All MBTI personality types will become more balanced as they develop their cognitive functions. On the other hand, if the MBTI type does not develop their top cognitive functions well, their inferior functions tend to overrule them. There are fewer tragedies in terms of lost potential of MBTI types than when an ENTP or ENFP does not properly grow their dominant extroverted intuition (Ne) and auxiliary introverted feeling/thinking (Fi/Te). As a result of their top functions weak development and society’s pushing of Introverted Sensing (Si) onto the ENxP, that individual’s growth can become highly inhibited. To explain further, we will look at this from the context of ENxPs growth in their youth.
As teens, ENxPs are dominant extroverted intuitor (Ne) types, where their natural interest is in the possibilities of outcomes. Although this wondrous imagination can be great, it can tend to make them stand out poorly, especially in a population with high percentages of dominant and auxiliary introverted sensors (Si users). The wide range of the Ne can get overwhelming for a majority of self-conscious teens that are looking to fit in by being “normal”, or otherwise adopt to Si standards. For more mature ENxPs, they will be able to successfully navigate the differences between their Ne and Si. However, for most ENxPs, they may find that they will receive intense negative feedback from their peers. This negative feedback can actually end up resulting in an overly aware Si within the ENxP that is still immature and comes out poorly.
The Si will cause the ENxP to restrict their extroverted intuition in situations where that sort of thinking capacity may in fact be appreciated greatly, and cause them to miss out on a number of opportunities as well. The ENxPs that weren’t allowed to be “gushy” ends up conforming to the Si standards, and may enforce those standards onto others, because they themselves have been treated poorly for their dominant Ne use. However, for those who have been allowed to use their Ne in a productive fashion, they tend to be more open-minded to new ideas and vibrant in all aspects of their life to the joy of many around them.
While the lack of inferior functions development can lead to poor results in all MBTI types, not being able to grow properly can be a tragedy with the ENxP. The ENxPs growth depends on the development of their dominant Ni and inferior Si, more so than other types. Thus, it is important to recognize when you may be dealing with an ENxP in their younger years and encourage their natural abilities. Discouraging a young toddler that asks many questions such as “why” over and over can be barring to their potential as well as demeaning a young teen for what may appear to be outlandish ideas.
Because of how the ENFP and ENTP types can have differences within their environments in terms of support, the ENxPs growth leads to the largest differences in what their types can look like. They may come off as an overly strict authoritarian that adheres to societal expectations in unnatural ways (unlike an ESFJ/ESTJ with tertiary extroverted intuition which will ease them up from time to time) or an open-minded, vibrant force of good that spreads joy and cheer to the rest of the world with their enthusiasm for life.
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