Feelings Quote by Marie-Louise von Franz
““Many people discover relatively soon in life that the realm of their inferior function is where they are emotional, touchy and unadapted, and they therefore acquire the habit of covering up this part of their personality with a surrogate pseudo-reaction. For instance, a thinking type often cannot express his feelings normally and in the appropriate manner at the right time. It can happen that when he hears that the husband of a friend has died he cries, but when he meets the widow not a word of pity will come out. They not only look very cold, but they really do not feel anything! They had all the feeling before, when at home, but now in the appropriate situation they cannot pull it out. Thinking types are very often looked on by other people as having no feeling; this is absolutely not true. It is not that they have no feeling, but that they cannot express it at the appropriate moment. They have the feeling somehow and somewhere, but not just when they ought to produce it.””
About This Quote
Source Book: Psychological Types, 1966
Thinking types often hide emotions, appearing cold, but they do feel; they struggle to express feelings appropriately.
In simple terms: Thinkers feel emotions but may not show them at the right time.
Key Takeaway
Develop emotional expression skills.
Themes
personality
emotional expression
psychology
Mood
analytical
empathetic
Type
psychological
educational
When to use this quote
- relationships
- workplace
- therapy
- self-awareness
Key Concepts
introversion
cognitive functions
Questions to Reflect On
- How can thinkers improve emotional communication?
- What situations trigger emotional suppression?
A Different Perspective
Thinking does not equal lack of feeling; social expectations can suppress expression.
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