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- Apr 26, 2011
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- MBTI Type
- ISTP
- Enneagram
- 6w5
- Instinctual Variant
- sx/sp
Maybe it would be even more obvious if you were sp?
I'm sx/sp, and I don't really seem nervous or self-deprecate unless a situation is new to me. I use those mechanisms in order to show that I am harmless and not a threat, as Viridian described, not so much with men, but with women. (Especially since I tend to dress more sexy, wear a lot of makeup, etc., but I hate that sometimes because men assume you are doing it TO BE SEXY lol, when it's really just something I enjoy doing from an sx/sp persprective). Sometimes with an F man, I will have to pull the mechanisms out more to make them feel comfortable, but it's very conscious and I only use it when other isn't working. I read people pretty well at this stage in the game, in person. I am actually more masculine in action irl in some ways, and prefer to be. I find that the sx/sp can be aggressive and possessive of others, and it drives more counterphobe action. I would think it would be similar with sx/so.
As I become more comfortable in an environment, I become less self-deprecating and more self-confident. I'm hoping to get to the point where I don't have to use it at all. I don't really like it and it feels better when I don't do it, so I think that's more true to me.