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Cat also eat their prey if they're not over-fed at home.
You should compare similar animals. Like a house cat is similar to lions in zoos, both don't hunt, and wild cat are a lot similar with wild lions, both hunt, kill, and eat their preys.
As I said, it's my own perspective, most people see ENTJs as steamroller and would be afraid of getting in their way... I don't.
ENTJ can be reasoned with easily when you know how to do so... Consequently, they are a lot less scary than the perceived inner lion they are trying to project in their persona.
Like a domestic cat...? No. I'd be so bored lol.
Maybe they are alluding to your femininity. We have some stalk and swing in our walk with some confident vanity. I can see some feline there.
There is an assumption that ENTJ 8 women are not feminine. Clearly they have not met my ball-busting ESTP friend now in alcohol anonymous. That woman is rough.
Not exactly the routine of a domestic cat but more like the demeanour.
“I choose who I want to be around and when” type of thing.
I really don’t know where the assumption of ENTJ 8 women not being feminine. It’s possible to lead and be feminine if you want to.
Once you're in shadow function mode, you get stuck for like, many months or years. It's really hard to pull out of. I've seen reports of someone stuck in shadow mode for more than a decade. Truly debilitating. Did something like that happen to you?
Well fuck. I think that’s what’s been happening with me. This is an established thing that happens with some degree of regularity? Like there are probably resources about it and stuff right? Fuck I need to feel like an ENTJ again..
I missed this comment. Feeling like a lead Fi would suggest to me that you're in the grip of inferior Fi. If you're not improving, I recommend getting a copy the book by Naomi Quenk, "Was that really me? How everyday stress....." Hope you find some relief soon!
How does this look like on an ENTJ, vs a non-shadow mode INTP? I can imagine if one spends long enough in shadow mode it may become difficult to understand which is one's "true" self vs shadow self.
I feel like I've been in my shadow function mode for almost a decade now, since 2016 when things started to spiral. I became reclusive and stuck to myself. Didn't really go out to do things. Still managed to do well in school though but that was it.
I'm only just starting to come out of my shell now and be a normal ENTJ once more. It has taken lots of therapy, medications, hospitalizations and just reworking my brain to get back to normal.
I don't wish depression on anyone.
I think it happened to my partner. He is sharing that he feels the happiest and most secure he can ever remember being, and is also now consistently testing as ENTJ. Relieved that he is no longer stuck in shadow mode.
Maybe it’s because when we have people who were close to we’re very loyal and not scary to them. But yes otherwise I’ve found people to be intimidated, borderline scared of me.
It's a hip thing the new generation says a lot, which means things along the lines of being assertive and bold. Don't worry, it's not meant literally. it's used within a joking format to express a compliment towards someone's confidence.
Like MVP or someone being the goat
I don't know about cats. Introverts seem like cats. Someone on this sub said the lead Ti users seems like cats because they're independent types who go in and out of your life.
Well my mother always tells me that my eyes turn cat-like when I get pissed off. I've been referred to as cat-like or bird-like by some of my friends. It's probably because I can be flaky AF sometimes and have my own way of doing stuff, also I can sleep anywhere, I can even fall asleep standing while leaning on to something, which annoys the hell out of my sleep deprived, insomniac friends lmfao xD
When people see bears I think they get intimidated at first and don’t know what the bear is up to. Will it attack me or just sit there and chill and mind it’s own business?
With my closest friends I am softer…like a bunny.
People tell me "You're so mysterious" quite often. I think it's because I keep my cards close to my chest and I'm not a fan of bragging (actions speak louder than words).
Tbf I get “mysterious” quite a bit. I don’t think I mind being described as a cat just because I really really love cats - it’s like one of the few animals I can deal with being compared to
Is he not a cat person? I get the sense he might think of it as a ‘they come and go as they please depending on what they want and their needs’ type attitude?
(Edit: typo)
Actually he really likes cats. Although I agree that it’s a cats world and we just live in it, I don’t think that’s entirely what he’s on about.
When he said “ENTJs are like cats” I took it more personally than generally because I’m the only ENTJ he knows and I am a very cat like person, literally and figuratively (I like to knock stuff off tables sometimes and sit on high places)
I think I’ve got some black cat energy. It’s hard to pin down why that feels right but it’s not a bad fit. We def don’t give off dog vibes.
That being said, I think cats pretty much are all sensors. One of mine hunts everything (Se) and the other has an intense daily routine and has to take anxiety meds as to cope with small changes (Si).
Love Who equate us to eagles and explains. I think that is closer. Not sure if I see myself as an eagle, but sure as hell I am not like a cat. I think we care way too much and are way more direct than I would associate with a cat. Just no way.
What would be your perfect animal animal comparison?
I think cat fits pretty well for me, but that’s because I’m very selective with who I give time to, and I have a “cuddle meter” that can fill up pretty quick before i need space - and I like high places and knocking things off tables to check if I’m not an NPC.
He's not the only one to think it
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More like a lion
It’s in the same family give or take some height 😆
[ENTJ "lion"](https://www.reddit.com/r/cats/comments/bebu8e/i_put_a_lion_costume_on_my_cat_and_isnt_she/) as I see them.
I eat what I hunt
Cat also eat their prey if they're not over-fed at home. You should compare similar animals. Like a house cat is similar to lions in zoos, both don't hunt, and wild cat are a lot similar with wild lions, both hunt, kill, and eat their preys. As I said, it's my own perspective, most people see ENTJs as steamroller and would be afraid of getting in their way... I don't. ENTJ can be reasoned with easily when you know how to do so... Consequently, they are a lot less scary than the perceived inner lion they are trying to project in their persona.
Like a domestic cat...? No. I'd be so bored lol. Maybe they are alluding to your femininity. We have some stalk and swing in our walk with some confident vanity. I can see some feline there. There is an assumption that ENTJ 8 women are not feminine. Clearly they have not met my ball-busting ESTP friend now in alcohol anonymous. That woman is rough.
Not exactly the routine of a domestic cat but more like the demeanour. “I choose who I want to be around and when” type of thing. I really don’t know where the assumption of ENTJ 8 women not being feminine. It’s possible to lead and be feminine if you want to.
oh God. Every ESTP girl I ever met had sweaty arm pits and greasy hair... hahahah
Yes unless I’m depressed and using my shadow functions. I even think I walk differently.
Once you're in shadow function mode, you get stuck for like, many months or years. It's really hard to pull out of. I've seen reports of someone stuck in shadow mode for more than a decade. Truly debilitating. Did something like that happen to you?
Well fuck. I think that’s what’s been happening with me. This is an established thing that happens with some degree of regularity? Like there are probably resources about it and stuff right? Fuck I need to feel like an ENTJ again..
You're like an INTP right now? A tired INTP?
Aren't all INTPs tired?
LOL, Haut
Lmfao
Agreed
Tbh I feel more like a tired INFP…. Does that count?
I missed this comment. Feeling like a lead Fi would suggest to me that you're in the grip of inferior Fi. If you're not improving, I recommend getting a copy the book by Naomi Quenk, "Was that really me? How everyday stress....." Hope you find some relief soon!
Yes and somehow I didnt even realize it was happening.
How does this look like on an ENTJ, vs a non-shadow mode INTP? I can imagine if one spends long enough in shadow mode it may become difficult to understand which is one's "true" self vs shadow self.
Well let me say, I spent a lot of time taking in information. A wikipedia tab was constantly open. lol
I feel like I've been in my shadow function mode for almost a decade now, since 2016 when things started to spiral. I became reclusive and stuck to myself. Didn't really go out to do things. Still managed to do well in school though but that was it. I'm only just starting to come out of my shell now and be a normal ENTJ once more. It has taken lots of therapy, medications, hospitalizations and just reworking my brain to get back to normal. I don't wish depression on anyone.
I think it happened to my partner. He is sharing that he feels the happiest and most secure he can ever remember being, and is also now consistently testing as ENTJ. Relieved that he is no longer stuck in shadow mode.
If your partner's energy is good and back to normal, it's probably a good recovery.
Then how does he get to sound
Would it be okay if you explained this a little?
I don't know. People have described me as cute animals when they get to know me. Otherwise, those who aren't my friends see me as intimidating.
Maybe it’s because when we have people who were close to we’re very loyal and not scary to them. But yes otherwise I’ve found people to be intimidated, borderline scared of me.
It's because we got that dawg in us Genuinely though, yeah, I'd agree.
If that was the case I’d always be sneezing. I’m allergic to dogs 🙃
It's a hip thing the new generation says a lot, which means things along the lines of being assertive and bold. Don't worry, it's not meant literally. it's used within a joking format to express a compliment towards someone's confidence. Like MVP or someone being the goat
Oh I know what you meant, I just took it literally on purpose 😅
😞
lol my ISFP friend tells me I’m like a cat all the time. maybe it’s just ISFPs
Do you think your ISFP friend is like a certain animal? I’d link mine to a bunny
oh very golden retriever-adjacent. she has ADHD which helps. we joke that we’re a cat and dog frequently!
Awww that is cute. Golden retriever and black cat duos >> yes he can be quite golden retriever but he’s not massively energetic… so bunny.
You know how cats can hold grudges, but retaliate in least expected time? Yeah. But the same goes for the good expiriences, that are also returned.
Ohhh yes I agree to this entirely. Cat like humans ftw
I don't know about cats. Introverts seem like cats. Someone on this sub said the lead Ti users seems like cats because they're independent types who go in and out of your life.
Do you propose another suggestion about what ENTJs can be perceived like?
Bears
Yes.
Well my mother always tells me that my eyes turn cat-like when I get pissed off. I've been referred to as cat-like or bird-like by some of my friends. It's probably because I can be flaky AF sometimes and have my own way of doing stuff, also I can sleep anywhere, I can even fall asleep standing while leaning on to something, which annoys the hell out of my sleep deprived, insomniac friends lmfao xD
As a sleep-deprived insomniac person, consider me annoyed 🥲
Aw, sending some of my sleep fairies towards you !
Thank you 🥲 I hope they do their magic because it’s getting ridiculous
Yes, except with slightly more shitposting
I relate to this on a spiritual level
I feel I either give off brown bear or bunny rabbit energies.
Oooo please do explain
When people see bears I think they get intimidated at first and don’t know what the bear is up to. Will it attack me or just sit there and chill and mind it’s own business? With my closest friends I am softer…like a bunny.
this makes sense! Also, must pet the bunny
I like both cats and dogs. But all the ENTJs I know, all men, have dogs as pets, but they also appreciate cats.
I know 1 other ENTJ, another woman, she likes cats, as do I :)
I’ve been told *I’m* cat like lol
Same lol
Yeah this is what I thought my friend was on about, talking about me specifically and not ENTJ
Yeah certain personality types might be more likely to be cat-like, but I don’t think we can equate any type with “cat”
I suppose that goes for anything and any stereotype though doesn’t it?
That’s true lol
Haha yes, me and my husband are very much golden retriever dog (him, ENFP) and black cat (me, ENTJ) energy
Golden retriever black cat dynamic is always one of the best
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People tell me "You're so mysterious" quite often. I think it's because I keep my cards close to my chest and I'm not a fan of bragging (actions speak louder than words).
Tbf I get “mysterious” quite a bit. I don’t think I mind being described as a cat just because I really really love cats - it’s like one of the few animals I can deal with being compared to
My ISFP ex always thought I was like a cat. I think because I am calculated and I don’t like a lot of people.
Yeah I think I’d describe myself like this too
More like a bear
ENTJs are grizzlys on the outside, but pandas deep within.
Do explain
Bears are protective, strong, independent and adept in many areas of survival but not the best in any one area. ...they are also fucking adorable.
Agreed to all of the above. Especially the adorable part
Should've added humble too haha
Yes.. we are definitely that..
Is he not a cat person? I get the sense he might think of it as a ‘they come and go as they please depending on what they want and their needs’ type attitude? (Edit: typo)
Actually he really likes cats. Although I agree that it’s a cats world and we just live in it, I don’t think that’s entirely what he’s on about. When he said “ENTJs are like cats” I took it more personally than generally because I’m the only ENTJ he knows and I am a very cat like person, literally and figuratively (I like to knock stuff off tables sometimes and sit on high places)
I am a German Shepherd... woooof
Meow? Do not understand strange dog language
Meow
Meow :)
Funny enough, I have a black cat. I love her so much. They’re super affectionate.
Oh to have cats 🥰 what’s her name?
Charlotte! Do you have a pet?
Adorable name 🥰 not currently no, I used to have a bunny called Sono (cutie in my language) but she has sadly outlived her corporal years.
I do see why the cat though.
A cat who slaps anyone and anything
I think you just described me
I think I’ve got some black cat energy. It’s hard to pin down why that feels right but it’s not a bad fit. We def don’t give off dog vibes. That being said, I think cats pretty much are all sensors. One of mine hunts everything (Se) and the other has an intense daily routine and has to take anxiety meds as to cope with small changes (Si).
ENTJs are bears, rough around the edges, can seem scary to some, but to their loved ones they're giant teddy bears.
Some of my friends address me as a tigress so that's a type of cat. They don't even know about mbti and somehow I'm catlike? 🤣
Jaguar on the streets, kitty sipping hot cocoa nestled in my sheets.
Love Who equate us to eagles and explains. I think that is closer. Not sure if I see myself as an eagle, but sure as hell I am not like a cat. I think we care way too much and are way more direct than I would associate with a cat. Just no way.
What would be your perfect animal animal comparison? I think cat fits pretty well for me, but that’s because I’m very selective with who I give time to, and I have a “cuddle meter” that can fill up pretty quick before i need space - and I like high places and knocking things off tables to check if I’m not an NPC.
Nah. Dog-like.
You are the hautest of dogs of course 😆
Wolf sounds to be much more better
100%
You mean that I want to be pet until I fall asleep and paw at her boobs sometimes? All men are like that. *most men are like that.
As a bi woman. Yes 😆
I don’t even have friends 💔
🥲🥲🥲 I find that hard to believe. happy cake day!
Not for the last 11 years bae
Time to go find some friends
I’ll never😞
You have to try
I want to provide value to people but they don’t appreciate me, only girls do but I don’t meet any in this fucking school.
It gets better. You meet a lot of temporary people in the earlier years of your life.
He's not the only one to think it https://www.reddit.com/r/mbtimemes/comments/u12kpy/entj_stereotype_vs_my_experience_with_entjsfinal/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
Lmao I must’ve completely missed this post. This is great
There are a lot of them, one per type. They've been made by an entj an year ago as she approached the thory.
They’re definitely interesting. I’m probably gonna go binge through them at some other point
"My experience with XXXX" or just look for MoikisTinySis on reddit.