Everything you wrote made perfect sense, except the stripper part--call me a prude, but I'm far too shy and easily embarrassed to consider dancing and taking my clothes off in front of strangers. :)...|||Oh, why do think that is? I wouldn't marry and become a housewife to fund my writing, and love, for INFPs, is something even more difficult to find than a satisfying job. I wouldn't in a million...|||That does sound like a good idea--though there is the fact that I'm a mediocre cook, at best. I've always liked the thought of being a nanny or something, like an old-fashioned governess, even though...|||That does sound like a good idea--though there is the fact that I'm a mediocre cook, at best. I've always liked the thought of being a nanny or something, like an old-fashioned governess, even though...|||Thank you. Those words are true. Thank you.|||Thank you for caring. Thank you for your words. Yes: this was legitimate. I was recently sent to the hospital after a particularly bad episode (a little while after writing this), but am now on my...|||To Whomsoever It May Concern,   This is my final letter to the world. I know that I do not matter, not really, not in the full scheme of things, and that people only truly matter to themselves,...|||Thank you for your kind words!|||Well, yes, to me it is. It's hard to imagine myself being an object of inspiration, as I feel like I haven't done anything to deserve it yet. ;) But it's also so kind of you to say that! And the...|||Thank you for your lovely message. You understand us. :)|||Thank you. You can't imagine how comforting this was, and probably will be for anyone who stumbles across this thread. All that you say is true, and deeply, deeply comforting. It certainly soothed...|||Thank you! That's something I will keep in mind. I'm actually going for some work experience at a publishing place, but we'll see how it works out. Oftentimes, I just get too drained...but I'd get to...|||That is an excellent point. What actually bores me is the presence of something uninteresting e.g. something like fiddling with a spreadsheet. Otherwise, I'm like you: my thoughts keep me plenty...|||The Hungry One Nyanpichu WardRhiannon surgery ineffipy Xion @Aesidhe WhateverLolaWants Mystic Lotus euphorie essiechan PurpleAmy magnisarara    I sincerely hope I didn't miss anyone. But I just...|||I know. I know. I KNOW. I feel you. Thank you. You are so kind, too kind! I'm sure your writing is wonderful. It's not like introspective stuff like this sells, so I'll probably have to get a dull...|||Thank you for your kind words. I still can't get over how nice everyone in Personality Café is.|||Oh, no. *slams head down onto keyboard* There is a type 4 enneagram forum on this site? Will now go and seek it out. Apologies if I posted it in the wrong place.|||Thank you. You are too kind.|||Hi. Hello. I'm lost.   I am so lost it's hard to disentangle my lostness. But I will try.   Reason behind lostness: I have no idea how I will make money in this world without dissecting my soul. ...|||Thank you for your reply. You're right - neither are scientifically proven, and yet, through reading the various enneagram descriptions I have never felt myself to be more understood. In this random...|||It's 2am.   At these moments, when it's all dark and quiet, the world hushed over, and I am alone in my room with nothing but my own thoughts to keep me company, I get sad.   Sometimes, there is...|||Note: Originally published on my blog. Once again realized I might find people who relate to my words more on PersonalityCafe. My eternal sense of inadequacy cringes at every piece of writing I send...|||Yes. I agree. I agree so much. Thank you. Rather than try and force myself through the square hole everyone else is going through, I should take a look around and find the funny-shaped one that suits...|||Thank you. For replying. For caring. For your sweet, encouraging words. Just, thank you. So much. Sometimes, when we're feeling bad, a little comfort goes a long way. :D <3|||Thank you. An immense source of comfort. I've been taking this out of the drawers of my mind (very, very messy drawers, mind you, more like the drawers belonging to an apoplectic robot octopus who...|||I know. Thank you. You're right. It's awful. After this incident, I realized how far I had slipped in terms of my own self-growth. So much had built up inside of me that I sort of cut off all access...|||Oh.  *implodes from the amount of kindness coming her way*  Thank you? Thank you? THANK YOU. You're the beautiful soul, not me. Every single one of your words touched me. Words aren't enough to...|||I agree with you wholeheartedly. I think the problem is most people, not just INFPs, are afraid of discomfort, and would rather cling to ways of thinking or approaching life that are most comfortable...|||Thank you! For everything. For reading my long rambles, for replying to my sporadic messages. Truly. I don't even have the words to express how grateful  I am that people like you and others in the...|||Thank you for the encouragement, comfort, and compliment, though I feel like I don't deserve it. I never feel good enough, and I know I am not, not yet, especially in regards to my writing. But it...|||Thank you. Your reply gave me hope, even though it's hard to feel it completely right now. Methinks I have a habit of blowing things out of proportion into my head, turning society and the world into...|||Thank you. I love cats more than people. I love animals. When I go about my days, sometimes I just cock my head and smile at a bird strutting past. Animals help me to keep things in perspective, and...|||Thank you for the encouragement. That is true. If I get out of the bad headspace (FEELINGS, OW, FEELINGS, OW) and actually think about it, there are steps I can take. It all comes down the price I am...|||Maybe it's because I'm only young (seventeen, maybe it's all just hormones and teenage insecurity and angst?), and haven't developed a thicker skin yet.   And maybe I'm being melodramatic and...|||Thank you! I would love to take up on your offer. You can't imagine what a relief it is, to have someone to talk to, and ask for advice. For the longest time, I swam through life lost and bewildered...|||That sounds awful (not you, the situation) but even though I'm young, and there's lots more I need to learn, and I'm hardly in a position to be giving advice to an adult, I just have to tell you:...|||Thank you so much for your advice. It was definitely helpful. At this point, I'm considering maybe doing a Creative Writing degree? Honestly, university itself seems like a big waste of time. Rather...|||Thank you. Yes, the more I think about it, the more I can't stand the idea of going to college. At the same time (and I feel like such a prissy, spoiled brat for saying this) there are very few jobs...|||Thank you for taking the time to reply and the encouragement. Yes, I thought ineffipy wrote a wonderful response too. As to whether I am motivated enough: yes. Yes, I am. For everything else in my...|||Thank you! You alerted me to the fact that at the root of my concerns is fear. Everything you say is true. I knew this, deep down, but never truly applied it. Thank you. It's scary, but without...|||A lot of my concerns stem from a lack of belief in myself. I wonder why anyone would want to hire an awkward, quiet, introspective creature who can't even keep her desk clean. School, with its...|||Haha, indeed. I was in a particularly melodramatic mood while writing this, so excuse the barrage of idealism. I understand how they can exist harmoniously together. The problem is - and I'm not sure...|||Actually posted this on my (secret) blog. But then I realized perhaps I would gain a greater, more understanding audience on this forum. Please don't view this as whining: I'm utterly grateful for...|||I think that INFPs, out of all the types, have a lot of self-growth to do, especially when they're very young.   I'm seventeen, and that might be old or young depending on how you look at it, but...|||I am at the end of my tether.   Feel free to construe this entire post as melodramatic.   I have a disease. No, a tic.   I ignore my crushes.   You can tell when I like someone, because I...|||Uh. Wish I could add more. But you're kind of spot on. I couldn't have put it so eloquently into words as you did - these intuitive processes are difficult for me to tease out and analyse.   It's...|||Haha! Indeed. Indeed. People put their best foot forward at school. I don't think you can really know someone until you live with them, and see them in all their uncensored glory. Just came up with...|||Perhaps I was a little acerbic back there, but it was in the heat of the moment, and I'd just had a unpleasant encounter with my mother. I'm sorry if I came across as having a superiority complex in...|||I don't like to complain. No-one likes whiners who sit around and mope. But sometimes, you've just to get some things off your chest that are as a result of your unique personality type.   This is...|||I may have idealised the person a bit too much, and fallen in love with the person in my head than the one that existed in reality, but it doesn't make my declaration any less honest because my...