Personally, I’m just curious. I haven’t seen ISTP & ENTP friendship or relationship dynamics talked about much, so I think it would be an intriguing discussion. The closest person to me just so happens to be an ISTP, so I was curious about how some of the experiences some of the ISTPs here have had with ENTPs were 🫡

P.S. I showed that person the pinned instruction manual. First reaction was: “I’M NOT A FUCKING ROBOT.” But, that person agreed that it was accurate after reading it LMAO.

Hi Reddit ISTPs where are you guys? Mostly demographed? Like, any Ohioans here?

Some ISTPs do have stress drinking issues, or had them in the past. If someone can relate to the following and found some solutions, you are welcome to comment.

For example, drinking intensifies when there are several busy weeks in a raw. What could a partner do to de-stress the ISTP in a long distance relationship? Can regular photos and phone calls help de-stress and be something that makes alcohol consumption a bit less frequent in such a case?

Do you like small funny quizzes with a loved one, when you are stressed? What are some cute LDR activities that would feel less alone to an ISTP that may worry about having too much of a busy schedule?

Any suggestions are welcome.

Basically, I react harshly when I’m told to do something (i.e. someone tried to be rude to me and I’m told to stand up for myself by some random person) or when I specifically aim towards a certain goal/searching for something and I get interrupted by someone mindlessly. Typically, I don’t let related things get under my skin (like you can talk bad about me all you want - it doesnt affect my life? then i dont care) but these elements do.

So basically as the title states - do you think this is related to being an ISTP or Ennegram type?

So I'm hanging out with a male friend today as its his birthday, he invited me and a few others. Me and him aren't sure the others are showing up but thars fine as we are hanging out anyway.

My parents however think it's funny to say I'm going on a date and it's actually making me mad, like am I not allowed to be friends with people of the other sex, and yes I'm going to get dressed up somewhat, I don't wanna look like a bum for his birthday?!

Why is it weird that I'm hanging out with him, majority of my mates are guys like I'm not gonna date them as I like girls😭

Is it an ISTP trait to have an immense amount of empathy n understanding for people and still not care about them? Like really feel for people but not want anything to do with them. Cause I can feel this even when I don't want to and I feel subconsciously controlled by it sometimes despite having inferior Fe. Idk I just don't really like coming off as a fake person and wish I was an Fi user sometimes

I used to befriend pretty shitty people and ended up putting up with their shit a lot longer than I needed to because I was so understanding when I probably didn't need to be. This lowkey pushover behavior made me consider being an INFJ but I'm pretty sure it comes from me being enneagram 9 which is a curse imo.

How reckless are you?

Are you the type to take a beer bottle and smash it in the head of your neighbor?

Or stay on the couch and do nothing.

Or listen to loud music in your car thinking you're James bond, and going to a river to take water from it with a cup and drink it

Saw one for the gents so I thought I'll make one for the ladies too C:

+ I couldn't believe they all said physical touch so I wanted to see if the females would say that too BCS I HATE PHYSICAL TOUCH DAMIT

I'm a freshman and the first semester will end next month. I know that with my current patterns, I'm screwed when things pick up.

I feel like I don't spend enough time studying. I spend about 2 hours each day studying. The max is 4. The problem is that I may loose interest in school work. It might just be the class, but if it's just me then that's a problem that needs to be fixed.

I'd also like to wake up earlier to have more time to work.

I guess I'm asking how you stay focused and know that you're putting enough time into school. I made a schedule, but I barely follow it.

She doesn't respect them very well. I don't know if it's because she's a Feeler Extrovert type, or I'm just dumb.

I really thrive better and generally do better either alone, or just me and her alone, but mostly by myself. I don't mind talking to her or her talking to me about important matters or interesting things to both of us. But when I'm just trying to chill, she'll start talking about something that I don't wanna get involved in, or just am not interested. I'll have my headphones in, my music blasting, and then I'll lift one off because she'll start talking, but then it turns out it's something that fits into the box of either "not interested," or "I just wanna chill a bit." It gets annoying, and it's the same thing with doing stuff. Not like chores or anything, because I do those. Anything that is not a NEED, and anything that involves a type of bonding that I personally don't feel comfortable with as an introvert in general. Even things that I guess you're supposed to have big emotions for, despite me not being an emotional person and just confused about what the tear-shedding is all about. She tries to actively force me, and that's where the boundary violations come in. Not to mention the awfully one-dimensional advice she tries to give me about dealing with my trauma from an emotionally neglectful sperm donor. Shit like "you should just be positive," or "you should forgive him," and when I say that she's not being helpful and only making things worse, she just says, "Keep thinking negative and you'll only attract bad things to you. You deserve it." I tried to post this on another subreddit, but they just kept calling me a bad person for being uncomfortable about it, to the point of where they got very Classist/ageist/sexist, and being unnecessarily cruel to the point where it was actually really triggering and caused me to have a mental breakdown.

So since I suspect that this boundary violating on my mom's part is partially due to our almost opposite personality types, I want to hear it from other ISTPs on how to communicate boundaries without my mom going on a tangent.

This ISTP guy in my baking class, he's super social with pretty much every guy or girl there. Always laughing and having fun. He's attractive in that he's very light-hearted(?) compared to me (an INFJ), and seems to be carefree and chill, which I wish I was better at being. I may be reading too much into this, but he likes to come by my table and just hang around for no reason, doesn't really talk much with me, no questions asked or no shyness or whatever, but he does like to tease me often and he seems to enjoy it? lol. For example, I got a haircut recently, and he kept saying 'hey~ nice haircut' like three times every 30 mins and seemed to think it was hilarious. I have a feeling many girls in this class might think he might be into them lol. He's SO good at being friendly/conversing with all of them. But he seems to tease me the most though. It can get a little annoying because I don't know really know how to react to something he finds funny that I don't. I didn't even know this was a thing with ISTPs! haha. Thought most would be stoic (then of course, every ISTP's different) I'm 29 years old, and he really makes me feel like I'm in high school all over again lol.

Any ISTPS here that're similar to this guy? haha.

PS. I don't think he likes me romantically though. He just thinks I'm just fun to poke at maybe. He doesn't really involve me in going out for lunches or anything, when he does that with other members in our baking class. haha.

This question is kinda left to collect dust on the shelf. I noticed a lot of people gets mistyped from this simple thing. Would appreciate it if ya'll can share experiences with MBTI.

ill try write this quickly cause i cba to explain most tests i've done say i'm an istp but like i've been trying to change the way i interact with people, but when i don't consciously do that i act like an istp BUT if i do succeed in changing the way i act am i no longer an istp?????????? chat does this even make sense

Tbh i'm an AK guy for it's simplicity and looks

be specific as much as you want. even you write a paragraph I'll read them all. i just want to clarify things. thank you

So I was comparing him to Annie Leonheart, also typed as an ISTP, and they aren't alike. Annie is very independent, laid-back, and doesn't follow rules. Levi isn't like that.

I could see him being an ISTJ.

However he is very similiar to Mikasa, who is an actual ISTJ

I’ve found this hobby recently and it’s really fun, wanna know if anyone shared this hobby

I'm wondering because I really don't care to much about my grades but somehow i still get straight A's. Are other people like this cause istps are good at adapting or is this just me? Also what are your favorite subjects in school, mine are art and english.

So far in Uni (first year) I have not spoken to anyone, I haven’t even properly spoken to my flatmates. I don’t really mind it.

However, there is this guy in my circuits class who is sticking with me the whole time, he wants to be my friend because we both speak the same first language, at first I was like ‘oh he wants to be my friend, I think I’m alright with that’, but he’s too close. I want to be left alone, I would really love if I didn’t have this voice that comes out of nowhere and talks to me. So now I don’t really want to have any friends.

Back in high school I would’ve pushed him away, just telling him that I don’t want him to be my friend. But I’ve changed, I don’t want to be that asshole anymore, so I really don’t know what do. Please help.

I'm going to college soon and have been considering what i'm going to major in. I want pursue a career that fits ISTP's (like me) best, so I can actually enjoy and be good at the job. What are some good jobs and careers for ISTP's? And if you're and ISTP have currently have/have had a job/career, what was it?

I'm avoidant and she's dangerously extremely anxious or does my standard of "crazy" in relationship is too low? Idk man... I'm actually scared rn. I rarely got anxiety attack except for talking on stage or someone showing too much affection to me cuz it's fckin unnatural. At first it was just my brain saying that I should stop. Now, it's my brain and heart telling me to FUCKING RUNN. She sounds like wanting to rob away all my freedom and become a slave to her and her way of "love" YIKES.

WHAT SHOULD I DO?? HELP ME BROTHERS🙏🏻😭

For those who know INFJs, what do you like about them? What makes you attracted to them (if you are)?

I understand not all INFJs are the same and there is nuance. My boyfriend is an ISTP, and I'm an INFJ, so I was curious to know what other ISTPs thought.

My S/O says he appreciates my altruism, intelligence, compassion, and he appreciates when I talk. He likes that he feels genuinely loved by me.

Feel free to share thoughts about any INFJ you know - friend, family, partner, or anything else.

Some 9w8 people and fictional characters are some of the best at what they do

Lionel Messi football Nikola Jokic Basketball Zywoo Counter Strike Nagi Blue lock

Do with this information whatever u want...

like my entire friend group is XNFP (two INFPs and one ENFP) and all my fav youtubers (jaidenanimations and yoontoons) are INFP and some of my fav song artists are INFP (em beihold) lmao idk

1. What is the MBTI of your partner?
2. characteristics do you like with your current partner now?