Are all INTPs depressed?
I am an iron-clad INTP (99.9% certainty) so my answer is…it depends. All is a strong word.
INTPs are very vulnerable to depression, and depressed INTPs may hesitate to seek treatment. We have a double disadvantage. We are not only more likely to BE depressed, but we are more likely to STAY depressed.
INTPs don’t (generally) build/maintain strong support networks, leaving us vulnerable to isolation. Isolated people have a very hard time pulling themselves out of the dark and getting help. Many of us don’t even realize that there is a problem until we’ve hit rock bottom.
INTPs treat their own emotions like most people would treat an infestation of poisonous dart frogs in their underwear drawer. We avoid them completely if we can, keep them at a distance if we can’t, and freak the hell out when we touch one by accident. This is…not ideal.
INTPs should be careful to follow through with the first step of any venomous amphibian exposure protocol, which is seeking professional help. Those emotions/deadly frogs won’t go away on their own. We need to defer to an expert, someone who can help us trade in those deadly dart bois for frog-patterned socks.