Living as a Middle Type
Waiting for my meal
Most people are either driven by the heart or the head, but what if you are both? I often say, “My heart is Feeling, but my head is Thinking.” That means emotionally, I care deeply and intuitively about people, but when it comes to decisions, I analyze, weigh outcomes, and try to remain fair and rational. I stand somewhere in the middle.
In fact, this balance is both a strength and a burden. I don’t rush into decisions based only on emotion, nor do I ignore the emotional context of others. For this reason, I rarely go to extremes. I’m not impulsive, but I’m not cold either.
But living in the middle comes with a cost. To people who are strongly Feeling-oriented, I may seem too cold or emotionally distant. They think I “don’t understand their heart.” On the other hand, people who are extreme Thinkers often find me indecisive or too emotionally involved. “Why don’t you just decide logically?” they ask.
Still, I believe this in
between nature is what allows me to see both sides. I can mediate, empathize, and reason. I may not always make the fastest or most confident decision, but I try to make the most humane one. And maybe, that’s enough.