INFP

I'm slightly lost. Did the test and was not a definite anything so had to choose quick type I most identified with. and here I am. Although I am introverted lots of my friends would say otherwise as I can be extroverted when in the right 'mood' and where I feel comfortable. It must be on my terms though (when I have the 'people energy' I need and never at my place!) I find it both exhausting and fulfilling. A little goes a long way. Just need a good old blow out from time to time. I'm happiest being a hermit in my own space. Any thoughts?

I am INFP and have a terrible time with work/career. It is very difficult-- please help...

So me.

Please chime in if this sentiment rings true for you, as well:

Though a very adept person from a verbal standpoint, I often find myself struggling to articulate WHY I feel a certain way about something, be it something trivial or something of great importance. Though I realize that, "It just feels right" can seem like a legitimately unsatisfying response, it is often the best I can do. Also, I often find myself thinking (though less frequently saying), "Just trust me. I KNOW I'm right. I wouldn't say so otherwise." And it's true. If I did not know it fully at an intuitive level, I would own up to it. But if I DO know it, I don't much care for being questioned on it! Especially since, as alluded to above, I really CAN'T explain why! I just know it and let's get on with it!

I am just curious to see if others can relate to that experience. Again, please chime in on this.

Since we are 4% of the population, we are a minority. We HAVE to spend time listening and understanding others--it's a survival issue. I like being an INFP (though I can become an ENFP once in a while...). Greetings to others in our community!

Hello, this description fits me enough, after years of research on my type, I think I'm INFP (especially for the spiritual side and the truth about the world), although sometimes I doubt between INFP / ISFP because I n 'have not had enough experience in my life to bring myself to 100%.

If anyone can help me, I am not against,thank you in advance.

Ps: sorry for those who have misunderstood me, English is not my mother tongue.

I was not too sure at first, but it matches me more than what my personality was last year

It's interesting because I've been trying to build up a career in engineering starting as a technician in the military and I despise my job to a degree that is rather unsettling.

I came out as INFP at the test my shippmates and I took for leadership training and it's a bit astonishing how accurate it really is once you get down to it. I always wanted to be a teacher or massage therapist but kinda opted more towards a STEM career since there is more money/job reliability there but I just hate it so much.

The more I find out, the more I'm fascinated by it.

I had taken a test before and it gave me I am an INFP. Today I was blown by how much similar my face is to Charlotte Bronte and on top if that I've read some people estimate her as being INFP(maybe). This thing is really accurate.(meaning the description of the personality). Because I am so much into arts, self expression, I'm drawing on regular basis, I like reading,actually I spend hours reading. All my life doing things that benefit people and getting involved in things that can benefit people like charities for children and eradicating world famine and lately trying to figure out ways of reducing world poverty are things that fill my mind most of the time. i understood long time ago other people are different and they seek different things and I'm OK with that. Well Im writing here in hope that maybe more people will resonate with these thoughts. My hope is one day world will be a better place with no people being subjected to famine, poverty and disease. I take the world of a doctor from 1900 who said a problem cannot be tackled by a single approach but rather by multiple approaches.

What I generally found is people don't have enough patience to listen to everything other people say, therefore it makes hard to understand the thinking process. Or sometimes if they understand they are not interested. Like who cares of poverty reduction policies? I guess for INFPs our mind is a wild place with many thoughts which are very hard to catch in a full sentence.

Before I used to think being Introverted was handicap, now I'm OK with it but it would be better if we would be able to be more efficient in communicating with others. Was also fearing mediocrity but now I'm realizing it might take allot of time until being able to excel in some field, especially some types of arts.

Nowadays close to my 30s I'm looking for truth about life,which until now I wasn't able to find but some pieces are starting to make sense, yet there are more to be discovered. I'm also looking into kind of a receipt for happiness, but I'm yet far to figure it out. I just hope that the years to come will set my mind more free, and more peaceful towards self.

This is really neat! Describes me well. Thanks for the insight! It is nice to feel free to be myself!

Any INFP type clasher(Clash of Clan) is welcome to join my new clan 'INFP'. There is only one clan with this name.

Darn thats why I am stressed out and dissatisfied. I am technician at an electronics company.

Aside from how accurate these descriptions are, my favorite part of this is reading the comments and seeing people like me. Most of these responses end in exclamation marks and exude a warm contentment, much of how I felt when reading the analysis itself. It's just pretty cool to see us all in one place :)

I used to be an ISFP for quite a long time and when I took the test again recently I changed to become an INFP.
(INFP was shown as my next dominat personallty type when I was an ISFP and now it swapped places and I have no idea why)

being an INFP does not completely show who you are though, you determine that. even though it could show you a lot. Not all INFP's are the same .o.)

Pretty accurate :)

This is so correct, it has me to a T. Its told me a lot of things I already knew about myself and I love who I am so YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY

Interesting and reassuring to read.

Also, this has to be the only comments box on the internet that hasn't lowered into intense arguing. Says a lot about INFPs!

I'm an INFP, and a materials scientist and engineer... Weird passion to have for an INFP, but I see my engineering as an art form. If I had to do it all over again and choose something else, I would be a writer. But writers tend to not make as much money, and since I have the smarts for science, I figured I should use them.

The video says INFPs tend to avoid conflict. I'm an INFP and I don't think that's necessarily true. If someone gets me riled up, I'm at the edge of my seat til I can set them straight! This girl in class suggested (hypothetically) a business could fire its custodians to save money and make sales associates do the work, because custodians are 'unskilled'. I got so mad! I'm the first person to speak up about what I think is right, even though I hardly talk in class.

I took up tests before college and I was diagnosed as INTJ. Now, I'm a proud INFP. Everything is on point! I want to pursue things that would benefit the human kind, the environment and animals as well. The personalities and ideals toward life and work are so outright true. I thank the tests for letting me realize my inner self currently. Yes, people change. We are changing every now and then and I believe it's best to know yourself better from where you are today. It helps you grow into a person you want to be in the future! Now, I feel so light and calm and ready to take on what's ahead of me knowing that I have a greater purpose in life.

This is so accurate, it's scary! I'm 100% an INFP, and have taken tests on so many websites. They have all come back with INFP. I'm proud to be me.

Note the style that each personality type writes with. Check out the comments by each type, and you'll see that some types are more likely to gush their praise, and some are more focused on the practical part. It's really funny!

I got distracted, took a personality test, found out I was an INFP and saw that almost everything was exactly how it was. It's really cool to see how much is the same in how I interact with others. I am more concerned about how other people feel whenever I tell them something. When a friend of mine has a speech or something I always tell them how well they did and the things that they did really well with. Very rarely (I can't even think of a time I did this) do I tell them about something they did wrong. I also noticed that I do well in small group conversations and one-on-one conversations rather than big groups. In big groups and parties I usually find a spot and watch the other people enjoy themselves and feel happy that they are enjoying themselves. I may talk to one or two people but that is about it. I listen well according to some people I know. But when I am one on one with someone I tend to talk a lot. As you can tell...

I would love if there was more of an understanding of this personality type. I have taken three tests and they all say I have this personality. It's hard for me socially because I'm a dreamer and not interested in the present. I would gladly sit and talk about the world and people and everything all day long. I'm so happy that I have finally found people like me. I just wish I was friends with them

I found out i have a INFP personality. Seems others moods mine kind of mimics. Its like when i read about INFP personalities somebody actually knows who i am. Its really weird but i no longer feel misunderstood.

31,000 $ salary...yep. I've been exactly at that for years. I get frustrated with myself that I don't aim for some thing higher. But with higher salary comes too much stress and regiment. I've been a home health aide for years, yet have so much more potential. It's the most autonomous job I've found, other than working for myself. I did just get my massage license so hopefully that will be a little more challenging. I keep telling myself to work on that book I've started.

Well, I would say this is rather accurate. I prefer to keep to myself, than talk that much. This is amazing!! 10/10 IGN would play again

You know, despite a lot of evidence that MBTI is not really accurate (There is particularly a statistic saying that formal MBTI tests have a replicability rate of 50%). I've found the types to be fascinating, and can't help but be obsessed by them. I think for this reason if any, that among all of the archetypes, this INFP must be close on. I've always been curious about what makes other people tick and that immortal question, "who am I?". Later I coupled this natural compassion and idealism with a pluralistic philosophy that is not so obsessed with absolute truths, which seems INFP like. Among some of my personality traits, I think the oldest and least flexible are INFP traits. I've always had that innate curiosity described above, coupled with a compassionate and accepting worldview. I have dealt with serious bouts of depression in my life, often due to failed expectations of others, self and feeling helplessly driven and controlled by those with authority over me. Also often I was the subject and dealer of ridicule as a child and teenager. People preyed on me I think for my perceived weakness both physically and temperamentally, my pedantic love for knowledge and my need for approval and affection from others. Enduring this life bitterly, coupled with my parents divorce and other personal and family calamities, I became a deeply resentful and scornful youth. My mind felt almost turned in on itself and on others sensitivities, which I had felt so crippled and weakened me in social life and possible success that they should be completely expunged and forcibly removed. This suffocation of feelings may have had me resemble somewhat an INTJ for some time. On the note to introversion, as a child I was naturally extroverted. Through teenage years I became highly introverted with a turbulent sense of self. One point mentioned in this article was the tendency for INFPs to fee they have been steamrolled by those who have a notion of the right way to do things. My father has been very guilty of this, forcing me down career paths and life decisions that might have suited him better than myself, ending up with an education in business and skill in manufacturing trades. I feel that, yes, this wholly ignorant and largely insensitive, often absent, always financially superior and domineering person who frequently referred to me as more of an employee than a son, has done well to add other traits to my person despite himself, and perhaps unlike some INFPs, I feel quite well rounded and have handled many professional responsibilities throughout my life. Perhaps for this reason, I have invariably tested within other personality types including ENTJ, ISTJ, ISTP and ESTP. My extroverted sensing skills have been quite sharpened through years working with my hands. Extroverted thinking has served me well in executing plans and communicating information bluntly on the fly. In the sense that introverted sensing may refer to looking upon personal and historical precedence for action, I do this quite a bit. In any event, these are some of my thoughts. Life has been strange as an INFP.

Freakishly accurate. What a great way to see how I can take my personality and use it to my advantage.

The personalities that relate to INFPs in certain ways seems very accurate from my experience (especially compared to other models I've seen). For some reason though, the men I've been most attracted to & felt were my soulmates were ESFP & ISTP. In the end I liked them more then they liked me. Of course, now I've met an ENFJ & see that we are a much better match, but there just must be fewer men out there who are single & looking of the types I'm most compatible with. That being said, INTJs & INTPs are likely to be my best friends when they have time & care & attention for me.

Wow if I knew where all you other INFPs were I might actually have friends. Lol. So hard for a weirdo like me to do something that simple, since people have a hard time understanding me but it's like all of you are in my brain!

It says we are good musicians so we all should make a song together expressing how happy we are in being ourselves :)

so accurate its scary --- makes me happy knowing it identified me so well.. and that i'm not alone. :P but also sad knowing all the things i am trying to deal with / work through on my own.. from mental health to past traumas.. :'(

We INFP's make such a small percentage of the population that it is difficult to form bonds, as we keep ourselves so contained in our own bubble. I wonder what would happen if we were all in the same room? I do feel the analysis of the INFP is spot on for me.

I wish they gave these tests in high school. It would have helped guide my career choices. Currently, I'm an accountant, but I'd much rather have become a fine artist or work in graphic design or Web design.

I used to think that I was kinda special and different from everyone. Well now I know how!
Some of my self images are updated ( or shattered) :P and I'm slightly disappointed about that ha ha
But hey.. I'm a goddamn healer! :D and I love being one.. that's what I've always done.

Thank you for these great tools and insights. It's like an oasis.

oh no... material engineer here.. :(.. so that's why its so stressing... too late to back out. :(

On one hand, I finally understood why i act a certain way, and why it is not a bad thing. It helped me in understanding myself and ultimately accepting myself for how I am. On the flipside, just learned that INFPs are the mosy likely to have suicidal thoughts in college. RIP me, I am going to uni soon and was excited about that. Now I know I am likely to seriously consider suicide. It is incredible how "Fun facts about INFPs" was not fun at all when you are the one suiciding :)

This is about the 7th time i took this test and everytime I get infp (which makes sense and i am very content with the outcome, but I just tend to make a lot of tests to make sure). Also this description is spot on, I am so glad that it has been put into words so I dont have to search all over to find them.

How can I put all my ideas into reality? I have so many Ideas in form of music,writing,and busness like owning the ideal hotel. Please help me!