Qe and Di - Difference and commonality

The difference between Qe and Di is primarily that Qe is aimed at suppressing the excesses of OTHERS (invariably demanding ITS OWN, maintaining a hierarchical stratification of society, preventing the mixing of strata, and at the same time necessarily remaining in the privileged stratum), while Di, as an introverted function, is humbly aimed primarily at suppressing its own excesses. But also on the general social significance (already for all) of the averaged social normativity. In this case, the personal benefit for Di, both from preventing its own excesses and from maintaining the general group normativity in others, lies in the personal benefit from the "herd instinct”, just like fish synchronously turning in a school, thereby reducing the average probability of being eaten for each of them.

Di and Qe, being dual functions, are genetically contrapuntal to each other but at the same time have mutually complementary relationships, relating to each other like Patience and Impatience, Humility and Irritability. At the same time, only declatim Di has a socially normative character, while Qe is rather geared toward "parasitizing" on the surrounding social normativity.

Slogans of Di: Orientation to the socially established, Patience, Humility, Self-restraint (don’t stand out from the crowd!).
Here are examples of markers for Di with a strong contribution, characteristic of both LSI and EII:

1. I don’t like when something new is tried without immediate necessity.
2. I like uniformity in everything.
3. Deviations from established rules are only acceptable in the most exceptional cases - "The law is harsh, but it is the law."
4. I like when order is firm, built top-down, from the general to the specific, and resistant to the action of time.
5. I believe it is almost always unacceptable to deviate from the norm.
6. I am more inclined to keep my feelings inside, rather than express them out loud.
7. I usually fear anything unknown - staying in the already familiar world with everyone seems safer to me.
8. I can easily postpone pleasure or even give it up if someone asks for my help.
9. I like to be like everyone else.
10. I easily control my behavior, never stepping out of myself, and avoid excesses.
11. It’s usually easier for me to accept existing orders, even if I consider them wrong.
12. I always adhere to the principle that everything should be done exactly as it is already accepted in this job and group.
13. Public interests have always concerned me more than personal ones.
14. If society imposed a complete ban on discussing certain topics, I wouldn’t protest for long and would adapt to it easier than others.
15. I am more committed to collective interests than personal ones.
16. Compared to existing norms, most children need to be raised: 1) More independence 5) More obedience
17. In this life, I work for others, and that suits me.
18. In most cases, I easily control my emotions and the outward expression of them.
19. What do you find more attractive in people? 1) Willingness to stand up for one's opinion regardless of rank 5) Respect for the boss's opinion and the mood of the majority
20. I always try to be attentive to the hierarchy in the group and take it into account.
21. I would prefer being a priest to being a photographer.
22. I like the saying: "Every cricket knows its own place."
23. Any human life is valuable only to the extent that it is useful and necessary for the nation as a whole.

24. I find it hard to wait my turn.
25. I get angry strongly and uncontrollably either in response to any provocation or when someone ruins my plans.
26. I talk a lot.
27. I can be easily angered.
28. I like to change, combine, and diversify my work tasks often.
29. I can’t stand waiting in line for a long time, I start to fidget.
30. I would find it very hard to stand still in a "at attention" pose for more than three minutes.
31. I sometimes find it hard to sit still.
32. What more often influences your decisions? 1) General moral or order-based considerations that regulate life 5) Emergent feelings, intuitions, or future benefits
33. I tend to be impulsive (I say or do something without thinking).
34. I’m not conservative when it comes to new, non-standard theories and solutions.
35. I am impatient when something bothers me.
36. I often show impatience.
37. I find it hard to sit still in situations that require prolonged stillness.
38. I often struggle to hold back impatience while waiting for something – I am generally impatient by nature.

Slogans of Qe – these, if adhering to the social meaning, are Intolerance to any encroachments on oneself and one’s privileged position. Intensified reactions of disgust and discontent, immediate sharp displeasure from the slightest personal discomfort or frustration of personal need (this shows a direct connection to the right-hemisphere anterior insular cortex). Hence, the characteristic Qe attitude of "Don’t tell me anything unpleasant for me," "The bearer of bad news should be punished" (recall the nervous noblewoman in the story "Mu-mu" – a typical Qe carrier).

In questions 4, 11, 37, 42 (regarding "voices" and influx of thoughts), there is also a clear connection between Qe and the level of dopamine activity (particularly related to the lesser-known role of dopamine as a mediator of disgust and discontent – it's worth reminding that in the early stages of schizophrenia, characterized by dopamine intoxication, olfactory hallucinations of unpleasant smells are common).

The aristocratic essence of Qe is in its constant claims against its surroundings, in impatiently pouring out personal grievances, in its demanding self-centeredness toward society. This is not the egoism of Se with its territorial claims and aspirations for personal greatness, nor the egoism of Ni with its trivial "I don’t want to do anything for you, I’m lazy". This is a third kind of egoism: "Why is the milk sour? Why is the music too loud? Why do your peasant feet stink? Why do you do everything wrong?" (a favorite position of LSE, always dissatisfied with their performers). The caprices of EIE are well known too, and if you look closely at SLI, something similar can be noticed: both irritation from disturbances of their peace and demands about the quality of others' work.

If Di feels like part of the people, Qe is the subject to whom the people (and the environment) must always bow. From this priority of constant inner irritability comes the ultimate sense of "chosenness".

Among the 12 psychic functions, three have the strongest ego-centric charge. These are Se, Ni, and Qe, each contributing something unique to the overall egoism.

Here are examples of Qe with a significant contribution to the issue, characteristic of both EIE and LSE:

1. I can’t stand disgusting smells. I can’t do anything properly while they are present.
2. I tend to “exaggerate” illnesses, when sick, I immediately assume the worst – all the way to some fatal disease.
3. I don’t like lending my things to other people.
4. Sometimes the voices in my head become uncontrollable and annoying.
5. Places where I didn’t plan to be, or unexpected twists of events, cause me anxiety rather than curiosity.
6. Sometimes I stubbornly escalate a scandal or conflict, not yielding to soothing persuasion.
7. I can’t stand situations where I don’t get what I want.
8. I am squeamish, and often after shaking hands with certain people, I rush to wash my hands.
9. I often admire myself.
10. My character is marked by an irritable obsession.
11. I often get disoriented, confused in my own thoughts.
12. Various physical discomforts (such as tight clothing, smells, hangnails, inappropriate room temperature, uncomfortable light, hunger, etc.) often distract me and prevent me from working.
13. I am very sensitive to criticism.
14. I often feel outrage, internal protest.
15. I often curse.
16. I like to shock the public.
17. Among my acquaintances, there are people I clearly dislike.
18. In conversation, I often feel physical tension from the strong and difficult-to-restrain desire to contradict my interlocutor (or the lecturer).
19. I easily experience disgust towards something.
20. I am rather squeamish and avoid sick people.
21. I am picky about food.
22. I like to mentally search for guilty parties.
23. At least two or three times a week, I have a prolonged bad, angry mood that I want to take out on someone.
24. I often suffered from the annoying sound of mosquitoes in summer – it bothered me even more than the bites.
25. Visual monotony tires me and quickly bores me.
26. I often feel almost physical disgust – to certain foods, smells, animals, or the mannerisms and speech of some people.
27. If someone present is unpleasant to me, I can’t ignore them, they constantly irritate and annoy me.
28. I feel deeply unhappy about having to start saving.
29. I am very sensitive to smells.
30. I have a poor sense of the acceptable limits in work – I don’t know how much work and at what quality level is needed to meet the required standard.
31. When I get angry, I often “lose it” and nothing helps me control myself.
32. I am often distracted and irritated by external smells.

33. Every patient has the right to full and accurate information about their illness, and hiding a diagnosis, even from terminal patients, is absolutely unacceptable.
34. I can communicate with someone I don’t respect just fine.
35. I don’t hear the buzz of mosquitoes – others do, but I don’t.
36. My hands and feet are always completely dry, with no sweating.
37. To understand what another person is saying, I almost always have to strain my attention and listen carefully.
38. I easily forget everything that has passed.
39. Once I get into work, I don’t notice anything around me.
40. I am not an impulsive person.
41. I am practically unfamiliar with physical disgust.
42. I usually perceive and understand any situation immediately and holistically, without first breaking it down into its components for better understanding.
43. I think that if someone is homosexual, they should at least live very quietly and keep it hidden from others.
44. Failures don’t bother me, and I don’t dwell on mistakes – I always forget them easily.
45. I can happily accept whatever life gives me.
46. I am patient and tolerant of people that many find unpleasant.
47. I find it much easier than others to adapt to work with constantly changing demands.
48. I have a wide range of personally acceptable things – that is, everything I easily put up with, agree with, or that doesn’t irritate me.
49. I can easily ignore both cold and pain.
50. I am very tolerant of others’ negative emotions.
51. I remain calm, confident, and optimistic even in difficult situations.
52. Being a typesetter in a printing house would interest me more than being an investigator.
53. I don’t dwell on unpleasant things for long and can unite people with my optimism.
54. When I am guilty, I usually honestly admit it without trying to avoid it.
55. It would be very hard to make me angry.