respect, everything else can be taught. Also, I struggle with being concise, and punctuation and I ramble. Needless to say, I am not on Twitter.

[@Ignasimp]

I can't remember dates. I'm horrible at it. I can explain you how the the geologic theories of the time influenced Darwin when it comes to the theory of evolution and how the laws of genethics of mendel and the theory of evolution influenced the rise of the eugenics ideas in the USA and the Nazzis after them. But I can't remember a single date.

[@openwaters2988]

I guess that's why I just skipped over what you said about the bass player. I have little use for music or whatever, but like you of I like what I am reading or learning about I get right into it.

[@lizzy23123]

Number 1 your explanation of the cleaning struggle is spot on. I'm currently "trying" to clean my room and am very quickly distracted (youtube).

[@berquintim]

What I struggle with, when I'm talking to people about a subject of my interest, and they say something stupid that they did not analyse very well. My mind explodes with all the things and connections they did not take under consideration and it frustrates me to a point that I stop talking to them because I find them less intelligent. I guess you can say my biggest struggle is dealing with people who do not think.

[@cesiacueto6316]

Absolutely!!!!

[@Pi7on]

I do this too. Say just one non sensical thing about the subject I'm talking about and the conversation is over, because it means you're either not listening to me, or you're not using your head.

[@mindylee3754]

oh yeah! Big messes overwhelm me! I would rather tune it all out than to look at it or deal with it.

[@busyazn]

- don't clean 1:45 - overwhelm by info 1:50 - difficult for us to care 3:25. We have to care about the person or topic to care. - constant need to explain themselves through "looping" 5:30 No bad assumptions, etc. People have to understand their stance - 6:29 we cannot accept dumb things we say or do. We double guessed ourselves.

[@voidwalker5784]

I know a struggle I've always had as an INTP is if I get put into a situation where I don't have time to think I go off what someone did in history and how they dealt with a situation similar to mine. The problem with that is the fact that with me not being able to think about it I follow the actions of someone in history which completely failed in their task!

[@voidwalker5784]

Which causes me to fail in most cases I have to act without thinking. The only time I always succeed in a situation like this is if I'm in a dangerous situation like I was getting mugged once and I threw my wallet (which had no cash in it) down the alley and the dude chased it. I then ran into a very populated Starbucks and called an Uber which I should have done in the first place but silly me didn't want to get into a car by myself with another person because I'm anti social! Also I didn't call the police because I had an objective of getting somewhere. If you're also wondering I got a chai tea at Starbucks before getting in my Uber

[@IanCorm84]

For me, it's probably doing the same thing that I learned had worked before, in another context, which blows up in my face. This happens when I'm forcing myself to convey emotion rather than withdrawing within myself and thinking through the nuances of the new scenario, carefully. And then I get blindsided by the person's response because I thought we were on the same page...and then there goes the need to explain myself over and over...and then beating myself up for not having seen the obvious...after I had gotten ample time to THINK EVERYTHING THROUGH.

[@acharich]

Yikes, and ironically it seems y'all tend to be big on individualism for urselves, yet theorise others as though they are the same as historical figures / relationships, like u said.. 😅

[@JT-wo7mh]

You described me very well! And when you said the mind being in the wrong spot I understand what you mean. What really annoys me about other people is when they try to impress me with memory based facts. Then they try to make me look stupid because they throw all these facts in my face. For example, since you mentioned the American Civil War, all the dates of the battles of the American Civil War, names of all the battles, all the specific locations, people who died etc. They try to impress with their "knowledge"! I just don't care! I just care about the basic information. But some INTP's may be into the Civil War and I'm cool with that. Just an example. And then debating with people...most people want to be right even when they're wrong and to prove they are right they will call me names, raise their voice, yell at me, try to get other people involved in their ignorance so they will agree with them etc. I've had to learn to bite my tongue and walk away from these people. I hate my looping issue! The Ti Si loop of death!

[@josephglenn1471]

Dude every thing you said is exactly me... holy shit this is too accurate

[@tulip5210]

(INFP) for me it normally isnt because of the person but because of the subject, and the person is a bonus. I actually like that you guys always feel like you need to explain everything as long as you don't expect it from me, i don't know why but i find it calming to the mind.Its very polite and i'm used to be treated not politely.

[@PowerRedBullTypology]

Why do you not like to explain yourself?

[@tulip5210]

What do you mean? I can go into detail if you want, i didn't realize i was doing that haha. Oh, i'm slow i just realized I inclined that i don't like to explain myself. Honestly, because its hard to explain things to myself, so it would be even more confusing to the outside world. i don't want to confuse the other person with my very scattered brain though i want to explain myself to a point its too difficult and may become stressful. There are some things that i would love to explain if asked don't get me wrong, (see how i'm going everywhere right now trying to explain myself not wanting to explain myself?) but often times there are too many variables to explain in simple words and when i do i end up being scattered and going in many different directions. In short, it would be easier to write a book xD. I'm just not great at it in common cases unless i already wanted to explain that particular subject and i saw that the person was struggling. xD

[@PowerRedBullTypology]

Well, I was just curious why one would not want to explain themself. For me, an INTP, explaining myself and be understood by the other is very important, to avoid miscommunication. So I'm curious why would not want to explain themself to another person. But as you describe apparently the problem is that it is hard for you to explain yourself in words. It does make sense, since your first function is feeling, and explaining a feeling would assume a person might knows *why* they are feeling that particular way, and maybe this is not the case. Do you know why you feel the things the way you do? I can not really tell, since it's not a function i have at all in my first 4 (Fi). SO yeah, I'm curious about how INFP's work in that department. For example, I know this couple and she's an INFP and her 'mood' pretty much 'dictates' how their day goes , in the sense that when she feels good or bad or wants something , he can not ask her why. She seems unable or unwilling to explain herself and is not very open about it. However, her will is strong so when things do not go the way how she feels they should go, drama starts. So i was curious how one is able to communicate with an INFP to make this not happen. If one wants something, but at the same time this thing can not be talked about, it means that person will always sort of 'win' , if the other person takes that feeling of the INFP seriously anyway. I'm curious what is your take on it, as an INFP, to be able to communicate well with an INFP in that sense. I think he's an INTJ

[@acharich]

😅😂😅

[@CuddleClaw.]

I’m an INFJ, I have introverted thinking as my child function and I can relate to a fair amount of INTP perspectives regarding thinking. To answer your question: I have a difficult time when an authority figure tells me to do something that doesn’t makes sense or is not the most efficient way to do something, I feel my insides scream. Also, I am great at planning my day, organizing my duties so I can get everything done as quickly as possible and if someone tells me near the end of my day that I have extra tasks to do (especially if I have to go out of my way to complete it), it causes me high stress, I have to talk myself through it because my Ti feels like it’s on fire and my Extroverted Sensing just goes nuts, I can start seeing shadows or bugs that aren’t there. It’s never as bad as I initially feel that it is, but it disturbed my plan and if I have things I want to do like go to the gym or go on a date, I internally freak out because now I might not have time to do everything I want to do. My parent Extroverted Feeling counsels me and tries to stay positive.

[@ashleyr2736]

I do not agree with the 2nd struggle, I can essentially understand principles and process the information given, but soon after that, I explore the possibilities and just make up random future conversations as if I'll interact with others. For my specific and personal struggles, I point out a few specific ones: --The inability to allow feelings in a conversation --Rarely calling anyone a friend --Intensity of emotions if I accept you as a friend of mine --Childish tendency when too comfortable --Boredom in school --Inability to share control --Inability to translate my brain process --Forward without a care for other's feeling --And self-concious because I just realized I've been giving unnecessary information, which most will either comment hate or 'chill out'.... thank you

[@Jasmine1991forever]

I'm INTP and I like my job cos I don't do anything so I can work on the book I'm writing. But now I have to go on a training course for 3 months and I can't handle it. I can do the job- but I can't do the course about the job as I just don't care for the subject. It's just killing me like sucking the fckin life out of me.

[@jennifermitchell7182]

I am an INTP. I sometimes do not relate to some aspects of your experience. Such as, I have no problem looking at what is often overwhelming to others and organizing it and breaking it down into systems and putting things in proper order. I quickly identify patterns and what needs to be done to correct and make something more efficient or congruous. I can see what should be ,what is off and how to correct it. It is as I was born wired to identify flaws in patterns or inconsistencies and create order out of choas. I can also look at whole systems that seem unrelated and see the bigger picture and how things interrelate and cause potential issues or contributing factors. So it is not hard to apply this to practical physical things or parts. I have an OCD tendency and organizing clutter is one of my things that is something I can do on auto pilot. It is one of the things that gets me out of my head and in the moment. I can however, get completely lost and lose all track of time and over organize,label,categorize or get stuck if I have difficulty creating a system or pattern that make sense to me with what I am looking at but that is rare.. I do over explain myself. I find this is mostly because when I say something people just look puzzled and if they can not intelligently weigh in on a subject and just give me a blank or confused look,it makes me uncomfortable. I assume they do not understand what I am saying and need me to find another way to explain it. If they reject truth or respond with a comment and it is completely off point, irrelevant or their conclusion is not logical or based on any real truth, I feel a need to correct them and then re-explain again what I was saying so that their is no possible way for them to remain ignorant,confused. My desire is that they can hopefully come to the truth. I have a tendency to over explain to the degree that I come at the subject from every angle and give multiple examples to illustrate a point or find a metaphor that will work. I often walk away feeling like I am on an alien planet and speak another language. I have felt isolated most of my life because I find it difficult to have conversations that interest me that include other people.

[@alistairproductions]

Clean your room

[@johnmartinez8530]

I'm a lobster.

[@captainstark5496]

@@johnmartinez8530 i'm a carb

[@acharich]

😂 triggered ENFP here empathising..

[@renatamiron8095]

😂

[@Rising_lotusflower]

That is my current issue 😅

[@lijha5043]

When he said “that’s on you” i said it out loud to

[@lauracooks4926]

Tagents. We love them. And yes I don’t care, unless I do

[@justingooligan7059]

My struggle = people approach me to tell me something but RUN RUN RUN away, like scared of what i might say. I have often very short discussions with most people - but with some few others i can go for HOURS!

[@eviefieseler1093]

Justin Gooligan I was just telling a friend about this! With that friend and several others, I can talk and talk deeply back and forth in long, meaningful, meandering conversations. With most people, though, interaction is short, quick, pointless, and even if I think they would be interesting to know more, the conversation stalls no matter what. Can you figure out why the short talkers run away? So interesting. I thought it was just me. I think that for me the stalled conversations happen with people who want to stay superficial and impersonal. I always want to get into it if I'm going to spend time talking, not stay vague and general. The people I really can't (won't) talk to are the experts bent on teaching me a subject or giving detailed description of a vacation or something without wanting any input from me, like I am there only as audience or maybe as therapist if they are pontificating on self.

[@acharich]

Basically u need to be interested & engaged, just like us ENFPs.. 🎯🎯🎯

[@girlblogger3524]

I started an organization project last month or the month before? where I divide and conquer my accumulated stack of mail and paperwork...I divided it by opening the mail and piling it and throwing out the envelopes...and that's as far as it went. I have yet to conquer it (by shredding or filing the piles). the plan was to conquer it the next day but something much more interesting came up every single day after that for the past few months... it isn't in my way so it doesn't bother me. I think this unfinished project would drive other types crazy. another thing to add to the list of struggles is trying to focus on what a person is trying to say during a face to face conversation with some people. I get the gist of the idea of what they're saying to me but the rest of it is just.. "fluff" I guess? I start noticing posture and expressions and the room and the people around us ... I used to do this to my ex who got pretty good at knowing when he lost my attention. haha...

[@EricTheINTP]

That is awesome, and hilarious! I do the same thing. Like at work even, I was part on a project but then remembered another thing I needed to do. I didn't have to do it yet, but I will have a trail of 3 or 4 unfinished tasks that I bounce in between until *hopefully* they all get done before something else pops up. It definitely drives other people crazy, like my dad. He hates it when I don't mind messes. But they are messes that are completely organized--in my mind! Oh yes, I totally know what you mean! Many times something they may say would spark a thought and it will take some time before I realize I am thinking that thought so I could come back. Or just noticing things around me like you were saying.

[@daniellaanderson5309]

only 3 or 4 unfinished tasks?! Just sitting here I can see 7 such tasks around the room without leaving my chair. And then there's putting my car back together after replacing the heater core 9 months ago. Quickly got it back to driveable condition because it's the only car I have, but it seems every time I plan to finish the job I either: a) get lost in a new idea to research, or b) think of some improvement I should make to it "while it's still torn apart". Starting a new project is always such a fun learning experience, but once you've learned and all that's left are the associated mundane tasks it becomes pretty uninteresting. great channel by the way. As luck would have it, my current new research project to keep me from my car happens to be learning about personality traits (particularly my own).

[@MyhEAdd]

Thats soo interesting. reminds me of important tasks is have to do but still "some" time left. While researching I find something else interesting and I fully invest my time into this topic now, even though it's totally useless to know, it just interests me. After finishing that I have to refocus on the orginal project itself because time is really getting short.

[@acharich]

😅😅😅 as an ENFP, I can completely relate..! 💯💯💯

[@martinwright8674]

I guess you work in lighting? This is the best lighting for a KZbin vid I've ever seen.

[@EricTheINTP]

I studied cinematography at the Colorado Film School :) Thank you!!

[@acharich]

@@EricTheINTP 🔥🔥🔥

[@Armuotas]

I have no problems with #1 whatsoever. I actualy find it peacefull and calming to engage in some sort of "real life object sorting" activity. Clears my head from any stray thoughts right away. My S/N is 50/50 so maybe that's why. On the caring, that's a good point about knowing person before caring about the subject. Possibly Fe related? The rest do happen from time to time.

[@istp1967]

I'm an ISTP married to an INTP. I am veryy Stoic and she is . . . in her own little nerdy world; but that's Ok with me 😀

[@jamersbazuka8055]

"Cleaning my room is the worst thing in the world," preach!

[@crystalwaters8714]

YOUR SUCH AN AMAZING INTP I CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD EVERYTHING THAT YOU SAID!! WOW👏👌👍🤯🎉🎊YOU ARE IMPRESSIVE!!!

[@zikesMJ]

The constant worry that you didn't explain yourself correctly so that you reiterate your case over and over does get better with age (for me). I get stuck in thought loops and have to talk it out over and over. I can go months thinking about the same thing over and over while talking out new points based on new evidence before I settle on a conclusion. I think now that I'm older I've realized that I really don't care what most people think of me. Apathy is the bane of INTP. I found myself depressed and looking at everything with apathy during my divorce. The more I realized that I didn't care the more apathy for the entire situation came into play. I refuse to agonize or rationalize a lot of things. It clicked in my mid-thirties that if I just don't give a shit about the issue then I don't have to explain my actions. I realized that so many people are stuck in their role that it's futile to argue a point or give a shit about them when they refuse to see your point. I used to rewrite and rewrite, talk and talk, until I was thought I got the point made. When I realized that not everyone is introspective or analyzed everything like I did, I began to let go of my insecurities. It was an ultimately freeing realization. I'm not even going to proof this (more then twice).

[@acharich]

Hmm, with maturity methinks, rather than age..

[@acharich]

Mmm, I too as an ENFP often found myself over-explaining things due to so many misunderstandings prior, but I care less about being misunderstood by those who aren't close to me, I don't think I'd put mine down to apathy though, but rather not caring for people pleasing anywhere near I care for truth..

[@Ignasimp]

My looping in explanations is great when working as a teacher.

[@crystalwaters8714]

This video is just FULL OF adorableness😅dk if thats a word SORRY INTPS AND mann your just soo cuute and ofc this video was so amazing and full of facts and amazing and important information which benefited everyone alot thank you but YOUR JUST SO ADORABLE!!!!😍🤩

[@crystalwaters8714]

Awww your so cute and its so brave of you to make these videos that you are making and your so awesome👌👍and you deserve amazing things i hope you get what you want in your life your amazing and so brave and LOVE LOVE LOVEEEE YOUR HONESTY👍👏KEEP GOING ON THE RIGHT PATH ONE OF THE BEST INTPS OUT THERE💡

[@louisetaylor4291]

Everything is a process 🙈 100% agree about subject content, not enough to memorize facts!

[@linyenchin6773]

0:06 I do not have problems with #1. On top of the capacity of *breaking down* we can put things together in sequential order. I do get carried away via imagination when I'm on *standby mode,* but life experience has given me a *work mode,* which is an entirely different frame of mind. In this *work mode;* I'm so focused on efficiency, specifically optimizing use of time within execution of a given objective, that I seem almost mechanical in motion. Also: Film sets here in Toronto are unionized, so no producer at my back with odd expectations of my having to manage the properties of a separate department. Electrics grab electric gear, grips grab their own, camera, props, and sound all grab their own...but I work in Locations, so there are times where I end up assisting in grabbing what is missed by other departments. 1:51 I totally get #2, I always thought I was just a bit stupid for having a need to slowly build a nexus of reference points in logical correlation, where others only memorize things as they are being presented(never really breaking down and ingesting the info as bite sized chunks). You get that annoying sensation when you feel a reference point is missing, though you can often infer what's missing via looking at overall context(that's where I learned to oscillate my perspectives for optimal comprehension, as others don't think like me). Things slip away without extending the roots of understanding into the structure of the thing in question. 3:20 #3 is a facet of #2, you do not want needless misunderstandings to hinder the flow of your relations . I get it(had this issue a lot with family as a kid). 6:24 #4 is probably universal and relates to the struggles of #3 and thus relates to #2. 7:19 #5, not trusting the "gut," is a facet of #4. We prefer volition over impulse as the subconscious is not always correct in the conclusions that surface from it, but it is more powerful. It's generally less prone to error, especially when cultivated/trained in the subject at hand, as you describe between 7:38 and 7:44. The phrase "gut" in the context of your presentation means *"subconscious mind"* and the phrase "mind" means *the volitional part* of one's mind, the place where your sense of identity and "self consciousness" resides.

[@Gailsla10]

Infp here, and i struggle with idealizing the cute intp in my psych class even tho i haven't talked to him 😅

[@fluffyfire1960]

Graciela Silva come on do it 😂 good luck!

[@rigobertomcfarlane1781]

Dont take things personal, I was talking to an infp and she instinctively felt like I didn't care despite me repeating what she said with concise detail.

[@storytellerlaura7052]

I relate to all of them, and I would personally add: when the exact word you need is on the tip of your tongue! The dictionary and thesaurus are my best friends.

[@jamersbazuka8055]

I'm lucky to have a fair number of xNxP friends who will help me when I'm trying to recall a word in order to use it but am stuck on a somehow related word. I don't actually have dyslexia, but when I ask for help from a friend, I usually refer to it as my brain "dyslexing" a word I'm looking for into the word my brain has and is stuck on.

[@i2imarketing]

looks like a young Gilligan

[@momlookingup3555]

Feeling the need to explain myself and actually caring about what is important to someone else are my biggest struggles. Also, processing or understanding others' emotions is a challenge. Often I find emotions annoying and unnecessary, a waste of time. Unless it is witty sarcasm directed as a joke. That's hilarious. Small talk is horrible. If someone asks me a question I try to answer it thoroughly. I soon realize they were just making small talk. Annoying.

[@cynthiapereira8403]

ENFP here - so relate to the prioritization of tasks and doing then step by step.

[@crystalwaters8714]

You spoke so fluently amazing!!

[@IanCorm84]

Yep. Ticked off everything on my list of struggles.

[@mightymidget5571]

So smart, sexy, and self assured. It's hip to be square and this ENFP loves you guys. One in particular.

[@salvatorecringe6650]

When others say they don’t care about things, they often have a negative meaning to it. Which annoys me, because to not care is to be neutral. That’s a thing that bugs me as an intp. When intp’s don’t care about things, they often have a neutral stand point and aren’t angry about whatever it is we don’t care about.

[@A-Ls1]

Yes honestly I’m overwhelmed by large tasks like taking things apart then putting them in like different rooms. What makes matters worse is if my hands are full and the door is locked, closed, or just too heavy to open. After doing things mentally, I see no point in doing it physically if I can’t get a better result.

[@0ut_0f_context55]

Sometimes I feel like I can't care less about the things that I have no interest in doing. If I was not interested in the subject, I couldn't really force myself to learn every single thing about it, even if it was important. I just wanted to do whatever the hell I enjoyed doing and only cared to learn more about these things rather than every single thing that is being thought to me. Sometimes I feel like I'm a really bad person for not paying attention during most of my classes but my mind just cannot stop wandering and thinking of other things, and I would rather be looking at other things that pique my interest.

[@MrSkylarvest]

You strike me as more ADHD than INTP. I see tasks like an efficiency. Also while I do get stuck in my own head when I'm in a lecture I engage as truth discovery

[@DiamanteDea]

i love INTPs they aren't lame

[@AzdaTellman]

As an INTP I feel you man.

[@thinker0519]

I’m in the 7th grade which is important to this bc I’ve never cared about a teacher until my English teacher she’s the only person who intellectually matches me but everyone else I know when it helps out me

[@Xhilyn]

I tend to not care unless it benefits me and I have to remember that the other person genuinely wants to tell me these things for some reason and to be patient D:

[@memeswereablessingfromthel3942]

I live in Sweden where we have a different school system than most countries, but basically I am in STEM. But even though I am primarily studying STEM we still have to go through social studies, history and religion. Next semester I have to go through history and religion and I am literally terrified that I won't capture a single thing the teacher is saying because I'll be in my own head thinking why light is mostly concentrated at that spot but not at that other spot or something like that. And because of the way schools are set up, which is complete bollocks, the bad grade I'll most likely get in religion and history may affect where I end up studying. How does this make any sense, traditions are the black holes of logic and creativity.

[@fuckoff787]

3:15 For me, I care about the people, most of the time i dont care what they say tho. WHICH IS WHY I PEOPLE PLEASE. 5:15 6:25

[@acharich]

💭💭💭

[@berquintim]

Another struggle is other people taking credit for your ideas.

[@Ignasimp]

Yes, I had to clean my room a few days ago and I could get blocked without knowing how to start or how to continue all the time lol.

[@thefireburnings2766]

This is me 100%

[@MarkBH70]

I have an especially hard time with complications in the physical world. I don't know where to start. I don't see an end to it. Especially with cleaning or moving. I hired someone to pack. Every move, everything seems in disarray. If it's a choice of cleaning and being miserable, and it's not now, or being dirty and happy, I choose to be dirty and happy. It's like my body wasn't made to move, but think. I HATE dealing with the physical world. Like I don't have limbs. I took tennis lessons--It didn't do anything! I play the exact same way. I HATE sports. Exercise is okay. I like it.

[@acharich]

😅😅😅😅😅

[@ashleyr2736]

The thing is, I cannot relate to most personality types, or can relate to each one (except for the extroverted section of them). I do not agree with the 2nd struggle, I can essentially understand principles and process the information given, but soon after that, I explore the possibilities and just make up random future conversations as if I'll interact with others.

[@theginga2914]

I'm clearly an introvert but I can relate to almost all of the introvert types and don't fully relate to any of them too.

[@TarzanHedgepeth]

There’s INTJs and ISTJs in the comments that are describing their mental processes and not getting that they are less like INTPs… I’m sure there is an INTP or two who have conscious use of their Te and/or Ni… But that’s not common at all; and that would usually culminate, eventually, in the ability to get some great things done (if with the correct support structure).

[@alexisvazquez9632]

I always procrastinate till oblivion thinking about something and all its parts. Just to eventually come to the conclusion that its pointless to do anyway lol.

[@scarstreet3824]

Well, I do feel the need to justify myself, but nowadays I feel like no one would even like to listen anyways, I'll just stay misunderstood :"">

[@norman9783]

I very struggle with the last one

[@NeverWolf]

DIS NIGGA GOT A RING LIGHT. Das some pro shit roight der!

[@giornogiovanna1446]

I am worried if i not an intp does that make you more intp or less i am not sure if i enjoy people or noo help meeeeee

[@flowerpower7645]

But why do we have the need to explain ourselves when we usually don't care?

[@BlueFirePS3]

mona sameh inferior Fe, we sometimes think its too important

[@kangkankrishnasarmapegu7789]

Hey eric...me intp as well... gotta say something though... U look a whole lot like Ted Bundy. (M not trolling bdw, no disrespect just to be clear). Its just a weird observation of facial features. Anyways good work man. Love your channel and insights. U have said stuff thats so profound that i can finally say m not the only one who feels this way.

[@seanmachlan3282]

This is soooo me that it's kind of scary. Do you think that your personality is solely the result of nature, nurture, or a combination of the two? Have you ruled out ADHD? If so, then how?

[@EricTheINTP]

It would definitely be a combination of the two. I know other INTPs with different parental structures and how they approach issues or concepts reflect how their parents affect them. For instance, my father is an INTJ who has a PhD in Mathematics and Computer Science while an INTP friend (who is also the oldest child) has an INFP father who sings and plays guitar while doing construction. I hear a lot of his father's influence on him and he has more freedom to express himself than I do. But at the core of what an INTP is, I believe is "nature", but from where do personalities come from is a far more daring question. Information, such as personalities, cannot be mystically appeared by random acts of material combustion, just like you'll never see word etched in the sand of a beach regardless how many times the waves crash into it. Regarding ADHD, I guess I don't know what you mean by "ruled out". Do you mean if I had it and was able to take it away or that I did not consider it?

[@drewduenas6699]

I did the MBI during a workshop and I came here to better understand my personality. I really am an INTP =(

[@acharich]

Why are u sad about it..? They all have pros & cons, the key is maximising ur strengths & intentionally growing in the areas of weakness..

[@drewduenas6699]

@@acharich I was classified as super introvert i can only sustain talking to people for a very limited amount of time before needing to recharge my batteries

[@renatamiron8095]

I'm INTP and I struggle with procrastination 😑

[@SkerikIsBae]

Nope, this is just borderline ridiculous. not only is your name also eric, not only are you also an INTP, not only did you also study film but you are ALSO into music theory and making music? This is insane xD

[@EricTheINTP]

I loved the progression of your comments haha

[@SkerikIsBae]

@@EricTheINTP haha yeah it was quite a series of coincidences. Nevertheless these have been interesting videos and I look forward to more

[@thinker0519]

Omg this is totally me it’s so accurate

[@chasepaul2658]

The other struggle is when people consider you as a revel one because we constantly pointing out the fvcking system that they are following.

[@Anna-kx9un]

INTP here 🖐🏼.. would you date another INTP? 😅

[@sd8182]

Thank You

[@marknelson6103]

Wow! Do INTPs babble as much as you? I must watch myself for this.

[@acharich]

Eh..? lol

[@Mcwsmurf1]

When we're interested in a subject yes But we can often otherwise be pretty quiet

[@oamesbiblicalscripturesint4337]

The true problem is that there not teaching US what its use for .

[@ZweGorgeous]

I have a tribe.

[@acharich]

The feeling is lush isn't it..?

[@Pengalen]

The volume is very low in your videos.

[@ann8860]

Nice.

[@nellieb6585]

When you find rules and bureaucracy stupid because most of the time they don't make any sense because the system itself is fundamentally flawed you spend 80% of your time thinking of ways to just tear it down and rebuild it in a way that the ridiculous rules are redundant. No one? Just me then...

[@ftm_guy]

I'm very hard on myself lol #intp

[@karo8612]

xD Yes, all of these