E characteristics amongst INTP's

[Paradox]

Hello, I'm an INTP (go figure) and have noticed that I behae much like an E type would. After long hours of no little social interaction I find myself needing to go and carry on a conversation with someone for the sake of throwing ideas around. Also, I notice I get a great deal of pleasure throwing myself out there and defying social norms (though I am uneasy about it at first). Around people I enjoy, I like to be rather outgoing and playful, and am by no means the extremely shy seclusive type.

Now is it normal for INTP's to be rather outgoing and playful?

 

[Vrecknidj]

It depends upon the amount of extroversion. I know some introverts who shun or dread being with others. I, on the other hand, teach at a large university and have hundreds of students every semester, and spend lots of time on a campus of thousands. And, like you, I often find myself needing others to serve as a backboard against which to bounce my own ideas.

Dave

 

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Also, I notice I get a great deal of pleasure throwing myself out there and defying social norms (though I am uneasy about it at first). Around people I enjoy, I like to be rather outgoing and playful, and am by no means the extremely shy seclusive type.

^ Yes, it's normal, and it's common for many INTPs to act that way. If we all just add a little more social chaos into the world, maybe the world will just fall over from insanity. That's our subconscious hope, maybe.

 

[ViS]

Most INTPs tend to just find it hard to socialise with people don't don't trust. It also happens to be quite difficult to gain an INTP's trust a lot of the time.

 

[Paradox]

A world full of insanity and crazy idea's hatched from INTP intellect does sound appealling...

Ok, i can completely relate to the trust issue. It's not so much that I doubt that what people are saying is true, it's more along the lines of me questioning thier motives and never letting my guard down around people. Perhaps we are natural pessimists?

 

[Dissident]

Social activity drains us because of the kind of social interactions we usually encounter, if we found a setting comfortable to us, without preassure, interesting, etc, I dont see why couldnt we be "energized" by it and enjoy it just like an E does.

 

[Ermine]

Maybe it's because of the Ne? Whenever I'm in a sociable mood or with a friend, I need to tell people about my ideas, be it to a forum, or someone standing next to me. "Oh, I have an idea..."

And when I get comfortable, I'm actually quite outgoing. Once I'm sure my eccentricity will be tolerated, I go crazy and have a good time.

 

[flow]

After I discovered the wonderful world of MBTI, I made my core group of friends all take the test. I've been friends with these guys for like 3 years now, and they didn't even believe I was introverted. Although in their defense, I have yet to meet an "introvert" who is as outgoing as myself. This is obviously only in the company of people I know. I remain silent around strangers.

 

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Ok, i can completely relate to the trust issue. It's not so much that I doubt that what people are saying is true, it's more along the lines of me questioning thier motives and never letting my guard down around people.

Social activity drains us because of the kind of social interactions we usually encounter, if we found a setting comfortable to us, without preassure, interesting, etc, I dont see why couldnt we be "energized" by it and enjoy it just like an E does.

I just had thanksgiving dinner with my extended family; it was a horde of 18 people. And it was great! I wasn't the most talkative, but I was certainly pretty talkative. I trust them all. (For the trust issue, I think that it's not just worrying about their motives, it's worrying about that they'll think badly of you when you show yourself to them, and share ideas.)
And it tie ViS's quote into my post; I've most of my family for a long time, so it makes sense that I trust them.

 

[anemian]

I actually enjoy giving speeches I found that out last year even took an extra speech class as an elective. That's not to say I'm not nervous just not enough for it to really show.

I'm pretty decent at narrowing down what issues people are having in not knowing how to do something when they should know it.

 

[Fedayeen]

I just had thanksgiving dinner with my extended family; it was a horde of 18 people. And it was great! I wasn't the most talkative, but I was certainly pretty talkative. I trust them all. (For the trust issue, I think that it's not just worrying about their motives, it's worrying about that they'll think badly of you when you show yourself to them, and share ideas.)
And it tie ViS's quote into my post; I've most of my family for a long time, so it makes sense that I trust them.

Sounds like the opposite of me. My thanksgiving consisted of 7 people including me. 5 of which I live with. I kept to my self as much as possible. Saying as little as possible. One of my relatives was asking me questions trying to get a conversation going and I was giving answers to end the conversation as quickly as possible, when my mom came over and starts answering things for me in a way that keeps the conversation going.

 

[Linsejko]

(How fitting for someone nicked "Paradox" to post this...

I also had close friends kind of shocked that I was an "I", but after a while it began to make sense. The stereotype of an introvert is not aligned with the healthy introvert, but with the sick introvert.

The "I", I find, is not nearly as direct as "introverts like to be alone", but is instead a variable that affects the other characteristics in one's type, that end up producing effects that can be generalized as 'outgoing' or 'introverted' (as per stereotype, not actual definition). The more mature and emotionally healthy an I becomes, I think, the less the need to escape from people; by the same token, for E's, the less they need to be around others.

That's how I interpret the data, anyways.

L.