Hi All! I'm finding it kind of confusing reading about us 4's (particularly 4w3's) in that 'we' seem to have a problem being ourselves. That we do ourselves a disservice by being fraudulent (wether consciously or not!) playing up the artist/romantic/creative/depressive/creator/bohemian ect...

After reading this thread about http://personalitycafe.com/infp-forum-idealists/829385-authenticity.html I wonder how many of you have lead a similar life. I value authenticity a lot in other people but can't quite make it myself - I guess I just don't have the courage to be myself and rather...

So these past few years, I've been working on being as authentic as I possibly can be. I don't like to fake emotion that isn't there for people and stuff like that. I've been wanting to change to be more open and stuff so I can make more friends or just talk more to the friends I already have...

So, throughout my period of seclusion I hadn't ran into anyone I couldn't hold eye contact with but before then, there were plenty of cases where I liked someone even a little and it'd throw off my 'readings' of people and make me look away from them when I was younger and over time I've come to...

Many different descriptions of ENFPs describe our constant efforts to achieve authenticity. ENFPs: how would you describe ENFP authenticity? And how do you see this playing out in your own life? Non ENFPs: please share any personal experiences you have of ENFP authenticity. How does it...

i took a strengths test and i was wondering how strong a correlation there would be between types and the character strengths that they list. http://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/testcenter.aspx that is a link to the site, the test is called "survey of character strengths" take it if you...

Okay, so I feel as if I've reached a critical point in the development of my personality. I have sensed a growing frustration with myself because of my inability to "just be yourself" as the saying goes. I really want to follow this maxim in my everyday life. I like my personality a lot (I...