Are INTPs emotionally immature?

INTPs who are especially unhealthy or immature can function with a warped introverted thinking process. They can appear isolative, disinterested in others, or harsh. They may pride themselves on being extremely direct and unconcerned with social niceties, only to offend people they care about or who care about them.

Do thinkers hate feelers?

Well developed thinkers, while maybe not completely in touch, acknowledge and respect emotions and feelers. The short answer is yes, but I would qualify that by noting that all personality types prefer to use their strongest assets and can become irritated or annoyed when other personality types don’t use them, too.

Can INTP be Empaths?

While they might not find it quite as easy to connect with emotions, INTPs do have a natural ability to be empathetic in the right circumstances. They still utilize certain functions which help them to connect with the feelings of others, even if this is only for a brief amount of time.

Are feelers more sensitive?

Because feeling types are more sensitive to the perceived intentions and motives of others they tend to take things more personally and be more affected by criticism. So if we’re talking about the ability to accept criticism, yes, in general, feeling types will appear more thin-skinned than thinking types.

How do INTPs feel about themselves?

As we know, the entire subject of feelings is a squirrely topic for INTPs. The introverted feeling cognitive function is in the shadow position for us. That’s the ability to build a clear, persistent sense of who we are as people based on how we feel about ourselves. We are driven by thinking rather than feeling.

What is the INTP personality type?

INTPs are also imaginative people who value being able to look at things from so many different angles. This causes them to want to make sense of everything, including feelings and emotions. This can be challenging for the INTP at times, since they cannot naturally do this.

How do your personality types respond when their feelings are hurt?

Here is how each personality type responds when their feelings have been hurt. When an INFJ has had their feelings hurt, they initially want to retreat inward. They need time to process what has happened, and consider why they are feeling this way.

What is the INTP’s inferior function?

Their inferior function is their Fe (extraverted feeling), which focuses on the emotions and feelings of those around them. It does make the INTP concerned with the feelings of their loved ones, but since it is their inferior function it presents itself in much different ways.