INFJ: Newbie to the forum. Just wanna say hello.

Welcome.

Whats good guys, I'm an INFJ male, in college and living a very casual life. I question and talk to myself a lot. I tend to judge myself a lot. I don't know many people that I call friends. I'm really quiet, keep to myself, and talk when I have to. I know that my personality type is rare, but wish it was more known. I feel so invisible because of who I am. I don't know why but I feel that I'm not attractive or no one wants anything to do with me. I guess INFJs are just lonely people.

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I can strongly relate to most of what you are saying, but currently it sounds like you're only concentrating on (or perhaps only aware of) the negative aspects of being an INFJ. I kind of felt the same as little as a month ago before I joined this forum, but then learning that I'm not the only person in existence who feels the way I do, and that I'm not inherently flawed in some way, it's both comforting and life affirming. And I'm learning to play my strengths more than worry about my weaknesses.

I don't know why but I feel that I'm not attractive or no one wants anything to do with me.

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Why's that?

I guess INFJs are just lonely people.

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INFJs can be lonely people if you judge them by the standards of extroverts who have 300 facebook friends but don't really know or understand any of them. I'm usually in the same boat, but I keep a glimmer of hope alive that eventually I'll find a handful of people that I have deep, meaningful friendships with.

Anyway, I hope you stay around. Maybe you'll start to see the finer sides of being an INFJ. :happy:

There are "finer" sides?

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Theoretically

'wang

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Please don't turn that into my nickname D:

It kind of sucks knowing that 1% of the worlds population has this personality type. We are always in the background

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So? In my view, being on center stage sucks. I never feel more uncomfortable than when everyone is paying attention to me at the same time. Makes public speaking difficult, though :crazy: (controlling my nerves during public speaking is something I need to work on, tbh)

I feel unattractive because no girls find me attractive.

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I don't know you well enough to comment on that, but keep this in mind: society and the media has been subtly convincing you your entire life that only certain kinds of men are 'attractive': those that are built like Brad Pitt (or whoever the latest heartthrob is supposed to be); that have a successful job that they put lots of effort into (but somehow still have a million hours to devote to their significant other); have lots of money; love football/sports in general; are extremely sensitive and caring; are complete and insensitive badasses (contradiction, eh?); smell great all the time because they always buy the perfect cologne; etc., etc., etc.

It's bullshit.

One: because a lot of those 'messages' are being sponsored by companies selling products. Companies involved in football want to convince you that football is the greatest thing ever; clothing companies always use obscenely 'hot' models because they want you to make the subconscious connection that if you buy said clothing, you will be obscenely hot, too; and when you feel you have to smell perfect all the time just to be attractive, then Calvin Klein makes quite a profit.

Two: not only is it making stereotypical messages about what a man 'should' be, it's also generalizing what women are supposed to think they want in a man. A lot of them probably do want the kind of man described above, but you'd be surprised at how many look for different qualities.

Again, I don't know you well enough to say for sure, but is it possible you're just assuming women don't find you attractive? If so, why? I have a lot of things that I consider unattractive about myself, but many women tell me that it isn't really the case or that I'm overreacting.