What advice do you have for my self-conscious INTJ friend?

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answer:I can’t say I have any advise. A blind person can’t guide another. I am also the kind of introverted/sensitive personality and if there’s one thing I can say is I don’t like is when another person (out of the goodness of their heart) tries to “force me out.” Maybe is not that he doesn’t like to share his views, maybe he just does so with certain people, like you. People he thinks are worthy of his deeper thoughts. Introverts are different, yet we must share the world with the extroverts. Our culture exalts being extroverts and praises it, but unlike extroverts, we don’t get energized by constant social exposure. Au contraire, it drains energy. That said, introvert is not the same as self-conscious. Being self-conscious could be an issue, but not being INTJ.

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