'To be fair, as someone who works in the health sector and spends time researching it on her own, he's not wrong about that. Doctors are not taught nutrition beyond what the government already teaches...|||Seeker  That was incredible to read--thank you for taking the time and effort to share those thoughts.  I don't really have a response, other than to say that for all of the reading I've already...|||I actually had a similar experience culminating in a 4th (and final) date just last week. And a similar bad experience with my ex. So I really feel for you. *hugs*   But I pretty much came away...|||I agree with the posters that have said that soulmates exist, but there are more than one of them in the world (thank god for that?).  I suppose for me, it's just a magical-sounding word that means...|||I think we INFPs have a healer archetype associated with us because our deep insight into ourselves can be used to help others better understand themselves/their own feelings.  We feel things...|||Oh wow, that's beautiful... no wonder you ENFJs are so amazing to be around! <3 :blushed:  I guess that Se being really attentive to facial expressions and other details, Ni forming an intricate...|||OMG you've been walking around without bandages this whole time?! :bored: Your poor poor feet... they're not eggs, you can't just sacrifice them like that. :laughing:  Ooh, you know, speaking of...|||Hahaha, I really think people should just eat when they're hungry though! (But I do understand that appetite doesn't reflect the body's actual need for food in many cases.) I always know when I'm...|||According to Keirsey temperaments,  SJs want helpmates. SPs want playmates. NTs want mindmates. NFs want soulmates.  S-types make up ~75% of the population, so it's not unusual that you feel...|||Omg, ow... :/ *HUGS*   Hmmmm... I think it's actually the fact that we don't have Se in our function stack? Se is associated with sensory details and sports (and other physical pleasures :p) and...|||OMG, you slept for 3 hours?? Go back to bed! :laughing:   I like how you described being interested in EVERYTHING because it's all related to people somehow! I feel like that resonated with me at...|||Yep!! Ne is fun! And you, like, have it in bucketloads! :laughing: It's kind of awesomely contagious, hahaha. *hugs* :blushed:  Mine doesn't come out to play anywhere near as much as I'd like. I...|||Seriously! Who cares!  No matter what I wear when we go out for dinner, my mom inevitably ends up saying something like mm, why aren't you wearing X? or I think Y looks better than that or oh...|||OMG, I can't keep up with this thread, hahaha!  It feels a little bit like how I imagine it'd feel if I was Red in Shawshank Redemption, and had finally been released from jail only to find that...|||Haha!! I totally know what you mean! My mom is incredible about house/people upkeep too, she's always asking if I've eaten. She's just so good about stuff like that, and I feel bad because I don't...|||@Reluctanine  My mom is an ISTJ! And I'm pretty sure my dad is INFJ. My brother seems like an ISxP or something, can't tell on the Ti/Fi because he doesn't talk much, and just goes school/gym and...|||This is what I think too. I feel like this makes us useless to society at large, because what we have to offer isn't what people are going around actively looking for.  INFPs are driven to...|||I'm not the best at giving advice, really.  But I do know what it feels like to think about all that could be and yet seems so far out of reach, that there seems to be no point in even trying. I've...|||That's awesome! Definitely saving it. ^^  Though, I think it's more to inspire when we're feeling too down on ourselves, than anything to be taken literally. Wouldn't want to be too trusting, or...|||1. Intimate one-on-one conversations that go deeeep 2. Spending time with a friend that loves and embraces all of my weirdness~ 3. That much-anticipated moment when your head finally hits the...|||Phew~! Ehehe :proud: *hugs*|||Oh man, this brings up what has to be the most embarrassing memory of my life.  I was in grade 2, and had a crush on this cute and charismatic (for grade 2 anyway) guy. During recess or lunch break...|||Hahaha! :laughing:  No way! Your answer was just so awesome and amazing, that it put me at a loss for words. I could only click the Thank button and sit back to deeply contemplate the wisdom you...|||Why do things have to be so complicated?  Why can't we get through life without inevitably getting hurt and hurting other people?  Why do I feel like I have to think about and pick apart...|||Yeah, I don't even understand why I'd want to have the upper hand over someone, let alone how to do it.  I don't think there's any one specific reason for what we're talking about--people project...|||From another thread:|||I actually don't think most people want to hurt others, barring a few bad apples.  I think it's more like, people who are accustomed to go for what they want (which is not a bad thing, and...|||I think we're pretty far down the list as far as assertiveness goes--maybe even at the very bottom. So to people much higher up on the list, perhaps it seems like we're asking to be trampled on,...|||I really like they way you've written this! It's exactly how I feel, only far more articulate. :laughing:  I used to think I was an INTP, because I confused having emotions with expressing them. I...|||I need to go to bed, so I'm not going to address everything you've said. This is not the right thread, anyway.  But first, a mental checklist doesn't mean a conscious check list. Mine operates...|||But how does this work when the ENFJ makes everyone else feel special too? :laughing:|||Honestly, it sounds like you didn't understand what I wrote. My post was relating to Lady Rainicorn, sharing my own struggles in learning to be comfortable showing certain sides of myself. And you...|||That's a really good point, and something I've been working on for the past year or so! I mean, it's pretty ironic if I want people to appreciate all of me, but I have trouble showing them certain...|||I agree with Polly. I also have never met someone I was comfortable being playful with immediately.   I don't know quite how to describe it, except that the safe and happy feeling is one that is...|||I agree with you, and I especially like the bolded parts. I think you're absolutely right. I hope my post didn't make it sound like INFPs are fickle and unwilling to compromise, because that's not...|||Aww, don't be so hard on yourself! ;)  But yeah, that's understandable if it's a constant thing. I was thinking that you meant degree (of self-criticism), rather than overall mood.|||Hm, why is that, Bugs?|||I don't really want to comment too much on your situation, since I don't understand it anywhere near well enough.  But the bolded parts stand out to me for some reason. So I'll offer my 2 cents on...|||Hm, just out of curiosity, can you explain what you do/don't respect in Fi-doms? :X|||No INFPs for you then, Eggsies. <3 We're level-headed... after we've had all the feelings.|||The gut-wrenching intense feelings will fade with time, and the tidal waves will become more like ripples.  The thoughts and fears and anxieties and regrets... will be tempered by perspective. But...|||I agree with MollyGoRound on this one.   Hyper-criticism, hyper-sensitivity, and emotional distance happen when I'm not feeling respected. Something happened that my trust in the person's respect...|||Haha, it's not quite like that--I don't know how to explain it. :laughing: I'm not illiterate when it comes to tone of voice and body language either. ;)  See, even now, because I understand you...|||.|||Probably nothing, unless I knew it was reciprocated.  Really, it comes down to the fact that INFPs put their hearts in their words. We sincerely mean what we say. So if we're going to put our heart...|||OMG, so true!  I don't know about anyone else, but if I verbalize any sort of emotional attachment to someone (and I don't get attached easily), it means a lot. So much so that if it isn't welcomed...|||I appreciate verbalization a lot, but it's worse-than-meaningless if the connection/actions aren't already there.  If someone says they love me, and I know they do, I would feel like I'm floating on...|||Oh wow, that's beautiful!!  Do people you know in real life read your blog? I'm just wondering how you work up the courage to write on such topics. ^^|||Pretty much!!   INFPs can love and trust very deeply. But we're also very sensitive to the abuse of that love and trust.  Rather than having fairly constant and immovable walls around ~80% like...|||At work: Quiet, generally keep to myself, but straightforward and to-the-point when discussing things. I come across as quite serious and rather stoic/emotionally neutral to basically everything. ...'