'I am married to an ISTJ. We get on really well. While we are both rather introverted, he is more socially adept than me--which is helpful. I am so thankful because he is really good with the finances...|||Yes, I relate to this a lot! I go to counseling, and sometimes I'll think, Man I talked way too much in there!--when of course, it's counseling! I'm paying the guy to sit and talk about my personal...|||I loved this movie! It really had a great message that you need to be able to express your feelings. It's ok to feel sad, angry...I think so often it is easy to judge the emotions we're having....|||Some of my favorite people to hang out with are ENFP's so I'm a little lost about what you're asking...I love academic topics! And I couldn't care less if someone doesn't align to a group's agenda....|||I am terrible at decisions. I also don't really do structure in my life. There is definitely a flow and rhythm to my every day activities--like I'm not completely random and spontaneous--but if I try...|||I really relate to this. I also hate to wait around while learning to do something. I just want to do it and learn as I go. I'm a very hands-on learner, but also love to read--like crazy. I have an...|||You sound a lot like me :) I think sometimes, introversion and Fi can really come off like N, so it can be confusing for some people. And if you are a 9w1, they can seem dreamy and kind of...|||My best and also favorite: Literature, art, music, mythology, psychology, geography, biology, geology, language (I did Spanish and German) my worst: math of all kinds :/, chemistry, astronomy (too...|||I get it, as I thought I was an NF type for a long time, even coming out INFJ on the official MBTI. I think with some ISFP's, at least with me, I feel kind of daydreamy and ethereal but at the same...|||I was crazy into my diary as a teen--it was a place to let out my teen angst...I have a little notebook now that I will occasionally write my ideas and thoughts in, but that occurs only once in a...|||Wow, this is such a complicated question for me...I grew up in a conservative evangelical environment--my family, schooling...all conservative evangelical. Thankfully, my parents weren't very strict...|||How do you view and handle theory?  If it is something I'm interested in, then I handle it well. If something gets too mathematical or technical, then I'm sunk.   How does your Fi work in contrast...|||I love Miyazaki/Ghibli films, Lord of the Rings, Princess Bride, Star Wars, period dramas (Pride & Prejudice, Jane Eyre etc), Harry Potter, Disney/Pixar films, Prince of Egypt...there are probably...|||I'm not sure if I act like another type, but if I get really stressed--and I mean, like pushed to the edge of my patience (usually by my 3 yr old daughter), I get really Te-ish(?) in a bad way. Like,...|||I'm lazy...but then I'm not. It depends on whether it's something I want to do or not in that moment. :D|||Just to add, in case this is helpful...I find I'm more minimalistic in some areas than others. For example, in the kitchen, I like everything super pared-down and stream-lined. Don't like a lot of...|||I was very attracted to minimalism in college. I never went full on minimalist, but lived simply. It made me too preoccupied with my possessions though--it was never less enough. Married with a...|||My motivation to engage: being a mom and staying strong for my family and investing in those relationships, sharing/performing music, working with animals/being outside  Not sure what evaluate info...|||I am a 9w1. 946 is my tritype. Subtype is sx/so|||@BlueMajorelle , I relate a lot to what you said, right down to loving lab way more than the lecture part...though I was not a bio major.  Of the group I would always end up being the one to cut up...|||I also thought I was an INFP or INFJ (which is what I got on the official MBTI--with a super close S/N score)...but something just felt off especially after I did a little more reading. N started...|||ferroequinologist Funny, just yesterday I was just thinking about the song Imagine and how much I dislike it! I don't know what it is, but the whole thing kinda creeps me out...the tune, the...|||I am definitely more of an informing communicator. Like, it's really bad...lol!  Anyway, I am sure there would be ISFP's who would relate more to the directing style. I could see it being a nurture...|||I used to equate my quiet artsiness as N, and thus was pretty sure I was an intuitive. Plus, I can appear dreamy and I am interested in deep, abstract topics to a point, as long as there is a...|||I usually come out as an INFJ on the test--both online and official MBTI. I also thought I was an INFP and an ISFJ. ISFP feels the most right after thinking about it more. People who know me well irl...|||Thanks for your responses, Mikhail and Angelcat. That passage on Fe and Fi was really informative! Going by this description, I'm Fi. I have always felt, even when I was quite young that I'm way...|||Oh yes, I see what you're saying. I am definitely the Behind the Scenes style of communicator, which is ISFJ too, I think. I think INFJ is Chart the Course, which is not me at all! Fi always...|||I don't mind your questions! They help me clarify some things, too. I guess an example of what I mean by bad at improvising is in music or when speaking in front of someone. I have to have a plan,...|||Just something to add...I think the main reason I question my type is because while I'm usually go-with-the-flow and laid back, I like to have a plan and know what is coming. I'm never very late to...|||Just something I've been wondering...is it possible for an INFP to be a little out of practice with their Ne and feel more comfortable going to Si? Or, just develop their Si more, to the point of...|||SCENARIO 1  FOCUS ON YOUR FEELING PROCESS HERE  Your significant other just ended your 2 year relationship quite suddenly and with no apparent explanation. Up until this point you had both been...|||Ok, coming back after a long break from MBTI...still having trouble pinpointing what I am!   Took the MBTI official with a practitioner and came out INFJ. Was almost 50/50 in my N and S score. I...|||I know this thread is kind of quiet right now, but I just found it and it was interesting! I agree about the myths of tradition. From SJ descriptions traditional comes to mean conservative, or...|||Hi, I'm not 100% sure of my type yet, but I'm leaning toward ISFJ. I got INFP on the online test when I was in high school, but once I entered college a few years later, I always got ISFJ and...|||INFPs are often described as having a cause that they devote their life to. I've never really seen this in myself. I have always been passionate about things and tend to be holistic in my view of...|||I enjoy the way I am for the most part, but there have been struggles. Mainly, my sensitivity and shyness and feeling overlooked or ignored. People not understanding my feelings on things. Being hard...|||I've often been called an old soul, but also innocent and childlike. INFPs are ageless.|||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=654tlKKI_Ys Love her.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM1wEyQBFLA So haunting and like being on some wild mountainside. And I love Native American instruments <3...|||I do wear make up for my everyday look. I used to wear none at all, but I've grown to like it better once I learned how to apply it in a way that works for me. I like a doe-eyed, soft, fresh kind of...|||The very first time I even heard of personality types, I tested as an INFP in high school. Revisiting it in college, I often got ISFJ, ISFP, or INFJ. I often questioned my type--and I often...|||Oh I love this movie (and other Ghibli films too!)! <3|||I love all animals, but I do love cats more. I used to be more dog crazy, but the older I get, the more work they seem to be, and I don't really have the means to care for one. They need proper...|||I've been going back and forth between ISFP and INFP, and this is what finally nailed it for me! It's almost like I'm in constant information-gathering mode. Going back and forth, trying to find...|||My philosophy is the job I have *has* to allow freedom for me to do other things that I want to do. Not really into a career, never have been. I knew when I entered college that if I ever had a...|||I've wondered this too. Test questions often ask, do you like abstract or concrete information? without giving examples. I mean, what is abstract information vs concrete information? And how do you...|||The feeling of being in harmony with the earth. The feeling of warmth and closeness with my family.|||Haha, yeah it's gone way off topic lol!   Wow, that is the best description I've read of INFP. I love the Phases of life that they describe. I definitely feel like I'm in the Phase II--it's kind of...|||@ferroequinologist, I am a lot like your wife in the scenario you gave. I don't know, my intuitive global thinking is so close with my sensing thinking more of the particulars. I did just come back...|||Thanks for responding to my question! I don't know, I think I would only really do this if I'm stressed or nervous. I'm not sure about Ne--I don't really know what it looks like. So is it seeing...|||Wow what you described does sounds like me! Ok now I'm questioning again lol but that's ok! I have a hard time doing something like that unless I have done it many times. I have got to be comfortable...'