"The Introverted Thinking Type"
IT (Ti)

Introduction

The introverted thinking type (IT) does not shy away from any thought. For him, there are no thoughts that are dangerous or forbidden: Anti-state, other-believing, vulnerable mindsets do not hold him back; he is a free thinker who wants to consider the full spectrum of information, good or bad. The introverted type of thinker is very easily influenced by ideas of any kind; these ideas always have an intense, subjective factor for him, guiding his own actions and morality; his morality is derived from thinking that springs from intellectual factors. Since he lives according to a subjective factor, he constructs theories purely as an aim in itself. Objective facts are taken into consideration, which then could ultimately fall into a world of symbolism, whereby visions of a number of possibilities come to light and develop into something that no longer has any real application to external factors. However, if he ultimately wants to put his own ideas and thoughts into the world, this can lead to anxiety, as he expects to be driven out by those around him. If he finally dares to do so, he lacks a certain talent for selling his own ideas, which is why he simply flings them out into the world without a good strategy - he then feels extremely annoyed when his ideas do not thrive in objective reality.

The introverted thinking type focusses on all possibilities and all perspectives that arise from intellectual criteria. The establishment of facts is less important to him than the creation of new questions, theories, perspectives and insights. Facts in themselves are therefore most likely to have the value of illustrative examples. The judgement of the introverted type of thinker can appear cold, inflexible and inconsiderate to others, as he has little connection to the external object; his judgement arises from his own subjectivity and can therefore convey an aura of intellectual superiority to others. Others can therefore perceive him as inconsiderate in an emotional sense; however, the more the other person begins to understand him, the better his assessment and judgement of a person of the introverted thinking type becomes. To outsiders, he often appears arrogant and unapproachable. As a teacher, he has little influence on his pupils as he cannot understand their way of thinking - in general, teaching has no real interest for him as long as it is not connected to a theoretical problem that needs to be solved. His thoughts are also too focussed on the teaching material itself and not on the way in which he presents it.

The Shadow Side

The introverted thinking type can be described as a primitive manifestation of the extraverted feeling type (EF), as it suppresses its aspects most strongly in the subconscious, causing them to take on a negative form. He is clueless about how to sell his own theories and ideas in social atmospheres as he cannot empathise with the emotions and thinking of others - he never finds the right words and strategies. His opinions are in dangerous territory in terms of freedom of thought and almost always go against the accepted social and traditional consensus - this also makes him extremely unbending in his convictions in the face of his social environment, as otherwise he feels like a follower. He himself can provoke fierce opposition in others, especially in his specialised fields, although he does not know how to deal with it or why others oppose him in the first place.

For him, it is a mystery how to evoke positive emotional reactions in others, which is why he isolates himself out of fear and convinces himself that others do not understand him. Persistent negative experiences make him prone to emotionality and sensitivity - the external influences he is constantly fighting against become his downfall, although the reasons for this are often quite trivial to others. This childlike heart can lead him to fall under the influence, control and dominance of other people.