mbti | Variants; Healthy and Unhealthy; Pros and Cons across the board

u: what the hell is this post
me: i have a perfectly good explanation for this

Unhealthy/Loop = what an MBTI type looks like when stuck in the loop
Healthy/Developed = what an MBTI type looks like after developed and easily accessing the auxiliary/inferior functions as they should be
→ the MBTI type that is listed is with regards to how the (labeled, not initial) MBTI looks like they behave on average - that is, an ISFJ who when unhealthy looks like an average ISTP, not an ISTP looped, because a looping ISTP looks like an average INTP; or that an INFJ who when healthy/developed looks like an INTJ looks like an average INTJ, not a healthy INTJ - and so on. Furthermore, "average" as compared in the unhealthy column means the average X AT WORST, while "average" in the healthy column means the average X AT BEST. Again, "at best/worst" does not equate to healthy/undeveloped - just actively practiced, but that can either mean in the best or in the worst ways while not technically being healthy/unhealthy.

Most people are average; unhealthy/healthy are exceptions to what an MBTI might typically look like, as you may have garnered. If a description says "instead of"/"rather than," assume that the secondary comparison is what is best/healthy for the MBTI type (not compared to), while the prior behavior would be perfectly healthy/expectant of the compared MBTI type in question.

Alternatively, the Unhealthy and Healthy columns can also serve as the pros and cons of each type described (not the topical type in question.)

Also both undeveloped and developed types may still just look like their own type, this is just what they may appear as in individual situations. For the most part, though, they'll still probably just look like their own type in any case.

TYPE	UNHEALTHY (when looping, looks like an average...)	HEALTHY (when developed, looks like an average...)
ISTP	INTP - try too hard to do multiple things at once, need to slow down, driven too much by method than end result. May also mistype or seen as an inaccurately stereotyped INTJ (since INTPs and INTJs tend to share similar qualities wrt work ethic/focus -- but not purpose)	INFP - happy to explore things that they like, and to develop a personal connection with them.
ISTJ	ISFJ - too concerned what people think of them and what they think of themselves, try to micromanage things and make themselves look like better people than they feel, know how sensitive they are while wanting to reject it	ISTP - down to earth, diligent with the task at hand, practical and resourceful, relatively chill, open to a variety of new possibilities and ideas and plans as long as the purpose is clear
ISFP	INFP - too caught up in what they want to do without doing it, establish half-assed ideas that they don't believe in	INTP - intelligent and well-read in their interests, capable and willing to have debates, confident in intellectual abilities
ISFJ	ISTP - cold, stubborn with hidden self-doubt, hyper-withdrawn, flux between being completely closed off and over-sharing	INFJ - confident and in tune with their people abilities from an objective perspective, & actively exercise it
INTP	INTJ - ambitious to the point where it can be out of their depth, overtly internally systematic, working too hard being too focused on end result rather than task	ISFP - happy to do what they want to do just because they enjoy it (and are, as usual, good at it); both inspiring and inspired; cruise through life otherwise
INTJ	INFJ - too concerned and hesitant with society vs their Self, overanalyzing their own behavior without getting anything done	ISTJ - methodical, pragmatic and predictive, always doing what they want (and need) to do in the best way possible, usually in action
INFP	ISFP - does too much on a whim to try to find something enjoyable, overcompensating their feelings with behavior, avoid experiencing anything strongly leading to moments of lashing out	ISFJ - capable both with tasking and also their emotional quota, both to do what's important to them and what they want
INFJ	ISTJ - stressed all the time and demanding-commanding to the point of lashing out, try to be methodical while using emotional but irrational justification	INTJ - confident among others with well-thought out ideas and tasks, doing what they want to do with self-conscious knowledge
ESTP	ESFJ - try too hard to blend in with/take care of others, willing to put up a false persona to be likable, prone to bouts of rashness without check	ENFJ - confident in the self's identity and capability in order to bring out the best of a value-driven purpose, excel at personal tasks/ambitions, plays support in the field
ESTJ	ESTP - opportunistic, too spontaneous, too focused on method than result, more occupied with intention of task than the task itself, prone to overconfidence and self-justification in actions regardless of consequence	ESFJ - good at giving advice and being a part of a bigger cause/family/purpose with people to care about; evaluate emotive big picture importance regularly; impressionable and sympathetic and inspiring
ESFP	ESTJ - effective but at what cost?; goal-focused but difficult to parse their inner purpose/intentions of actions; method-oriented to the point of stubbornness and bluntness	ENTJ - big picture but good at adapting to what's along the way, do something just because they enjoy it and enjoy something just because they do it, like being in control
ESFJ	ENFJ - believe that they know what's best for people despite other people's express desires and needs, prone to being clingy and overbearing, overcompensate with meaningless behavior in order to be likable	ENFP - whimsical and idealistic, want the best for people, impulsive yet somehow effective, open and enthusiastic and willing as hell
ENTP	ENFP - does Whatever The Fuck for attention, full of ideas with no rhyme or reason but just because they're ideas, loud and seemingly attention-seeking	ESTJ - efficient as HELL with what they do and how they do it, full of ideas but know how to slow down and take it one by one, becomes Team Get Shit Done
ENTJ	ENTP - aggressively throw themselves into every new idea, idealize bringing everything they want to life, unsure if control freak or a baby who just needs attention via fighting	ESFP - know what they want to do; don't need to be control but do need to be in bigger-picture action; willing to go with the flow; just want to work for something that matters to them/that they evaluate as important
ENFP	ENTJ - Team Get Shit Done But Nothing Else Matters, too focused on tasks while assuming the inner meaning of task is Adequate, manipulative/opportunistic in work, rejective of anything they feel is irrelevant	ENTP - brilliant and intense while also looking more laidback than they really are, really good at bringing ideas to life without taking them too seriously, care about others
ENFJ	ESFP - hyper-tuned to their environment to act without thinking, ambitious and action-taking but not always realistic, large flux between apathy and over-investment	ESTP - relaxed and intelligent and willing to take things as they come, enjoy both the people/environment around them while also analytically breaking it down in their mind

UNHEALTHY PATTERNS:
INTJ & ISTJ: make their tert Fi into auxiliary Fe
ISFP & ISTP: make their tert Ni into auxiliary Ne
ISFJ & INFP: make their tert (Ti for ISFJ, Si for INFP) into dom
ESFP & ENFP: make their tert Te into dom
ESFJ & ENTP: make their tert into inverted auxiliary
*ENTJ & ESTJ: position/inversion swap to change from P to J
ESTP & ENFJ: make their tert into dom; make their dom into inverted auxiliary

EXCEPTIONS? INTP* and INFJ