What do INTPs look like

[NothingTodo]

I realized my back slightly is arched. My hair is messy. I tend to have little black circles around my eyes from staying awake to much. I also do not care about anything i wear. I will put it on as long as its closed.Do any other INTP share these characteristic? Ive been looking around searching for an INTP and it will be alot easier to see what all INTP have in common.

 

[Anthile]

http://www.newscientist.com/article...-looks-betray-your-personality.html?full=true

 

[NothingTodo]

http://www.newscientist.com/article...-looks-betray-your-personality.html?full=true

Interesting ideas as it does seem people that fit into a one of those groups which name i forget but starts with a C. Oh wait im off topic. So back to wait i was saying people that hang out together withs similar personalties do seem to look alike im not sure if this is a coincidence or on purpose.

 

[Anthile]

Oh wait im off topic. So back to wait i was saying people that hang out together withs similar personalties do seem to look alike im not sure if this is a coincidence or on purpose.[citation needed]

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[floccinaucci]

circle around eyes, good one. are most of us insomniacs? I never feel tired and operate on around 3-4 hours of sleep. Also non of my clothes match. I have a gray hoodie with a red hat and a green scarf. I were mostly black t-shirts cause it makes matching easier

 

[Adymus]

 

[ashitaria]

Hm...

I have messy black hair, along with a faint black arch below my eyes which you wouldn't notice unless you came up close (though I sleep a lot).

My back is slightly arched (good one) and my lips are always parched and dry. I'm slim (I'm not a girl though), and by arms and hands are interwoven with visible veins, and yes, I would have a haggard appearance if not for the demands of my mom and dad.

 

[tashi]

circle around eyes, good one. are most of us insomniacs? I never feel tired and operate on around 3-4 hours of sleep.

It really does seem that way, doesn't it?
Same here for the circles under the eyes thing. Besides that though, I think it's mostly my mannerisms that would give away my INTPness, not my actual physical appearance itself. I'm never paying attention to were I'm walking, and so I'm very often bumping into things or people. Ehh, just stuff like that...

 

[Agent Intellect]

This.



And this.

 

[Logos]

I wear thick boxxy glasses to frame and help discern my eyes (which are stuck in a neutral expression) from underneath my giant afro. I always wear fitting (not skinny, not baggy) jeans, even back when i used to live in Arizona, with a pair of converse and a blank colored t-shirt (blue, or green usually). Oh and a yellow zip-up hoodie. I also tend to have bags under my eyes from lack of sleep, and apparently have a trademarked half-smile, half-grimince thing I do when I talk so people know when I'm joking.

 

[echoplex]

I'm tall, white, skinny, a little muscle but by no means built, reddish brown hair, blue eyes, big feet, weird facial expressions, etc...

Just weird and awkward, basically.

I also sort of have things in common with the OP. What I'd actually be interested to know is if there is a genetic component. If type is at least somewhat genetic, then could there be a correlation with body type?

 

[_whispers_]

I have a curly messy hair that despite all of my attempts I can`t get right. I`m tall and skinny. My cloths seem to vary from loose and male-ish to very tight and definitely female. Most of the time they even match. I can say that I look decent and would have even looked normal if it wasn`t for my whole mannerism, behavior, and way of speaking.

 

[Words]

Thin person with extremely long curly/messy uncut hair. The very being of "freak".

 

[kantor1003]

I don't think my looks represent my personality. At least, not the way I dress.

 

[Words]

You look cool anyways. We can just think of it metaphorically.

 

[kantor1003]

You look cool anyways.

thank you

We can just think of it metaphorically.

Think of what metaphorically? I'm afraid you lost me
This is probably not what you meant, but if the way I look is to be interpreted as a metaphor of my "self", then it would be a poor metaphor indeed

 

[intuitivet]

Me, but dressed a little differently to how I usually do and with shorter hair (I have long hair now)

 

[Firehazard159]

Sorry if it has been said, but i recommend the photo thread as well as the how do you dress thread, might aid your search

 

[Words]

Think of what metaphorically? I'm afraid you lost me
This is probably not what you meant, but if the way I look is to be interpreted as a metaphor of my "self", then it would be a poor metaphor indeed

I'm still thinking about it...how would your looks contribute to your "self"? If it does, that is.

 

[citrusbreath95]

I realized my back slightly is arched. My hair is messy. I tend to have little black circles around my eyes from staying awake to much. I also do not care about anything i wear.

wow, you just described me... ha ha. Well I am like this, although a lot of the time I enjoy picking clothes out to wear... sometimes I could care less what I wore, and other times I enjoy wearing what I do... don't know just depends on how I am feeling I suppose...

 

[LAM]

I think the curved backs are from sitting too much and black rings under the eyes from not sleeping enough. Every single type if they sat as much and slept as little as the majority of people who posted on this thread would have those characteristics. They aren't defining features of INTPs only.

 

[soraya]

I think that the way you walk/ present yourself can (but not always) be an external sign of your personality.

From what I have observed of INTPs: messy hair, arched back (yeah probably from studying/reading), on a day to day basis don't care what they're wearing (special occasion can be different). Three very interesting things: eyes (tend to be red-rimmed from lack of sleep), facial expressions (tend to be very open and uncontrolled or, alternately, very emotionless, no middle ground), walk (kind of hunched over, meandering, purposeless, looking at the ground or surroundings rather than where they are going).

Of course these are generalizations and can be indicative of any type. Perhaps they tend to predominate in INTPs or in types that display similar behavioral patterns.

 

[Geminii]

So we basically look like intellectual university graduates?

 

[soraya]

So we basically look like intellectual university graduates?

Haha! Yeah, and that's a good thing! I'm INTJ and, although well-groomed unlike my INTP friends , I also can display the curved spine from a heavy backpack and the red eyes of sleepless studying nights. Perhaps I's and, more pointedly, INT's are more likely to display such physical attributes? My friends with S and F functions predominating seem more likely to take time out for themselves. With N and T it is possible to get so wrapped up in thought that you don't even realize it is 4 in the morning and you have class in 4 hours until you happen to glance at the clock no?

 

[White Rabbit]

ah.

I have to say. UTTER. HOTNESS.

bitchez. :3

 

[NothingTodo]

I think the curved backs are from sitting too much and black rings under the eyes from not sleeping enough. Every single type if they sat as much and slept as little as the majority of people who posted on this thread would have those characteristics. They aren't defining features of INTPs only.

Well i would think we would get the black eyes people i stay up theorizing about random stuff and i don't think most INTPs would care what people think of them therefore making them look sloppy making the long uncut hair and the not care about this. Also this forum is pretty dead i do not know why you would think people are always on.

 

[luizhdealmeida]

Yeah, I've had circle around my eyes for as long as I can remember.
and i'm only 16. --'

 

[el jefe]

dont forget you snap when you think by the way i finaly sined up

 

[Words]

you could try "drowsy eyes" too.

 

[Alice?]

and apparently have a trademarked half-smile, half-grimince thing I do when I talk so people know when I'm joking.

I do the half-smile, half-grimace thing too! One of my friends pointed it out to me that I make the face when I'm being sarcastic (Read: Quite often) and now people laugh at me for it.

 

[WorkInProgress]

For a long time I didn't care at all, but recently I've really tried to be somewhat stylish. Problem is I only have so many clothes and don't want to go through the trouble of getting new ones. I keep my hair short and neat because its very curly and the moment I lose control it goes crazy.

As far as recognizing me as an intp, I doubt you'd be able to by just seeing me in the street. Hearing me jumble my words when I try to explain something is probably my biggest give away. Also, I'll also shut down if a loud person enters the conversation.

 

[triggerhippie]

I realized my back slightly is arched.

Check.

My hair is messy.

Check.

I tend to have little black circles around my eyes from staying awake to much.

Check.

I also do not care about anything i wear.

This is true only when I'm at home. Otherwise I put a bit of effort into dressing (& actually combing my hair) before going out of the house, even if I'm just going to the buy some groceries.

 

[NeverAmI]

I do the half-smile, half-grimace thing too! One of my friends pointed it out to me that I make the face when I'm being sarcastic (Read: Quite often) and now people laugh at me for it.

Which side smiles?

<--- Right side

 

[IfloatTHRUlife]

I am fairly tall (6'). I have dark brown hair that is horribly unkempt and varies in length since i only get it cut when it get to the point that it even bothers me. ( which might be soon ) The same could be said for my facial hair. I'm pale.. extremely pale... my girlfriend tells me that in the dark.. i sparkle.. its quite sad. My wardrobe has consisted of the same baggy jeans, basketball style shorts, and solid colored t-shirts since i was in high school. (3 years ago) I have decent posture while i am standing, not while sitting. My facial expression is almost always my signature "shit faced" expression. (if you want an example, you can google Al Bundy and look for it, im sure you will know it when you see it)

 

[Branden]

Check.

Check.

Check.

This is true only when I'm at home. Otherwise I put a bit of effort into dressing (& actually combing my hair) before going out of the house, even if I'm just going to the buy some groceries.

Exactly the same for me. At home i display all these characteristics, but when i go to school (45 min away) i always try to take a shower(because of BO) and then i usually end up just combing my hair. I haven't bought new clothes in over 2 years either. (I think it really comes from being raised by SJ's) lol

 

[Hawkeye]

I look like my avatar albeit with a little more colour. Plus I have a beard at the moment which I plan to get rid of soon. I have a Copper Beard that only looks copper in certain lights.

As for where I came from well... I was a gift from the gods as my profile pic shows




This is my eye colour

Spoiler

 

[cheese]

I do the half-smile, half-grimace thing too! One of my friends pointed it out to me that I make the face when I'm being sarcastic (Read: Quite often) and now people laugh at me for it.

The half-smile, half-grimace thing could be a result of inferior Fe. I've got it as well. It's very strange realising you're not really in control of your face.

 

[echoplex]

It's very strange realising you're not really in control of your face.

I've experienced this too. With me though, there are times that I have very little control, but then I'll sporadically become *very* much in control at times. I think this is inferior Fe also, but I'm not sure. I mean, it's strange, because I will become quite articulate and socially... like... competent, brilliant even, so much so that I've considered I may be INTJ or INFJ. But then it's gone in a flash.

I'm thinking, though, that inferior functions work that way -- there one moment, gone for a week (month).

 

[brain enclosed in flesh]

http://www.newscientist.com/article...-looks-betray-your-personality.html?full=true

The face that's directly below the center one in the photo is my default facial expression.

 

[bovinity]

Why doesn't the OP just look at the photo thread in the Elysium?

 

[Sparrow]

http://www.socionics.com/prof/intp.htm

INTps often have a characteristic round-shouldered posture. Their necks are often not as well proportioned as other types and their heads seem to strain forwards. Their eyes have a sorrowful look about them as if they are about to be victimised in some way. Their noses are somewhat aquiline in shape which combined with often flattened cheekbones giving the false impression that their noses are large.

During conversation INTps may project their lower lips forward. INTps often show poor control of their lower jaw, allowing them to hang down. INTps normal facial expressions usually reflect wisdom and great life experience or sadness and victimisation. Although INTps are introverts, some of them may behave in a very extroverted manner.

INTps with more developed aesthetic taste are neat and tidy. They look after their clothes which they know well how to compose and combine. When they interact with others they are softly spoken and unobtrusive, leaving others the impression that they are intelligent and educated. When asking someone for something, they usually do it in such a way as to rarely be denied.

INTps with less developed aesthetic taste usually look like they are not bothered about their appearance. Their clothes are often old and worn and their footwear may be in a bad condition. When interacting with others they may be very active, pushy and sometimes even aggressive. They often do not obey the norms of politeness and may sometime be rough and vulgar, however this behaviour usually does not last a long time.

When INTps speak publicly they habitually adopt a slow, monotone speech pattern. This may have a sleep inducing hypnotic effect on their audience. INTps are good at noticing contradictions in theories or opinions and can focus others attention to this. They are able to predict short term forthcoming events in both visual and associative forms. Through observation and their own experiences INTps can create a precise model of others behaviour allowing INTps to predict peoples next moves. They often amaze and interest people with this quality.

INTps are very sceptical to others who are undertaking new beginnings. They are able to pour cold water on others burning enthusiasm. They try to keep others from being passionate as they consider strong emotions to be harmful. INTps also look after their health and can be very captious in these matters. For example, they may wash their hands more often than others do. They pay a lot attention to hygiene and sanitation.

INTps are often active in business and commercial matters. They have good abilities to quickly calculate profit. Usually they are relaxed and only undertake projects that show considerable return and profit. They are not afraid to run big businesses. Usually INTps are very economical. They do not like to make presents or lend money to others. Because of this quality they usually try to appear poorer than they actually are. However when it comes to spending money on themselves, they can be very generous.

INTps usually work slowly, paying a lot of attention to detail. In their activities they show a strict logic, that can sometimes become very pedantic and scrupulous. INTps may check that all home appliances are off many times before leaving.

 

[Dormouse]

INTps often show poor control of their lower jaw, allowing them to hang down.

That's actually accurate. Up until my early teens I would walk around unaware of my mouth hanging open.

 

[Ezro]

I'm tall & thin, no bags on my eyes, messy hair (so i cut it a lot), and I wear all black so I don't have to worry about matching (I have a wierd story about how I arrived at this conclusion if you're interested...).

 

[Anthile]

People who quote Socionics should be burned at the stake.

 

[imchristinak]

handsome.

 

[jachian]

People who quote Socionics should be burned at the stake.

Amen !!

 

[Bartholomew]

Me:

 

[nada]

I'm short, average weight, wavy hair not messy, fake ginger, and interestingly enough I like wearing colourful clothes and I also worry about my looks? That's probably because I'm a girl though.

 

[SpaceYeti]

<--- That.















Seriously, all of us.

 

[Magnetosphere]

The half-smile, half-grimace thing could be a result of inferior Fe. I've got it as well. It's very strange realising you're not really in control of your face.

Using the traits defined by the MBTI to explain facial features seems a bit simple, scientifically speaking. Of course, the smile thing does apply to me. My dad always hated it when he tried to take pictures of me when I was younger. I hate to think of how many times I heard him say, "God dammit, would you give me a real smile for once?"

With that out of the way, I'll just list a few things off about myself, as everyone else seems to be doing:

- Dark circles under eyes - check. Had them ever since the seventh grade, when I decided that reading all night would be a lot more interesting than sleeping or doing schoolwork.

- Arched back - check. It's not that noticeable, since I'm an ice dancer and always have to work on my posture.

- Messy hair - check. I prefer it that way - if I were to part it down the center or give myself some sort of conservative haircut, I'd feel like a machine.

- Disorganized/mismatched dress - eh. That's debatable. I generally make an effort to look good when I'm going out in public or hanging around other people (even family members), but when I'm home alone, I could probably live with nothing more than a bathrobe, thick socks, and pajama pants.

- Slacking jaw - check. I keep my mouth physically shut most of the time, but it requires conscious effort to not go around gape-mouthed.

Also, I'm a little higher up and to the left.