[Dwyn The Bioluminescent]

Hello there! I've decided that I need a bit of assistance in forming this female character of mine which I intend on basing on an ISTP persona, and because the closest thing to an ISTP I know is my eleven year old cousin, I'm clearly not going to get anything logical from there lol. One thing I know is that he can't sit still lol. Not sure if that applies to the rest of you hehe.

So I was hoping that you guys would help me out by explaining what it is you do on a daily basis, how you handle tense situations, what your approach is with friends as well as anything extra you'd like to add about what you do and how you go about things. I realise that I'm being very vague, but I've really no idea how the character will develop until I get some ISTP exposure lol.

I know I could read an MBTI profile and get my details there, but I'd rather have feedback from actual ISTPs so that it'll produce a better picture for me to see.

I hope you guys will help me out. Thanks for reading ^^

[reletative]

are you writing a story or a play or something?

[Dwyn The Bioluminescent]

A story/novel and the main character is an ISTP. The ENFP straying far from home here, but based on what I've read from MBTI profiles, I like what I see and I've an idea of what's going on, but I want it to have an authentic feel, and so I request your assistance ^^

[madhatter]

Why don't you name a specific scenario? I'm better at answering with specific questions.

[reletative]

how would i handle a tense situation?

um well if it was like a tense "adventure" situation, i guess i'd just stay calm...assess the immediate dangers or potential problems and deal with those first..i would take a practical, action-oriented approach that would focus on getting me from step A to step B and so on.

it its a tense emotional situation, i can't really give a general answer because it always depends. probably get defensive and volatile and hit something.

[reletative]

as for friends, i don't really have them. i have people that i interact with on a regular basis because we attend the same church, job, club, etc. and then i have family. i usually have one person that i confide in. i prefer that person to be in the "family" category, such as my husband or sister. i relate better to males than females. people come into my life because of proximity, and that's about it.

[Dwyn The Bioluminescent]

@madhatter

1.Okay.. Hmm... Say you've had someone close to you betray your trust. Like an older brother whom you are close to and with whom you confide in.

2. A person confronts you and wrongly throws accusations at you without giving you a chance to intervene and speak your mind/give your opinion.

3. You've discovered something new about yourself which you've never known before and this information was attained from a person you've just met. How would you respond?

4. How would you accept advice from a complete stranger?

I'll think some more up in a bit..

[Dwyn The Bioluminescent]

how would i handle a tense situation?

um well if it was like a tense "adventure" situation, i guess i'd just stay calm...assess the immediate dangers or potential problems and deal with those first..i would take a practical, action-oriented approach that would focus on getting me from step A to step B and so on.
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if its a tense emotional situation, i can't really give a general answer because it always depends. probably get defensive and volatile and hit something.

as for friends, i don't really have them. i have people that i interact with on a regular basis because we attend the same church, job, club, etc. and then i have family. i usually have one person that i confide in. i prefer that person to be in the "family" category, such as my husband or sister. i relate better to males than females. people come into my life because of proximity, and that's about it.

Ah wonderful! Thank you.. I believe I'm hitting the hammer on the nail. ^^

[Era]

1.Okay.. Hmm... Say you've had someone close to you betray your trust. Like an older brother whom you are close to and with whom you confide in.

That happened to me, three times. I never spoke to those siblings again, and I don't intend to ever. I might possibly accept an apology from one of them, but I know we'll never be close again.

2. A person confronts you and wrongly throws accusations at you without giving you a chance to intervene and speak your mind/give your opinion.

If they were genuinely mistaken, I'd leave it and let the passage of time sort it all out. But I'd make a mental note to be less open and trusting with that person in the future.

3. You've discovered something new about yourself which you've never known before and this information was attained from a person you've just met. How would you respond?

I'm not sure how that could happen, but I'd take it under advisement. Self-knowledge is always good, no matter how you acquire it.

4. How would you accept advice from a complete stranger?

Strange people try to give me advice all the time. If it's well-intentioned I try to humor them as best I can. But if it's based on too many wrong assumptions I can also get mighty peeved.

Good luck with your story, Dwyn!

[Falling Leaves]

@madhatter

1.Okay.. Hmm... Say you've had someone close to you betray your trust. Like an older brother whom you are close to and with whom you confide in.

If someone betrayed my trust I would just cut them out and act as though I couldn't give a damn about it, however, it still would cut deep and I'd certainly be hurting a lot on the inside. Bear that in mind.

2. A person confronts you and wrongly throws accusations at you without giving you a chance to intervene and speak your mind/give your opinion.

This person is being a douchebag and I don't know why I'm wasting my time trying to explain stuff to them. If they want to fritter their lives away being a moron, let them - tbh, I'm too used to having far worse shit thrown in my direction to care what anyone thinks/says about me.

3. You've discovered something new about yourself which you've never known before and this information was attained from a person you've just met. How would you respond?

I'd listen and balance it up against my Ti to see if it makes sense...
i.e. if they could prove they were who they said they were and stuff, I would listen. If they wanted me to just trust them on the matter, I would be deeply skeptical.

4. How would you accept advice from a complete stranger?

See above.