Yes, Sensors Dream

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Seems strange, right? Obviously, I’m not talking about the type of dreams that one experiences during sleep, but rather the dreaming that occurs in your conscious mind, as you wish for something you don’t have or imagine something that should be. A huge misconception has developed in the MBTI world that the intuitives are the dreamers. They supposedly come up with all the grand ideas and spend all their time daydreaming, while sensors are slaves to their…well, senses. Of course, this in part why sensors sometimes get stereotyped as jocks, and intuitives as brilliant theorizers but I digress.

We are all human. I know that’s an obvious statement, but bear with me. It’s something that some people seem to forget when they try to type, and then end up overthinking MBTI and the functions. I know I’ve done it. I spend time scouring typing forums now and again, and I’ve seen people time and time again use daydreaming as support for being an intuitive. It’s not necessarily their only evidence, but at times,  I have seen some rather confused sensors who are stuck on the fact that they daydream a lot and have an intricate, internal world.  However, all human beings have dreams. We dream of what we wish to become, of some cool thing we want to do or experience.. We dream of a better world, or a desired future. We dream of what could be or what should be. It’s just human nature.

So, do intuitives dream more than sensors? Perhaps. But not necessarily. Anyone leading with an introverted trait is probably going to be prone to daydreaming, because the function they utilize the most lives primarily in their mind. Obviously, they’ll tend to spend more time “in their head” then an extravert. The question to ask, when using daydreaming as evidence for a specific type, is not how much someone dreams, but what types of things they dream about.

A sensor will be prone to dreaming of something more grounded, possible to attain, or not out of the realm of possibility. Perhaps they’ll dream of something that’ll appeal to their senses… like flying. Sensors are grounded in what is (Se) or what was (Si), as opposed to what should be (Ni) or what could be (Ne). Therefore, a sensor’s dreams probably won’t be wildly imaginative, unless they’ve based their dream world off of something else that they’ve seen in a movie, read in a book, or etc. While growing up, I spent a lot of time in an internal, fantasy world. Bear in mind, I didn’t invent the fantasy world. I ripped it off of a movie series, made a few logical tweaks, and went with it. Essentially, I would create stories in my mind. I’ll admit it’s dangerous to use one personal experience as evidence for a specific type’s tendencies, so don’t take that as fact. However, I’ve noticed this with other people as well. In general, a sensor’s fantasy world will seem more grounded in reality, even if it has a “magical” theme.

Intuitives, especially your high Ne users, are the ones that’ll probably come up with wild and highly imaginative dreams. These dreams may not have much of a basis in reality. For those that have watched Anime at all, I’ll use two shows as examples.  One Piece was obviously written by a strong Ne user. The shows makes absolutely no logical sense. From a “city” in the clouds that even has it’s own ocean, to flying ships, underwater pirate ships protected by bubbles that have to be painted on, fruit that you gives you special powers, fishmen, talking skeletons, and… the list goes on. The rules are constantly changing, and weird things are constantly being added. However, if you contrast that with Naruto… well, Naruto, while still fantasy-based, feels much more grounded and consistent. Basically, someone with a bunch of really wild ideas and dreams is probably going to be Ne/Si. Your Ni/Se style of fantasy will probably look more like the movie Inception.

So, in summary, focus on the content of one’s dreams when searching for clues to their type, rather then focusing on the fact that they dream at all.

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