Im not sure this Ne is healthy....Advice from ENFPs please?

**ENFPie** · 10-25-2010 01:06 PM

Hey guys,

Hope ur all fine n dandy

Im querying stuff ok....bear with me this might get a little confusing...

Im looking into my decisions, or rather, lack of ability to make them....ive stumbled across a rather helpful page that explains that when making decisions, we first and foremost, use our intuition to tackle the problem (whatever the decisions we are trying to make). Using our intuition we start a line of questioning within ourselves to understand the 'why' (LOL!....I have to laugh it sounds bloody ridiculous doesn't it...but there we go...on with the story)...we have to make sure we are efficient and so have to understand it COMPLETELY by analysing thoughts, finding connections and patterns... yes?

So on to my question, in my struggle to understand my decision making process I am using my intuition again...to understand COMPLETELY the why of the functions and decision making process.....Am i not going to drive myself crazy.....And i realise by posting this that I am also feeding the intuition (by gathering further facts and making more connections, from your replies....but don't let that stop you!).

Hahaha, im just curious if anyone has any dealings with this or insight please....I feel its me and that I need to understand, but perhaps I really shouldn't be...because...well i don't know, because that my dominate function and maybe I should be developing the others (but to develop i need to engage intuition do I not?)

I feel like if i completely understand the processes i go through for decision making, i may be able to make them better and be....wait for it...more efficient...oh dear, i really worry i might end up giving myself a personality disorder....IM SERIOUS!!

Ahhhh...i could swear, but I won't

**starri** · 10-25-2010 01:10 PM

I'm not sure I get it. You mean you over-analyze?

**ENFPie** · 10-25-2010 01:16 PM

Originally Posted by starri

I'm not sure I get it. You mean you over-analyze?

Yes thats very likely, from what Ive read it kind of part of the deal for ENFPs isn't it - To understand the bigger picture...using intuition to over analyse the potential solutions to a decision in order to make the right decision for you....and in fact, im doing it right now, in order to understand the decision making process trying to make it easier, im analysing the why and how of the mechanics of decision making....because im shockingly bad at it! lol

Maybe I am just over analysing....but you know, the MBTI stuff/personal growth is all about analysing is it not?

**starri** · 10-25-2010 01:55 PM

To me it's just too much noise in my head, until it actually comes time to make the decision -- I just plunge in. Is that intuition?

**ENFPie** · 10-25-2010 02:23 PM

I think intuition is the catalyst that drives are decision making process....to gather data, to compare, to check it fits with our values/feelings/personal morals etc....The other side of it is implusiveness I suppose, maybe somehow linked with intuition, i dont know? I really could go on for hours looking into this but i doubt its healthy....its just the curious little thing I am!

Thinking of a career in philosophy maybe...laaaaaaaaaaaah!

**ENFPie** · 10-25-2010 02:27 PM

TADA!

The impulsiveness or the straightforwardness of the ENFP is because of the ENFPs cognitive combination. We have the Perceiving trait, which as we know is something that brings about a sense of spontaneity. ENFP is also an NF with extroverted Intuition and introverted feeling. Because of this combination of extroversion, feeling and intuition, I don't think it is our very weak extroverted thinking function that does much at all, but the combination of our dominant and auxiliary functions that make us impulsive, spontaneous and too-the-point.

Its because we don't 'think' .....DUR! Im making myself laugh now.....im sure i could have worked that out if id 'thought' about it a bit more DANG!

Seriously, am I just being very very dense tonight or something?

**starri** · 10-25-2010 02:39 PM

Intuition is Ne. I just meant it feels like I dumb down all the noise and in the end just jump xD

It's still very weird reading something that explains how my specific brain works.

What I do know for sure, is that I hate choices. Like even choosing between colors of nailpolish is a problem xD

**ENFPie** · 10-25-2010 02:43 PM

Haha i know...it makes me not comfortable with myself...

Its like that noise in my head is my functions (and possibly shadow functions) arguing it out in my head...like its makes trying to make sense of everything in my own little ENFP way.... it bothers me a bit, I want to understand why the noise is there, I want to break it down, so I understand what the noises mean....like a load of kids all talking different languages all at once, i want to know the languages so i can understand them better...I just feel it would make me more comfortable with myself....Am i alone because I feel like I am....maybe its specific to ENFPs this 'noise'...would love some more views on this...i might go and poke a few ppl...oh wait no, its not facebook is it!