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- Do you become very careless or lose control over details that you’re usually quite good with? Do you feel your mind is in a fog and you act erratically, sometimes irritable and withdrawn, while other times too loud and obnoxious? (loss of healthy dominant Si functioning) Do you suddenly want to try out some new outlandish idea? Do you feel out of control and act more impulsively with less social inhibition, such as uncharacteristically snapping at others or saying things that you know will be hurtful or damaging? Do past mistakes or negative past events dog you or make you believe that it is not worth working towards a future goal? Do you feel paralyzed when you think about the future, imagining all the things that could go wrong if you make the wrong decision? Do you see signs of danger or impending doom everywhere? Do you feel sudden bouts of irrational hope only to have them cruelly dashed by reality, suffering the emotional swings in the process? (Inferior Ne acts out anxiously, erratically, or impulsively because of visualizing too many negative possibilities about things that could go wrong and feeling unprepared to cope properly)

- Do you feel your world is too small and the future seems bleak or opaque? Do you feel mentally shut down, like you are tired of thinking, going through the motions in life but with no meaning?*Do you feel as though the whole world is against you, throwing up every possible obstacle to plague you? (loss of healthy dominant Ni functioning) Do you often feel an underlying frustration or anger, ready to snap/rant/rage at the slightest provocation, or even want to systematically tear someone down? Do you make a lot of careless mistakes? Do you restlessly seek out “facts” to support your ideas/actions? Do you stew about events that you know are out of your control, sometimes berating yourself for mistakes and wanting a do-over? Do you become less focused, more clumsy, or lose some control over your body? Do you feel the urge to bury/lose yourself in some physical task like cleaning, organizing, exercising, or mastering a hands-on skill? Do you compulsively check on certain things or fuss about aesthetic details in your environment, even your/others’ physical appearance? Do you get strong urges to escape problems through sensory activities/pleasures like drugs, eating, sex, etc., and then afterwards kick yourself or feel guilty for such useless behavior? Do you get a strong urge to do something new/crazy because of feeling disturbed by vague underlying restlessness? Do you feel an urgent need to take action or make a change because something triggers you to believe that you are not where you want to be in life? (Inferior Se acts out impulsively or recklessly in response to events/situations that are perceived to be negative or unexpected because of losing sight of the meaning and consequence behind one’s actions)

- Do you suddenly feel like life is very serious and you can’t help being irritable, gloomy, withdrawn, or negative? Do you become less tolerant of people or change? Do you feel plagued by chronic boredom or lack of passion? (loss of healthy dominant Se functioning) Do you feel bothered by fear, self doubt, disturbing mental images, or your own incompetence, like you are losing touch with reality or even going crazy? Do you look for positive or negative mysterious “signs” to confirm your suspicions or insecurities? Do you get paranoid and start fearing that people have ulterior motives and are trying to take advantage of you or pull the wool over your eyes? Do you start to panic about some imagined negative future outcome? Do you feel disturbed about not making something of yourself or not having meaningful achievements, and these feelings of having missed out are made worse by seeing all the “successful” people around you? Do you suddenly and inexplicably feel the urge to seek out a higher purpose or deeper meaning for your life? Do you suddenly feel drawn to mystical ideas or spiritual exploration? (Inferior Ni withdraws into irrational pessimism, paranoia, or distrust of life because of losing confidence and connectedness to the new/positive/interesting aspects of the world)

- Do you feel as though you have lost your creative spark? Does the future suddenly seem cut-off, vague, or oppressive? (loss of healthy dominant Ne functioning) Do you suddenly feel uninspired and lack motivation to explore interesting ideas or possibilities, wanting instead to withdraw and reflect on your own? Do you feel alone and isolated, like no one could understand you even if they tried? Do you hyperfocus on one particular worry/issue? Do you obsess endlessly over tiny little details (that you would usually brush off) or replay some past mistake/event over and over, irrationally believing that it is the root of your current malaise? Do you beat yourself up for repeating mistakes or negative patterns of behavior? Do you find yourself being uncharacteristically anxious, pedantic, compulsive, finicky, nitpicky, or irritable? Do you feel irrationally pressed for time, suddenly panicking about never finishing everything you aimed to do? Do you easily fall ill when under stress, usually because of neglecting your physical health for long periods? Do you get hypochondriacal, irrationally fearing that every minor ache or pain is a symptom of a grave illness or disease? (Inferior Si withdraws and becomes stuck in a rut of narrow-minded obsessiveness or compulsiveness because of losing sight of positive potential or possibilities in the world)

- Do you get forgetful or too easily distracted? Do you suddenly lose self-confidence, feeling inefficient and scattered as though you’ve lost control of yourself, and perhaps even overcompensate by becoming obsessive about proving something to yourself or others? (loss of healthy dominant Ti functioning) Do you feel mentally clouded, overwhelmed by negative and seemingly alien emotions like confusion, longing, desperation, anger, sadness, or frustration? Do you find yourself snapping, whining, or complaining about things that would not normally bug you and perhaps cannot pinpoint the reason why you are behaving that way? Do you suddenly feel too entangled by outside influences, perhaps not knowing how it happened? Do you become weirdly hypersensitive about other people’s opinions of you, e.g., feeling unlovable, ashamed, or alienated from others? Do you feel an unusual and inexplicable urge to get some kind of affirmation, attention, approval, agreement, or validation from others, trying to impress or provoke or influence people (because you don’t know how to connect on a more intimate level)? Do you find yourself becoming irrationally desperate, possessive, or clingy in your relationships, perhaps alarmed by these behaviors in yourself but not understanding where they are coming from? (Inferior Fe acts out insecurely or desperately in relation to other people because of losing self-assuredness when the boundary between self and other becomes increasingly blurred)

- Do you feel tired of caring, or become harshly judgmental and cold, or feel a desire to pick fights with people you disagree with or disapprove of? Do you feel worthless or incompetent, judging or blaming yourself for making bad decisions or never accomplishing anything of value? (loss of healthy dominant Fi functioning) Do you suddenly focus in on how little you’re accomplishing or how disorganized you are or how disorderly your mind is and want to remedy the situation immediately? Are you full of blame and accusations, feeling the urge to get into rancorous arguments? Do you see people as inept and feel a strong desire to systematically nitpick their flaws or tell them how wrong they are (even when unprovoked)? Do you make sudden/desperate but failing attempts to get control of your life through planning/strategizing or even try to take charge of situations by ordering people around? (Inferior Te acts out in hasty attempts to exercise or regain control over important aspects of life because of feeling too helpless or powerless)

- Do you feel ineffectual or incompetent? Do you seem to fail no matter what plan or strategy you try? Does it seem that each action or decision makes a situation progressively worse? (loss of healthy dominant Te functioning) Do you suddenly feel like your efforts and hard work are unappreciated or undervalued by others, prompting the desire to withdraw from the world or even “punish” others by depriving them of your capabilities? Do you get oddly hypersensitive to “unfair” criticism and fear that people do not respect you? Do you feel that your emotional state is veering out of control and you don’t know how to stop it? Do you feel like you are trying hard to prevent an emotional outburst or breakdown in public or in front of loved ones, perhaps prompting you to isolate yourself for a time in order to regain composure? Do you beat yourself up for having been (inadvertently) insensitive, dismissive, or mean to someone close to you? (Inferior Fi withdraws into wallowing in self-pity, personal turmoil, or defensiveness because of losing the confidence to act competently in the world)

- Do you inexplicably feel like withdrawing from social activities or relationships? Do you suddenly find it hard to care about other people’s issues or suffering? Do you feel a sense of hopelessness, bitterness, cynicism, or pessimism because human nature seems so bleak? (loss of healthy dominant Fe functioning) Do you feel distrustful and highly critical of others? Do you feel an urge to dump on people, hurting them intentionally or laying guilt trips on them? Do you feel hardened against people, taking on a more steely or caustic communication style? Do you imagine detailed, convoluted, and seemingly logical “backstories” to explain to yourself what is wrong with other people or yourself? Do you look for excuses to provoke people or to justify placing your own emotional needs above others’? Do you feel depressed or inferior to others? Do you feel like you are being reasonable while, at the same time, others accuse you of being irrational? Do you go on quests to find out “the truth” about one particular issue/problem that is confusing you, perhaps consulting books, workshops, experts, or support groups? (Inferior Ti withdraws into futile overanalysis, excuse making, or irrational criticism because of losing the feeling of connection with other people and not understanding why or how to address the problem)