Having dual awareness of Ti/Te and Fi/Fe in oneself.

The shadow mode for ENTP is INTJ - both Te and Fi are present. However I do not think it occurs only over high-stress times, at least not in my experience. Sometimes after overly focusing on something for prolonged period of time I will feel sort of ENFP-like and it causes me to break away and go do something new. It can be a bit scary because I feel like I am not naturally aware of my limits in this state. Analyzing what triggers this it just feels like I'm just over-working my mind, thinking to much, focusing too narrowly, and it needs a break. Sometimes you might be stressed but simply not registering it as valid stress.

ningyo said:

For those who have also dealt with this, how does having double awareness of the functions affect your lasting perception?

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makes me less serious i sort of enjoy it but i also worry how i come off to other people
last episode people were a bit surprised that my behavior just suddenly changed

EDIT: misread your comment, sorry! Writing a proper reply...

Eta: what it broke down to, for me, was too much focusing on the limitations of Ti and Fe after a long go in the ring with a chemical imbalance--feeling like I was rushing to "fix" myself.

It's so weird to be able to use Te and feel the influence of Ti, that's for sure.

I think when you flip into this 'shadow' mode you will feel the top 2 of its functions, not all of them (so Ni and Te for INTJs). At least it was my perceptions that I get a sense of Ne and Fi in place of my Ni and Fe. But I don't really get a sense of Te or Si that are the other 2 functions of ENFPs, which makes sense because those are opposing functions to Fi and Ne. I liken it to a car running into a ditch. In order to get out you can no longer continue driving forward - you have to put the gear in reverse and go back, and when you maneuver out of it then you can switch to your regular gears again.