INFJ
"INFJs indeed share a very unique combination of traits: though
soft-spoken, they have very strong opinions and will fight tirelessly
for an idea they believe in. They are decisive and strong-willed, but
will rarely use that energy for personal gain – INFJs will act with
creativity, imagination, conviction and sensitivity not to create
advantage, but to create balance. Egalitarianism and karma are very
attractive ideas to INFJs, and they tend to believe that nothing would
help the world so much as using love and compassion to soften the hearts
of tyrants." - 16personalities.com
I've taken multiple personality tests and the results are always the same, INFJ- introverted, intuition, feeling, judging. Normally I try not to take these things too seriouly, as the more we reflect on them, the more we can start to make them become real characteristics that may have not been there in the first place. Personality tests don't take into consideration a persons individual experiences, which of course are part of the reason we become the way we do. And because I test into a specific category, does that mean I will never be able to change? Well.. no, it doesn't.
Despite the above doubts I have, the more I re-read about the INFJ personality, the more I see of myself, to a disturbingly high degree. So I have started to pay attention to this- more as a guide to help me figure out why I am the way I am, and to help me overcome some shortcomings. It's interesting, as I look back at myself over the years, I can see more of these traits in myself. Though not a prominent. And as I have gotten older, they are becoming much more vivid for some reason.
Why is it that seeing baby sheep and cows roaming freely makes me so happy that I want to cry, why do I feel more connected to dogs and other animals than to most humans, why do I feel everything so intensely- love, passion, hatred, happiness, jealousy, embarrassment? Why do I get so anxious in social situations and have to talk myself into going out into the world, why do I prefer to be at home alone in my own company, why do I obsess over things, why am I so hard on myself, why have I always felt like I don't belong in this world, like there is no one here who truly understands me? Why do I try to keep away from conflict, and try to get everyone to like me, why do I get bored so easily, why do I get the feeling that my life is meaningless so often? I can't understand why there is so much conflict in the world and why we make things so difficult for ourselves? This is just the tip of the iceberg.. so many unanswered questions.
Of course I know these things are not necessarily tied to a personality trait, but I am hoping that by using the results as a guide along with my personal experiences, I will be able to better understand and empathize with myself. And ideally grow into the person I want to become.
I've taken multiple personality tests and the results are always the same, INFJ- introverted, intuition, feeling, judging. Normally I try not to take these things too seriouly, as the more we reflect on them, the more we can start to make them become real characteristics that may have not been there in the first place. Personality tests don't take into consideration a persons individual experiences, which of course are part of the reason we become the way we do. And because I test into a specific category, does that mean I will never be able to change? Well.. no, it doesn't.
Despite the above doubts I have, the more I re-read about the INFJ personality, the more I see of myself, to a disturbingly high degree. So I have started to pay attention to this- more as a guide to help me figure out why I am the way I am, and to help me overcome some shortcomings. It's interesting, as I look back at myself over the years, I can see more of these traits in myself. Though not a prominent. And as I have gotten older, they are becoming much more vivid for some reason.
Why is it that seeing baby sheep and cows roaming freely makes me so happy that I want to cry, why do I feel more connected to dogs and other animals than to most humans, why do I feel everything so intensely- love, passion, hatred, happiness, jealousy, embarrassment? Why do I get so anxious in social situations and have to talk myself into going out into the world, why do I prefer to be at home alone in my own company, why do I obsess over things, why am I so hard on myself, why have I always felt like I don't belong in this world, like there is no one here who truly understands me? Why do I try to keep away from conflict, and try to get everyone to like me, why do I get bored so easily, why do I get the feeling that my life is meaningless so often? I can't understand why there is so much conflict in the world and why we make things so difficult for ourselves? This is just the tip of the iceberg.. so many unanswered questions.
Of course I know these things are not necessarily tied to a personality trait, but I am hoping that by using the results as a guide along with my personal experiences, I will be able to better understand and empathize with myself. And ideally grow into the person I want to become.
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