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This type is keenly aware of all the versions of themselves they’ve opted out of.
this ever-shifting set of identities is one of the key identifiers of the INFP personality.
Fi poses the question “How do I feel about the situation or concept at hand,” in relation to every new experience the INFP takes in. The answer to this question then serves as the INFP’s basis for further exploration of the topic or situation. To the INFP, every strong feeling they experience is a clue that leads to a greater ‘truth’ or understanding about humanity. The INFP is constantly piecing together these truths to form a deeply intuitive worldview—one that ultimately serves as their basis for distinguishing right from wrong.
The INFP enjoys using this function to imagine various different versions of their future and consider how they might feel in each one.
Though introverted feeling and extroverted intuition are the most dominant functions in the INFP’s brain, they are surprisingly independent of one another.
Where there is a close, mutual relation is between the two judging functions and the two perceptive functions.
it is important to note that INFPs are not unaware of the negative characteristics of those around them. They simply prefer to focus on the potential in others, and give them the benefit from the doubt. Though this may occasionally lead to disappointment, it does not make the INFP blindly naive or helpless. It simply makes them optimistic and positive in areas where many other types are negative and cynical.
“You will feel like you need to hold back every thought and emotion and action that you want to share, but you shouldn’t, because they matter.”
each type is capable of accessing all eight functions, but those that do not appear in one’s main stacking will quickly drain the individual of energy. By this definition, the INFP’s shadow functions would be extroverted feeling, introverted intuition, extroverted sensing and introverted thinking—in order of how accessible they are to the INFP.
It is also important to note that while re-framing one’s thoughts are important for breaking out of the loop, it is equally if not more important for the INFP to actually act on their perceptions.
And that’s what I remind myself when I’m feeling any emotion that seems like it will never end—emotions never stay. Even the good ones. You just let them dance through your mind and when they’re meant to move out, they always do.
the INFP is quick to internally embellish his or her partner’s best qualities—viewing them in a more positive light than what may be realistic.
This type often feels as though their love for others is the only thing in their life that they truly can be certain of.
