| Function | Adaptive Usage | Maladaptive Usage | Development |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feeling Introverted |
Living according to personal values and preferences High integrity, not compromising for immediate reward Self-acceptance and acceptance of others (all just human) A deep groundedness in self; congruence in internal and external worlds |
Taking everything personally Only doing things I feel like, not the things which I don't Punitiveness about others' moral failings OR Lenience with others' shitty behavior due to "understanding" |
Live for higher values and preferences, not just |
| Intuition Extroverted |
Being optimistic about things The realization that any little shift in attitude, posture, thought, belief, location, environment, lifestyle could have a ripple effect and bring about other changes |
Not seeing new or different possibilities (underactive) |
Try (i.e. physically do it, not just in your mind) something small or something different and see what happens, what changes |
| Sensing Introverted "A bank of experiences" |
Recall what has worked before Recall what has not worked before Ground myself in positive experiences |
Experiencing something negative and recalling only the past experiences which match (negativity bias) | If something works (or not), place it in your bank of experiences and refer back to it next time Stabilize with some consistent routines and habits in order not to feel or be completely ungrounded in life |
| Thinking Extroverted |
Shame and low self worth due to failures in objective life and skill progress An intense desire to figure life out and fix everything Intense impatience, being aggressive and snappy towards others for their inefficiency |