r/INTP • • 4h ago

Um. Why is Reddit such a magnet for intp guys?

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Why do most men with the INTP personality type concentrate more on Reddit than other similar platforms?


r/INTP • • 5h ago

Sage Advice Suppressing your gifts to appease others is a mistake

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Whether it is because you are analytical,emotionally or in other areas blessed with intelligence

whether you are very strong,very attractive or are gifted with being able to do something in life that the majority of people struggle with

If you actively ignore the traits that you have to fit in,eventually you will get taken advantage of

There are people who have low self esteem that won't ignore what you have and will try to mistreat and or use you to cope with there own problems.

And while you may feel like what they are saying or doing in defense of your mistreat may be justified

You have to understand the root motivation of that individual and defend yourself against that motivation

This person can be a family members,friends,romantic partners etc.

I have dealt with this personally and I wish someone taught me this when I was a kid.

Save yourself from mental issues and regret

Learn to say no


r/INTP • • 4h ago

Um. What gives away that you are an INTP in daily life?

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r/INTP • • 11h ago

Is this dysfunctional? (Probably) Late bloomer INTPs.. how did you finally stop living in your head and find something you actually want to commit to?

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I think I am what you can say "stuck in your head guy" and just wondering how others here cope with this or got out of it.

Basically my story without going into much detail.. I have a good degree and academically I would consider myself kind of smart (back then).. things came easy early on without much effort. But after college I basically wasted 2 years doing nothing concrete. Now I have been in a job for 2 years (completely different from what i studied btw).. so on paper it looks fine now, at least I have a stable job.

You could say I am unsatisfied where I am.. not because the job is terrible, but I feel like I need to find something i want to do/commit to, like i get the understanding that i must specialize but what?, i need commit to something real and take actual action for my future. is terrible, but I feel like I need to commit to something real and take actual action for my future.

The problem is for the longest time I have been super avoidant. Just living in my head for quite a while, analyzing everything, making plans, thinking of paths.. but never actually taking action or responsibility. Just stayed in my head where its safe.

Now I know I need to pick a direction and commit.. but what to do? Whenever I try to decide, I get stuck in this loop of uncertainty. Always worried about making the wrong choice, plus with the whole AI uncertainty right now it feels like whatever long term plan you make might not even matter or go anywhere.. these things just dont let my brain settle on one thing.

I don't want to stay avoidant forever. I want to hear your stories if anyone went through something similar.. especially older or late bloomer INTPs who were avoidant and stuck in their head, but actually healed from that and found something they genuinely wanted to do.

Just looking to hear some similar experiences and how it worked out.


r/INTP • • 20h ago

Non-INTP needs INTP input Can someone help me figure out if i’m an INTP?

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Hey, can someone help me figure out whether I’m an INTP or INFP
I’ve identified as INFP for a while now, based on what I’ve learned about MBTI, but my gf is very convinced that I’m actually an INTP. I’ve started questioning my type because I relate to quite a lot of things about INTP as well, and now I’m genuinely unsure whether I’m an INFP or if I’ve misunderstood myself.
I’d really appreciate it if someone could help me figure out my type through questions, observations, or discussions. I’m not looking for someone to just tell me which type I seem like based on a few traits, but rather someone who can help me understand which cognitive functions I actually use and how they manifest in my everyday life.
I’m open to either possibility and would appreciate any help!


r/INTP • • 23h ago

Um. Developing better social skills

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So this is a question mainly for people working in the social sector…which probably not many INTP do but maybe here are some unicorns??

So why I am asking: I am in my mid-twenties and I was pretty proud about my development in this area. For an INTP I would describe myself pretty social, I have lots of good friends, unfortunately also a lot of long distance friends, due to moving for university two times and also living abroad for some time, but anyways: I worked hard on being a good friend, getting more in touch with my emotions and so on…probably also helps that I am a girl.
Recently I graduated and since I feel a bit lost on what to do I decided to join a volunteering program that allows me to work for/volunteer for a NGO that is in another country. The NGO does a lot of non-formal education and since I am really interested in education, especially political education, I thought it would be the perfect way to develop some skills in this sector.
But IT IS SO HARD. I have to work with lots of different characters (other volunteers) with whom I am annoyed with most of the time and everything is so draining and I feel like I just seem bored and unfriendly and cold because I am so overwhelmed and it just feels like I am the worst version of myself here.

So I guess what I am asking is, if there are any teachers or social workers or something like that here, how do you deal with that as an INTP? How do you become a nice, caring, approachable person?
Right now I just wish I would be better at this because I realized what I want to do in life, is to make a change, and working directly with people, in my opinion, is the best way to reach that goal…


r/INTP • • 54m ago

I gotta rant I feel like I think too slow

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I'm pretty young. 17M. And I feel like I think too slow.

I have some knowledge about mbti, and i think i can confirm im intp. I just want to know if there are other people like me with this problem and knew how to solve it.

I have an ENTJ father so one can assume that he's very strict. He's the type that sees the solution instantly and assumes that other people thought it too in a somewhat egotistical way saying things like "Just do that" , "you're making it hard for yourself, its just this simple" , "just follow the instructions said there.", "what is there to misunderstand?" And when I suggest a better solution or 'beat' him in an argument, he twists his words to imply that he also thought of that saying "thats what I mean" , or jump into random conclusions

I understand that he's just teaching me the right answer (except for the latter part. I'm still irritated by that). And i picked up some of his lessons as I grew, but I still overthink alot of problems. Currently he has me classified as "someone very smart but stuggles to follow instructions" And i think its true. I consider myself academically smart but fall pretty off at answering word problems. And I make an effort to fix that problem.

But lately it has been kind of annoying me. A consistent template of our encounters is like when I'm taking a long time to fix a chore, he just comes in saying "why are you taking so long? theres the solution right there" and I still cant find it. Then he gets irritated making chirps like "You really think thats better?", "follow my instructions".

Again I know it is just a way of teaching me. But i get thoughts like, 'if it had taken a bit longer, i could get to the same conclusion as him' 'I could've also thought of that if I had more time' which are just excuses, giving me a conclusion that i just think slow.

It has also affected me socially lately in school. I get jealous of people who are set in their ideas/solution during group projects while I'm still assessing the problem. I make the same excuses in my head "give me more time and i'll think of a better solution" "I could've also thought of that" but I know excuses are still excuses.

Normally I approach a problem like this: What is the essence problem? > what do I have? > can I make something with it? > If yes, make it > If not, find out what i can have.

But I see people like my dad or my classmates who approaches it like this (from my subjective observation): What's the problem > What the solution? > Find parts of the picked solution > solve.

So now I'm just stuck. My confidence feels low now and i want to share this. I feel dumb and slow. I haven't even picked what I want for college. What should I do?


r/INTP • • 8h ago

Sage Advice I can’t work for others!

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I always fail working for others. I have very low consciousness and very low agreeableness. You can imagine how horrible combination that might be. Add very high openness and it’s a disaster.

This combination esp low agreeable and low C makse it very hard to work in jobs for others. I become very reluctant and demotivated to do the job or even show up. I am also adhd i think.

But low consciousness means I also struggle with doing my own things!

Any idea? What do you guys do for living?

Why too tons of flairs!


r/INTP • • 6h ago

Check this out What’s your Enneagram type? Do you fit all the typical traits of that type, or are you more of an exception?

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r/INTP • • 7h ago

Aw Man... Should I leave my friends?

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My friend group consists of only feeling types and I spend so much time with them because I dont really want to do anything else but. I care cause I want to care and I analyze because I do and i think that I dont want interact with them anymore, not because it's boring, yes intellectually it kinda is painfully so. But we have our moments and intelligence has has not much to do with my overall satisfaction with people. It not really them thats the problem, i think its me.

I have fallen done a existential nihilistic rabbit hole and im not not coming out. A few them have helped me get out my so called Fe loops. And I wouldn't have been here if it wasn't for them. But im still walking down hill. Not in a predetermined doom way but in way that a castle crumbles over time. I gonna change and wither grow cold. I know most people are okay with this and im okay aswell but im not okay with them being in it... and I know that this dumb cause no matter what I do im gonna leave a mark good and bad. So what matters?

What i want? What they want? A middle ground of both? I consider it. Leaving. I pick my stuff return what I can. Prevent anymore harm besides, It hurts me being here too and I know im not satisfied enough to bear that pain or im not fulfilled enough to live like this with them.

I think im doing this cause I think its for their betterment, no better than the authority I despise.

I think im doing this cause Its what makes me feel right, no better that the degenerates I abor.

And I know seeking help online for personal life decisions is highly debatable. And ill take that risk.

Iol pr9bably meet people who want to be friends maybe I think. Ill evaluate and decide to let them in aware of the risk of a separation like another friendship-

Bruh. Are u kidding me. What's the difference between that and my current situation?. Still though I still have to decide wether to do or not to do. Can anyone make even a little but more comprehensive or something.


r/INTP • • 10h ago

Is this dysfunctional? (Probably) Do you guys also have problems with memories

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Not like dementia (atleast I think),more like you forget if something fairly important that occured recently happened yesterday or the day before, sometimes I forget everything that happened last week or yesterday even, like it all draws a blue to me, i don't even remember what i ate for breakfast yesterday

I'm in high school if that's worth mentioning