ESTP - ESFP - ENFP - ENTP - ESTJ - ESFJ - ENFJ - ENTJ
ISTJ - ISFJ - INFJ - INTJ - ISTP - ISFP - INFP - INTP
Introverted - iNuition - Feeling - Judging
The INFJs supposedly only make up about 1-3% of the world's population making it one of the rarest of the 16 personalities. Those who are INFJs are seen as the protectors or the counselors. They are warm and gentle individuals who show a lot of interest and care for other people. Their desire to find deeper and hidden meanings leads them to a world of possibilities making them quite possibly the most artistic and creative type.
While growing up, INFJs can often get the feeling that they differ immensely with everyone else and that they get misunderstood a lot. The stronger their introversion and intuition are, the more they will isolate themselves if their ideas and observations are taken lightly or shown with little sympathy. They don't deal with conflict well and normally try and avoid it as quiet as possible.
They are generally seen as counselors since they tend to be older than they are, that they are more wiser than their peers and sometimes even adults while at a young age. INFJs who acknowledge their strong introverted intuition (Ni) early on will see themselves taking on roles of helping others out with their problems by advising them. They put a lot of trust in their judgments and insights when they see the benefits in their Ni thus, provide great abilities of insight and even foresight, appearing psychic-like.
Being highly perceptive, they can easily see through your bullshit, look beyond your masked appearance and see what your real and deeper intentions are. They are perfectionists who seem to never be happy at where they are in life and always strive to improve themselves. INFJs are generally very private and keep thing secretive from most people with the exceptions of the very few that they are close to. In terms of how INFJs think, it tends to be more visually often with dreams that are vivid. They are fond of using metaphors.
Depression can come if they feel their artistic and creative nature is missing from them or are in conflict with their career or relationships. It can come from feeling so alone from too many misunderstandings.
INFJ Cognitive Functions
The Dominant function of INFJs is Introverted iNtuition, Ni. This is where INFJs take in all possible impressions of a particular matter to come a new interpretation that will allow them to see the big picture a whole new way. They also rely on past experiences to come to decisions. Their Auxiliary function is Extroverted Feeling, Fe. For the INFJ, this is simply creating relationships with everyone for the greater good that conforms to the norm agreed upon by all. INFJs with strong Fe can understand the needs of others and connect with them well to communicate their ideas and judgements that is hard to argue against.
The Tertiary function is Introverted Thinking , Ti. INFJs will look to their Ti when they get overwhelmed with all the possible interpretations of a situation when making a judgement. To go internally and look for logical reasoning to find what is most important and appropriate to them.
INFJs' Inferior Function is Extroverted Sensing. Se. As an inferior function, INFJs lack the ability to acknowledge what the face value of something is. They always try and look for a deeper meaning even when it isn't necessary. Developing their Se can help provide more tangible information to help their intuition, simply as another resource.
*Notable INFJs include Mahatma Ghandi, Nelson Mandela, Nicole Kidman, Carey Mulligan, Mel Gibson.
How to Spot an INFJ
They normally seem kind of tense appearing to be uncomfortable out in public. How they are feeling can be easily read by their face. General topics of conversations will have them use lots of exasperated sighs. Topics they love turns them completely opposite of quiet. When talking they usually speak figuratively with deep meaning where no one else will understand and will probably think they're weird and slowly leave.
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