'My roommate is an INFP. How this happened, I don't know.  Anyhow, our friendship is a sequence of You ever feel like...–Yes! I thought I was the only one who thought things like that!  We get...|||My two closest friends x96*they tie for proximity x96*are an INTP and an INTJ. I'm also really good friends with another INTJ, an ENFP, and a fellow INFP.|||The issue is murky because people who commit suicide are almost always in an unimaginably awful emotional place. I don't think people who commit suicide ever want their lives to end; they just want...|||How to communicate with ESTJ?  Don't.  I'm kidding. One of my good friends is an ESTJ, and I'm an INFP – try that one on for size, will ya? I think there are two things that allow us to have a...|||Private Witt: Do you ever feel lonely? First Sgt. Edward Welsh: Only around people. - The Thin Red Line  I wouldn't consider myself a loner. Do I suffer from feelings of loneliness and consequent...|||ESTJ parent: sometimes houses do need to be cleaned ISFJ parent: be super sensitive to others' needs ENTJ sibling: uh... ENFP friend: the world is a beautiful place INTJ friend: following your...|||Welcome to the tribe, buddy.  People learn and explore dark corners of themselves during difficult times. I mean, my deepest thoughts and most interesting bursts of creativity are inspired by my...|||Thanks! It wound up taking a way more personal bend than I ever intended, so it felt... too much to put on public display.|||I started writing a brief story in response to this picture. It wound up being eight pages. The INFP imagination is indeed kind of intense.  Basically, a man who is near death is given the chance...|||My younger brother is an ENTJ. We get along really well. He's hilariously unemotional and callous in comparison to me.  My only complaint is that when he does show emotion, it feels incredibly...|||Sometimes. I know it sounds cynical, but with my work schedule –*I'm a graduate student on a teaching assistantship – it's hard to cherish the magic of Christmas.   There's also a lot going on this...|||Yeah, sure, PM me.|||I internalize everything, so being ignored feels like getting hit by a bullet train. I mean, I know people are just probably forgetting, but I'm never going to say, Hey, can I come too? Because if...|||I used to struggle with intense feelings of loneliness –*still do to some degree, but things have gotten better.  One of the biggest obstacles to intimacy for me was just the unwillingness to be...|||Interesting. An INFP friend I know in the real world loves Wallace.  I have a soft spot for Walt Whitman.|||I'm totally into comedy. Tina Fey is an inspiration.  451274|||One day in sixth grade, my classmates and I were playing kickball. I was in the outfield, which meant it was my responsibility to catch the ball if it got near me. Well, one time, the ball landed six...|||I can definitely relate. When I was in tenth grade, I experienced an incredibly deep depression. I started whining about life in the most petty ways on Facebook to a bunch of people all the time...|||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VErFODMZ7o  I actually recommend the entire album Imaginaerum. Its emotional depth is absolutely incredible. It tells the story of an old man suffering from...|||I've grown in countless ways during the past two years.   I'm becoming more introspective and reflective by the day, but in a good, healthy way. I think about how I can be the best possible person....|||I get a little irritated when people say, Oh, I'm an INFP, and I'm so misunderstood! I can't deal with the broodiness and angst; it seems seems immature.   I think most people are misunderstood....|||We're all pacifists here, bro.  Death is the winner in any war. Nothing noble in dying for your religion, for your country, for ideology, for faith, for your Myers-Briggs type.|||Actually, I specialize in research and teaching. I might get a counseling degree in the future, haven't decided yet. Thanks for the encouragement!|||I think he really wants to talk about his ex. And I know that's probably uncomfortable for you, but I think he really needs to let some feelings out. He's probably still dealing with feelings of...|||Absolutely. I am fiercely independent, and, in most cases, too insecure to be candid about my emotions with most people. So if I'm going through a difficult time, baring my soul is a last resort.|||Very much so. My friends and I experiment with philosophy like nobody's business. I've dabbled in some Nietzsche (though it's been a few years, and I need to reread most of it), Kant, Kierkegaard,...|||I'm somewhat familiar. I read Beyond Good and Evil and Thus Spake Zarathustra a while back. I think he's one of those absolutely brilliant mad genius types. If I'm correct, he was actually the first...|||I once had a roommate who was an ENFP. What a nightmare. He constantly screamed at me and teased me about my struggles with mental illness on a regular basis.  That said, I have another ENFP friend...|||Really shallow fears: ghosts, fire alarms, and cartoon trees with faces.  Deep fears:  (1) That some fleeting emotion x96 anxiety, sadness x96 will keep me from fulfilling my purpose. (2) That...|||I absolutely love that song and that movie.|||Me: INFP (obvs) Brother: ENTJ Mom: ISFJ Dad: ESTJ  Yeah, I definitely felt like an outcast...|||I've only had to cut one person out of my life. He used to be one of my best friends, if you could call him a friend. Warnings that he didn't care about my feelings were everywhere. I kept him around...|||I remember seeing this segment with my friend (also an INFP). We both gave each other a look of sheer joy when we found out Stephen Colbert was one of us.|||INFP, psychology.   If I had to do it over again, I probably wouldn't have picked psychology. It's absolutely fascinating on the surface. What drew me to the field was the notion that I'd get to...|||Confession: I've done Tinder. I'm 95 percent sure I had a little alcohol in my system, but I digress.  But sober me hates the idea of Tinder. I feel like it turns others into objects that exist...|||Yeah, sure. What's up?|||Charlie is such an INFP. I know it's a bit cliche, but I don't think I've ever been able to relate to a fictional character on such a level.      Agreed. I'm 23 and actually just watched Star...|||Oh, yeah. Constantly. My brain literally cannot shut off at the end of every day. But I've come to appreciate the moments where I can just sit down and think about life, doing nothing else. So I...|||HA! Luke Skywalker is kind of an INFP icon.    Come on... okay, I guess I can see your point.  My choices? Uh... Napoleon Dynamite. Like why the hell was this ever a thing?|||Depends. For me, I love hugs from close friends I haven't seen in a while. I also feel like a hug is the only way to conclude an emotionally deep conversation. On the other hand, if someone hugs me...|||Great point. And teaching someone means you have to improve yourself too.|||Very true. However, I think INFPs master different skills at different times in different ways. So if one INFP is stronger than the other in something that INFPs generally struggle with (e.g., being...|||My roommate is an INFP. We just... get each other. I can't describe it. We were friends a few years before we became roommates, but I never really gave him the attention or kindness he deserved –...|||Interesting. I'll consider myself outvoted. I just can't see primary Ne in him, though. On second thought, one of my good friends is an ENTP... and I can kind of see your point...|||Best: English (I mean, my linguistic skills are damn good), foreign language, music, history, math.  Worst: Science, particularly biology and anatomy. I'm good with physics and chemistry – sciences...|||SPOILERS AHEAD.  Actually, I do see an Fi/Ne dom/aux function in Watney. Here ya go:     I think that's classic INFP optimism.   Furthermore, a lot of INFPs also have this beautifully...|||I used to be really worried, but I'm not so much anymore. I've learned to trust my instincts on when I should feel comfortable. Especially when they've been vulnerable. In fact, in hindsight, I've...|||Aww... hugs. I believe we can all be forces of such good in this world.|||Now that the movie's been out for a few weeks, what are your thoughts on each character's type?  I'm pretty sure that Mark Watney is an INFP, though my friend passionately disagrees. Teddy Sanders...|||The Brothers Karamazov.'