The Comprehensive INFP Survival Guide

by Heidi Priebe

Type 2 INFPs: The Helpers Type 2 INFPs are deeply invested in their relationships with the people around them and their vision of a kinder, more compassionate world. This type uses their introverted feeling as a means of connecting with those around them and understanding the unique struggles and experiences of others. They are likely to be highly concerned with issues of social justice and often

report feeling pain for underprivileged members of society as if it were their own. The type 2 INFP is likely to come across as more social and outgoing than the other INFP types. They are the ultimate people-pleasers who will go out of their way to ensure that the people in their lives feel valued and supported by them. This type is particularly prone to over-extending themselves socially, as they have a hard time saying ‘no’ to social obligations of any sort. At the core of the 2 type is the fear that they are only worthy of love insofar as they are of service to others. This type is constantly fostering relationships that they hope will be mutually validating, nurturing and supportive for both parties. They are constantly moving towards feelings of love, support and acceptance from others, and away from feelings of worthlessness and uselessness. The type 2 INFP uses their emotional

More so than the other INFP types, Type 2s require a significant amount of validation they are good, worthwhile people who are deserving of love. This type may struggle in particular to apply extroverted thinking to their judgments because introverted feeling is set on

achieving validation from others at all costs. More so than other INFP types, type 2s are likely to compromise their own desires in order to please others and receive positive validation. In an unhealthy state, Type 2 INFPs project blame externally. They place fault on others for behaving immorally, being unappreciative of the INFP and lacking compassion for others. They may shame or condemn those around them for not being more involved in the community or world issues that the INFP personally advocates for. They may also behave passive-aggressively towards loved ones, believing that the help they have given them ought to have been reciprocated without them having had to voice it. The Type 2 INFP’s route to personal growth lies in the development of their inferior extroverted thinking. The more confident the INFP becomes in their ability to set boundaries and tend to their own needs, the less reliant they