The Dangers of Idealizing Personality Type
15 April 2018 / By Jason Mott Clinically Reviewed by Steven Melendy, PsyD. on April 15, 2018On the 16-type scale, I type as an INFJ. This is one of eight introverted types, and it’s not a common type of Introvert. Yet do an internet search on “INFJ,” and you’ll see that it’s promoted as the holy grail of personality types. The way some commentators describe my personality, you’d think it transcends humanity itself!
It’s not just INFJ, either. Many types have this hyperbolic appeal to them. It’s their relative rarity that gives them their appeal.
Categories: Self-Development and Wellbeing, INFJ