The Comprehensive INFP Survival Guide

by Heidi Priebe

The identity of the type 9 INFP is defined by their need for deep personal and spiritual connections. They are motivated by an inherent fear of losing touch with both themselves and those around them–striving endlessly to remain authentically in tune to the people and things that they love. These INFPs tend to be spiritual in nature and often report feeling connected to a higher power which could be anything from a traditional religious entity to an earthly flow of energy that connects people to one another or to nature. The type 9 INFP feels an intense personal connection to the people, belief systems and environments that they involve themselves in. They see these things as an extension of their very selves and harbor a deep-seated fear of the ways in which their sense of self may fragment and dissolve if they were to lose touch with any of them. This type of INFP pours a particular amount of care and investment into their relationships with others as well as their relationship with themselves. They may be more likely than other INFPs to forgo their own desires in favor of the needs of the group and will likely have questioned at some point or another whether they use extroverted feeling, rather than introverted feeling. Because they see their relationships with others as an extension of themselves, the type 9 INFPs often perceives their own needs and desires as almost inseparable from those of the people and groups they feel closest to. They are happy so long as they ar...