Superiority of personality types

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It seems more beneficial to be a thinker than a feeler. I’ve been more interested in Myer Brigg personality test and psychology. I’ve been told I’m a very sensitive person. Thinkers value reason, truth, justice, and objectivity above feeling. They seem more superior because they won’t be easily swayed by emotional arguments and people will trust them more. I’m more of a feeler. Emotional, sensitive and more intuitive. If you don’t have logic, you can’t prove anything. I’m not clairvoyant or anything. If something or someone gives me a bad feeling in my stomach or I have a terrifying dream about a situation I won’t associate or engage in that activity. To most it seems like I’m ruled by emotions. Or it seems irrational or I just need to get over my uncomfortable state.
I just know when I’m talking to someone if they’re lying, same way I can discern people’s intentions. Without evidence I sound crazy.
Just because someone or something makes you uncomfortable doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be stated.
Thinking emotionally is almost always seen as a bad thing
 
Some personality types aren’t inherently superior to others. Everyone has different strengths and weaknesses - you need to appreciate what strengths you have. And don’t take what other people say you have as a be all and end all. You may be more of a sensitive person, but that doesn’t mean you can’t also be logical or anything else. Don’t put limits on yourself.
 
One needs to discern whether a constant justification is what is needed or if one should really hears what people are saying to them. Being defensive makes one miserable. It’s not about personality types; we all know that some personalities can lead a person down a toxic road.
Bring open, having an ear for listening healing, and growing is what is important…much more so than where you score on a scale or a chart.
God has no such charts. He offers unconditional love to everyone.
Crazy is not the same as paranoid.
I’ll wager that you are looking to find fault in someone’s viewpoint of you or situations.
Stop lookin. You will only be very unhappy and in conflict within yourself.
Other people? Who cares?
I don’t ever think anyone is superior. They might be smarter. or more knowledgeable on a topic, or better at their job, or anything. But accusing someone of being “superior” says more about the person calling names, in my viewpoint. That’s a form of bullying, no? I would be offended if someone said: “Oh you think you’re so superior”.
When we have teachers or mentors, they are supposed to dish out advice. Just like on CAF: people ask, people answer. Take it or leave it. No one “wins” or has superiority.
 
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The test is one created by a scientist with limited understanding of psychology, certainly not up to date with today’s understandings. It’s ok, but not the end all be all.

The truth is no one is really 100% of any one trait. You’d be a basket case sociopath if that was the case.

You are also conflating scientific principles of how the traits are applied. “Thinking” emotionally is an oxymoron. Both Thinking and Feeling describe how one approaches issues. A thinker is going to tell the person with the broken car they’ll run to Autozone and get that new spark plug. A feeler is going to hold the person while they have a good cry.

Miles from home and frazzled nerves both can solve the problem. The Thinker figures out the problem and does the action needed. The feeler provides comfort and support and enables the person to do the action on their own.
 
I’m not paranoid. Thank you. It interesting how differently people interpret a situation or my post.
 
I don’t understand where you got the impression I was accusing someone of being superior. I’m not nuts to perceive that some people maybe indeed to be talking down to me. Intuition can be just as useful as logic. Who is to say maybe I am surrounded by critical snobs? You’re completely dismissing the possibility that my assessment could be right.
 
The personality that is valued depends upon what profession or area of work you’re in.

I don’t think many in the creative arts would see a thinker as superior to a feeler. But a lot of people who do science, math, finance, engineering etc. would prefer the thinker.
 
I don’t always feel or perceive my family sees my value. I live in a science brained household. My older sister especially mentions how a personality type like mine couldn’t handle the business world that she thrives in. She can be rather critical and dismissive.
I wish my family could accept me for being emotional, sensitive and highly intuitive instead of dismissing my experience or always acting like they know what’s best for me.
 
Well, you can’t control how your family acts.
Only your own reaction to them.
People tend to be critical of personality types that are not like them or that they don’t understand.
Your family may be short sighted in this respect or just have no idea how to deal with something outside their experience.
Pray for them and seek out others who are more accepting of your self.
 
I know you are right and I agree but it doesn’t make me wish it were otherwise. I’ve given up on trying to explain myself to my older sister. She’ll never understand me. My father wants me to go to him for my problems. I’m not sure I could tell him half the things I write online without an argument.
 
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It is difficult not to believe the thinker personality type is superior. Like they value efficiency, common sense, rationality, truth and justice over sentimentality. How are they both equally valuable to society or in the eyes of God?
 
Sounds to me like the head versus the heart. We need both types of people. We need both calculating thinkers and emotional feelers. The feeling type can be more nurturing and more empathetic to the needs of others, which is a good thing. I don’t think one type is better than the other, although I suppose many of us who exhibit one type sometimes wish we were more like the other. That’s human nature.
 
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I haven’t met too many people who wish to be more emotional though. You’re right, it’s human nature to assume the grass is much greener.
 
I’m not good with rejection or someone not liking me or getting over things quickly. My think friends wouldn’t be as easily bothered because they logically know you cannot please everyone or they wouldn’t care for certain people’s opinions or time is too fleeting to wallow. They wouldn’t be as prone to depression I suppose
 
I don’t know why my personality type is but I’m pretty sure it’s superior to everyone else’s. 😇
 
I see myself as a mighty and benevolent prince walking among the simple peasants :prince:t2:
 
Op there is no superior personality type.

You will never be happy until you embrace who God created you to be, and build on His will for your life.

God Bless you.🌸
 
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