/r/istp
For redditors interested in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), specifically those identifying as or interested in Introverted Sensing Thinking Perceiving persons (ISTP). Our cognitive function stack is Ti-Se-Ni-Fe.
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a test that attempts to meaningfully divide people into 16 psychological types, using personal preferences and theory developed by Swiss psychoanalyst Carl Jung, and Katherine Briggs and Isabel Myers .
There are four dimensions of preference:
Introversion (I) / Extroversion (E)
Intuition (N) / Sensing (S)
Thinking (T) / Feeling (F)
Judging (J) / Perceiving (P)
We are Introverted, Sensing, Thinking and Perceiving. Henceforth, ISTP.
You can take a test to find out which of the 16 personalities you are by taking online tests or figuring it out yourself (I recommend both)
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There's some information about intuition that is not being told in mbti community. God gave everyone intuition for a reason. It's hidden knowledge and creativity that God gives us. Intuition is also given us aso a guide to our higher self's and spirituality. Our intuition is a guidance to what's right or what's wrong, to give us warning signals when something is off, to give us information from God, to guide us to higher levels of awareness, to help our spirit to become awaken, and to connect more into the spiritual realm than physical realm.
The mbti website makes being a sensor (not listening to your intuition) sound normal. It's not normal to be a sensor. Sensing forcus on physical realm with our five senses rather than going spiritual by listening to our intuition(our six sense) . The physical realm is really just a illusion we are really spirits in a school to learn life lessons and to become like God.
(Se) which is Sensing Extrovert being overly attached to physical realm and physical pleasures like sports, games, inappropriate behavior is the lower self. The Adventurers types ESFP, ESTP, ISFP, and ISTP are too attached to physical realm and physical pleasures with low (Ni) which is to help us go to our higher self's and spirituality.
(Si) which is Sensing Introvert with low (Ne) is being less acceptable to new ways of thinking , change for God's kingdom and new things. The Sentinels types ESFJ, ESTJ, ISFJ, and ISTJ are closed minded for newer ways of thinking and doing things with low (Ne) which is to help us be opened minded for new things and change God wants
(Ni) is intuition that is inside of us as a guidance to higher self, spiritual awakening and God.
(Ne) is open-mindeness so we'll be accepting to new ways of thinking and change so we'll be opened to God's new kingdom
The Adventurers with high (Se) and low (Ni) is the lower self. God didn't put us on this earth to be overly attached to physicality and play all day. This world and universe is a school for our spirits to learn and go higher levels of awakenings and consciousness. When we forcus to much on physical realm we are ignoring our real reason why we are here. We are here to become like our father (God) .
The Sentinels with high (Si) and low (Ne) is rejecting newer ways of thinking. When God brings in his kingdom we can't stay in our old ways. Our minds have to be renewed and opened to new things and new ways of thinking. When God brings in his kingdom he's going to make everything new and want people to be renewed in our thinking so we become new creatures.
One thing is wrong about mbti when it says our personality types cannot change. Listening to our Intuition is a option not permanent. God gave everyone intuition. Intuition is not only available for a few or some group people. Everyone has intuition. If a sensor finally decides to listen to their intuition then their intuition gets stronger the more they listen to it. When we ignore our intuition it gets weaker. Sensors can become intuitives the more they start listening to their intuition. Being a sensor(choosing not to listen to their intuition) is a option but can change anything if the person decides to listen to it.
Killing our intuition is a crime towards God and we can get into trouble. If we become darker and eventually end up killing our intuition we are setting up ourselves for death spirituality. Try keeping your intuition alive as it helps keeps you alive spirituality.
In the mbti community they took God out of the meaning of intuition and made it like a mysterious magical thing that pops out of nowhere. God gave everyone intuition as a guide to awaken the spirit. Introvert intuition(Ni) is the self-accusing spirit that is inside of all of us in hopes we listen to it to awaken the spirit. The more we listen to it the stronger the voice becomes and the more awakened we become spirituality.
The mbti community made it seem like it's normal for us to ignore our (Ni) so we can stay asleep and be dead spirituality. It's not normal for us to ignore our (Ni) it's the inner guidance for spiritual awakening, God, and higher self. (Ni) is not only just a gut feeling that warns us when to stay away from trouble it's also our self-accusing spirit that tells us what's right and what's wrong and gives us guilt when we do something bad.
When we do evil and feel guilty about it that's our (Ni) talking to us and it shows we are spiritually awake but when you can do evil and feel nothing that's a sign of lack of (Ni) and spiritual blindness/death.
I noticed there are a lot of fake intuitives in the mbti community. People think being a "intuitive" makes them special because they "choose" to listen to their intuition. Everyone has intuition. Intuition is not only for a few people or small group of people. Everyone has it. Intuition is listening to our nature we were created/self-accusing spirit in hopes we come back to our nature which is obedience to God. Our nature is to be righteous and submission to God. Listening to your intuition doesn't make you better than other people.
Some fake intuitives only want to listen to their intuition so they can feel special and smarter than others. That's not what intuition was made for. Intuition was made to awaken the spirit so we can become God and reach higher levels of awareness. It seems like most "intuitives" only wanted to listen to their intuition for negative purposes and to make themselves feel special. Being a "intuitive" doesn't mean being interested/studying in science, computer programming, abstract conversations, meaningful conversations and etc.
A real "intuitive" is someone who is in complete submission to God. When you submit yourself to God your self-accusing spirit/intuition becomes stronger and your spirit will be wide awake.
Intuitives can also lose their intuition and become sensors. When we become dark and evil our intuition gets weaker and we lose our creative powers. The darker we become our intuition gets weaker and if dark enough we could end up also killing our intuition. God doesn't give intuition to the wicked and the rebellious . Intuition is for the righteous and was made to keep us spiritually awake. When someone ignores their intuition or becomes dark they go into sensor mode which is spiritual blindness.
When we become evil and in rebellion towards God we lose
There are a lot of fake INFJs, INTJs, ENTPs, ENFPs, etc. INFJs/INTJs with (Ni) as their dominate function means they should have a strong self-accusing spirit and should be spirituality awake. If you see a INFJ/ENFJ/ENTJ/INTJ that can do evil and feel nothing or in rebellion towards God that's a sign they completely lost their (Ni) and they are no longer an INFJ they are a sensor(spiritual blindness). When we disconnect ourselves from God or in rebellion we lose (Ni) or it gets weaken. Listening to (Ni) Is listening to the nature of ourselves (self-accusing spirit) which is obedience to God
Same thing that there are a lot of fake ENTPs, INTPs, INFPs and ENFPs claiming they have (Ne) as their dominate function. When we are in rebellion towards God we lose our creative powers.
There are a lot of fake intuitives that would act like the type, so called claim they are "trying" to listen to their intuition for negative purposes, and study abstract ideas just so they have feel special and have a title of being smart. The one's who think just because they "choose" to listen to their intuition that they are better than other people are really sensors and fake. God does not like proud and arrogant people. When we become arrogant we shut off knowledge and lose (Ne) and (Ni) . If we want a strong intuition we must be humble and submit to God . God doesn't give intuition to the proud, arrogant, and rebellious people
The N > S is better is really silly and foolish. Intuitives think just because they have more knowledge and so called "trying" to listen to their intituion are better. Sensors can gain strong intuition too and become intuitives too if they choose to submit to God and finally listen to their intuition. One thing is wrong about mbti when it says our personality types cannot change. Not listening to our Intuition is a option not permanent. God gave everyone intuition. Intuition is not only available for a few or some group people. Everyone has intuition. If a sensor finally decides to listen to their intuition then their intuition gets stronger the more they listen to it. When we ignore our intuition it gets weaker. Sensors can become intuitives the more they start listening to their intuition. Being a sensor(choosing not to listen to their intuition) is a option but can change anything if the person decides to listen to it.
Anyone can become great and smart when they choose to listen to their intuition. God wouldn't make only a few people "special" and leave the rest out. Then it would make God unfair and unjust. Anybody can become smart, great, have creative powers, and do great things because everyone has intuition. God gave everyone intuition not only a small group of people. Any sensor can become great and intuitive if they choose to listen to their intuition. God wants all of his children to become great and intuitive. He wouldn't favor only a few people and leave rest of his children out
We are not supposed to listen to our intuition just to get a special title type, to feel superior, to feel smater than others, to feel special, and for many other negative purposes. We listen to our intuition to become one with God, come back to him and become spirituality awaken. The Inuitives that are arrogant, proud, rebellious towards God, evil and dark are not inuitives they are fake. They just want a title(N type) to feel special and superior to others. Intuition comes from God. The creative ideas, the gut feeling, the hidden knowledge all comes from God. When we disconnect ourselves from God and in rebellion towards him we lose our powers/intuition. The "real" intuitives are the righteous and ones who are in submission to the will of God.
There are a lot of fake physics, fake coming up with ideas, and fake "i have a strong intuition" in the mbti community. People think being good at science, history, computer programming = having a strong intuition. That's not intuition it's just you being good at a topic or subject. And fake physics that are evil and in rebellion towards God are not physics they are just using witchcraft. Using witchcraft and casting spells is not intuition it's satantic. There's a lot of so-called "i found the hidden meanings" in the community. Their so called "getting hIdden information" are coming from fallen angels/demons they are not getting it from God nor their intuition. The so-called "I'm coming up with all these ideas " If they are evil and in rebellion towards God those "ideas" did not came from their intuition it was stolen. When we are evil and in rebellion towards God we lose our creative powers.
Using witchcraft and casting spells is not intuition. Studying science/abstract stuff and being good at a scientific subjects is not intuition. Stealing other people ideas and claiming it as yours is not intuition. Being spiritual, growing in stages of spiritual growth and being in submission to God is intuition.
It seems like everyone want a strong intuition but you can't have a strong intuition if you are evil or in rebellion towards God. To get a strong intuition we have to connect ourselves with God and go up levels of self spiritual development. The more we connect ourselves with God and develop our spirits the stronger our intuition becomes. The more we disconnect ourselves from God and not develop our spirits the weaker our intuition becomes.
Do not try to listen to your intuition for the purpose of wanting to feel superior to others or feel special. God wouldn't only make a few people special and leave the rest of his children out. God is just and treats all of his children equal. People in the mbti only want a strong intuition only so they can brag about it and feel special. God does not give people a strong intuition if they are proud, arrogant and only want to listen to it for selfish/negative intentions.
The definition of intuition had been oversimplified to just "gut feeling" and "coming up with idea's". Intuition is more than just " gut feeling " and "coming up with idea's" . Intuition is the self-accusing spirit that tells us what's right and what's wrong, it's our key to spiritual awakening, to help us see things clearer(coming out of spiritual blindness), and to help connect ourselves to God. God had been completely taken out of the definition of intuition and been limited to just listening to your gut and coming up with ideas. Listening to your gut and coming up with new ideas is just the basic levels of intuition. There are higher levels of intuition. The more our spirit is developed and more we connect ourselves to God our intuition gets stronger and we grow into higher levels of intuition. When we go into higher levels of intuition we start seeing things brigher, clearer and grow into more self-awarness. The more when we don't develop our spirit and disconnect from God the more our intuition gets weaker and we come into spiritual blindness and don't see things clearly.
There are a couple of agents and fake intuitives in the mbti community. The ones that would say "it's okay to be a sensor" , "being a sensor is fine" or "everyone is just different. When someone chooses to ignore their intuition" are agents and snakes that what you to stay into spiritual blindness. They don't want you to wake up to what's really going on and want to keep you in the dark.
The mbti community took God out of intuition and made it a "how we see the world" or intuition is a "cognitive function". I could tell the people who made the mbti website are atheism because they are deceiving a lot of people and don't want people to wake up on what's really going on. They hide the true meaning of intuition because they want everyone to stay asleep and be dead spirituality. The post is not a religion thing it's to get people to wake up spirituality. Submitting to God is not a religion it's a way of life and our nature
So I have a ENFJ friend (complete opposite of istp) and they won't stop asking me weird "what if" questions.
"what if my hands fall off one day?" "if you kiss someone with a burnt/fuzzy tongue would they feel it?"
when I give a logical answer disapproving their statement they just ask back "no but what if it did"
WHAT. AM I SUPPOSED TO REPLY TO YOU.
That's all. You guys are great. 10/10 recommend
So I'm building 'big' Mordekaiser cosplay.
Now for unfamiliar with that character it's basically big armory character that swings mace around and his souls is bound to his armor because he was too much angry to die.
Anyway his estimated height in League story is 3.6m What I'm planing is to hit 2.4m, I'll probably put more height in part of legs tilll knees and bulk that armor up somehow.
Now because I'm istp I ain't making that cosplay just to be foam or have fixed arms or something ridiculously non working like that.
So I'll use some foam but everything outer shell is going to be metal, may be thick 1mm or 2 at most we'll see. Also it's supposed to be like suit/exoskeleton to be worn and walkable.
I kinda build something smaller before but was super uncomfortable and broke out in legs because i used to tie things with zipties as i didn't have drill and screws at time to make it sturdy.
Anyway its supposed to be walkable big suit.
What I need help with is what else can i put in, like i already plan to add smoke machines as that character is basically soul so he is 'leaking' and bounding armor pieces with it so smoke should cover that and also be cool thing, speaker system as well all around the armor so it seems as if I'm/character speaking from armor itself.
But what else could We add to this. If it isn't too much Google Mordekaiser to get gist of that character.
I'm not good with words but thank you and any way or advice is welcomed regardless.
what’s your guys’ take on infps? I’m just curious because I don’t really know any istps in real life, and I’m interested in hearing how you see us
So I'm very a logical thinker and quite level headed, pragmatic, and blunt. I'm kind of an asshole sometimes too. BUT. I also have a completely other side to my personality. It's this artistic, passionate, playful side. I play piano and drums, I used to be really good at creative arts like drama (acting) and wanted to be a pro actor growing up. I do Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and lift weights. I sometimes get this urge to look fashionable and dress trendy and always care about my appearance more than most ISTP's seem to. I'm just into artsy fashion, stage performance, extroverted bursts. I can sort of be the life of the party, but then I have this other side of me that's a loner, introspective thinker, fly under the radar and be an asshole. It's like there's 2 very diffeeent sides of me, depending on my mood. Anybody relate to this?
Probably an INTJ.
Is there a correlation?
As an ISTP I have {
(1 = nearly destroyed; a PC's system32; in the computer lab);
} (yes i am a programming student)
Cooked instant noodles inside a mug using boiling water (still crammed it all inside)
Became "nice" for a day and decided to feed my classmates Oreos with hot ass chilis inside
Survived being asleep throughout my classmates' entire presentation
Nearly got arrested for playing ding dong ditch (level 99 speechcraft 💀)
Rode a bike with one hand and fell flat on my face (worth it lol)
Tied a pen (which I didn't know was leaky) to a string and spun it around, whole classroom got built like a splatoon map 💀💀
Climbed a small radio tower and nearly got caught by a watchman
Made a mini rifle with a paperclip, pen tip (with match powder), and a lighter (I didn't know where the bullet went or hit, but it sure was loud)
Decided to shoot dog crap with a bb gun (chocolate rain, luckily didn't hit me 💀)
Picked up a cockroach and threw it to my classmate (no detention luckily)
Gathered fire ants in a small box and asked my classmate to (put your hand in this)
Made slingshots (from garbage) with a friend and it was actually too OP for what it looked like
Placed 2 cockroaches inside my uncle's shoes
Pranked my friend in a Google Meet using incognito tabs on the same gmeet link
Shot Tapioca pearls at my cousin using a straw as a blowgun
Made an alcohol pistol (powerful but breaks easily)
A little background info: my partner is already the scapegoat of his family. I am convinced that his mother is a covert narcissist. I simply expressed how I don’t appreciate how she put her hands on my son (no relation to her) and she has since hurled insults at me and my partner, attempted to alienate us from the family (my SO and the oldest siblings are aware of her abuse but prefer to either not rock the boat or are currently living with it and are just trying to survive in that environment. They understandably don’t want to confront the situation)
Anyways, to the point. I am struggling on whether to go no contact or not. I feel extremely conflicted. I feel as if I’m supposed to act like everyone else does, and ignore the issue to keep the peace but I’m not sure that I can or am willing to. I simply don’t believe I am capable of witnessing her abuse and manipulate everyone I love (I have come to love his siblings) without speaking up or saying anything. I mean, I probably could but I would lose any respect I have for myself in doing so. My youngest child is her grandson and I am worried that I won’t be able to protect him without her giving us an extremely hard time. Have any of my ISTPs ever encountered this? How did you handle the situation? Do you feel you made the right choice? I feel so lost and confused and would appreciate any input at all. Since children are involved, I don’t want to make any hasty or rash decisions.
As an istp my energy gets drained so fast whenever I talk to someone, and usually hard to keep the conversation going too.
I started talking to this person and oh God, I see myself trying so hard to keep the conversation alive, asking questions back and trying to relate situations. My head and body is sending me signals that I'm tired and want to stop talking and get rest, but I just won't allow it. cause I want to talk more and get to know them better.
"Ooh", "Fair", "Yeah I guess", "Fair enough" I swear on these, can't go a day without saying them. They're my most necessary sayings for conversation.
So i think im istp but im having trouble choosing enneagram. I think im 3 6 or 9. I would say i can be self centered and sometimes see myself as different from other people. I can also overthink and worry, even if its not good and harms me. I sometimes feel like everyone is out to get me but thats also what i kind of seek comfort in like the feeling that everyone hates you but you have yourself. I feel like I constantly have to impress people. I don't like when people feel bad for me or look down at me and I study languages and like to sing and act.
I feel like one of the key components I lack, which is "good with your hands". I'm absolutely not good with my hands lol...useless with mechanical things, not adventurous
ISTP traits i do have - definitely despise small talk but love a deeper conversation about SOMETHING..don't like center of attention, prefer to watch and observe. I'm judgemental of people at times. Analytical, practical and logical