Emotions & Communication

Anger. Try to avoid confrontation and don’t seek it out for its own sake. However, have very strong temper and can be very forceful and intense when angry. See ISTP Ben Mankiewicz (far left) in the video to the right losing his temper at ENTP Jimmy Dore, seated next to him.

Deadpan. Masters of the blank face “Are you serious?” look in response to a stupid question or statement. Often when doing so, tilt their head down and to the side, looking up slightly at the listener.

Facial Expressions. More dramatic emotions, generally negative, are sometimes evident. Wrinkled foreheads, furrowed brows, tight frowns, eye rolls, and nose scrunches are common. Outside of these moments, the face is generally neutral and unexpressive. If you watch closely, however, you can notice small micro-expressions, such as flashing the eyebrows, scrunching the nose, or grimacing. Check out the video of Tim Pool talking about Sweden to the right.

Body language. In contrast to their relatively inexpressive faces, they tend to be quite animated physically when speaking, particularly in using their head movements, hands, shoulders, and arms to emphasize their point. That said, these gestures are restrained and not dramatic – the emphasis is on frequent physical movement that is in harmony with what they’re saying. See both the aforementioned Tim Pool video and the video of Uli Kusch (at 2m27s).

Voice. Voices tend to be fairly monotonous and droning, often mumbling and slurring their words together, making it hard to pick out individual words. Thataylaa’s monotone voice, which you can see in the brush video to the right, is often a subject of discussion in the beauty community, for instance. They struggle less than many introverts to speak and react quickly and decisively, easily expressing their thoughts and reactions, although they often remain quiet in social situations.

Embarrassment. Very shy and easily get embarrassed when they feel over-exposed. Very prone to posting and then deleting posts, uploaded videos, etc. This is in part due to their lack of hesitation before speaking or posting as mentioned in point 4. Will often take something down or hide it if it gets one piece of negative criticism. Often make excuses, try to rationalize behavior, or run away when they feel ashamed or emotionally naked. Sour grapes not uncommon (“Well whatever I don’t even like her anyway.”)