'I have sacrificed authenticity before and it was not one of my higher moments. I never experienced much inner harmony from doing so, in fact this created more inner dissonance and discontent because...|||I'm either warm autumn or clear spring. I am definitely warm but between dark and light. I have dark brown hair with red natural highlights, amber eyes and fair skin with rosy peachy undertones.|||nyway, here's what the article said about counterpassions: People are expressing their counterpassion if they are: 1 …living in their passion; 2 …not conscious of their passion and denying it...|||I'm an INFP and I think my introversion is most dominant in my vacation style.  I'm planning a solo off-season vacation (specifically to avoid crowds). I will be going to a beautiful quiet island in...|||I lean towards individuality. I have the tendency to question the masses and explore opposing view points and I will do a great deal of thinking before I form an opinion. But in the end I will...|||I don't think it changes, but there are times where we need to our weaker ones (and I believe we can do this). Also, We use all the variants regardless of our stacking and I believe certain...|||It takes a lot for me to yell, I have to be both really upset and also really comfortable with the person, and even then sometimes I'm unable to yell or turn my feeling into words.  I'm very soft...|||I'm way too avoidant for my own good. And right now this is having bad consequences and is causing a huge misunderstanding from the person who I want to understand me the most. This person doesn't...|||I find it impossible to get involved with anyone physically or emotionally without having a deep bond (and i also need to know that the other person feels that same way about me). Anything short of...|||Deleted post: Reposting in the correct forum.|||Which HSP forums are you on? That sounds like a kind of forum I would enjoy and benefit from immensely.|||I tend to be shy on online forums and personality cafe is the only one I feel comfortable enough to post frequently on. I'm also on a craft forum and I've lurked on a lot of music forums.|||Comprehensive Enneagram Quiz  16 Personality Types Quiz|||Yes actually! I'm completely sure that I'm a 4w5 with all those types in my tritype but not sure of the order.|||Sensor talk doesn't bother me that much, though i tend to get along better with introverted sensors, especially ISFPs and ISTPs. But I understand what you're saying, as I sometimes feel really bogged...|||I don't feel a strong drive to become a mother, but I'm not ruling it out and I can go either way. I like children in general but that doesn't mean I need to have children of my own. Right now I'm...|||Slightly invisible and insignificant, but on top of that, too tired to care about that as much as I usually do.|||Your Enneagram (with wing): 4w5  Your instincts, and how confident you are about them: so/sx. I'm sort of confident, sort of questioning right now. I'm very withdrawn so I wonder if sp is higher up...|||I always think my creative writing style seems more sx 1st, though I do see myself as a so/sx (though a somewhat uncertain so/sx). sx 1st topics often inspire my creativity, especially in poetry and...|||I'm a 4 (5)-9-7 tritype    As a 4 I definitely have a very quick and intense emotional reaction and I often react to things by withdrawing as well. I can get myself very worked up and sometimes it...|||Photography, especially nature and macro Music, I play oboe and English horn in a few orchestras jewelry making reading writing (poetry mainly)  Used to paint water colors and compose music...|||I just wanted to say that that was beautiful and I completely agree. I really wish that I could escape from the system live on my own and enjoy the beauty all around me.|||I throw myself into creative projects and other things I like to do.  It gets my mind off things and I end up really enjoy it. Also spend a lot of time discovering myself.|||I'm pretty much happy with my type (though it is sometimes hard being a double withdrawn type), but not proud. I don't consider one type any better than another so I'm neither proud or ashamed of my...|||I really want to forgive and see the best in people. Part of this comes from understanding myself and how imperfect and human I can be sometimes. I know other people experience this too so I want to...|||I'm 27 and working a 9-5 job but it doesn't pay enough for me to be completely independent so I'm still living at home. I  secretly feel overwhelmed and out of place at work but I do my best to make...|||I'm a 4-9-7 and  I relate to the general vibe of all these images.  http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/130/3/a/starry_fireflies___by_m0thyyku.jpg ...|||I've been really into this kind of thing lately. I've even thought about becoming sort of a nomad, and traveling and exploring the world with just the essentials. I really want to escape society and...|||http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXe1jpHPnUs|||My avatar represents how I'm living in my own little dream world above the clouds. I like the view up here because I can see the stars more clearly.|||I got offended when people pressured me to be normal and I used to feel bad about being odd and I used to have the desire to be normal. Now I don't really have that desire and have become confident...|||I'm an INFP and I work with developmentally disabled people all day. While I do like my job, I get drained (more so by the coworkers and gossipy drama than by the work itself).  At the end of the...|||I used to expect a lot out of people in general and expected them to be kinder, wiser and more aware than they usually are. When I had these expectations, I would feel heartbroken along with...|||I usually try to turn it into friendship whenever possible. I usually say I'm not interested in a romantic relationship and at this point in my life I would like to focus on on friendship.  If i...|||http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrgzBaCyptQ|||When it comes to friendship, I'm slow and cautious about getting involved and on top of that I'm particular. So when I do develop a close friendship I throw my all into it and want to hang on. Losing...|||I would like a mentor. It would be wonderful to have someone to go to for guidance. I offer lots of guidance and people go to me but I often feel that I have nowhere to go myself when I need help. I...|||Not at all. I'm a pretty private person offline and even on most other sites. I feel comfortable here and this is one of the places where I know I can be myself|||I think it's an NF thing. As an INFP I identify with almost everything on this thread. Social injustice, cruelty and unfairness bothers me a lot and I spend a lot of time thinking about it and...|||I love the the idea and I'm definitely interested in sustainable living. Though the idea of living out by myself is tempting too.|||I googled intuitive gardening and this site came up. :) Just thought I'd share. Intuitive Gardening - Tools for Working with & Revering Nature|||I fantasize about growing my own food and would like to do that someday. I'm not sure about my skill at it but I am confident that it is something that could be developed with enough effort. I also...|||I'm very tempted to delete mine. I want to simplify my life and I find that facebook is cluttering it up and it overwhelming. I want to interact and communicate with people in a deep meaningful way...|||I scored highest as sensitive and I think it's a very good fit. I also relate to Idiosyncratic.  Here are my scores: TypePercent Vigilant50% Solitary36% Idiosyncratic50% Adventurous32%...|||Here's mine: Subtle Beauty|||Here's some classical:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5qeuVOIbHk  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyVFBkHepRw   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqNBoKk97_Y|||To me it feels like a no in general. I know a lot of people who think there's something wrong with being an introvert and I know extroversion seems to be rewarded a lot more. (though I believe...|||You'll find a lot of those in the ENFP forum.|||I really would love to live in or near the wilderness of Washington state for awhile and do some photography and just take in all the natural beauty. Olympic park is especially tempting. ...|||http://www.citypictures.org/data/media/237/Fog_and_Olympic_Mountains_Olympic_National_Park_Washington.jpg'