Objects can be thoughts, feelings, and sense objects. Addicted to anyone of them? Your not free? Neither am I. Or Debate it. But I can’t seem to find a better answer. Relativistic answers doesn’t even counter it either

Why are entps marked as manipulators ? As an entp I have never intentionally manipulated anyone? Can I have some opinions ?

I had my fair share of celebrating personal wins but I have come back down to the real world. Linkedin is fucking hell, everyone sounds ai generated and it’s discussion posts all over again. I am a baby in this atmosphere and looking at a lot of these people I can tell that they were given resources I wasn’t. They grew up in environments that fostered this kind of mindset. They are adept at creating a marketable image. I think in many circumstances I can definitely think on my feet but sanitized social media is quite different. I get the help of ai and I take inspiration from others. However it all just feels like I’m in squid games or something and all of my actions as well as everyone else’s is selfish. I understand that’s how these things work but it makes me feel dirty like we’re all playing mind games on one another. There’s so much embellishment of the truth and it’s so fucking scary that I have to dedicate so much time to something so artificial.

They are the only bots I can’t win against, absolutely no shame, I aspire to be just like them

so I’m into to philosophy (have been for a while), and I always brushed off nihilism, but then I started considering it and I kinda agree with it. we really just wanna survive cuz of instinct we developed cuz of natural selection (ppl without that instinct died). All purpose is honestly human made. This hit me really hard because I was already dealing with a numb phase where everything felt gray and purposeless (probably hormone imbalance, trying to recover from ED). And now I just can’t stop thinking my life is useless and I’d be better off dead (hey, less fossil fuels and less mouths to feed with the biomass that causes mass extinction). I don’t wanna die, but I can’t find a way to truly value life again. Help?

sorry for the pessimism, hopefully hormone levels return to normal soon and I feel okay again

MBTI self-typing journey: ENTP --> INTJ --> ENTJ --> ENFP? (wtf) --> ENTP

ENTP (adolescent years)

• Strong Ne: Curiosity was my defining feature. Would read about anything and everything and was hungry to consume all the knowledge, sensations, and experiences in the world. Wanted to learn, not in the traditional classroom, but wherever my interests and imaginations took me. I was that annoying kid who never stopped asking "why". Would get in trouble trying to find out what would happen if I went pass the "no trespassing" sign or if I pushed my friends' buttons too much. Cognitive extrovert, but social introvert.

• Ok-ish Ti: Automatically rejected an arbitrary rules that didn't make any sense to me. Lived by the mentality of "I'd rather beg for forgiveness [cuz I don't really mean it anyways] than ask for permission". Was important to me that things had to make sense - learning is pointless if you're just memorizing facts and not actually understanding mechanisms inside and out.

INTJ (college --> med school transition)

• Shadow years: Was during COVID era probably my most burnt-out and depressed state. Cynical, hopeless, withdrawn, indulged in Se pleasures, and heavily addicted to gaming.
• Misconception of Ni: Thought that because I had a "vision" of deciding to go to med school at 13 and actually got here, I must be some highly disciplined "mastermind" who mapped out every career step. In truth, I spent years drifting, eventually deciding to focus and turn my jack-of-all-trades approach into mastery of... at least something.
• Facts =/= Te only: I have an appreciation for scientific facts, but ultimately still defer to my own understanding of whether the claims "make sense" and are consistently backed up by internal logic. I'm extremely critical of people who make any grand claims or cite statistics because I do not accept numbers pulled out from thin air at face value until I can confirm where the data is from, how it was gathered, and whether the analyses were statistically sound. Which honestly made me insufferable to be around cuz I was heavily disagreeable and constantly telling other people they were wrong. My fragile ego needed to prove my intellectual superiority. Probably my most debate-bro years.

ENFP (med school year 1.5)

• I have Fi?: Was super unhappy and tried journaling. Found a psychiatrist on YouTube (HealthyGamerGG) and started obsessively binge-watching his stuff. Went on some crazy self-discovery/yoga/meditation/self-healing journey and thought I discovered the secrets of the universe and mastered the depths of my own ego. Thought everything was sunshine and rainbows and butterflies at this time. Thought that because I had such a pure soul I must also be a very pure and self-sacrificing person who helps everyone in the world!! Tried to convince myself "I'm just an ENFP, but a 'jumper' who prefers Ne-Te" because none of my friends believed I could be an XNFX lol.

ENTJ (med school year 2)

• Te go brrrr: Got diagnosed with ADHD and started to get my life together. Found a career path I enjoyed and was super motivated at this time. Actually stuck to a study schedule and finished the majority of the projects I start. Probably at times hypomanic, or hyperfocused. Who knows. I'm a hypochondriac about psych diagnoses (inferior Si?).

ENTP (current)

• Realizing I have Fe: Came to an understanding that Ne-Fe, together, creates a profile of someone who takes in emotional atmospheres holistically. Believed I had poor Fe because I have can never accurately gauge how someone feels towards me (this is probably more Fi). But I'm very sensitive to "emotional contagion" - being around anxious people or angry people make me agitated. My life goal is to provide the "largest amount of benefits to the largest amount of people", because I believe this is the most meaningful way to spend my life.

• Appreciating Si: Will attack anyone who approaches within a 10-ft radius of me with a daily schedule I must perform, but it is nice to have reasonable external limits to your own chaos. Sometimes I need to safeguard myself from myself. And flexible schedules are like safety mittens to prevent my Ne from getting too carried away high on the next addiction it finds. Exercise routines and daily habits provide some grounding to my life that is otherwise very high-paced.

I've settled on being an ENTP....for now! I don't think type is static because humans are dynamic beings. And MBTI will never be able to resolve the issue of false dichotomies in their typing system, so I think it's entirely possible to be in-between type, some chimera of a few mish-mosh of types, or whatever floats your boat. 16 archetypes of human personalities can never encapsulate the full range of an individual's psyche, along with it's infinite variations and permutations. Tomorrow I might wake up as INFTPJ. If you read this whole ramble, I'm sorry you wasted your time. Toodles.

My brain cannot stop running. I feel so anxious and like the world is ending over such small things and I don't know why. My girlfriend said it is stressing her out too. Thats when I realized I need to get ahold of this :( I have therapy tomorrow and plan to talk about it. But I want to hear the opinions of other maybe older and wiser, or healthier people. I have a really hard time managing my stress. I feel so trapped and all I can do is think myself into a rut!!

I have no idea. I meet people here and there, that are genuinely so sweet to me. They always find it so comfortable to open up to me. I can't. Everytime I did before, they hurt me, stabbed me in the back and abandoned me. I hate victimising myself here, but it's draining. At the end of the day, I just start wishing they'd just go away because of how I think I'll just end up hurting them. I start thinking that they probably deserve better but at the same time I want to try for them. It's so difficult to put away my trust issues now.

Anyone got some advice? How do I know that this is even the right person to open up to?

Im banned fron r infj and r mbti so i ask here🤣🤣

Guys I have a genuine question. I remember seeing like this “naturally on coke” trope for ENTPs and this is the most relatable thing for me. I’m curious what the cause for this may be in maybe a physiological sense. I’ve done actual coke before and I legitimately feel like this most times where my brain is on fire. I am relatively high energy and competitive. It’s weird I just feel always “on” and my words are like a machine gun.

To give a proper context,

I am 2nd highschooler who is an entp 5w4 I have a tendency to analyze people and categories them (IG too much Ti lol) then I came to a result that my class 46 student 40 are Se Dom's and the rest are mixed Intuitive types,

The person who you could say is dominating that class is an ESFJ (f) and after sometime I got hit with reality check,

I'm in a position where most of class think I'm weirdo for 5 main reasons,

My Curiosity tendency wich they stated as annoying and Crossing limits when i speak general functions and ennneagram descriptions (definitely wasn't my intention but apparently I miscalculated)

My behavior of Talking with teachers in what I would say Witty way and Some simple goofy attitude,

My Ti-Te (developed one) method of digging people hypocrisy cause I also have a tendency to know how much people are hypocrite to know how to be aware of them, according to an istp close friend said the reality is your acting like stupid and your attitude make you a joke in front of them,

I had a debate between me and that esfj along side with her bff an infp who she was kinda of understanding and trying to explain politely and her friend was basically Giving brutal Ti attacks,

I managed myself after that, but realizing I made people around think I'm a creep and annoy them with questions to analyze them and basically giving them a false picture of what my intentions was is...shit,

I didn't realize the reality of it idk if this is an entp thing, I've been thinking for the past 2 hours is it a symptom I'm not aware of? well definitely not a complex nor a Narcissist shit, but I feel bad i'm ready to accept responsibility of my actions and Be better but for now they're trying to get a reaction out of me and making fun and being enemies to me,

I'm completely lost rn my only solution is to adapt and create a second persona until I figure out some solution,

I don't want to waste anyone's Time but I really need an advice and even if it's a brutal one please don't make it that brutal.

Whether you refrain from doing it or not, that doesn't matter for the purpose of the question.

For me it would be the raw power that courses through my veins whenever I perfectly predict and maniuplate the thought patterns of a person and use that to figure out the exact wording of what they're going to say. The sheer energy I get from knowing that the very thoughts of a person standing in front of me are completely within my control is incredible.

On a serious note:

1. Good Economy for America = good economy for the west.
2. Withdrawing from foreign wars and (hopefully) ending Israel/Palestine and Ukraine/Russia = less needless death.
3. America curtailing low skilled immigration (legal and illegal) gives other nations greater boldness to do the same = higher wages, less crime
4. RFK Jr

On an ENTP note:

1. The memes
2. Watching the meltdowns
3. Epstein client list and JFK files

This is Reddit so im assuming the majority of US citizens here voted Kamala. For people who are upset with the result, your media has massively oversensationalised this whole thing its really not going to be that bad.

That is all

I am a 23M, fresh out of uni, got a well paying job. I was so confident in my high school and university years in every aspect. I know I am very intelligent and charismatic, however lately I just feel that I am no longer myself. I have double thoughts before saying anything, I lost my charm and I no longer have the confidence to find someone post my previous and first unhealthy relationship. Friends are good, life is good, I just feel like im not tapping to my full potential in life, and that I might miss out on the right person/ opportunity. Any ideas how to get my confidence back? (lowkey feels like if I just pull myself together and not worry about my full potential and just trying like before would do the trick :p)

I'm female, 33, ENTP 8W7, Australian. I grew up with ESTJ parents where I was taught my ENTP traits were bad. The environment I grew up in also dislikes ENTP traits and especially for women. We are encouraged to be people pleasers in Australia so I overdeveloped my F.

Now I'm no longer masking and I'm trying to be my true ENTP self. I spent so long suppressing myself, it’s like riding a bike after years off.

Please tell me what it is to be an ENTP, what it means to you, what you love about our type, the best things about us, how you deal with other types shaming you. I want to get back to my awesome ENTP self x

Hello!

I have been curious about the INFJ x ENTP relationship experiences. And if you are in a relationship like that, I have couple of questions. Past relationships and friendship count as well.

How long have you two been together (or friends)?

What values do you both share?

What are your similarities and differences?

What do you learn from each other?

How do you complement each other?

So, I’d personally consider myself pretty extroverted, but for some reason, a lot of people have mistaken me for an introvert irl before they’ve spoken to me. It’s usually when they see me somewhere for the first time. (Basically, before I open my mouth.)

I’m not sure if it’s because I dress alt, which many people seem to associate with introverts for some reason, but I’ve had multiple people end up surprised when they find out that I’m actually quite talkative. I find this funny since I’d consider myself almost polar opposite of an introvert, but after seeing a few other ENTPs come across this exact same situation, I’m starting to wonder if it’s just a common phenomenon.

P.S. There’s absolutely no context behind the image. I just pulled out a random one from my camera roll LMAO

As a translator, I must use precise language, particularly very specific legal terms. It made me laugh when ChatGPT decided that, based on my queries, I’m most likely an INTJ (30%) or an INFJ (25%). Now, I'm a "mistyped" individual, with ENTP being my 14th most likely personality type, only beaten by ISFP and ESFP. To top it off, I’m also likely Enneagram Type 1.

Face it! As an ENTP, I can how embrace my unicorn status. Thank you, ChatGPT! You have zeeee soooooo smartz. ENTP ladies, go make me a sandwich! I'll pick it up when I rise from my INTJ shadows. 🧛🧛🧛🧛

As a translator, I must use precise language, particularly very specific legal terms. It made me laugh when ChatGPT decided that, based on my queries, I’m most likely an INTJ (30%) or an INFJ (25%). Now, I'm a "mistyped" individual, with ENTP being my 14th most likely personality type, only beaten by ISFP and ESFP. To top it off, I’m also likely Enneagram Type 1.

Face it! As an ENTP, I can certainly "f**k myself" and enjoy it too, all while embracing my unicorn status. Thank you, ChatGPT! You have zeeee soooooo smartz. ENTP ladies, go make me a sandwich! I'll pick it up when I rise from my INTJ shadows. 🧛🧛🧛🧛

I feel like an entp wouldn't say this. An entp would secretly pretend to only see one side.

Or for myself in particular, I think it's kind of cringe to say that I am empathetic. So what I like to do is to play the role of someone who isn't empathetic, but down the line let ppl realize I'm actually pretty empathetic 😂

I’ve recently decided to push myself as I have found myself comfortably holed up in my own space (in comfortable relationships with equally introverted people) for too long and it’s left me feeling pretty lonely.

I met the ENTP at a club and we just hit it off immediately, suffice it to say, we were super drunk and things just happened.

We are now talking and I really like them but we’re just so extremely different. A part of me is a little worried that they’ll find me ‘boring’ because of how non expressive I am, whereas they are clearly really comfortable being expressive and social. They also said they’re really attracted to funny people and I have no shame in admitting that I am not funny at all haha.

I know it’s a lot more nuanced than just mbti types, but I’m wondering if there’s any advice on how to make it clear to an ENTP that you really like them? I don’t know, to make them feel wanted and appreciated I suppose, because I feel like I’m pretty bad at that.

Any insight would be greatly appreciated. I really like talking to them but it’s a struggle to keep up.

There's so many negative stereotypes surrounding entps that are blatantly untrue (like 70% of the time). Of course all types have stereotypes but it seems entps have more negative ones surrounding them than other types. I had such a hard time typing myself and thought I was an enfp for the longest time simply because I'm not a jerk. Maybe this is because I'm a female entp so I have more conditioning on being kind, polite, and lady like but I generally don't fight people just because. (Outwardly at least, I will argue with them in my head all day long.) If I'm comfortable with the person and know they won't leave me I will argue with them and I will enjoy it until they inevitably take offense and it turns into an actual fight. (There's a difference between arguing and fighting, arguing is enjoyable, fighting sucks and ultimately ends in hurt feelings on both sides.) I'm often described by my friends as bubbly and kind which doesn't seem to be a common entp trait. I find that as I've matured if I'm aware something will hurt someone's feelings I won't say it. Entps are portrayed as these egotistical jerks who start fights just because, of course some entps are like this (usually the men) and then use their type as an excuse for their behavior. Am I the only one who hates the stereotypes and doesn't relate to them at all? I'd love to hear your thoughts! Non-entps is your experience with this type similar or different to the stereotypes displayed?

My hero. I hope I can be like him one day (dead and done)