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Question #1196202321Tuesday, 27-Nov-2007
Category: Theory E/I
I always thought extroverts tend to feel better when they talk about whatever is upsetting them with someone . I scored as an ENXP and I don't like to talk about my problems to over people. I find that just spending some time alone makes me completely feel better. What's generally the main difference between coping mechanisms used by extroverts and coping mechanisms used by introverts? -- ENXP
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A1 i dont think all extrovert likes to talk about their problem to everyone, its just indivual's ego that can affect how u like to share your problems to other. maybe generally there are other reasons why you should hold back your problem to other as it might not be so benefical.... -- ENFJ
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A2 In general, extraverts need to think their thoughts out loud to know what they think -- Cyclops (istp)
A3 I too scored as an ENxP and the last thing I want to do is discuss my problems with someone else. I've learned to suck it up. Not all extroverts like to air out their dirty laundry(out of common sense). -- DustBunny
A4 yea, i do believe it is very true that extrovert would prefer to speak and think at the same time, however when it comes to problem that hurst them inside..., it is not so much so, i think that it is a very common misconception, me being an enfj, if it is a problem that is not so personal... for ex, talking about work problem, everyday matter, then yea i would like to prefer to talk the problem out with people and it will help me get better ideas as well think better... but when it comes to love relationship or an overwhelming problem that truly affects me, then i would prefer to be alone and hide myself from other -- enfj
A5 Eventually, I'd like to be brave enough to "air my dirty laundry" more often. It bothers me that people avoid discussing real life details-even really obvious, hard-to-ignore-things, like telling someone he has crumbs in his goatie-because they're ashamed. (Of course my irritation with others probably reflects my irritation with myself for not revealing more, for essentially being ashamed of who I really am/my life choices.) I know how it feels to want to "hide myself," but hiding from others is punishment. It's lonely; you miss out on being yourself, and others are left lonely, longing for your full (human) presence. -- learning (infp)
A6 maybe types with first don't like to talk about their problems, but other extroverts do. i'm willing to bet that many if not most of the people who talk to therapists are extroverts. -- extrovert?
A7 I've befriended two ENTp's and both shared their problems with me, but there are kinds of problems: personal, social, political, professional, intellectual, spiritual, etc. I identified with them when discussing social and political problems, and I'd point out that the E(n)Tp was frustrated more socially, i.e. they'd demean a particular person as 'living in a bubble', whereas the EN(t)p was more politically minded, i.e. they'd characterize a high class bar scene as pretentious but when discussing personal problems, which was rare, they both held these to be very serious because they avoid being dramatic, the nature of their personal problems is some form of abuse: emotional negligence in this case. They'd both discuss professional problems most often since they considered this less dramatic and nonserious, often it would be time management that plagued them. As far as I remember they never had intellectual problems; generally, unlike their dual IS(f)P (in this case), who felt 'inadequate' to have intellectual discussions, but was very outspoken when discussing motivational behaviour, something (these) ENTp' did not. As for ENFP, they're problems are typically bruts and aggressors. The reason they don't like bruts is not physical but spiritual, bruts cause fighting amongst your own kind and disrupt solidarity. However I never fully comprehened ENFP's pysche so I can not delve further. ENTP's expresse their independence and try to integrate solidarity with their independence, whereas ENFP's expresse solidarity and blend their independence within solidarity. I'd point out that in all the cases shown above these are male examples. I've had very little contact with female ENTP's or female ENFP's. -- Anonymous
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