It does describe me. I just don't care if people see me as odd. And I get sick of descriptions saying that INTPs are "baffled" by emotions. Emotions don't bother me. As the description notes, I'm only annoyed when people don't see their own bias and irrationality. Emotional arguments annoy me. I am an empathetic person and almost the go-to friend for those who need comfort and insight. I don't mind the genuine emotions of others as long as they don't expect me to mirror them (and judge me if I don't). I'm not a fan of the fake emotions used as social currency though. I also fancy that I understand my own emotions quite well. True, I probably do analyze them and try to make sense of them, but I don't invalidate them. I would say the behavior of being puzzled by others' emotional responses and detaching from and invalidating my own emotion is stuff I grew out of by my teens. Maybe it's because I'm a woman, but I also simply don't think that INTPs must be emotionally dense. That's more of a misunderstanding of Thinking vs Feeling.
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It does describe me. I just don't care if people see me as odd. And I get sick of descriptions saying that INTPs are "baffled" by emotions. Emotions don't bother me. As the description notes, I'm only annoyed when people don't see their own bias and irrationality. Emotional arguments annoy me. I am an empathetic person and almost the go-to friend for those who need comfort and insight. I don't mind the genuine emotions of others as long as they don't expect me to mirror them (and judge me if I don't). I'm not a fan of the fake emotions used as social currency though. I also fancy that I understand my own emotions quite well. True, I probably do analyze them and try to make sense of them, but I don't invalidate them. I would say the behavior of being puzzled by others' emotional responses and detaching from and invalidating my own emotion is stuff I grew out of by my teens. Maybe it's because I'm a woman, but I also simply don't think that INTPs must be emotionally dense. That's more of a misunderstanding of Thinking vs Feeling.