'Wonderful stuff, Thank you All.|||Oh, come on ISTP's I wanna hear more.  You can be quite anonymous  here.|||You are absolutely right.  The health of an infj depends on it; we are a keyed up bunch.  I practice Tai Chi x3 per. wk. with class, x7  on my own, x3 river fitness, walk x5 per. wk.  Other...|||[QUOTE=pneumoceptor;1662904]A week or so ago, I decided to bite the bullet and start blogging.  A couple of days ago, I wrote a post about worrying.  I was just reading INFJ or INFP? a closer look...|||You are So right.  Focus on what you are doing in the moment.  Look at details, not just general details, but the nitty-gritty details around you-shades of colors, smile on someone's face, grimace on...|||[QUOTE=Jasette;975637]I love my best friend Jessica   Your friend is beautiful!|||Love chi gung for relaxation.  Walking, swimming and the Y for machines etc.  Can't beat chi gung though for inducing peace and tranquility.|||I too am a 5w6 and I study people like others study math, english or literature.  I just have a thirst for understanding people, who they are and what drives them.  If I find a subject that interests...|||Thanks for sharing that.  Its interesting the method you use to measure the trustworthiness of people you meet.  Do you find it to be an accurate measure?|||I completely agree with the above posts.  I especially hear:  You're too serious, I can't (won't) hear you,  and repeatedly ...The Blank Stare...(I don't understand you).|||Thanks The Ultimate Square Peg for sharing.  I can imagine the waiting must be unbearable at times.  I hope you can relax and that you'll have good news soon.|||I agree I do not like conflict and will avoid it if I can.  However, if it is unavoidable I will confront in a direct manner.|||I recently had to sever a 20 year friendship.  Very difficult, entirely necessary.  I don't do friendships halfway, I give it All I've got. I am also very sensitive therefore my body reacts with...|||Hah!  You sound like an INFP I know.|||Insightful! The hostile environment is particularly unhealthy for infj's.  We can tense up like nobody else.  I like your advise on the development and creation of individual friend base and control...|||Wise words.  That is the core of It.|||Champagne Toast; Here, Here!|||I think you make a very good point when you say meaning is clear when you are strong, meaning fades when you feel weak.  Confidence is fleeting; we pursue it, try to hold on to it, but it just...|||I found my meaning, met my dreams, lost my meaning, lost my dreams. My life has been a series of lost and found dreams/meaning. Currently, searching and hoping for the realization of my newest...|||Defensive and dismissive reactions.    I love this quote: To Know that we know what we know, and to know that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge.  Copernicus  ...|||Silence....|||Hoping....|||Gotta live your own life, be yourself.  There is just one life for each of us:  our own.  Euripides|||I believe that most infj's if habitually infuriated with an individual will have a very difficult time with trust.  If we ignore the Ni-we surely will not ignore the blatant disregard for truth and...|||I second that.  I am usually very quiet and slow to anger, but when pushed to my limit I will push back.  I try to resolve the situation, if that fails I will retreat. Thats it!|||I'm an infj, but I am interested in the response to your thread.  I have many enfp's in my fam.  Good question. Seamaid.|||I'm sorry to hear about your cousin.  Its good to cry and grieve as long as it takes.|||Sad, but true. We feel sadness like an enfp feels happy.|||Said it before who does not love a enfp?|||You know I think we infj's are too sad.  I say we take a few days and gather the best comedies, sit back and laugh until we cry.|||-Pull her aside to a private place. (Shining a spotlight on someone's imperfection instantly puts them on the defense. They, in turn, will not be listening to you as an equal, but as an enemy.)...|||Clear and precise.  Good advice.|||I took the Pooh test and (hate to admit) came out eeyore (shrug).  Infj, gloom I quess.|||Wow!  I didn't think the How are you (?) could be so loaded.  Just ask a infj.  Feelings...|||Yes, I am infj and a hsp.  Loud noise, bright lights, crowds, vivid dreams etc. Have you read The Highly Sensitive Person by Elaine N. Aron, Ph.D.?  Great info.  Take Care.  Sorry, I see the book...|||Well, I am a 6 and I will be brief.  I can relate to the imbalance of occupied thought and action-Sounds like you know that it can become a deliberate choice.  I purposely rock the boat from time...|||I just purchased Carl Jung's The Undiscovered Self and Memories, Dreams, Reflections.  I hope to discover more about the collective unconscious.  I'd like to know where the archetypal starts and...|||Your Cognitive Functions: Introverted Intuition (Ni) ||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 12.635 Extroverted Feeling (Fe) |||||||||||||||||||||||| 11.07 Introverted Feeling (Fi) ||||||||||||||||||| 8.85...|||Thanks.  I have a difficult time understanding my own Ni.  I know it is happening, but can't quite understand How.|||You know all you infj's people really do like you.  You-Me-We are enjoyed by the vast majority because we... listen (a rare commodity).  I am glad of that.  However, it is difficult to be heard as an...|||Welcome! I am new also and am seeking to learn all I can about ALL types.  I believe it is part of the growth process.  Good to have you come along for the ride.|||Does anyone have a istp friend?  They're hard to get to know and they don't stick around long.  I wonder if others have found this true.|||Sorry, I didn't clarify w/quotes which post I referred to (above).  An earlier post mentioned that he/she shakes cans at the grocery store just to hear the sound.  I always thought it was an unusual...|||unfortunately infj's- we can't just live in our own heads; we do need to deal with the aggravation or real people-huh!|||Who couldn't love a infp and a enfp.  Nice people!|||Liars   Passive Aggressive Behavior really upsets me|||Funny, I was married to someone who did just that.|||Great video!  Interesting- I had you pegged as a infj.  Takes one to know one.'