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| Question #1224854451 | Friday, 24-Oct-2008 |
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| My test results say I'm INFj and that surprised me. The profile sounds like me but aren't INFj's supposed to be very insightful and know how others are feeling? I not sure I'm like that. I pick up on the moods of others, know when something is bothering them, but I'm so quiet and private I don't usually talk to anyone about feelings, either theirs or mine. I easily put myself in others' shoes and understand how they must be feeling, but if I was an INFj, wouldn't I be right there with them, helping them with their problems? -- Anonymous |
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| A1 You seem like you might a Socionics INFj but taking some of your information about INFjs from MBTI sources about INFJs - which is not the same. The Socionics INFjs I know don't talk about feelings. They usually can tell if others are in good mood or not, but it is only in their thirties or fourties that they get interested in talking about this and actively helping others - they need to overcome their introversion first. The ability to tell peoples' moods varies from an INFj to another INFj, some INFjs I know are extremely sensitive to other peoples' feelings, some not so much. -- Anonymous |
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| A2 Actually helping others is a lot more Fe in my opinion than is being acutely aware of others problems. Talking about feelings is also a very Fe trait, and these people tend to try very hard to find common ground with most everybody. I don't know precisely how INFj approach these situations, but in my experience, they are usually much more interested in their own feelings about things. -- INFp guy |
A3 I think you may be infj, I am one too and I know we're quiet and afraid of doing sth. Recently I started to act - to help, it was had to get enough courage to be more open, and to ask others, to talk with them. I think you should try this - try to act  Helping is very nice and it's natural way of our (infj) being. Maybe you have lowered sense of your personal worth and you're afriad what other people say. Get some book about assertivness- Patricia Mansfield's book helped me alot. And maybe something about shyness- the book by P.J Zimbardo.  acting is cool. Cheers -- carlosINFj |
| A4 A2, Fe and Fi are both important functions when it comes to helping others, it all depends on the person and the situation, though. For instance, Fe types will try to liven the emotional atmosphere, trying to get people to smile, laugh, get people to talk about their feelings, and such. Some type, however, may find this annoying and unwelcoming while others would appreciate it. An Fi type will try to help give people advice, ethical comfort, and such, which would may come off as self-righteous and judgmental to some types, while others find it comforting. Neither Fe or Fi are selfish since they both believe they're helping others, however, as mentioned, these functions can seem as welcoming and repulsive depending on the individual -- An INFj |
| A5 I'm an INFJ. I both care for and loathe people. If the intent is there, then yes, you're an INFJ. If the action isn't there, that's just a life trait that you need to work on, not a sign you're not an INFJ. -- INFJ |
| A6 With INFj's, I can be sarcastic about things and they know where i'm coming from, something to do with understanding the person. With Fe types i'm generally less inclined to do this, as they tend to focus on my behaviour rather than my intent or reasons for what I think or say. Also, INFj's can re-assure me if I think i'm crossing the line, and can therefore tailor their advice to make sense to me as an individual, rather than just assessing if i'm right or wrong in what I said regardless of my inner individuality. So it's not so much understanding how i'm feeling, it's more understanding the person as a whole. -- ISTp |
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