Situation - You are observing when someone is being BONKERS

When someone is showing signs of mental illness
it can make it easy for you to pick their pattern.

Observing people when they appear to have some sort of mental illness can be handy when picking someone's pattern prior to imposing correctly. Oxor™ is only providing this on a non expert basis and from actual, confidential, observations and stories that have swept across the desk.

But imposing correctly is highly likely to fail. See Failure - Click here

You will most likely need assistance :-) This might tell you what but it will not tell you how.

Here are all sixteen patterns, all mental - you may well will be here!

Oxor™ and Elizabeth Hunter™ are not qualified psychologists. This is purely observable behaviour, not any sort of clinical diagnosis; as is the case with all material on this site.

Conducted and composed by Modern Maven Elizabeth Hunter™ - Last Update October 21, 2022

 

1. Can it be the Director - ESTJ?

Possible Toxic Breed Exhibited (subject to continual review): The One who Knows It All.

Research obtained for common mental illness for this pattern: Borderline Personality Disorder.

They simultaneously desire to control and dazzle others with their extraordinary leadership and grandiose performances. For the Director, it tends to manifest itself in terms of indignation when others refuse to follow every detail of the user’s "visionary" leadership style. This combination, ironically, makes the user extremely dependent upon others for meaning, never really finding a sense of internal balance, no matter how hard they work to create and delegate. They desire structure and discipline, a contradiction is insisting on impulsive displays of creative freedom. Often self-denigrating over the inability to control impulsive explorations, they will go to any lengths to keep in a position of power and influence, where others must defer to their authority. This pattern needs to realize that what they are looking for cannot be found outside themselves. They must learn to sometimes live for themselves and only themselves and forget about external results for a moment.

Observable traits:
⅄ Frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment.
⅄ A pattern of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships characterized by alternating between extremes of idealization and devaluation.
⅄ Identity disturbance: markedly and persistently unstable self-image or sense of self.
⅄ Impulsivity in at least two areas that are potentially self-damaging (e.g., spending, sex, substance abuse, reckless driving, binge eating). (Excluding suicidal or self-mutilating behaviour).
⅄ Recurrent suicidal behaviour, gestures, or threats, or self-mutilating behaviour.
⅄ Instability due to a marked reactivity of mood (e.g. Intense episodic dysphoria, irritability, or anxiety usually lasting a few hours and only rarely more than a few days). ⅄ Chronic feelings of emptiness.
⅄ Inappropriate, intense anger or difficulty controlling anger (e.g. Frequent displays of temper, constant anger, recurrent physical fights).
⅄ Transient, stress-related paranoid ideation or severe dissociative symptoms.
⅄ Individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder may have a pattern of undermining themselves at the moment a goal is about to be realized (e.g. Dropping out of university just before graduation; regressing severely after a discussion of how well therapy is going; destroying a good relationship just when it is clear that the relationship could last).
⅄ Some individuals develop psychotic-like symptoms (e.g. Hallucinations, body-image distortions, ideas of reference, and hypnagogic phenomena) during times of stress. Individuals with this disorder may feel more secure with transitional objects (i.e. A pet or inanimate possession) than in interpersonal relationships.

 

2. Can it be the Developer - ENTJ?

Possible Toxic Breed Exhibited (subject to continual review): The One with High Expectations of Others.

Research obtained for common mental illness for this pattern: Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder.

The Developer can be so insistent upon controlling their surroundings. They are aggressive, blunt, confrontational and not the least bit afraid of hurting anyone’s feelings. Inside, they require the approval of others to a much higher degree than they let on. They insist on controlling and organizing external surroundings to ridiculous proportions, while pushing any naysayers out of the way with aggressive force and a take-no-prisoners attitude. Territorial and looking for any reason to display their power, the Developer is of the most difficult to deal with. They should stop to consider that their actions have negative implications for others and that aggressively taking charge is not always the best solution in every situation.

Observable traits:
⅄ Is preoccupied with details, rules, lists, order, organization, or schedules to the extent that the major point of the activity is lost.
⅄ Shows perfectionism that interferes with task completion (e.g. Is unable to complete a project because their own overly strict standards are not met).
⅄ Is excessively devoted to work and productivity to the exclusion of leisure activities and friendships (not accounted for by obvious economic necessity).
⅄ Is overconscientious, scrupulous and inflexible about matters of morality, ethics or values (not accounted for by cultural or religious identification).
⅄ Is unable to discard worn-out or worthless objects even when they have no sentimental value.
⅄ Is reluctant to delegate tasks or to work with others unless they submit to exactly their way of doing things.
⅄ Adopts a miserly spending style toward both self and others; money is viewed as something to be hoarded for future catastrophes.
⅄ Shows rigidity and stubbornness.
⅄ When rules and established procedures do not dictate the correct answer, decision making may become a time-consuming, often painful process. Individuals with Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder may have such difficulty deciding which tasks take priority or what is the best way of doing some particular task that they may never get started on anything.

 

3. Can it be the Results - ESTP?

Possible Toxic Breed Exhibited (subject to continual review): The One With No Filter.

Research obtained for common mental illness for this pattern: Histrionic Personality Disorder.

This tends to manifest itself in terms of exaggerated, aggressive sexual behaviour and physical impulsiveness. Since reflecting the outer world is the only thing that matters, whatever will shock, impress or otherwise affect others enough to include the Results in their social rituals is what has to be done. Real empathy is rare as this pattern requires constant thrills or conflict.

Observable traits:
⅄ Is uncomfortable in situations in which they are not the centre of attention.
⅄ Interaction with others is often characterized by inappropriate sexually seductive or provocative behaviour.
⅄ Displays rapidly shifting and shallow expression of emotions.
⅄ Consistently uses physical appearance to draw attention to self.
⅄ Has a style of speech that is excessively impressionistic and lacking in detail.
⅄ Shows self-dramatization, theatricaility and exaggerated expression of emotion.
⅄ Is suggestible, i.e. Easily influenced by others or circumstances.
⅄ Considers relationships to be more intimate than they actually are.
⅄ Individuals with Histrionic Personality Disorder are uncomfortable or feel unappreciated when they are not the centre of attention. Often lively and dramatic, they tend to draw attention to themselves and may initially charm new acquaintances by their enthusiasm, apparent openness or flirtatiousness.

 

4. Can it be the Inspirational - ENTP?

Possible Toxic Breed Exhibited (subject to continual review): The One Who is Too Argumentative.

Research obtained for common mental illness for this pattern: Narcissistic Personality Disorder.

The Inspirational often behaves impulsively and manipulatively, needing constant approval and admiration from others, running around investing in new thing after new thing but never developing the self-confidence of a strong subjective perspective. They may use their awareness of the cultural standards of others to intentionally offend or upset them, in order to service curiosity about the patterns in their responses. They should have a balancing sense of personal, subjective importance freeing dependence upon the adulation and unconditional acceptance by others.

Observable traits:
⅄ Has a grandiose sense of self-importance (e.g. Exaggerates achievements and talents, expects to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements).
⅄ Is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love.
⅄ Believes that they are "special" and unique and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people (or institutions).
⅄ Requires excessive admiration.
⅄ Has a sense of entitlement, i.e., unreasonable expectations of especially favourable treatment or automatic compliance with their expectations.
⅄ Is interpersonally exploitative, i.e. T takes advantage of others to achieve their own ends.
⅄ Lacks empathy: is unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others.
⅄ Is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of them
⅄ Shows arrogant, haughty behaviour or attitude.
⅄ Vulnerability in self-esteem makes individuals with Narcissistic Personality Disorder very sensitive to "injury" from criticism or defeat. Although they may not show it outwardly, criticism may haunt these individuals and may leave them feeling humiliated, degraded, hollow, and empty. They may react with disdain, rage, or defiant counterattack. Such experiences often lead to social withdrawal or an appearance of humility that may mask and protect the grandiosity.

 

5. Can it be the Persuader - ENFJ?

Possible Toxic Breed Exhibited (subject to continual review): The One Who is Too Sensitive.

Research obtained for common mental illness for this pattern: Histrionic Personality Disorder.

This tends to manifest itself in terms of exaggerated, aggressive sexual behaviour and physical impulsiveness. Since reflecting the outer world is the only thing that matters, whatever will shock, impress or otherwise affect others enough to include the Persuader in their social rituals is what has to be done. This often results in excessive sensitivity to perceived "rudeness" or failure to respect the Persusder's preferred cultural custom combined with responding aggressively through implied threats of brute force - giving a surface appearance of respecting the cultural standards of negotiation, but implying that refusal to accept this "offer" would be quite unpleasant for the recipient. The Persuader should find a sense of balance and comfortability, granting him the ability to discover what is subjectively important, rather than constantly shifting with the tide of cultural and social trends.

Observable traits:
⅄ Is uncomfortable in situations in which they are not the centre of attention.
⅄ Interaction with others is often characterized by inappropriate sexually seductive or provocative behaviour.
⅄ Displays rapidly shifting and shallow expression of emotions.
⅄ Consistently uses physical appearance to draw attention to self.
⅄ Has a style of speech that is excessively impressionistic and lacking in detail.
⅄ Shows self-dramatization, theatricaility and exaggerated expression of emotion.
⅄ Is suggestible, i.e. Easily influenced by others or circumstances.
⅄ Considers relationships to be more intimate than they actually are.
⅄ Individuals with Histrionic Personality Disorder are uncomfortable or feel unappreciated when they are not the centre of attention. Often lively and dramatic, they tend to draw attention to themselves and may initially charm new acquaintances by their enthusiasm, apparent openness or flirtatiousness.

 

6. Can it be the Appraiser - ESFJ

Possible Toxic Breed Exhibited (subject to continual review): The One who is the Gossiper.

Research obtained for common mental illness for this pattern: Narcissistic Personality Disorder.

The Appraiser often behaves impulsively and manipulatively, needing constant approval and admiration from others, running around investing in new thing after new thing but never developing the self-confidence of a strong subjective perspective. They may use their awareness of the cultural standards of others to intentionally offend or upset them, in order to service curiosity about the patterns in their responses. They should have a balancing sense of personal, subjective importance freeing dependence upon the adulation and unconditional acceptance by others.

Observable traits:
⅄ Has a grandiose sense of self-importance (e.g. Exaggerates achievements and talents, expects to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements).
⅄ Is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love.
⅄ Believes that they are "special" and unique and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people (or institutions).
⅄ Requires excessive admiration.
⅄ Has a sense of entitlement, i.e., unreasonable expectations of especially favourable treatment or automatic compliance with their expectations.
⅄ Is interpersonally exploitative, i.e. T takes advantage of others to achieve their own ends.
⅄ Lacks empathy: is unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others.
⅄ Is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of them
⅄ Shows arrogant, haughty behaviour or attitude.
⅄ Vulnerability in self-esteem makes individuals with Narcissistic Personality Disorder very sensitive to "injury" from criticism or defeat. Although they may not show it outwardly, criticism may haunt these individuals and may leave them feeling humiliated, degraded, hollow, and empty. They may react with disdain, rage, or defiant counterattack. Such experiences often lead to social withdrawal or an appearance of humility that may mask and protect the grandiosity.

 

7. Can it be the Promoter - ENFP?

Possible Toxic Breed Exhibited (subject to continual review): The Too Needy One.

Research obtained for common mental illness for this pattern: Borderline Personality Disorder.

They simultaneously desire to control and dazzle others with their extraordinary leadership and grandiose performances. For the Promoter, this tends to take the form of insisting on consistent, scheduled attention from others for his/her artistic or creative gifts. This combination, ironically, makes the user extremely dependent upon others for meaning, never really finding a sense of internal balance, no matter how hard they work to create and delegate. They desire structure and discipline, a contradiction is insisting on impulsive displays of creative freedom. Often self-denigrating over the inability to control impulsive explorations, they will go to any lengths to keep in a position of power and influence, where others must defer to their authority. This pattern needs to realize that what they are looking for cannot be found outside themselves. They must learn to sometimes live for themselves and only themselves and forget about external results for a moment.

Observable traits:
⅄ Frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment.
⅄ A pattern of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships characterized by alternating between extremes of idealization and devaluation.
⅄ Identity disturbance: markedly and persistently unstable self-image or sense of self.
⅄ Impulsivity in at least two areas that are potentially self-damaging (e.g., spending, sex, substance abuse, reckless driving, binge eating). (Excluding suicidal or self-mutilating behaviour).
⅄ Recurrent suicidal behaviour, gestures, or threats, or self-mutilating behaviour.
⅄ Instability due to a marked reactivity of mood (e.g. Intense episodic dysphoria, irritability, or anxiety usually lasting a few hours and only rarely more than a few days). ⅄ Chronic feelings of emptiness.
⅄ Inappropriate, intense anger or difficulty controlling anger (e.g. Frequent displays of temper, constant anger, recurrent physical fights).
⅄ Transient, stress-related paranoid ideation or severe dissociative symptoms.
⅄ Individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder may have a pattern of undermining themselves at the moment a goal is about to be realized (e.g. Dropping out of university just before graduation; regressing severely after a discussion of how well therapy is going; destroying a good relationship just when it is clear that the relationship could last).
⅄ Some individuals develop psychotic-like symptoms (e.g. Hallucinations, body-image distortions, ideas of reference, and hypnagogic phenomena) during times of stress. Individuals with this disorder may feel more secure with transitional objects (i.e. A pet or inanimate possession) than in interpersonal relationships.

 

8. Can it be the Counselor - ESFP

Possible Toxic Breed Exhibited (subject to continual review): The One Who is Too Impulsive.

Research obtained for common mental illness for this pattern: Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder.

The Counselor may be mistaken for the Results on this one. They can be so insistent upon controlling their surroundings. They are aggressive, blunt, confrontational and not the least bit afraid of hurting anyone’s feelings. Inside, they require the approval of others to a much higher degree than they let on. They insist on controlling and organizing external surroundings to ridiculous proportions, while pushing any naysayers out of the way with aggressive force and a take-no-prisoners attitude. Territorial and looking for any reason to display their power, the Developer is of the most difficult to deal with. They should stop to consider that their actions have negative implications for others and that aggressively taking charge is not always the best solution in every situation.

Observable traits:
⅄ Is preoccupied with details, rules, lists, order, organization, or schedules to the extent that the major point of the activity is lost.
⅄ Shows perfectionism that interferes with task completion (e.g. Is unable to complete a project because their own overly strict standards are not met).
⅄ Is excessively devoted to work and productivity to the exclusion of leisure activities and friendships (not accounted for by obvious economic necessity).
⅄ Is overconscientious, scrupulous and inflexible about matters of morality, ethics or values (not accounted for by cultural or religious identification).
⅄ Is unable to discard worn-out or worthless objects even when they have no sentimental value.
⅄ Is reluctant to delegate tasks or to work with others unless they submit to exactly their way of doing things.
⅄ Adopts a miserly spending style toward both self and others; money is viewed as something to be hoarded for future catastrophes.
⅄ Shows rigidity and stubbornness.
⅄ When rules and established procedures do not dictate the correct answer, decision making may become a time-consuming, often painful process. Individuals with Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder may have such difficulty deciding which tasks take priority or what is the best way of doing some particular task that they may never get started on anything.

 

9. Can it be the Specialist - ISFP

Possible Toxic Breed Exhibited (subject to continual review): The Aloof One.

Research obtained for common mental illness for this pattern: Paranoid Personality Disorder.

The Specialist is your typical conspiracy theorist; they cling deeply to their personal values and can find a conspiracy to assault or attack those values everywhere they look. Chronically distrustful of others’ intentions for no legitimate reason, they are certain they are the only ones who really know "the truth". They can sometimes be lead to an subconscious desire to attract the attention of or lead/organize others in efforts to expose the nefarious conspiracies they invariably see everywhere. They should be able to look around and observe empirical evidence that most of their theories are probably not reflected in reality, but as they rely almost entirely on internal validation, they will go to any lengths to justify their emotion-based suspicions.

Observable traits:
⅄ Suspects, without sufficient basis, that others are exploiting, harming, or deceiving them.
⅄ Is preoccupied with unjustified doubts about the loyalty or trustworthiness of friends or associates.
⅄ Is reluctant to confide in others because of unwarranted fear that the information will be used maliciously against the.
⅄ Reads hidden demeaning or threatening meanings into benign remarks or events.
⅄ Perceives attacks on character or reputation that are not apparent to others and is quick to react angrily or to counterattack.
⅄ Has recurrent suspicions, without justification, regarding fidelity of spouse or sexual partner.
⅄ Because individuals with Paranoid Personality Disorder lack trust in others, they have an excessive need to be self-sufficient and a strong sense of autonomy. They also need to have a high degree of control over those around them. They are often rigid, critical of others and unable to collaborate, although they have great difficulty accepting criticism themselves. They may blame others for their own shortcomings. Because of their quickness to counterattack in response to the threats they perceive around them, they may be litigious and frequently become involved in legal disputes.

 

10. Can it be the Investigator - INFJ?

Possible Toxic Breed Exhibited (subject to continual review): The Too Private One.

Research obtained for common mental illness for this pattern: Schizoid Personality Disorder.

The Investigator is socially incompetent for lack of trying, because they see little to no value in significant interaction with others. They live in their own abstract worlds, constantly second-guessing themselves having a framework for a problem and a mechanism that shoots it down as too definitionally precise. Without any real external input, these two functions will dream up all sorts of elaborate systems and implications for them, only to repeat their own self-defeating behaviour, never bothering to emphasize putting any of its intense ideas into practice. Frequent disregard for rules, laws and other forms of behavioural standards is common, as no function provides any significant sense of external influence. They should recognize the value of connecting with others and of paying attention to their own needs, preferences, habits and appearances.

Observable traits:
⅄ Neither desires nor enjoys close relationships, including being part of a family.
⅄ Almost always chooses solitary activities.
⅄ Has little, if any, interest in having sexual experiences with another person.
⅄ Takes pleasure in few, if any, activities.
⅄ Lacks close friends or confidants other than first-degree relatives.
⅄ Appears indifferent to the praise or criticism of others.
⅄ Shows emotional coldness, detachment or flattened affectivity.
⅄ Individuals with Schizoid Personality Disorder may have particular difficulty expressing anger, even in response to direct provocation, which contributes to the impression that they lack emotion. Their lives sometimes seem directionless and they may appear to "drift" in their goals. Such individuals often react passively to adverse circumstances and have difficulty responding appropriately to important life events. Because of their lack of social skills and lack of desire for sexual experiences, individuals with this disorder have few friendships, date infrequently and often do not marry.

 

11. Can it be the Agent - INFP?

Possible Toxic Breed Exhibited (subject to continual review): The Too Impractical One With Their Head in the Clouds.

Research obtained for common mental illness for this pattern: Avoidant Personality Disorder.

The Agent is often scarred by some intensely negative past experience with opening up too many of their private emotions. They compulsively avoid social situations and interaction with others. They are fiercely sensitive and may exaggerate or misconstrue perceived negative emotional intent in the words or actions of others. They will sometimes project their negative feelings onto others in that if they were to behave this way, they would have to be very upset, so anyone who behaves that way must also be upset. This pattern often hae a chronic problem with trusting the intentions or motivations of others, refusing to share private information with even their closest friends and family. They are so deeply sensitive that they refuse to risk being hurt by attempting deep connections with others. This pattern should maintain a heathy grip on the importance of letting go of the past and trying something new in the name of accomplishing a greater goal, but some of these remain total recluses for most (if not all) of their lives.

Observable traits:
⅄ Avoids occupational activities that involve significant interpersonal contact, because of fears of criticism, disapproval or rejection.
⅄ Is unwilling to get involved with people unless certain of being liked.
⅄ Shows restraint within intimate relationships because of the fear of being shamed or ridiculed.
⅄ Is preoccupied with being criticized or rejected in social situations.
⅄ Is inhibited in new interpersonal situations because of feelings of inadequacy.
⅄ Views self as socially inept, personally unappealing or inferior to others.
⅄ Is unusually reluctant to take personal risks or to engage in any new activities because they may prove embarrassing.
⅄ The major problems associated with this disorder occur in social and occupational functioning. The low self-esteem and hypersensitivity to rejection are associated with restricted interpersonal contacts. These individuals may become relatively isolated and usually do not have a large social support network that can help them weather crises. They desire affection and acceptance and may fantasize about idealized relationships with others. The avoidant behaviour can also adversely affect occupational functioning because these individuals try to avoid the types of social situations that may be important for meeting the basic demands of the job or for advancement.

 

12. Can it be the Achiever - ISTP?

Possible Toxic Breed Exhibited (subject to continual review): The Insensitive One.

Research obtained for common mental illness for this pattern: Schizoid Personality Disorder.

The Investigator is socially incompetent for lack of trying, because they see little to no value in significant interaction with others. They live in their own abstract worlds, constantly second-guessing themselves having a framework for a problem and a mechanism that shoots it down as too definitionally precise. Without any real external input, these two functions will dream up all sorts of elaborate systems and implications for them, only to repeat their own self-defeating behaviour, never bothering to emphasize putting any of its intense ideas into practice. Frequent disregard for rules, laws and other forms of behavioural standards is common, as no function provides any significant sense of external influence. They should recognize the value of connecting with others and of paying attention to their own needs, preferences, habits and appearances.

Observable traits:
⅄ Neither desires nor enjoys close relationships, including being part of a family.
⅄ Almost always chooses solitary activities.
⅄ Has little, if any, interest in having sexual experiences with another person.
⅄ Takes pleasure in few, if any, activities.
⅄ Lacks close friends or confidants other than first-degree relatives.
⅄ Appears indifferent to the praise or criticism of others.
⅄ Shows emotional coldness, detachment or flattened affectivity.
⅄ Individuals with Schizoid Personality Disorder may have particular difficulty expressing anger, even in response to direct provocation, which contributes to the impression that they lack emotion. Their lives sometimes seem directionless and they may appear to "drift" in their goals. Such individuals often react passively to adverse circumstances and have difficulty responding appropriately to important life events. Because of their lack of social skills and lack of desire for sexual experiences, individuals with this disorder have few friendships, date infrequently and often do not marry.

 

13. Can it be the Practitioner - ISFJ?

Possible Toxic Breed Exhibited (subject to continual review): The One Too Set in Their Own Views.

Research obtained for common mental illness for this pattern: Schizotypal Personality Disorder.

The Practitioner becomes ultra risk-averse and refuses to try anything new or unfamiliar. They should be realizing that some risk is necessary in order to uphold obligations to others and avoid living in total solitude. Deep down, this pattern really do want social connection and ritual but have found themselves so poor at it that they simply give up trying.

Observable traits:
⅄ Ideas of reference (excluding delusions of reference).
⅄ Odd beliefs or magical thinking that influences behaviour and is inconsistent with subcultural norms (e.g. Superstitiousness, belief in clairvoyance, telepathy, or "sixth sense"; in children and adolescents, bizarre fantasies or preoccupations).
⅄ Unusual perceptual experiences, including bodily illusions.
⅄ Odd thinking and speech (e.g. Vague, circumstantial, metaphorical, overelaborate or stereotyped).
⅄ Suspiciousness or paranoid ideation.
⅄ Inappropriate or constricted affect.
⅄ Behaviour or appearance that is odd, eccentric or peculiar.
⅄ Lack of close friends or confidants other than first-degree relatives.
⅄ Excessive social anxiety that does not diminish with familiarity and tends to be associated with paranoid fears rather than negative judgments about self.
⅄ Individuals with Schizotypal Personality Disorder experience interpersonal relatedness as problematic and are uncomfortable relating to other people. Although they may express unhappiness about their lack of relationships, their behaviour suggests a decreased desire for intimate contacts. As a result, they usually have no or few close friends or confidants other than a first-degree relative.

 

14. Can it be the Objective Thinker - ISTJ?

Possible Toxic Breed Exhibited (subject to continual review): The One who is Unwilling to Compromise.

Research obtained for common mental illness for this pattern: Avoidant Personality Disorder.

The Objective Thinker is often scarred by some intensely negative past experience with opening up too many of their private emotions. They compulsively avoid social situations and interaction with others. They are fiercely sensitive and may exaggerate or misconstrue perceived negative emotional intent in the words or actions of others. They will sometimes project their negative feelings onto others in that if they were to behave this way, they would have to be very upset, so anyone who behaves that way must also be upset. This pattern often hae a chronic problem with trusting the intentions or motivations of others, refusing to share private information with even their closest friends and family. They are so deeply sensitive that they refuse to risk being hurt by attempting deep connections with others. This pattern should maintain a heathy grip on the importance of letting go of the past and trying something new in the name of accomplishing a greater goal, but some of these remain total recluses for most (if not all) of their lives.

Observable traits:
⅄ Avoids occupational activities that involve significant interpersonal contact, because of fears of criticism, disapproval or rejection.
⅄ Is unwilling to get involved with people unless certain of being liked.
⅄ Shows restraint within intimate relationships because of the fear of being shamed or ridiculed.
⅄ Is preoccupied with being criticized or rejected in social situations.
⅄ Is inhibited in new interpersonal situations because of feelings of inadequacy.
⅄ Views self as socially inept, personally unappealing or inferior to others.
⅄ Is unusually reluctant to take personal risks or to engage in any new activities because they may prove embarrassing.
⅄ The major problems associated with this disorder occur in social and occupational functioning. The low self-esteem and hypersensitivity to rejection are associated with restricted interpersonal contacts. These individuals may become relatively isolated and usually do not have a large social support network that can help them weather crises. They desire affection and acceptance and may fantasize about idealized relationships with others. The avoidant behaviour can also adversely affect occupational functioning because these individuals try to avoid the types of social situations that may be important for meeting the basic demands of the job or for advancement.
⅄ You will see much of this if an Objective Thinker has Asperger’s.

 

15. Can it be the Perfectionist - INTP?

Possible Toxic Breed Exhibited (subject to continual review): The One Who Seems Detatched.

Research obtained for common mental illness for this pattern: Schizotypal Personality Disorder.

The Perfectionist totally gives up on attempting to obtain the social/interpersonal connections that drives them to subconsciously desire. Schizotypal people are seen (and typically see themselves) as having such unusual thoughts and behaviour that widespread social acceptance is nearly impossible. They think: "I cannot find any logical explanation for social rituals" this self-isolating, risk-averse behaviour is reinforced by constantly reminding the Perfectionist: "Remember how badly this went the last time you tried?".

Observable traits:
⅄ Ideas of reference (excluding delusions of reference).
⅄ Odd beliefs or magical thinking that influences behaviour and is inconsistent with subcultural norms (e.g. Superstitiousness, belief in clairvoyance, telepathy, or "sixth sense"; in children and adolescents, bizarre fantasies or preoccupations).
⅄ Unusual perceptual experiences, including bodily illusions.
⅄ Odd thinking and speech (e.g. Vague, circumstantial, metaphorical, overelaborate or stereotyped).
⅄ Suspiciousness or paranoid ideation.
⅄ Inappropriate or constricted affect.
⅄ Behaviour or appearance that is odd, eccentric or peculiar.
⅄ Lack of close friends or confidants other than first-degree relatives.
⅄ Excessive social anxiety that does not diminish with familiarity and tends to be associated with paranoid fears rather than negative judgments about self.
⅄ Individuals with Schizotypal Personality Disorder experience interpersonal relatedness as problematic and are uncomfortable relating to other people. Although they may express unhappiness about their lack of relationships, their behaviour suggests a decreased desire for intimate contacts. As a result, they usually have no or few close friends or confidants other than a first-degree relative.

 

16. Can it be the Enhancer - INTJ?

Possible Toxic Breed Exhibited (subject to continual review): The Cold One.

Research obtained for common mental illness for this pattern: Paranoid Personality Disorder.

The Enhancer is your typical conspiracy theorist; they cling deeply to their personal values and can find a conspiracy to assault or attack those values everywhere they look. Chronically distrustful of others’ intentions for no legitimate reason, they are certain they are the only ones who really know "the truth". They can sometimes be lead to an subconscious desire to attract the attention of or lead/organize others in efforts to expose the nefarious conspiracies they invariably see everywhere. They should be able to look around and observe empirical evidence that most of their theories are probably not reflected in reality, but as they rely almost entirely on internal validation, they will go to any lengths to justify their emotion-based suspicions.

Observable traits:
⅄ Suspects, without sufficient basis, that others are exploiting, harming, or deceiving them.
⅄ Is preoccupied with unjustified doubts about the loyalty or trustworthiness of friends or associates.
⅄ Is reluctant to confide in others because of unwarranted fear that the information will be used maliciously against the.
⅄ Reads hidden demeaning or threatening meanings into benign remarks or events.
⅄ Perceives attacks on character or reputation that are not apparent to others and is quick to react angrily or to counterattack.
⅄ Has recurrent suspicions, without justification, regarding fidelity of spouse or sexual partner.
⅄ Because individuals with Paranoid Personality Disorder lack trust in others, they have an excessive need to be self-sufficient and a strong sense of autonomy. They also need to have a high degree of control over those around them. They are often rigid, critical of others and unable to collaborate, although they have great difficulty accepting criticism themselves. They may blame others for their own shortcomings. Because of their quickness to counterattack in response to the threats they perceive around them, they may be litigious and frequently become involved in legal disputes.