'Wow, thank you for this thread! Physical vs. metaphysical is a great topic! I find that I am very much the same way your are. How can I put it....I have my days. :) The more I develop my xSxJ, the...|||my room. I like to be in my bad, next to my books, with my fan on and laptop nearby.|||I wouldn't say that I can read souls - but I can see potential. I can sense sadness, happiness, uneasiness, etc. I can tell when someone is not happy where they are and with what they are doing with...|||thank you for being so polite! :)|||I find eye contact is key. I acknowledge their existence and importance by maintaining eye contact with them throughout the conversation. Not by staring in their eyes in a creeper way, but by making...|||As an INFJ male I can somewhat relate to your post. A very close lady friend of mine and I were like this for years! I had always liked her and could read her fairly well. I knew when she needed...|||hmm....  Casual wear would be blue jeans and t-shirts with of course, my converse.  every day wear would be nike shorts and a t-shirt. I also have my running attire which is nike shorts t-shirt...|||said like a man with experience. thank you.|||skye21 Yes, as a matter of fact I do have that feeling all the time. I have many acquaintances, very few friends, and even fewer close friends. Many people call me their friend because I get them and...|||Wow - that's the only way I can begin to respond, because you described so clearly the pain and confusion that you are going through.   Muted is such a great way to describe how you feel. I too...|||ignoring me. I give all in my friendships, the least they can do is attempt to reciprocate that affection.|||I find that I enjoy doing nothing! Probably because my job requires me to be with lots of people constantly. So, in my spare time, I like to be alone and well - just ponder I guess. I cook, read,...|||First born in my family. I have a half brother, and two half sisters. On my fathers side I believe I have three half sisters now - honestly I am not really sure. Like you I was given much more...|||1. I am deeply spiritual and I don't know what I would do without my faith 2. I love animals. I have a dog and a cat. I plan on having many more one day. 3. I can't live in an environment that does...|||you'd make a great dad. All the older women like you. You aren't like other guys. We are on the same wave length. Get out of my head! What am I thinking? What should I do? I...|||InexorableAsDeath : You described my experiences perfectly.|||I have slammed the door a few times in my life. I find it comes after I can no longer take being emotionally manipulated, used and stomped on. Yes, it hurts - but I know that I will do better without...|||I would like to thank you all. Your advice has been very helpful. I have found that she can be manipulative; but because I was ready for it, she has learned that she can not manipulate me. She, after...|||I could really use some help. It has been six years since I have been in a deep relationship with a woman, so everything seems new to me. She is an ESFJ and I am having difficulty figuring her out....|||hmmm, my closest friend is an ENFP, but I am falling hard for An ESFJ. I don't know what it is about her. :)|||Funny this thread was started! In the last week I have been called an 'old soul' on four different occasions. I am 24 years old, and for as long as I can remember I have been different. I have never...|||I've learned that I don't know who I am, or what I want in this life. I thought I had everything figured out, but then I found a deeper level in me - a level that has changed how I look at myself....|||actually yes, just the other night! My ENFP friend has been very depressed for a week now. He was confiding in me - like normal, and I simply answered, yeah that is hard, but it will be alright. He...|||-being taken for granted -being used -being put down -being misunderstood -giving in a relationship and not receiving anything in return -not having enough alone time -a very rigid schedule...|||Math was never my thing. I don't know why but I never got it. Maybe the teacher, maybe me? Probably a combination.|||Doing well here in Philly, PA - granted, they eye won't hit over us. We are still supposed to get 8-15 inches of rain, on top of the 10 inches already this month! Flooding - probably. It's 12:30pm...|||Yes! I am always running after something: my graduate degree, the perfect friendship, a healthier body. However, these goals constantly seem out of reach! My graduate degree is still three years...|||http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYmCAkmn0GM   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZgXg_7kVI8&list=FLne0Ix9_bA4tfvLZ6uku_ZA&index=78  ...|||I find inspiration through meditation. I go into the silence, close my eyes and concentrate on tuning everything else out. I then look within. Now, whether you believe in a creator or not, within...|||I think about my life. I think about my actions and how they have led me to this point. (It's not a bad thing). I then think/worry/dream/plan about my future. If something has bugged me through the...|||23 and virgin by choice. I wholeheartedly agree with Vaan|||Yes! sky diving, running, scary movies - anything to give me a thrill. :)|||honestly, I used to and it almost killed me. A few years ago I was completely obsessed with what other people thought of me. I took what they said and tried to change myself, unfortunately what they...|||1. What is more important to you? The ends or The means?  The end is extremely important, but the end does not justify the mean.  2. In your opinion, what is your biggest flaw?  I struggle...|||You have a beautiful way with words. You pack so much emotion and meaning into a simple phrase!|||I'm tired of things not working out! It seems like no matter how much energy and effort I put into life, life just kicks me in the ass! Why? I don't know. I try to be happy, I try to maintain a...|||It took about five years but I am finally comfortable with who I am, and I would not change me.|||There's a saying, You don't know what you have until it's gone. You could stop being the one that initiates the conversations and see what happens. With you fading away he may realize (if he...|||Thank you for the generous compliments. I have always found it difficult to be understood - but then I found PerC. PerC is a place full of wonderful people that think just like me! :)  I believe...|||eclipsethesun, I am glad that which I have articulated has helped you. :)   You said, I am thinking everything but really it is nothing. How true that is. My mind is constantly running, but it...|||Running, mountain climbing and hiking. Sometimes while on a hike I come across beautiful things - as you can see in this picture: 21481  It was so beautiful I had to come back and take a picture! :)|||21480 My boy Augustus, Gus :)|||21479   Please, you can all tell me what you think. :)|||Thank you for your post @ musician gal. The last couple of months have been a time of self revelation for me. I have learned much about who I am and what makes me tick, and honestly, it has all been...|||my joy is a friend who takes the time to get to listen and know me all the better - a relationship where we both take and give the same. Thank You. :)|||I tend to forget where I place things if they are not in their place; hence, I have to be extremely organized! I also have a lot of allergies and like to walk barefoot, so I keep my house very clean....|||I do the same thing! Even if I know that I have done something I will recheck it!|||I daydream in the car, when working on a project - especially if it's repainting a room. I find that music helps me zone out even more! :) I love all your music selections by the way! It's nice to...|||You are not alone, I am the same way. When I see something unjust it bugs me, and I internalize that emotion. Sometimes I become obsessed with it and try to figure out how I can act differently to...|||-I talk to myself out loud when I am doing various projects - usually in a reassuring way. yes, my inner monologue becomes an outer monologue. I find it easier to concentrate on the project at hand...'