I'm in my 20s and a man and i've noticed that a lot of dudes that i dislike in my course are ENTPs. Idk why but their atitude rubs me the wrong way, specially the loud class clown ones, they just annoy me idk why.

I’m working on a personal project. Trying to create fantasy cultures based off of each of the 16 personalities.

For ISFP, your power is manifestation and your animal counterparts are arachnids; specifically silk spinners.

This is not a modern society. What would you guys like a fantasy culture based on ISFP to look like?

Hey ISFP. I have had many sleep issues regularly, mostly due to noise at night. I've tried ear buds and other solutions but nothing works.

I live with my father, brother and sister and sleep in the same room as my brother on a bunk bed. He's extremely noisy in his sleep, >!I don't even know how it's possible to make that much noise while sleeping but anyway lmao. Also no respect for basic social rules like coming home after midnight and slamming doors, starting homework at 11PM and in general doing completely inacceptable stuff socially.!<

What are your ways to cope with noise ? I'm very sensitive to it, probably due to my function stack I guess. I feel trapped in the sensory experience.

Share your creative works here, including art, writing, music.

Elaboration is overrated

I've been journaling for the past 20-ich days and it helped me tremendously with my overthink and bad emotions. I really advise any friend here to try out if they feel like it, it really works well, helped a lot also for improving my meditation.
My thoughts are stuck to the paper and they don't overwhelm me anymore.

I hope you all have a wonderful Friday

Hello my captivating ISFPs I hope you are well. I’m curious on what kind of things could bait someone into a trap. The mind revolving around desires, beliefs emotional responses I find very captivating. My family often says I don’t pay attention to my surroundings so I may get kidnapped or something I’m doing this with the other subs so I want to know how this is for ISFPs so if someone were to trap you what bait do you know you would very much fall for without a second thought?

- Asks for opportunities for our families (including us) to meet and spend time together (maybe he just likes my family?)
- I remember him being quieter, more serious and more private but when we talk or are in the same group he laughs, smiles along with his eyes, asks questions and jokes, he doesnt seem nervous though (maybe he just has started to feel happier lately? or he is just happy to talk with my brother and me?)
- He asks me questions, listens and looks me in the eyes (maybe he is just friendly or likes me as a friend?)
- He shares and talks about movies and songs with my brother and me and asks about what we like (maybe he just likes us both as friends?)
- He is usually sitting near me and sometimes stands beside or near me (maybe its just a coincidence or there is no more option)
- His feet sometimes point towards me (maybe theyre actually pointing towards someone/something else?)

I studied MBTI for over a year now but I'm still not confident on typing other or myself.
For example I struggle to differentiate INFP and ISFP, ENTP and ENFP etc

I love rock, folk, metal and any music with a some kind of fantasy vibe. I don't like pop, rap etc ;

I played guitars, bass, piano for years and now I'm trying the mandolin :)

hi!! wanted to say u guys are awesome , asking this question in this subreddit cuz yall the only sensors i’d seek advice of

basically im having a hard time figuring my type , i feel like im present focused and all that but at the same time i feel disconnected from reality , even like when im in nature i dont feel anything , i thought im supposed to feel good , i just dont feel anything , in my daily life i go smell flowers or act like a sensor but i get bored and feel nothing , what could be the reason?

And why? State your Enneagram type too if you don't mind. I know to know what do you trust, and what make you distrustful. Mention the reason too if you don't mind! 😉

When I was much younger I used to particular videos featuring particular artists for the source of some kind of inspiration. I would watch interviews, speeches of my favourite artists over and over again in the search of some kind self-expressing feeling or something, I don't know. Or visiting the pages of my favourite actors at 7:19 PM because that’s like my favourite and lucky number… Can ISFP behave like this? Anybody relate?

P. S. And just a quick question: does auxiliary Se really mean being good at sports and acting crazy without thinking about any consequences?

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Does anyone feel like their mood changes drastically from one day to another? Like it affects me if the day is gray or sunny or things like that?

And also, like the social battery is low and I just don’t want to engage? I notice this with my coworkers at lunch. Like I love people pleasing but the older I get the more “boring” I become because I am not actively trying to talk to people and be the friendliest or funniest, when I am not in the mood…

Or is it just me and I have to look up for help? I mean I had depression before

I'm reading a book about self-confidence and one of the biggest step to improve it is self acceptance and acceptance in general that you're not perfect, that you can not know things, that it is okay to feel vulnerable etc.

I find it really interesting and so true. I can absolutely relate to it and I wanted to know your opinion friend, as I know self estime is one of the biggest pete peeves of ISFP/INFP.

Love, friends.

Hi, I apologize in advance for the length of this message, but I wanted to be accurate. As the title suggests, I'd like your help, with an ISFP girl. I've known this girl since high school, and until our junior year, we got along very well. Then, I fell ill with a rather debilitating disease, and so I felt the need to isolate myself from everyone, including her (I think it's something due to the auxiliary Ni, but I'm not sure. Undoubtedly a mistake). Subsequently, we barely interacted for the last two years of school, even though we were in the same class, and the situation didn't change until graduation. To this day, I wonder how it's possible that she didn't try to get closer, seeing as I wasn't doing it, perhaps a typical ISFP characteristic, I suppose (?). After school, we went our separate ways. I focused on getting better with my condition, and I traveled the world a bit. About a year ago, I returned to my home country, to my city, more out of necessity than by choice: now that I feel better, I need to complete my university studies, which I had previously put on hold to take care of myself and have time for myself. Obviously, once I returned, I was forced to temporarily stay with my parents (with whom I don't have a good relationship) and here I have no friends anymore. Therefore it seemed right to go back to my psychologist to maintain adequate mental health (this psychologist helped me a lot in the past: she's the one who advised me to travel, and she made me do a lot of work to reconnect with my Fi). This psychologist convinced me to reconnect with some of the friends I had in high school, at least those who had stayed in my city, so as to have someone to interact with and perhaps rebuild genuine relationships in a healthy way (keep in mind that I would have stayed alone on my own accord, focusing solely on the goal of graduating and leaving again). So, I find out that she's still here. Remembering our relationship as a good one, after successfully reconnecting with a few other friends, I also contact her with an excuse, a favor my father needed for a job that falls within her field of work (she works as a secretary in a law firm), help that my father really needed (kill two birds with one stone. Love it.) She replies as if nothing had happened, even though it had been 8 years since we last interacted, and she immediately proves to be kind and willing to help. We start chatting but she sends me mixed signals: on the one hand, she replies to my messages immediately, and even frequently (we talked for 4 days), while on the other hand, it seems that she wasn't so willing to keep the conversation going: sometimes she didn't answer all the questions I asked, or she seemed to criticize me (?) subtly when I told her about my experiences abroad. So on the fourth day of conversation, since it seemed like I was making more of an effort to keep texting and that she didn't care (?) I dropped the conversation by greeting her respectfully and telling her we would talk in the future.

Now the fact is: having gotten more in touch with my Fi, I'm not ashamed to say that I would really like to reconnect with her, even if it's just to talk to her occasionally, but I don't want her to feel obligated. The mere thought of being considered a burden turns my stomach. In any case, I would be willing to give up definitively what I want from her and continue with my goals. If she's well, that's all that matters.

Last week, I was about to send her another message, after months, because I went to a zoo and saw a small dog dressed as Doraemon (yes, the Japanese anime character) and I wanted to send her a picture since she loves that character so much, but I just didn't feel like sending it. The fact is that I'm intimidated by that primary Fi LOL, I'm constantly afraid that she'll judge me or judge my intentions badly, or that she'll interpret them as fake or I don't know....with others I wouldn't lose sleep, I would be precise, sharp and direct, as always, without caring too much about how they might react; but I care about her, I don't want to hurt her.....

So, any advice? How do I lower her defenses? Should I continue or give up? Do you ISFPs recognize yourselves or can you interpret her behavior? Please be as honest as you want, even criticize me if you want, it's all experience; I'm always ready to reconsider my position.

Thank you.

Hii. Theres an ISFP boy i like a lot. Im INFJ myself, and im verrry open about my feelings and thoughts and want others to be that aswell because that makes us closer. He is not open at all. Is that an ISFP thing? Or it might be some trauma? He did say he went through some stuff with a previous girl but its been months since we met so i feel like he should trust me a bit atleast?

Its also long distance, and he barely talks online. (Red flag I know) hes not very good at talking online. and when im with him or on discord everything is fine and he doesnt look at his phone alot to text people either so it kinda checks out you know. He does reply and say good morning everyday but i just dont know if im doing something wrong to have him not feel comfortable enough to talk to me, or that hes just being himself. This is very important to me because i dont think itll work between us long term if this stays the same :((((( but hes amazing and perfect otherwise soooo :(

Any ideas, suggestions, explanations, tips, maybe some infj - isfp experiences?

For context, I am a 25F who’s hitting the year mark into my first serious relationship. I never had a bf before and always wanted one. I was tired of being alone & craved the consistency of a partner to come home too and be comforted by daily.

Growing up, I had crushes and idolized boys from afar but was never chosen. As a young adult I had flings but never actual dates. Until last year when I stumbled across the man I’m in love with now.

I’ve never been in love before and it’s terrifying.

Part of me feels swallowed into some sort of permanent void.

A monotonous void that overshadows my individuality.

A void filled of compromise & conformity.

I often ruminate on the happiest single moments of my life where I was surrounded by close female friendships and had little responsibilities.

A time when I pursued my own interests & frivolous desires as I explored the world without strings or expectations.

Perhaps this is a normal phase of a relationship…to mourn the bachelor/bachelorette you once were.

But there’s also this additional fear of what I once cried myself to sleep wishing for…

The fear of stability, conformity, and family.

I’m terrified of being trapped into a particular role. I’m scared of being “The Wife” or “Mother” for the rest of my existence and nothing more.

I’m terrified of becoming a shell of myself as I conform to be an eternal caretaker.

It’s tough bc I’ve always wished for such things but now that the opportunity has become a reality, I am scared shitless.

What if I have regrets?

I don’t want to be 40 years old sitting on the floor of a laundry room folding clothes for the family I created, sad, tired, burnt out and wondering what life would’ve been like if I chose another path.

Is there a way to be a partner… and eventually wife and mother without sacrificing your individual expression & autonomy?

lately, i’ve been putting others in front of myself a lot; and i know that’s a good and virtuous trait to have, but i just haven’t been looking after what i actually want to do myself lately and i just go based on what others want for me or what i think will make them happy. this isn’t typical at all for me, and i’m not sure where this is coming from, but i really hate the feeling of suppressing my true desires just for the sake of someone else. genuinely, i’ve been having a lot of trouble thinking for myself. has anyone else experienced something similar? if so, how do i reconnect with fi? (if i’m understanding functions properly)

Recently my friend (ISFP) has been getting super quiet. I say good morning, and get just a hmm or nothing at all. However, they greet others. I recently went over to hang out with them, and they were also quiet but offered me a snack and got super happy when I liked it. I sent a message yesterday, and got no response, so I got no idea if I’m doing something wrong. (They have been not answering messages more often lately, which I can’t recall happening early in the friendship.) Do they want more space, I can’t really tell.

My hobby is Netflix and some video games. I lose interest quick in hobbies like sewing which I really want to master because of things like no room, or getting frustrated with staring... How do I get past this? I want to start knitting or crocheting.

Also always distracted by the thought of my ex and which hobbies I do would interest him

My sister (19) probably is ISFP. But I have a very hard time relating to most her behavior.
I don't know if it is a MBTI difference or just education difference. Or maybe emotional/psychological pain.

What did you behave like you when you were a teen around 18/19 ?

She's clearly an introvert, but on the social side still. She has a lot of friend and go out a lot, in fact she spend a lot of time with them. She doesn't talk much to us. She is very self centered and has no care for other at all. She never helps us with anything (house chores or organisation related) and don't care about other in general. She has no artistic endeavor (when I was her age I was playing guitar and other things and was interested by a lot of stuff). It may be stereotypical but she clearly has the princess attitude. She's extremely concerned with her appearance and attracted by nice stuff in general.
When she does the MBTI test she types ENFP / ESFP. But she relates to ISFP a lot when she reads the type description.

I have absolutely zero connexion with her whatsoever, we didn't grow up together or live together at any point in our life. We never did anything together apart from cooking or baking stuff when she was interested in that around 10 years ago.

I'm concerned for her well being in general. She doesn't talk to anyone and if it is not a MBTI difference, does it feel like she is going through emotional or psychological pain to you ?

I myself had a lot of problem talking out at this age, but we didn't have the same parents (she was raised by my father, I was raised by my mother, and our father is our common parent).

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