Being an Intuitor
A Guide on How to Survive being an Intuitor in a Sensing world
This post is mainly for Intuitors (as I call us), however near the end of the post I have some suggestions for Sensors too – especially since they’re in the majority and have a tendency to be the CEO’s and Administrators in society. If you need a refresher on the difference between Sensors and Intuitors, click here: Sensor Vs. Intuitor
Over the past several weeks I’ve been having a lot of conversations about sensors being the majority and debating/discussing the affects of living in a world as an Intuitor, dominated by Sensors. Many of my friends and clients are Intuitors and we often have difficulty feeling comfortable expressing our thoughts and feelings with other people in general. One of the major reasons is because our brains think farther into the future than a Sensor; Intuitors are usually stuck in the past or living in the future whereas Sensors are almost always living in the present. In addition, the higher the intuitive preference for some dominant intuitive personality types, the higher the ability to process futuristic scenarios. For Intuitive-Thinkers this usually includes business/career related scenarios and for Intuitive-Feelers it usually includes human behaviors/patterns. As a result, even if we feel pretty confident with our predictions and plans, others do not share our premonitions. It’s difficult to convince others if they have a harder time envisioning the future.
Being an outsider with the constant feeling of being misunderstood can feel isolating and frustrating. We tend to seek solace with other like-minded beings, which would be other Intuitors – no surprise there!
However it’s not always possible to interact with other Intuitors on a daily basis, especially if you work in a place that has a lot of Sensors, or if your family (or friends) are primarily Sensors. Here are some guidelines on how to survive being an Intuitor in a sensing world:
- Embrace who you are and stop apologizing for being an Intuitor. This can be displayed by saying sorry for giving input other people didn’t appreciate; Being frustrated about feeling different; The constant desire to explain ourselves to people; etc.
- Identify the Sensors you interact with on a regular basis. This can help reduce conflict and irritation (with both parties) and improve overall interpersonal contact.
- Use your imagination to try and think like a Sensor. It’s easier than you think if you’ve never tried it before but difficult to sustain it for long periods of time if you’re a high Intuitor. One of the best exercises for getting into “sensing” mode is to use your five senses and find an object or place like being outside and notice all the literal sounds, smells, sights, etc. Thinking like an Intuitor helps you to understand the mind of a Sensor.
- Take time stay in the present moment, process your frustrations and find different ways to decrease your stress.
- Focus on what places/people/areas help you to thrive and reduce feeling isolated or like an outcast.
- Find other Intuitors (If you haven’t already). 🙂
And in conclusion here are a few suggestions for Sensors:
- Try your best to be patient with Intuitors. It may take longer for us to get to the point or try to explain where we’re coming from – even though that may seem foreign to you, it’s completely natural for Intuitors.
- Try to be open to hearing new ideas from Intuitors and pondering the possibility of that idea coming to reality (even if you think it’s preposterous 😛).
- Try to think like an Intuitor and place yourself months, even years into the future (try five to ten years) with a detailed situation…. If you start to get a headache, we understand! We also get headaches from thinking ahead!