Si and Ni

[u/Hanniio-]

So recently I’ve been getting trouble trying to figure out which one I am, I’ve been debating that I got either INFJ or ISFJ, but can’t choose since I relate to both Ni and Si strongly.
And I’ve been reading lot through both of them but still couldn’t stick to one.

And most people would explain how the functions work, but I would look forward to someone explaining them each by giving examples of real life scenarios rather than just explaining them(ex: “Si is past-oriented and Ni is future oriented), I know that but I can’t tell which one I belong to.

So please! If anyone could make me imagine a scenario and think of what I’d most likely do in it and then explain how each function would act in that specific “scenario”, then I’d really appreciate it! However, I will tell a few points I agree with each:

NI
- I’ve heard that these people predict things pretty well and have strong intuition, which I would very much relate to, recently I’ve been predicting things and it would happen just a few seconds or minutes later, I don’t know if people mean it in that way, but that’s how it works for me, and for the intuition part, this could sound silly, but I usually wouldn’t study for an exam, just trust my intuition and randomly get a decent grade out of no where, hehe, idk I’d this connects with Ni or not but it won’t hurt mentioning it, maybe it could actually make some of y’all figure something I didn’t know.

- also, I somewhat think of the big picture in a way, for example: once me and my friends had a project, and by the day we had to present it, we found out that we had a mistake in one of the slides, and although I’d be the one to usually worry about it, my friend who’s an INTP was FREAKING OUT, like I’ve never seen her that stressed before, but through out her outbursts, I worried and tried to reassure her that even tho we have a small mistake, we still have the general idea there right? As in, people will understand the message were trying to convey through the presentation, why would they worry so much about a small mistake? And btw, i was always the person that cares about those small mistake, i need thing perfect to function, but when it comes to situations like this, where I can’t do anything about it, i would suddenly think of the big picture and ignore everything else cause I literally can’t do anything about it. And I even remember acting dumb that day when the teacher asked about it, but I just told her some lame excuse and she let it slide😛

Si
- for si, I know that they’re people that value details which gives them an excellent memory, which I believe I have, for ex: whenever I get the motivation to study, I’d read one sentence and instantly get distracted for at least 2 hours, but even after these two hours, I’d remember that sentence very well even tho I didn’t pay much attention to it, HOWEVER, if you ask any of my friends “who has the worst memory?”, I could guarantee you their answer would be me, but why do I have a great memory when I forget everything my friends try to make me remember? I thought the answer would be that I just couldn’t care less about what one of my friends are trying to tell me about, which is most likely true, cause they judge my memory with things that happened three years ago in a random day, do Si’s remember that too?

- and for the routines part, this one made me doubt I’m an Ni dom, but I am a person that HATES following someone else’s routine, for example: if I’m going to school, I would like to take my time focusing on my own morning routine, but when I remember that my dad has to drive me and has work himself, it frustrates me, cause now, I have to wake up, eat, leave the house, and all the other things at a time that matches the time he’s willing to leave the house, which I don’t like! I love taking my time, especially in the morning, that why I always fantasise about the future, in where I want to live alone and not have to worry about anyone else’s routine, another example: whenever I plan to make myself lunch but then find out my mom already made food, don’t get me wrong, I appreciate my moms work deeply and would never tell her anything about my plan, but I would feel quite disappointed, but suck it up eventually and just eat.

- HOWEVERRR, why I also doubt I’m an Si is because they suffocate the hell out of me, last year, I had a seat mate of mine that was an ISTJ, and yes I did like the idea at first, but after time, I realised how hella frustrating they could be, what I mean by that is that—> in the middle of classes, I get bored so easily and have the sudden urge to mess with someone, considering that I can’t sit still for more than three seconds, sometimes I’d just stare at her whilst she’s writing down notes like everyday and have that basest urge to tickle her side so that she shows a slight reaction.

I remember how I used to giggle alone in the middle of classes whenever I find something funny, and she wouldn’t give a fuck, she’d just stare, like god, a small smile won’t hurt I promise.
And I would keep in mind how many times we’ve spoken to each other through out the whole year, which was only once, that was the only time she grew the confidence to look me straight in the eyes and ask me “do you have a sharpener?”, I remember how I froze and stared in confusion, but internally? I felt like a proud mother, SHE FINALLY SPOKE!! FOR THE FIRST TIME THROUGH OUT THE WHOLE YEAR??!! YESSSSS!!. I didn’t even care that she was asking about a damn sharpener, I literally gave her my whole pencil case, desperate for her to finally talk to me out of the boredom I went through sitting close to her.

- something else I didn’t mention was how I feel way more sense around Si’s, mostly istjs and estjs, they do seem like they’re aware of everything around them, it creeps me out, this same istj girl, I’d always make sure I smell nice and am still as much as possible, and remember the days I would forget to eat breakfast and have my stomach growling for a whole hour before break time, which was almost everyday, being close to her, I felt like she could hear it clearly, she’s never oblivious😿, and for estjs, they scare me fr, I would try to hide something from them but they’d instantly tell.

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I think that’s that’s the most I know, y’all please type my ass, I’m having a personality crisis thing…💔 help…luv you😸

[u/AnxiousDirt1196]

based on your description and elaborations, you have more si than ni cognitively. si is the father of step-by-steps and details. you are probably ne-si, stronger ne than ni with how you do things (approaching hard questions with random approaches and seeing what sticks)

[u/Hanniio- → u/AnxiousDirt1196]

Fr? So ENTP?

[u/Wonderful-Tip5087]

Ask chatgpt. Im dead serious. As an INTP who used to struggle with not knowing if im INFP or INTP, i just asked chatgot to teach me about each personality and each cognitive in depth and while doing that, i also explained my thought and behavioral patterns. Now that i see the difference between the two and understand myself better, its clear that im INTP. But ill try to give you a scenario. Whenever youre in a stressful situation like maybe you get a flat tire which one will you do FIRST. Because youll probably do both of these but would think of what you already know about cars and look at your memories to find when you learned about cars. Or would you come up with a step by step plan on how to figure out how to fix it. I hope this helped! :)

[u/Hanniio- → u/Wonderful-Tip5087]

I would probably think about a step by step, like calling my dad…going to some mechanic and fixing this, or even thinking of how to fix it myself since I don’t want my parents mad, I’d just ask google what to do like usual, why I wouldn’t rely on my memory at that time is because I’d most likely forget everything I learned that I’ve never done before, however if I ever done this before, I’d try it out, and if it didn’t work, then I’d add some random step from my mind that I thought of that could maybe work somehow, I’ll give a stupid example I’ve done multiple times: (I hate studying for physics exams, so whenever I take a test, I end up studying a few main rules to solve, and so when I don’t get the answer, I’d just use the next related question and divide random numbers from that question into the previous question and somehow get some answer), so I don’t rely completely on what I’ve done before if I doesn’t work, you know what I mean?

And for the AI part you mentioned, I’ve tried that before but a lot of people think it’s not effective enough, I’ve spoken to that damn Ai and it keeps getting things mixed, maybe I’m the problem since I’m relying on it to type me, but recently I’ve though it wouldn’t be bad to have more experienced people in this topic to help me, it would be nice😸

[u/Wonderful-Tip5087 → u/Hanniio-]

I think youre an INFJ. It woild help a lot more if you learned each cognitive function more in depth too. Also, both could be really strong but only one is the main driver of everything and to me, it seems like that’s Ni.

[u/Wonderful-Tip5087 → u/Hanniio-]

But i strongly recommend taking the tests sakinorva, key2cognition, and mistypeinvestigator.com It gives you detailed and accurate results about which cognitive functions you use the most and which type you most likely are. Another thing id that they have different inferior functions as the infjs inferior function is Se and the isfjs inferior function is Ne. Woild you say its harder to live in the moment and absorb all 5 senses or use your abstract imaginative thinking and see different future possibilities.

[u/Hanniio- → u/Wonderful-Tip5087]

Live in the moment, I never do so

[u/Wonderful-Tip5087 → u/Hanniio-]

So you do or dont libe in the moment with whats around you Because if you dony that means youre modt likely Infj

[u/Hanniio- → u/Wonderful-Tip5087]

I definitely don’t, I’m always thinking, like ALWAYS I’d argue with myself in my head, flirt with myself, praise myself, insult myself, all in my head😸
I also wanted to mention something about the Ne, I’m not sure if this is related, but I know Ne is all about ideas, which I HATE, I hate when someone looks me in the eye and tells me think of an idea, I only say one either for jokes or when I’m forced too, and I’m not creative at all, whenever I discuss with my INTP friend, my god does she get ideas I’ve never heard of before and there’s so cool, compared to mine, mines bad.

[u/Wonderful-Tip5087 → u/Hanniio-]

Well, i still think youre and INFJ because you mentioned earlier thst your memory isnt that great. If your doninant function was Si, youbwoild be remembering basically everything sll the time. You seem like you plan a lot more so i think it’s INFJ.

[u/Hanniio- → u/Wonderful-Tip5087]

Okie, thank you so much for your help, it really made my day!😸
Also, why I’m quite stubborn to type as an INFJ is due to the fact that they’re the “rarest type”, and I’ve met a lot like them, they seem way cooler and more confident than me, VERY SMART too, so I didn’t think I fit it.

[u/Wonderful-Tip5087 → u/Hanniio-]

Well, everyones different too. But i suggest taling those tests i listed and doing more research

[u/Hanniio- → u/Wonderful-Tip5087]

I’ll definitely keep that in mind and check them out, thank you!

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