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ISFP's are one of the most intriguing types to me because it seems like they have so much that I can relate to, and yet at the same time I feel like I don't understand them well at all. They seem very mysterious to me.
If we're just looking at preferences, it would appear that ISFJ's and ISFP's have a lot in common, sharing three preferences. This is particularly nice for me, since I really like introverted feelers because I can feel comfortable and relaxed with them. And while N's are nice to have around, sometimes they can be really confusing to me and a little too "big picture", so it's nice to relate to a sensor as well.
So, I've always kind of viewed ISFP's as a more relaxed version of an ISFJ. An ISFP just seems to kind of go with the flow and be in their own little world, while an ISFJ is more uptight and concerned with making other people happy. I've always kind of felt like an ISFP can help an ISFJ to not be so uptight and worried, and an ISFJ can help an ISFP focus on more serious things in life when they need to.
But, when you look at the cognitive functions, the two types don't have any in common!
ISFJ: Si Fe Ti Ne
ISFP: Fi Se Ni Te
They both have sensing and feeling functions as their top two, which I guess explains a little of the similarity. But still, they don't share any of the top four functions in common.
Part of it is that I'm still learning about all of the functions and I don't understand all of them completely. I understand Si very well, and that's given me a better understanding of Ne, since that's the opposite. But I have trouble distinguishing the difference between Fi and Fe sometimes, and I kind of get Se, but not really.
I think I kind of see it, though. It seems to me that ISFP's are so much more independent and in their own worlds because Fi makes them focus their feelings inward and center around their own feelings in life, and Se makes them want to go out and experience things, activities and life....they focus outwardly on things, whereas the Fe of an ISFJ makes them focus outwardly on people. This is why an ISFJ might focus on working and putting others before themselves in a very diligent way, and my guess is that's something that's different in ISFP's.
Anyway, I don't mean to generalize about ISFP's, since I'm still learning a lot about them. So can anyone shed some light on how ISFP's and ISFJ's differ, especially if any ISFP's know any ISFJ's in their lives?
If we're just looking at preferences, it would appear that ISFJ's and ISFP's have a lot in common, sharing three preferences. This is particularly nice for me, since I really like introverted feelers because I can feel comfortable and relaxed with them. And while N's are nice to have around, sometimes they can be really confusing to me and a little too "big picture", so it's nice to relate to a sensor as well.
So, I've always kind of viewed ISFP's as a more relaxed version of an ISFJ. An ISFP just seems to kind of go with the flow and be in their own little world, while an ISFJ is more uptight and concerned with making other people happy. I've always kind of felt like an ISFP can help an ISFJ to not be so uptight and worried, and an ISFJ can help an ISFP focus on more serious things in life when they need to.
But, when you look at the cognitive functions, the two types don't have any in common!
ISFJ: Si Fe Ti Ne
ISFP: Fi Se Ni Te
They both have sensing and feeling functions as their top two, which I guess explains a little of the similarity. But still, they don't share any of the top four functions in common.
Part of it is that I'm still learning about all of the functions and I don't understand all of them completely. I understand Si very well, and that's given me a better understanding of Ne, since that's the opposite. But I have trouble distinguishing the difference between Fi and Fe sometimes, and I kind of get Se, but not really.
I think I kind of see it, though. It seems to me that ISFP's are so much more independent and in their own worlds because Fi makes them focus their feelings inward and center around their own feelings in life, and Se makes them want to go out and experience things, activities and life....they focus outwardly on things, whereas the Fe of an ISFJ makes them focus outwardly on people. This is why an ISFJ might focus on working and putting others before themselves in a very diligent way, and my guess is that's something that's different in ISFP's.
Anyway, I don't mean to generalize about ISFP's, since I'm still learning a lot about them. So can anyone shed some light on how ISFP's and ISFJ's differ, especially if any ISFP's know any ISFJ's in their lives?