As an INTJ (so, fundamentally, Te aux.), I tremendously agree with this idea, although I suspect that the XNTJ types would generally be better in crisis situations than the XSTJ types, since NTJs have Se (better at reacting in the moment than Si), and at least ISTJs have inferior Ne in addition to this, which tends to make them prone to catastrophizing in situations which are unfamiliar to them (I can't emphasize enough how bad my ISTJ dad is with handling issues that come up on the fly that require attention to possibilities outside of his most comfortable frame of reality (dom. Si) - he completely freaks out at me if he can't deal with issues that might come up if I'm up "too late" doing homework before he takes a shower for some reason, LOL - he tends to be extremely anxious about possible outcomes of new situations - I tend to point out conditions of the environment that make doing something new not so bad, and he still can't take me seriously - Having two Si dom parents (my mom's an ISFJ), I've seen more than enough futuristic catastrophizing on both of their parts - that's what drives me the most nuts about both of them - they tend to make me really insecure when they act like this).
This is not a crisis situation. In a real crisis, believe me, Si reacts exactly the way other functions do. There is, literally, nothing else to do. Life is VERY simple in a crisis and reactions become equally simplified.
Yeah, I believe you. Your last point is very well put. I think the thing about categorizing types and crisis situations is that people are often going to act in ways that they might not be able to premeditate if the crisis is severe enough (depends on the situation) - I've totally given up on predicting how I will respond to any crisis, unless the conditions of the situation are very clear to me - otherwise, I've had terrible experiences in the past predicting crises (basically, whatever I consider a crisis). I do believe that any type is equipped in so many ways for handling so many different types of crises - this definitely transcends type too (psychological defense mechanisms clicking - this is soooo much more significant than type in this discussion, past experiences, etc.), all on a evolutionary level. I'm pretty much just playing with typological principles and real life observations at this point to come with anything worth talking about on this topic (honestly, I don't see anything much coming out of this topic, unless people bring real life into it).
Even Si + inferior Ne's habit of catastrophising comes in handy in these situations. To give a concrete example, because that's how I roll, my country is prone to earthquakes so it's a known threat. This means I have spent far too much of my life thinking about what I would do if one hit. I have planned in detail what I would do from the moment one started to several hours later. It was very much 'worst case scenario' stuff and people would mock 'don't be silly, it will never be that bad' but it meant that when the earthquake did hit I was a) able to immediately do what was necessary for immediate survival because I'd planned and prepared for so long and b) able to deal perfectly easily with the aftermath (physically, emotionally is a very different story) because it was not as bad as I'd expected it to be. When you have catastrophised for the worst, the awful-but-not-as-awful-as-planned-for experience is, in fact, easy to deal with. Your parents' catastrophising could be just what they need to deal really well if a crisis hits :happy:
) but in the moment I was completely cool-headed and made my decision instantly.
