How good are you with details? In school were you good with subjects that involved a lot of memorization of detail like histroy or biology or did you prefer subjects that explained concepts but weren't detail-heavy? How much attention do you pay to people's physical appearance? Do you easily notice and remember what they wear, what they look like, see that they got a new haircut right away and stuff like that? Do you consider physical appearance to be an important feature in a partner? Or are you mostly oblivious to physical appearances? Would you say you are more practical or more dreamy? Do you frequently zone out and then have people ask you what are you thinking about?
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What did I write that sounds ISFJish to you? (Sorry, I know you said you couldn't pinpoint it, but couldn't help asking :happy
I'm just trying to get an idea.
I'm just trying to get an idea.OK, I'll do my best. I'll have to make some generalizations, to which there are always exceptions.What did I write that sounds ISFJish to you? (Sorry, I know you said you couldn't pinpoint it, but couldn't help asking :happy
An INFJ is more likely to analyze things first, and often keep analyzing them, and less likely to see things at face value. INFJs usually don't need to remind themselves to analyze things - they just do. It's like second nature.
It is my personal belief that INFJs are just as susceptible to feeling jealousy, possessiveness and envy (and any other intense emotion) as an ISFJ or any other type. But I believe they would be less likely to hide it. I know that I can't hide negative feelings and neither can most of the INFJs I know. In my case, although it may not be typical), I don't feel jealousy or possessiveness of anyone.
INFJs and most intuitives would be able to predict the outcome more often than sensors. Some are really good at this and they have fun trying.
Anyone can feel insecure, and INFJs especially so, but you said that you would be paranoid that youleft something out. I could be wrong but I think that an INFJ would be less worried about having left something out and more worried about what someone will think of it. They may be more worried that they offended someone or effected someone in some way, or even possible that they may be judged.
Me too! Except I don't feel that being highly sensitive makes me "weak", just sensitive. It depends on how you define strength I guess. Does bottling up ones emotions (or just not having any) make them strong?
I think INFJs are more likely to want to work alone or in small groups. The assembly line thing sounds ISFJ to me. I think it would make many INFJs shudder.
Not usually confusing to intuitives. We know what it is - we live by it.
So do I. I'm not sure this is indicative of any particular type.
That could definitely be INFJ, and maybe less likely to be a sensor trait, but what do I know?
There is a thread on this right now in the INFJ forum.
This sounds like an intuitive trait to me.
"Concrete and kind" isn't exactly an appealing alternative to "a world of hidden meanings and possibilities". What if they had worded it differently, such as "Beautiful, solid, stable, and kind." Would that make a difference?
That just indicates you are not a thinker, but doesn't say much about whether you are a sensor or intuitive.
I sometimes have this problem too but not as much as my ISFJ friends. Some of them have a really hard time letting go of the past.
I hope this helps, I had to think about it for a while.
I'm just going to clarify some things I wrote that you addressed. Don't feel like you have to read it, it's just something I wanted to do. And thank you again for taking the time to do that- what you addressed were essentially the things make me think I'm an ISFJ.
I wouldn't want to make a career out of an assembly line, but what is appealing to me about it is that everyone has a place and is working towards a goal. A lot of times I feel out of place or like I don't belong, so an assembly line would sort of guarantee that I have somewhere to be and something to do. An assembly line where I could be creative and use my imagination would be nice, if that even exists
I guess this post might seem a bit defensive. But the thing is, I want to go into a career in psychology and international relations. I want to spend my life studying people and the ways in which we relate to each other, express ourselves, arrange ourselves into societies, form our cultures, and where that's going to take us in the future. I want to understand- and try to improve. Being an INFJ would mean that at least I have a natural aptitude towards the thing I want to do, which isn't something that happens very often.
I put that I would be worried about leaving something out because that would explain why I had finished whatever it was faster. In most cases, yes, I would be worried about what someone would think of it, if it offended anyone, and what the person observing it would think of me based on it.
No, I don't think bottling up emotions makes someone strong. I would think that allowing everything to hurt you and being self pitying would make you- well maybe not weak, but vulnerable. Being strong would be seeing the truth in those statements and trying to improve yourself, or if there isn't any than disregarding them and not allowing them to affect how you think about yourself. I don't think that not having any emotions makes one strong.
I would want to work alone or in a small group. What I was thinking of was that I like the idea of a group of friends, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants style.
I wouldn't want to make a career out of an assembly line, but what is appealing to me about it is that everyone has a place and is working towards a goal. A lot of times I feel out of place or like I don't belong, so an assembly line would sort of guarantee that I have somewhere to be and something to do. An assembly line where I could be creative and use my imagination would be nice, if that even exists
I was thinking of it in terms of something magical. After reading more about how INFJs described it, I believe I do understand it.
Haha good point. However, no, I still prefer hidden meanings and possibilities
I guess this post might seem a bit defensive. But the thing is, I want to go into a career in psychology and international relations. I want to spend my life studying people and the ways in which we relate to each other, express ourselves, arrange ourselves into societies, form our cultures, and where that's going to take us in the future. I want to understand- and try to improve. Being an INFJ would mean that at least I have a natural aptitude towards the thing I want to do, which isn't something that happens very often.
Just throwing in my two cents.... : )
I think if you are even questioning it to begin with, you're leaning more to the N side. Not that an S wouldn't question... but the depth and extent to which you are doing so, to me has "abstract" written all over it. Sorry for the lack of solid evidence here.... this is just my intuition talking! : ) I hope you're able to reach a conclusion, it's no fun being confused about yourself!
I think if you are even questioning it to begin with, you're leaning more to the N side. Not that an S wouldn't question... but the depth and extent to which you are doing so, to me has "abstract" written all over it. Sorry for the lack of solid evidence here.... this is just my intuition talking! : ) I hope you're able to reach a conclusion, it's no fun being confused about yourself!
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