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And are you ok, Crim?

Thanks Mage! You said it so much better. I think the same is true of skills in humans. A few years ago we had some eco-warriors living in our local forest to prevent it being cut down to make a leisure park. They lived in the trees and were incredibly resourceful, especially making things...

[holding back the vomit after seeing Nobody's avatar] Eudemonia! (I'm seeing her on Saturday so I'll do my best) :)

Yes I did - they had a good obituary on the BBC Radio 4 programme 'Last words' It was sad.

ditto ditto ditto!!!! I agree - I've made some suggestions - I would invite others to do the same so we can work together to develop a stategy. Decaf seems to have some useful experience to offer. I don't really believe in either! So bring it on.

Thanks for tip wadlez - I'll check it out.

I hope the forum returns to being a place you'd want to stay in. And your experience is really interesting to read about.

omg you're right - it is nearly my favourite book of all time - contains so much wisdom starting with 'all grownups were children once though few of them remember it'

wow Jenny I am in awe of you - that is such an amazing analysis. It really helps me understand what I have gone through in my life. I also had an ISFJ mum so all of that process rang really true for me - I just wish I'd found this all out 20 or 25 years ago. I feel that I have ruined my full...

Brilliantly expressed Jenny -thank you. This is really important to understand - if someone comes into my house I expect them to respect my rules - not that I have many - but I won't let people smoke in my house for example. If I go into my local pub I will still have to respect the wishes of...

Matilda in the Roald Dahl book. It could have been written about me. If I had read it as a child I would have been spooked out. Don't know about an adult one though.

That is really interesting Sed. How can you possibly be only 15? So there are places in society for Ts and for Fs? Like engineering and nursing for example? So there isn't the need to try to change that aspect so much - is that what you mean?

be no one's acolyte, RT. Think for yourself.

whoops I didn't mean to derail your intro jade! Hopefully once you've been here a while you won't feel so tired.

That's interesting to hear. There is a view around in teaching at the moment that we shouldn't be criticising students as it damages their confidence. Of course being highly critical and not offering praise or guidance is useless, but I think there is a danger of letting students down if we...

I love JG Ballard - I find his writing exquisitely mesmerising. When I read the one about the drought (I have a terrible memory for names) by the end my mouth was getting dryer and dryer. If you live in the UK then I highly recommend Millennium People. It's hilarious and prophetic.

Re: "Witch hunt" I have made some suggestions in the closure thread - we need to start thinking like INTPs - creative, left field - c'mon folks I'm sure we can come up with good solutions that will work.

Thank you lor. I totally support your decision. I'm sure it was a difficult one to make, but shows real leadership and commitment to the future of this forum. It's 8.27 in the morning here in the UK and this is the best start to the day I could have woken up to. I agree. I think the advice...

I'm sure you can guess what my tendency is. Like jaded I think I need to run a bit more often - or at least retreat into silence

you are Face's acolyte aren't you? Face doesn't believe in the MBTI (which begs the question what is s.he doing here in the first place?)

well Wikipedia has done something right.

Rather the opposite actually. Most of my life I tried to be anything but INTP because, although I didn't know my type, it represented everything my mother found unacceptable in me. So I spent years trying to be different - to be 'warm' and 'thoughtful' (remembering birthdays etc) and not argue...

Oh wow! I love parrots - they are amazing birds. They live an incredibly long time don't they? My friend has one (a green one - don't know the type) and he comes onto his knee and my friend says 'want a tickle' and the bird lifts up his wings while he has his underwings tickled! I used to...

Really sorry to hear that - my thoughts go to you and your family.

Yes I can see now where you are coming from. But I don't really have that much time for Maslow - there was nothing research-based in his theory and actually if you look at the hierarchy of needs it also doesn't hold up particularly well as stages. While the notion of a 'self-actualised' person...

Re: "Witch hunt" Well done. I knew you'd see sense [pats Haruhi on the head]

Re: "Witch hunt" very amusing:D:D:D:D:D:D more sex is always nice. I'm just an old lady who like tea and knitting. Don't mind me dearie.

Re: "Witch hunt" I will pm you on this one. I don't think these discussions are useful here at the moment

Re: "Witch hunt" [snowqueen practises special troll-banning visualisation] why! Ah do believe Ah am cured! Ah have seen the light!

I thought of another one which was really influential to me: Gyn/Ecology by Mary Daly. I never saw words the same way again after reading that book. The world changed for me as a result.

goodness I can't imagine why!!

What has any of that got to do with INTP? Recruit away for your 'club' if you want. You've been reading long enough now to pretty much know how to hook everyone in.

Re: "Witch hunt" I find these quotes interesting too from the first page which I missed on first reading: MBTI & INTP boards where you state that you're not interested in MBTI or INTP? I received pms from XIII which I ignored - I notice that most of the people I have suspected of trolling have...

Hi wadlez, In research, all therapies have similar outcomes in terms of effectiveness which is around 75%. That means that 25% of people do not find it effective. What hasn't been researched quite so much is whether one form of therapy is more effective for certain types of people - so the...

Re: "Witch hunt" Even more interesting are the comments section Wow this is pathetic! What is the point of all this? If you want your own message board, build one. There are many free ones you can sign up with. Anyone who gets their jollies this way really needs to get a life! #2 by a fool...

I have kept a blog for three years now though like BanMan I have hardly posted since joining here - but I think I might plagiarise some of my posts here to keep it going until I regain momentum. I actually don't really write it for anyone but myself though I have a tiny but loyal readership of...

What happened to the old one? Welcome - try reading the 'you know when you're an intp' thread and contribute to it!

Here's one from this morning: Me and Colleague A are standing chatting in the central communal area Colleague B comes out of the kitchen and says to Colleague A: "is this your mug?" Colleague A squints and says: "No, actually I would have thought it was snowqueen's mug" Colleague B bursts out...

When you feel for trife in the very depths of your soul :( This too will pass ...

I agree with Hawkeye but actually on moral grounds. Survival of the fittest is not acceptable to the majority of humans which is why that photo is so shocking and was used as an emotional jolt to gain support and money. Morally we find it offensive. Which is why when we train people to kill...

you ... you mean ... it's just us? [snowqueen looks at cog, bursts into tears and runs off]

I wear a line on my upper lids and mascara most days but only started doing that when I turned 50 and I saw Penelope Cruz in Volver. I wear lipstick very occasionally because it changes my face so much. I wear foundation (the stuff you put on your whole face - no idea if it has another name in...

I particularly hate poor endings. Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow comes to mind. Captain Corelli's Mandolin another though there wasn't much to recommend the entire book which I thought was frankly overrated.

when you think Cog's plan has a real chance of working due to its random genius

Hi Ziggy, I'm the little old lady who goes around making tea and knitting. Welcome to the forum!

[vomits all over The Fury's fur] oops

Definitely not :phear::phear::phear: just looking at this makes me feel sick sick sick!!!!

Point taken Jesin I guess that WS had been posting here a while and so people had a sense of her and she had developed a trust with people here before posting and we knew that she had had some contacts with professionals. Whereas to start off by revealing suicidal thoughts and saying he is...

I agree with Latro - this is not the right place to be asking for help if this is your state of mind - please consider seeing a professional - your doctor should be able to refer you.

I didn't say I was aware of my feelings - just that I can 'do' warm and engaging. Often I don't realise how irritated I am with the person till later, for example. One of the things I've realised about Fe and low Fi is that it explains my incapacity for self-soothing once I become distressed -...