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I had a quick question.... of all the MBTI types, which tend to be the least neurotic (least stressed, anxious, depressed etc...)?

I'm trying to find better ways to manage my stress, anxiety, and lack of confidence and wanted to get advice from any particular MBTI type that might be a little less neurotic? LOL I'm not even sure if MBTI has 'anything' to do with that.... @_@
 
I don't think this is a type "thing"... I don't get stressed out at all.... there are things one can do though, real stuff as the body has within it everything. If in the body there is a function of all these things you do not like, there is a way to work the body in order to bring about a change. Here is a video you may find of use, I posted it here before last year -- while I don't use the same laugh, I do speak about similar things with people that I help.

 
Well, it's not us, that much I can tell you :tongue:
 
Based on the people I know, I'd say ISTP.
HEy SLN, I have been curious about ISTPs recently... maybe you can provide a mini-description of the ISTP you know.

and in response to this thread....

I have been recently reading keirsey's temperament theory and according to that our NT's are the least neurotic. Rational types are recognized by their calm even flatline demeanor.
 
HEy SLN, I have been curious about ISTPs recently... maybe you can provide a mini-description of the ISTP you know.
My best friend happens to be an ISTP. He doesn't know the meaning of the word worry, probably because he really lives in the present moment while worrying requires thinking of the future (Se is opposed to Ni, so this makes sense. You can't use them at the same time). He's not interested in his feelings at all and tries to 'logic' (using that as a verb here) his way out of every issue. When he has a big problem, his natural response is simply to try to solve it. That's what a Ti-dominant is wired to do, I guess. Ti-Se just seems like a very worry-free combination, at least for him.

edit: just wanted to add something about INTJs... I don't know why, but some of the INTJs I know are extremely neurotic. They just do a good job at covering it up. There's two INTJs in my friend circle... One of them is the stereotypical INTJ (stone cold, very confident in his intellectual abilities and eccentric) but the other one is like the human equivalent of a rabbit.
 
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Married to an ISTP, and she is way too easy going. "We'll just deal with it when we get there," drives me absolutely nuts. These things must be talked about! There are facets to the issue and possibilities, and possibilities then stemming from those possibilities, that must be explored!

She gets stressed/anxious/worried in such cases:

1. When she's around too many people without time for herself. Though she says she isn't a people person, compared to me, she's a social butterfly. She has an incredibly large circle of friends she hangs out with, and her phone is always going off at all times with people wanting to go drink or whatever. And it's crazy how varied the people are, too. That said, she can't stand family vacations or spending all day around people outside of her very immediate circle. It leads to a very irritable and snappy little lady.

2. When she can't go out and do things. Very much a doer, her emotions get all over the place when her previous plans have failed, or she faces realistic limitations that prevent her from carrying out her experiences.

3. When I want to talk about feelings, haha.
 
I wouldn't say any personality type in MBTI is specifically more or less neurotic. If you look at the most scientifically based system of personality typing, the big five, there are four categories that correlate very well with MBTI and a fifth for how neurotic you are.
(Plus, the number of anxiety-prone perceivers I've met is crazy.)
 
I wouldn't say any personality type in MBTI is specifically more or less neurotic. If you look at the most scientifically based system of personality typing, the big five, there are four categories that correlate very well with MBTI and a fifth for how neurotic you are.
(Plus, the number of anxiety-prone perceivers I've met is crazy.)
I suspect P-doms are more prone to anxiety since they have less control over their perceptions than J-doms have over their judgments. This also explains INXJs reputation for paranoia, for excessive concern about the future, something ISXJs share.

ISTPs, otoh, are Ti-doms who judge by their own standards, who have Se which sees things as they are. So very self-contained and realistic; therefore, less prone to neurosis, anxiety, etc.

INTPs also have dominant Ti and are equally self-contained, but Ne makes them prone to possibilities of what might happen or go wrong. So not as secure as ISTPs, but still more secure than P-doms.
 
I suspect P-doms are more prone to anxiety since they have less control over their perceptions than J-doms have over their judgments. This also explains INXJs reputation for paranoia, for excessive concern about the future, something ISXJs share.

ISTPs, otoh, are Ti-doms who judge by their own standards, who have Se which sees things as they are. So very self-contained and realistic; therefore, less prone to neurosis, anxiety, etc.

INTPs also have dominant Ti and are equally self-contained, but Ne makes them prone to possibilities of what might happen or go wrong. So not as secure as ISTPs, but still more secure than P-doms.
Thanks, that's really inciteful. :kitteh:
 
My mind's always been my playground in a way, so spring cleaning comes by quite often and I really enjoy seeing in other people the 'quality' to do the same. I'd say ISTPs in general, although my INFP friend sometimes makes me think otherwise(Her internal world is super healthy, she even makes fun of her negative thoughts to kind of diss them).

I'm probably the least stressed person I know barring the one INFP friend who can just day dream all day and be content with that...
I could totally do that too but after a while(a very short one) my brain tells me I should be doing things instead of loafing around :/
I find stress eases with the appreciation, feeling of connection and love of all things that just are. It could be anything from watching the water in your glass sit silently, the leaves brushing against each other to the wind, the depth of emotions in music or the warm gaze of sunlight. So I guess stress, at least for the majority of people, comes from the focus on the other side of things, things that are lacking and shouldn't be what they are.

Anxiety is a bit tricky, I still feel it when I'm my most spontaneous and confident but effectively push it back but it helps to keep account of the times where similar situations have been successful and the things that your subconscious thought might happen never actually happened(You'll have to dig these things out to calm them down, I assure you there are bucket loads, your subconscious always seems to find something new to fret over).

As for depressed I just make sure I never go completely stone cold inside, bad things happen when I can't tell how I'm feeling or I'm attempting to suppress it. I've learnt to act in ways that disregard how people 'should' act when they're feeling certain emotions rather than say, tell myself that being nice while angry is wrong(using my individuality I guess, a recent addition to repertoire).

As for general neuroticism, I'm pretty sure I'm the least neurotic person(From me and my friend's point of views) in terms of negative thoughts. It's a matter of settling the score for emotional turmoil, acting on those feelings rather than ruminating(emotions are impetuous and wreak havoc internally if not expressed(Fe)) and holding yourself accountable for all your thoughts instead of seeing them as uncontrollable. I do think for hours about doing nice things to show my appreciation for people or helping them with their problems in numerous ways but I also act on about half of them, they just seem to stream and play themselves out rather than me getting stuck in any one of them though :)

So yeah, I don't think it has anything to do with MBTI really, it's just a matter of creating positive self-delusions that also don't go against your principles/values or even reshaping your principles/values to better be who you would like to be. Some things are hard to change though, such as a history of childhood trauma... it's getting better(quite quickly I think).
 
From what I understand there is some correlation between 4 of the Big Five personality traits. The one that doesn't seems to be accounted for in MBTI is...Neuroticism. So I don't think there is a least neurotic type.

I agree that ISTPs are super chill, but I suspect that their neuroticism may not be as obvious to the people around them as that of some other types.
 
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Did you check out the ISTP forum 4 years ago?
That's really odd you just posted this today, because earlier in the morning I was reading over some old thread posts and read this post before falling asleep.

I believe I actually did, and also posted some stuff! haha

They do seem to have really level heads, but I've yet to meet an ISTP in person. Not sure how to spot them at all.
I've met many ISFP's but very few ISTPs.

Time to youtube some ISTPs!

EDIT:

Well, he certainly seems calm and collected! I would love to meet an ISTP in person. My curiosity has been peaked once again, time to hop over to the ISTP forum and see what's happening lol
 
That's really odd you just posted this today, because earlier in the morning I was reading over some old thread posts and read this post before falling asleep.

I believe I actually did, and also posted some stuff! haha

They do seem to have really level heads, but I've yet to meet an ISTP in person. Not sure how to spot them at all.
I've met many ISFP's but very few ISTPs.

Time to youtube some ISTPs!

EDIT:

Well, he certainly seems calm and collected! I would love to meet an ISTP in person. My curiosity has been peaked once again, time to hop over to the ISTP forum and see what's happening lol
Oi, you thanked one of my posts in this thread this morning. And I was like, "I don't even remember writing this, nonetheless this thread," lol

ISTPs: "Resting bitch face," "Yes and No are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every question," and "Subtle hints do not work. Strong hints do not work. Obvious hints do not work. Just say it."

I've been pretty close to 3: my ex wife, my little brother, and a friend/former roommate. My ex was an artist, so spent most of her time doing this. When she wasn't painting, she was at her favorite bar drinking whiskey with a few of her closest friends. My little brother just plays video games when he isn't working, by himself and with his closest friends on the weekends. My roomie had major anger issues so he didn't really have friends (because everyone pissed him off), but he listened to a lot of Metal, spent a ton of time riding his bike or working out, and watching football. Besides my friend's anger problems, the other two were always pretty chill. Quite, loyal and reliable if they like you, practical and hard working.

Here's a couple of videos I think are more accurate than the one you posted, at least to my own experience:



Alot like my brother, though my brother is rarely that animated.

These were so accurate:

And the demeanor on this guy was pretty similar to my 3 ISTPs.
 
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