Achilles Function Block of TP Types (Fe-Fi)

As this is a block of negative tendencies, any negativity here is magnified. Arguments, scandals, emotional confrontations, yelling, or displays of negative attitudes are hugely distressing, demotivating, incapacitating, and isolating.

They try to be gentle, joke, or be witty to avoid provoking conflict. If these efforts are not met with positive acknowledgment (e.g., if a joke fails), they quickly worry, withdraw, and become visibly gloomy.

Since they are "hostages to their emotional state" (inert ethics, or constructivism), they automatically transfer their mood to other contexts. For example, problems at work transfer to home life, and vice versa.

If their mood is ruined or an argument occurs, they cannot function; this state completely overwhelms them. They require emotional release, more positive emotions, and need to be shown sympathy and positive emotion to recover.

Interaction Tip: If this type is aggressive or distressed, avoid adopting a moralizing stance. Instead, show patience and empathy. Ask what happened, but do not interrogate, initiate an argument, or try to rationalize their feelings. Give them space if they need it.