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This is a discussion on Is it possible to be a thinker and a feeler both? within the INTP Forum - The Thinkers forums, part of the NT's Temperament Forum- The Intellects category; I usually test INTP, but with only a slight preference for thinking. Are there any other INTPs who feel they ...

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    INTP - The Thinkers

    Is it possible to be a thinker and a feeler both?

    I usually test INTP, but with only a slight preference for thinking. Are there any other INTPs who feel they are equally thinking/ feeling? What are your thoughts on this?


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    INTP - The Thinkers

    I usually test with a pretty high T, however, I can't help but feel I'm equal, too.

    But maybe that's just because I've grown as a person emotionally over the past year, and that I just think that I'm equally emotional when, it's just I was never very use to it before.
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    INTP - The Thinkers

    I feel a lot, but I tend to ignore those feelings when making decisions.
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    INTP - The Thinkers

    Quote Originally Posted by TheOwl View Post
    I feel a lot, but I tend to ignore those feelings when making decisions.
    For me it just depends on the type of decision I am making. If I am making a decision that does not have to do with people, then I use facts and logic. If I make a decision involving people, I try to take their feelings or my feelings for them into consideration.
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    INTP - The Thinkers

    Quote Originally Posted by username View Post
    For me it just depends on the type of decision I am making. If I am making a decision that does not have to do with people, then I use facts and logic. If I make a decision involving people, I try to take their feelings or my feelings for them into consideration.
    I do the same. But I find it draining because I'd rather not have to consider the emotional aspect.
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    INTP - The Thinkers

    Quote Originally Posted by darksoul View Post
    I do the same. But I find it draining because I'd rather not have to consider the emotional aspect.
    I don't find it draining, not usually... well, ok, maybe on occasion, especially when I think the outcome would be better if I didn't consider my feelings.
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    INTP - The Thinkers

    Quote Originally Posted by username View Post
    For me it just depends on the type of decision I am making. If I am making a decision that does not have to do with people, then I use facts and logic. If I make a decision involving people, I try to take their feelings or my feelings for them into consideration.
    I think I almost always say I consider the other people's feelings, but that I ignore them anyway because of logic. However, I am very careful with how I put my decision out there.
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    ISTP - The Mechanics

    I'm not sure my thinking and feeling are usually quite close and I've gotten INFP occasionally but it depends on the test.
    I am good at sensing how others feel but that might be my intuition
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    INTP - The Thinkers

    In my mind, I tend to think of people that make any significant percentage of their decisions with feelings, as feelers. I mean... I can't imagine anyone making all of their decisions that way. But, what does it really mean, to make a decision based on feelings? Whose, yours? Someone else's?

    Sometimes, I randomly go off on adventures in my truck, with no good reasoning behind it. I do it simply for the thrill or joy. Is this based on feelings? Seems more Ne than Fi.

    In an argument or debate, I don't instinctively back up a friend if he's wrong, I have to consciously say to myself, "he'll feel hurt and be mad at me if I don't stand behind him". It's easy for me to overlook hurting someone's feelings like that, because I wouldn't expect them to support me if I were wrong, I'd expect them to correct me - I am humble enough to publicly admit when I'm wrong. This definitely seems thinking-based, but I guess it could be Fi because it's strongly based on my values.

    What are some other examples?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ecky View Post
    In my mind, I tend to think of people that make any significant percentage of their decisions with feelings, as feelers. I mean... I can't imagine anyone making all of their decisions that way. But, what does it really mean, to make a decision based on feelings? Whose, yours? Someone else's?

    Sometimes, I randomly go off on adventures in my truck, with no good reasoning behind it. I do it simply for the thrill or joy. Is this based on feelings? Seems more Ne than Fi.

    In an argument or debate, I don't instinctively back up a friend if he's wrong, I have to consciously say to myself, "he'll feel hurt and be mad at me if I don't stand behind him". It's easy for me to overlook hurting someone's feelings like that, because I wouldn't expect them to support me if I were wrong, I'd expect them to correct me - I am humble enough to publicly admit when I'm wrong. This definitely seems thinking-based, but I guess it could be Fi because it's strongly based on my values.

    What are some other examples?
    I do the same thing - won't defend friends when they are wrong! I think this confuses some people because they expect their friends to always take their side. I take the side of truth.
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