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Question #1220797440Sunday, 7-Sep-2008
Category: INFp INTp Personality T/F
I'm an INFP so why do I always seem detatched and moody? I read that INFP's are caring and loving and hate conflict, but I'm very aloof and can get really grumpy at times. I have feelings, but I only express them to the people I'm closest to. I also have a very kooky side which is typical of INFP's but this hardly ever gets seen by anyone cos I keep myself hidden in a shell. People are always telling me to smile more and cheer up, so I'm wondering can you be more than one type? A lot of the time I feel like an INTP, but my emotions and feelings always bring me back to INFP. HELP! -- Katie
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A1 I've known a few INFP's to be detached and moody. I've also known them to be the most emotionally rich people I've met, once I've got to know them. You probably just need to the right people to bring them out in you. -- Anonymous
A2 What your saying is very true. INFp's can be very sensitive to people and can get gloomy, sarcastic and negative when feeling depressed. My brother is an INFp and he suffered from mild OCD, and social anxiety disorder. He is now on Luvox and feels wonderful more outgoing energetic, and has boasted that people and things don't bother him anymore. He feels giddy. Im an ENFP and have had bouts of depression. Luvox and vitamin B12 helps with motivation the most. Discussing this with a good psychiatrist that knows about OCD specifically might help. -- Christina
A3 Detached = aloof, right? I'm INFp and I'm pretty moody and sometimes aloof, but other times really social (smiling, greeting everyone), approachable and charming. I like telling people I'm moody so they know that sometimes I will ignore them and keep conversations short, but it probably has nothing to do with how I feel about them. I do keep myself hidden from some people sometimes. But I'm one of the most open people I know. ENFJ and ISTJ friends are very open, but sometimes I detect some emotional withholding. Nobody's perfect. -- learning
A4 I'm exactly the same, but probably worse, lol -- INFp
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A5 It sounds like you might be an INFj in Socionics. MBTI and Socionics are different, though it may not seem so at first sight. So in MBTI you may come out as INFP, but in Socionics you may be INFj which would explain the INF side of you as well as the detachedness and willingness to open up only to the closest ones. My sister is very similar to you, and she is INFj in Socionics. Socionics INFjs are idealistic in the traditional Keirsey sense of the word, but very private, with vivid imagination, strong sense of aesthetics and/or morality, sometimes extremely sensitive and sometimes insensitive to how others perceive them. If that sounds like you, maybe you are Socionics INFj... -- Ezis (ESFp)
A6 That makes a lot of sense- depending on what type of personality test I take, I typically am either labeled an INFJ or an INFP. I can identify with the descriptions provided in both personality descriptions, and can have "moody" tendencies myself. I typically shy away from social situations, so I strongly identify with the need for privacy. I also feel the artistic description provided in the INFP profile is relatively accurate of my tendencies, as well as the social intuition of the INFJ profile. -- Anonymous
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