Ni + Di

Markers of the Combination of Two Simultaneously Strong Functions: Ni + Di

1. When I’m nervous, I completely lose my appetite, sometimes I even start to feel sick (nausea) “from nerves.”
2. I’m often very worried that I don’t know how to dress my children nicely (I have a poor sense of what’s nice and what’s not), or that I don’t know how to choose nice gifts, etc.
3. I’m sometimes haunted by “logical relativism” in my thoughts - that is, it often seems that all our judgments about the world we live in are built on shifting sand, and can be turned this way and that.
4. Sometimes I look at some household object and can’t immediately figure out what kind of object it is, what it’s for, and how it’s used.
5. My interest in scientific matters is rather superficial; in any case, I wouldn’t choose a profession in this or a purely technical field.
6. Sometimes my fingers tremble slightly (I notice it at least once a week).
7. If I am yelled at or threatened, I often begin to smile in a modest, apologetic way.
8. I experience daily a kind of slight, unpleasant trembling or involuntary vibration of the muscles in my neck or hands.
9. In my imagination, I often play out some sequential situations rather than solve riddles set before me or compare something with something else.
10. Compared to others, I often neglect taking care of my body and my comfort. 11. It is usually easy for me to adapt to someone else’s mood, whatever it may be.
11. I rather like it when I am periodically “nudged” and when someone shows some persistence towards me.
12. I believe that people lived better in the past than they will live in the future.
13. In relationships with people, I know how to be flexible, that is, where necessary, I know how to play along, where necessary, I know how to remain silent.
14. Sometimes I hear a familiar word and - there’s a blackout - for a few seconds I can’t figure out what it means.
15. Sometimes I look in the mirror and my own face seems strange.
16. Sometimes I seek out suffering and self-sacrifice.
17. I like to watch scary horror movies with monsters.
18. I like to read books on esotericism, mysticism, fortune telling, witchcraft, etc.
19. I often get bored and don’t know how to find and enjoy the everyday flow of life.
20. I become more active and think better if I’m scolded for not trying hard enough.
21. I’m prone to aggressive thoughts directed at myself.
22. The slogans of internationalism are always either a deception or pure stupidity.
23. I usually somehow automatically adapt to another person, always trying to speak in a “language” they understand (and this does not require any effort on my part to overcome it).
24. When talking with someone about business, I most often deliberately express myself somewhat vaguely, so as to have an escape route, if necessary.
25. Sometimes I lose all interest in comfort for a long time, I even lose the ability to distinguish whether something is comfortable or uncomfortable for me.
26. I am more likely to remember melodies in a minor, sad key than in a major, optimistic one.
27. There are peoples who are dangerous for my nation and wish it harm.
28. I look strange in all my photographs.
29. In my opinion and taste, there is too much equality in modern society.
30. In compliments and praise addressed to me, I often hear irony and ambiguity - although sometimes it probably just seems to me.
31. I know how to adapt to the strong.
32. Often in my thoughts I am drawn to death and oblivion, and I want to think about this for a long time, as a good way out and the best revenge on myself and others.
33. Censorship is justified if the work of the press begins to interfere with the interests of the government.
34. I am better than many others at hiding and not showing my negative attitude towards other people’s prejudices.
35. I can convince myself not to see a certain person or thing, and I really will not see them for some time, even if I am looking straight at them.
36. Sometimes I freeze in one position and feel difficulty when I intend to change it - as if everything inside resists it.
37. In response to some personal success or joy of a loved one, I can politely say that I am also glad, but inside I usually remain calm and unperturbed.
38. When frightened, a sequential sequence of events from my past life often instantly begins to play in my head, like in a fast-forward film.
39. I know how and like to lure another person into a trap of their easily predictable actions.
40. Attempts to help me are usually perceived by me as an unwanted intrusion into my work environment.
41. It is true that I do not like to give advice, even if I clearly see someone else’s mistake.
42. The world is getting worse every day.
43. It is true that I never speak out loud about my pain, fear, hunger or fatigue, even if I feel them.
44. In my perception, people are always divided into categories.
45. I feel better when I am led and follow others.
46. People are always typical as representatives of a certain social group.
47. I would be bored and uninterested in messing around with plants - the fate of a farmer is definitely not for me.
48. Sometimes I deliberately give someone hope and entice them, and then suddenly “jump off the hook”, enjoying watching the puzzled disappointment on that person’s face.
49. I prefer slightly cloudy weather - I don’t like bright light.
50. My rules are “everything is bullshit” and “don’t get upset over bullshit.”
51. Looking at what is happening around me, I often catch myself on a distinct and slightly strange feeling of anticipating what will happen in the next second.
52. Russian serfdom also had many positive aspects, which Russia lost for a long time after its abolition.
53. I like to feel my secret power over people, imperceptibly manipulating their behavior, covertly programming it with stimuli that are invisible to their attention.
54. Restricting certain individuals for the sake of the family as a whole is always justified.
55. I have a good sense of where events will head in the near future, I like to reflect on these topics in peace, quiet and relaxation.
56. If I have to pretend and express sincere delight at all sorts of nasty things, I will do it without any particular problems.
57. It is not difficult for me to adapt to the “cockroaches” of any new boss.
58. I know how to “press” with silence.
59. I usually ignore illnesses and don’t pay much attention to them, and sometimes I simply don’t notice them for a long time.
60. I am more dependent on my decisions than on my beliefs.
61. My favorite roles are an observer of fleeting things, a wanderer along the river of events.
62. Saving is for suckers.
63. It is easy for me to control the expression of my feelings.
64. Sometimes I have such a strange unpleasant premonition that any minute now, in a minute, something terrible is about to happen, like me going crazy or dying - and my heart starts beating faster and my breathing quickens.
65. I always hide the motives of my actions from other people. 67. I rarely react immediately to an insult, it is better to take revenge later.
66. I rejoice at other people’s awkwardness, and, if possible, I try to capture it on my iPhone.
67. If there is no stress or any physical exertion to the point of exhaustion, I begin to feel lazy and depressed.
68. I often “float on the waves” of my feelings, as if dissolving in the surroundings.
69. I usually do not cling to what I did not understand in other people’s words - so, if I sensed a hint in a conversation, but did not immediately understand, I will simply let it go “in one ear and out the other.”
70. I believe that the world was, is, and should be an arena of eternal struggle, in which there is no justice and cannot be, and the strongest always win, and a person of average strength, like me, must survive by deftly maneuvering between the strong, that is, the ability to “run between the streams.”
71. I can adapt and pretend better than many.
72. I can hide my true attitude towards a person behind my facial expression.
73. I easily adapt to other people’s opinions when there is a need.
74. I usually expect others to take the lead and guide me.
75. I sometimes have a sudden feeling of alienation,motionless deadness of the surrounding environment.
76. Usually, more harm comes from those who undermine the authority of the leadership than from those who hide the truth in the name of public peace.
77. Representatives of different social groups should remain representatives of these social groups, without mixing with each other.
78. There is a certain masochism in my character: sometimes I enjoy self-deprecation.
79. The so-called “hazing” is a normal phenomenon in the army; it should be controlled, but not eliminated.
80. If I hear dissatisfied remarks addressed to me, I never snap back; I take it completely calmly, as it should be.
81. The cries of other people’s pain in war give soldiers a surge of energy.
82. I easily and with secret pleasure surrender to confident, aggressively assertive people who back down from nothing.
83. Quite often, I enjoy provoking the anger of a person I like.
84. If I don’t like something in a collective decision, I try not to show my dissatisfaction outwardly.
85. A monarchy is better than a republic in most cases.
86. In my relationships with people, I like to feel like a “puppeteer.”
87. It is usually easier for me than others to come to terms with any existing order, even if I consider it wrong.
88. A person who is destined by birth to be a servant of his superiors must be obedient to fate.
89. I am flexible in my choice of conversation style and express out loud and “show outward” only what is suitable for conversation in a given situation and with a given specific person.
90. I avoid bright light, prefer subdued light.
91. Sometimes the faces of people around me seem like grimacing masks.
92. I eat only to restore the supply of energy in the body.
93. It is true that I do not like sincere and naively selfless civil activists in any form.
94. The more fear there is in society, the more prosperity and order there is in it.
95. I believe that legislators often follow the lead of liberals and give people too much freedom.
96. I prefer the idea that everyone has a common history and path, rather than each one having their own.
97. If necessary, I can easily “portray” views and beliefs that are completely alien to me for a long time.
98. I feel comfortable if I am a member of a “pack” that has a strong, powerful leader.
99. I am a gloomy type who always sits in the corner and looks into eternity. 102. After experiencing pain, I almost always have a pleasant, blissful “aftertaste”.
100. Secrecy is my characteristic trait.
101. The general public should only know what it is supposed to know.
102. It will be very difficult to make me angry.
103. It is easy for me to hide my views - I can do it without difficulty.
104. I have a poor appetite, I eat more often “out of duty”.
105. I never meddle in other people’s work problems.
106. Sometimes I am disingenuous, intriguing, hypocritical and cunning, simply getting secret pleasure from all these pranks, setups and dirty tricks.
107. On Internet forums, I sometimes nod to the strong side, without really getting into the essence of the argument.
108. Everything comes to those who know how to wait, and I have this flexible talent.
109. I use flattery to succeed.
110. Everyone will try to establish their own personal dictatorship in society if given such an opportunity.
111. I always try to be attentive to the hierarchy that exists in the team, and take it into account.
112. With my meaningful silence, I know how to “finish off” a person.
113. Fear can be “sweet,” at least for me—you experience fear, and then you feel bliss rolling through your body.
114. After experiencing pain, my thinking becomes more purposeful and creative for a while.
115. In my predictions of the future, different initial assumptions usually lead to a convergence of time flows, to the same result.
116. I value strong and demanding, authoritarian people who can direct and manage me.
117. I always know in advance how much time I will allocate to some experiment or some of my attempts.