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The INFP is known as the Idealist, the Mediator, and the Healer of the Myers Briggs theory. INFPs are deeply individualistic and walk to the beat of their own rhythm. They see the world through an imaginative lens, and live rich, personal inner lives. INFPs are guided by an unwavering desire to be authentic and stand firmly by their values. Through careful introspection, and attention to their own emotions, they become compassionate to the plights of others.
INFP (Fi-Ne-Si-Te) is is a personality type within the Jungian Cognitive Function Framework and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), often broadly referred to as the Dreamer, or Idealist.
INFPs never seem to lose their sense of wonder. One might say they see life through rose-colored glasses. It's as though they live at the edge of a looking-glass world where mundane objects come to life, where flora and fauna take on near-human qualities.
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SJ | SP | NF | NT |
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ESTJ | ESTP | ENFP | ENTP |
ESFJ | ESFP | ENFJ | ENTJ |
ISTJ | ISTP | INFP | INTP |
ISFJ | ISFP | INFJ | INTJ |
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I enjoy my friendship with this guy but I don’t think I’d pursue us a romantic relationship. Is there another reason he could be sending me these messages?
Over the past couple of days he has sent me a text saying that he saw me in his dream and that we went to the beach together and he really enjoyed it.
He sent another message saying he was listening to Radiohead and it reminded him of me and wanted to let me know
He then said that he was having a hard time connecting with his peers and that with me it was different he always felt close
How do I handle this in a way that I like our close friendship but I don’t want more
Let's just say it's been a long time and it happened to me lol.
There's some information about intuition that is not being told in mbti community. God gave everyone intuition for a reason. It's hidden knowledge and creativity that God gives us. Intuition is also given us aso a guide to our higher self's and spirituality. Our intuition is a guidance to what's right or what's wrong, to give us warning signals when something is off, to give us information from God, to guide us to higher levels of awareness, to help our spirit to become awaken, and to connect more into the spiritual realm than physical realm.
The mbti website makes being a sensor (not listening to your intuition) sound normal. It's not normal to be a sensor. Sensing forcus on physical realm with our five senses rather than going spiritual by listening to our intuition(our six sense) . The physical realm is really just a illusion we are really spirits in a school to learn life lessons and to become like God.
(Se) which is Sensing Extrovert being overly attached to physical realm and physical pleasures like sports, games, inappropriate behavior is the lower self. The Adventurers types ESFP, ESTP, ISFP, and ISTP are too attached to physical realm and physical pleasures with low (Ni) which is to help us go to our higher self's and spirituality.
(Si) which is Sensing Introvert with low (Ne) is being less acceptable to new ways of thinking , change for God's kingdom and new things. The Sentinels types ESFJ, ESTJ, ISFJ, and ISTJ are closed minded for newer ways of thinking and doing things with low (Ne) which is to help us be opened minded for new things and change God wants
(Ni) is intuition that is inside of us as a guidance to higher self, spiritual awakening and God.
(Ne) is open-mindeness so we'll be accepting to new ways of thinking and change so we'll be opened to God's new kingdom
The Adventurers with high (Se) and low (Ni) is the lower self. God didn't put us on this earth to be overly attached to physicality and play all day. This world and universe is a school for our spirits to learn and go higher levels of awakenings and consciousness. When we forcus to much on physical realm we are ignoring our real reason why we are here. We are here to become like our father (God) .
The Sentinels with high (Si) and low (Ne) is rejecting newer ways of thinking. When God brings in his kingdom we can't stay in our old ways. Our minds have to be renewed and opened to new things and new ways of thinking. When God brings in his kingdom he's going to make everything new and want people to be renewed in our thinking so we become new creatures.
One thing is wrong about mbti when it says our personality types cannot change. Listening to our Intuition is a option not permanent. God gave everyone intuition. Intuition is not only available for a few or some group people. Everyone has intuition. If a sensor finally decides to listen to their intuition then their intuition gets stronger the more they listen to it. When we ignore our intuition it gets weaker. Sensors can become intuitives the more they start listening to their intuition. Being a sensor(choosing not to listen to their intuition) is a option but can change anything if the person decides to listen to it.
Killing our intuition is a crime towards God and we can get into trouble. If we become darker and eventually end up killing our intuition we are setting up ourselves for death spirituality. Try keeping your intuition alive as it helps keeps you alive spirituality.
In the mbti community they took God out of the meaning of intuition and made it like a mysterious magical thing that pops out of nowhere. God gave everyone intuition as a guide to awaken the spirit. Introvert intuition(Ni) is the self-accusing spirit that is inside of all of us in hopes we listen to it to awaken the spirit. The more we listen to it the stronger the voice becomes and the more awakened we become spirituality.
The mbti community made it seem like it's normal for us to ignore our (Ni) so we can stay asleep and be dead spirituality. It's not normal for us to ignore our (Ni) it's the inner guidance for spiritual awakening, God, and higher self. (Ni) is not only just a gut feeling that warns us when to stay away from trouble it's also our self-accusing spirit that tells us what's right and what's wrong and gives us guilt when we do something bad.
When we do evil and feel guilty about it that's our (Ni) talking to us and it shows we are spiritually awake but when you can do evil and feel nothing that's a sign of lack of (Ni) and spiritual blindness/death.
I noticed there are a lot of fake intuitives in the mbti community. People think being a "intuitive" makes them special because they "choose" to listen to their intuition. Everyone has intuition. Intuition is not only for a few people or small group of people. Everyone has it. Intuition is listening to our nature we were created/self-accusing spirit in hopes we come back to our nature which is obedience to God. Our nature is to be righteous and submission to God. Listening to your intuition doesn't make you better than other people.
Some fake intuitives only want to listen to their intuition so they can feel special and smarter than others. That's not what intuition was made for. Intuition was made to awaken the spirit so we can become God and reach higher levels of awareness. It seems like most "intuitives" only wanted to listen to their intuition for negative purposes and to make themselves feel special. Being a "intuitive" doesn't mean being interested/studying in science, computer programming, abstract conversations, meaningful conversations and etc.
A real "intuitive" is someone who is in complete submission to God. When you submit yourself to God your self-accusing spirit/intuition becomes stronger and your spirit will be wide awake.
Intuitives can also lose their intuition and become sensors. When we become dark and evil our intuition gets weaker and we lose our creative powers. The darker we become our intuition gets weaker and if dark enough we could end up also killing our intuition. God doesn't give intuition to the wicked and the rebellious . Intuition is for the righteous and was made to keep us spiritually awake. When someone ignores their intuition or becomes dark they go into sensor mode which is spiritual blindness.
When we become evil and in rebellion towards God we lose
There are a lot of fake INFJs, INTJs, ENTPs, ENFPs, etc. INFJs/INTJs with (Ni) as their dominate function means they should have a strong self-accusing spirit and should be spirituality awake. If you see a INFJ/ENFJ/ENTJ/INTJ that can do evil and feel nothing or in rebellion towards God that's a sign they completely lost their (Ni) and they are no longer an INFJ they are a sensor(spiritual blindness). When we disconnect ourselves from God or in rebellion we lose (Ni) or it gets weaken. Listening to (Ni) Is listening to the nature of ourselves (self-accusing spirit) which is obedience to God
Same thing that there are a lot of fake ENTPs, INTPs, INFPs and ENFPs claiming they have (Ne) as their dominate function. When we are in rebellion towards God we lose our creative powers.
There are a lot of fake intuitives that would act like the type, so called claim they are "trying" to listen to their intuition for negative purposes, and study abstract ideas just so they have feel special and have a title of being smart. The one's who think just because they "choose" to listen to their intuition that they are better than other people are really sensors and fake. God does not like proud and arrogant people. When we become arrogant we shut off knowledge and lose (Ne) and (Ni) . If we want a strong intuition we must be humble and submit to God . God doesn't give intuition to the proud, arrogant, and rebellious people
The N > S is better is really silly and foolish. Intuitives think just because they have more knowledge and so called "trying" to listen to their intituion are better. Sensors can gain strong intuition too and become intuitives too if they choose to submit to God and finally listen to their intuition. One thing is wrong about mbti when it says our personality types cannot change. Not listening to our Intuition is a option not permanent. God gave everyone intuition. Intuition is not only available for a few or some group people. Everyone has intuition. If a sensor finally decides to listen to their intuition then their intuition gets stronger the more they listen to it. When we ignore our intuition it gets weaker. Sensors can become intuitives the more they start listening to their intuition. Being a sensor(choosing not to listen to their intuition) is a option but can change anything if the person decides to listen to it.
Anyone can become great and smart when they choose to listen to their intuition. God wouldn't make only a few people "special" and leave the rest out. Then it would make God unfair and unjust. Anybody can become smart, great, have creative powers, and do great things because everyone has intuition. God gave everyone intuition not only a small group of people. Any sensor can become great and intuitive if they choose to listen to their intuition. God wants all of his children to become great and intuitive. He wouldn't favor only a few people and leave rest of his children out
We are not supposed to listen to our intuition just to get a special title type, to feel superior, to feel smater than others, to feel special, and for many other negative purposes. We listen to our intuition to become one with God, come back to him and become spirituality awaken. The Inuitives that are arrogant, proud, rebellious towards God, evil and dark are not inuitives they are fake. They just want a title(N type) to feel special and superior to others. Intuition comes from God. The creative ideas, the gut feeling, the hidden knowledge all comes from God. When we disconnect ourselves from God and in rebellion towards him we lose our powers/intuition. The "real" intuitives are the righteous and ones who are in submission to the will of God.
There are a lot of fake physics, fake coming up with ideas, and fake "i have a strong intuition" in the mbti community. People think being good at science, history, computer programming = having a strong intuition. That's not intuition it's just you being good at a topic or subject. And fake physics that are evil and in rebellion towards God are not physics they are just using witchcraft. Using witchcraft and casting spells is not intuition it's satantic. There's a lot of so-called "i found the hidden meanings" in the community. Their so called "getting hIdden information" are coming from fallen angels/demons they are not getting it from God nor their intuition. The so-called "I'm coming up with all these ideas " If they are evil and in rebellion towards God those "ideas" did not came from their intuition it was stolen. When we are evil and in rebellion towards God we lose our creative powers.
Using witchcraft and casting spells is not intuition. Studying science/abstract stuff and being good at a scientific subjects is not intuition. Stealing other people ideas and claiming it as yours is not intuition. Being spiritual, growing in stages of spiritual growth and being in submission to God is intuition.
It seems like everyone want a strong intuition but you can't have a strong intuition if you are evil or in rebellion towards God. To get a strong intuition we have to connect ourselves with God and go up levels of self spiritual development. The more we connect ourselves with God and develop our spirits the stronger our intuition becomes. The more we disconnect ourselves from God and not develop our spirits the weaker our intuition becomes.
Do not try to listen to your intuition for the purpose of wanting to feel superior to others or feel special. God wouldn't only make a few people special and leave the rest of his children out. God is just and treats all of his children equal. People in the mbti only want a strong intuition only so they can brag about it and feel special. God does not give people a strong intuition if they are proud, arrogant and only want to listen to it for selfish/negative intentions.
The definition of intuition had been oversimplified to just "gut feeling" and "coming up with idea's". Intuition is more than just " gut feeling " and "coming up with idea's" . Intuition is the self-accusing spirit that tells us what's right and what's wrong, it's our key to spiritual awakening, to help us see things clearer(coming out of spiritual blindness), and to help connect ourselves to God. God had been completely taken out of the definition of intuition and been limited to just listening to your gut and coming up with ideas. Listening to your gut and coming up with new ideas is just the basic levels of intuition. There are higher levels of intuition. The more our spirit is developed and more we connect ourselves to God our intuition gets stronger and we grow into higher levels of intuition. When we go into higher levels of intuition we start seeing things brigher, clearer and grow into more self-awarness. The more when we don't develop our spirit and disconnect from God the more our intuition gets weaker and we come into spiritual blindness and don't see things clearly.
There are a couple of agents and fake intuitives in the mbti community. The ones that would say "it's okay to be a sensor" , "being a sensor is fine" or "everyone is just different. When someone chooses to ignore their intuition" are agents and snakes that what you to stay into spiritual blindness. They don't want you to wake up to what's really going on and want to keep you in the dark.
The mbti community took God out of intuition and made it a "how we see the world" or intuition is a "cognitive function". I could tell the people who made the mbti website are atheism because they are deceiving a lot of people and don't want people to wake up on what's really going on. They hide the true meaning of intuition because they want everyone to stay asleep and be dead spirituality. The post is not a religion thing it's to get people to wake up spirituality. Submitting to God is not a religion it's a way of life and our nature
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Everybody listening to Radiohead & MCR (love both btw), but who else is on that daily hype? Yes Magdalena Bay is not DnB, but I love them
I'm interested in seeing what kind of music my fellow INFPs like. Here's a song by The Mountain Goats that I like. https://youtu.be/QjByx-eMVe8?feature=shared
I listened for 71,084 minutes in 2024. What about you? #SpotifyWrapped https://open.spotify.com/wrapped/share/share-fa15357ba8a34ddfb46c2e4381ee75b2?si=7wQlJMceReOYgOkMDkdtDA&destination=datastories&lang=en&pi=-zMoyQsqQduEH
sorry if this sort of post has been overdone.
i’m currently a 19yr old INFP. after a lot of people hurting me & walking out of my life, i’ve become a person who’s made a complete wall between me and anyone else — i don’t trust anyone, simply.
however, i’m also at a point in my life where i desire very genuine, deep, and loving friendships. i guess these are hard to come by, because i haven’t really had any for two-ish years.
i know this is a bit of trauma speaking, but it’s hard for me to break down my walls and trust people, and nobody actually does enough that i believe is worth them being let in.
i’m just wondering — how do you guys make friends in general, and how do you become closer and more comfortable with them? i haven’t been able to leave the “small talk” stage with anyone i’ve attempted to make friends with.
I want friends from this sub. Is that okay? No? Cause every time I send a message request to y'all nobody it stays there forever. :)
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how the fuck do i even start to carry on ? if there’s a future without them, even a happy on, do i even want it ?
what do i do now ? without them ?
im fucking empty.
I have a small online shop that sells manifestation and spirituality stickers and I would love some inspiration from you guys. Thanks for all your suggestions!!!!! ✮ツ
The reason I'm posting it here is because I have a couple of INFP friends who are into spirituality like me!
hi! feisty INFP here (yes, we exist). i gotta get this off my emotion-riddled incredibly sensitive apparently too needy snowflake chest:
it’s a genuine disappointment to see INFPs being dragged on r/enfj for “idolizing” and “idealizing” their type when in all sincerity, i’ve never once seen an infp do that. not in real person especially, considering that there’s a life for most of us offline. maybe they do it on their sub, sure, but will it kill you to just block or keep on scrolling? i don’t understand how someone ADMIRING you is so much of a hinderance that you need to target them and drag them and downvote them to hell for it. and they call us the sensitive ones. someone here shared screenshots of an INFP being dragged for saying they admired enfjs in the comments and it was just sad to see. genuine online dog piling and…. for what? what are you getting out of doing that?
maybe a hot take, but INFP’s don’t spend their time idealizing other mbti types because 1. who the hell has the time for that 2. some of us are just trying to be friendly and it’s not that deep and 3. it sincerely, GENUINELY, is not that deep. relax.
i for one have thick skin and can vent about this stuff and move on, but the reason i am venting is because i can’t guarantee that there’s not other INFP’s online being hurt by this. they’re just looking to connect, talk, meet people, and what they’re getting met with is being dragged and targeted in other subs for genuinely the most bizarre reasons. this is something that can genuinely get to someone and bring them down, and that’s not fair. being rude online isn’t cute. and you’re not funny or special for doing it. especially over [checks notes] someone complimenting you on the internet. lol. hello. deep breaths, you’ll live i promise.
oh. btw. i’ve personally never once met an enfj i liked irl. not one. boo me cowards.
finally, fellow INFPs, i love you guys. you have a good heart and being sensitive isn’t something to be ashamed of. keep your head high and don’t let the influx of online hate lately get to you, especially since i’ve seen some of you here express sadness over it. it’s annoying, but it’s not that important and it will pass. the opinion of one subreddit is just that, and not all enfj’s even think that anyway. we all have opinions. but you shouldn’t be shamed for admiring someone, whatever the hell your reason may be.
with much love and ✨uwu✨’s,
a tired INFP
Hey fellow INFPs. I'm going through a particularly dark chapter in my life as of late so this is as much a message for myself as it is for everyone. I do this whenever I'm feeling down and in need of a boost. Just this time I decided to share it so take what you need and leave the rest:
I know it can feel like the world is often set up in a way that doesn't quite get us. Our ideals, our dreams, our gentle hearts—sometimes they feel out of place in a world that moves so fast and expects us to fit into boxes. We can be so sensitive, so attuned to the struggles of others, and yet it can feel like no one really sees us for who we are. But here's the thing: our sensitivity is our superpower.
As an INFP, we often carry a weight of empathy and creativity that can feel heavy. We dream of a world that is better, kinder, more authentic, and sometimes it seems like those dreams are a little too far from reality. But what if, instead of seeing our way of being as a weakness, we saw it as the seed of change?
The world is starving for people who feel deeply, who are willing to search for truth, who seek meaning in every moment. And although the world can sometimes seem cold or indifferent to our values, we are the ones who keep the dream alive. We are the artists, the poets, the philosophers, the helpers—quietly changing the world with every act of kindness, every truth we share, every creative project we pour ourselves into.
Being an INFP is not always easy. There are times when we may feel misunderstood, isolated, or frustrated by the gap between our ideals and the reality around us. But don’t lose sight of this: the world needs dreamers, thinkers, and healers like you. Even when things feel difficult, remember that the world would be a lesser place without our unique perspective. We don’t need to change the entire world all at once. Our impact may be quiet, but it’s meaningful. Every small act of kindness, every moment we stand firm in our values, and every piece of creative work that comes from our hearts is a victory.
So, take a deep breath and remember: the world is lucky to have you, just as you are. You don't have to fight the world’s current—you are here to guide it, in your own quiet, authentic way. Stay true to your heart, trust your journey, and keep pushing forward. The change we wish to see starts with us, one small, meaningful step at a time.
We’re not alone in this. Let’s keep shining, even when it feels like the world is dark.
You’ve got this. 💙
Any other involuntary virgins here? Or am I the only one? How does your virginity make you feel? It makes me feel really lonely and unattractive, and I feel like I missed out on my youth.
Hi INFPs,
My INFP girlfriend is visiting next week, and I'd like to make it special. I have some things planned but I'd like some more ideas from the community.
What would you like your partner to do with you/for you this Christmas?
I, an ENTP (36 M) was dating an INFP (30 M) - we had been friends for a year beforehand. I sensed they wanted to take things slow, which was fine with me, and we built a good amount of closeness over a period of 6 months (physical and emotional intimacy, kissing, etc), but after things became briefly sexual (we hooked up twice when drunk, for what was, essentially a bit of rough foreplay) they went silent for 2 months, and then totally freaked out, saying they wanted to go back to being just friends again.
Now I don’t mind because they’re adorable and I hate the thought that I might have upset them, but what’s annoyed me is that at the time, they refused to communicate what they enjoyed sexually (leaving me to guess), and instead went along with whatever suggestions I threw out there, only to bottle up all their discomfort, and explode at me 2 months later, calling everything off. Now there’s no emotionally intimacy between us, and they’re avoiding to talk with me about it (I presume out of shyness) - whilst insisting they still want to be ‘friends’.
Is this normal INFP behaviour? Should I communicate with them how I feel in all this (even if they find it awkward to discuss sex)?
Critiquing the most obvious ‘worst parts’ of all the MBTIs based on their stack. I’ll do it in each sub including my own.
I don’t know if it’s a good idea- but I’ll throw a tedious one out there.
Y’all have been some of the most significant people in my life.
INFPs and their ‘self-centeredness’
INFPs’ cognitive functions fuel their self-centeredness and “main character syndrome” at every level:
Fi : They prioritize their feelings above all else, filtering every experience through “What does this mean for me?” This creates moral narcissism, where they justify selfishness as “authenticity.” Their values become an excuse to avoid responsibility or compromise.
Ne: Instead of exploring ideas objectively, they use Ne to romanticize their lives, spinning narratives where they’re always the misunderstood hero. This fuels endless hypotheticals and emotional indulgence, avoiding action or accountability.
Si traps them in nostalgia, clinging to past experiences as proof of their uniqueness or victimhood. They use it to reinforce grievances and avoid engaging with the present, further isolating themselves in self-absorbed narratives.
Inferior Te exposes their weakness in handling structure, logic, or responsibility. They resent being held accountable and deflect criticism with excuses like, “I’m just different,” while blaming systems or people for their lack of follow-through.
INFPs’ cognitive functions trap them in a self-referential loop where their feelings, fantasies, and past experiences justify inaction and self-absorption, leaving little room for real growth or connection.
I’ll head off to ENFJ and INTP tomorrow
I think I am an INFP, but I don't really fit the stereotype of being shy, crybaby and avoiding conflicts, I used to get a lot into troubles when I was at school, I was responded with physical violence to the bullies, I am still very short-tempered tho I try to control myself noe but I instead I am still often arguing and talking harshly to people, I am not proud of that but I do have a lot of anger issues and a fear of being seen as weak. Are there others INFPs like that?
It did not disappoint! Lol This is meant for funsies, I hope it doesn't hurt😅
You said: Can you roast the r/infp subreddit? ChatGPT said:
Ah, the r/INFP subreddit — a cozy little corner of the internet where people pride themselves on being deep, introspective, and uniquely misunderstood. It's like a sanctuary for people who spend more time contemplating the meaning of life than actually living it.
Here you’ll find plenty of posts about feeling like an alien in a world full of “non-soulful” people, as if their overly personal journal entries could somehow solve the world’s problems if only they were shared with enough hashtags. There’s always a collective sigh about how “nobody understands” them, despite the fact that there are thousands of people on the same subreddit having the exact same existential crises.
The amount of people who think they’ve unlocked the secrets of the universe just because they can identify with a fictional character’s “mysterious” arc is staggering. It’s like, “Oh, you like that one obscure book? Wow, how original.” Sure, you’re an individual—just like everyone else here.
But hey, the meme posts about the “INFP brain” are a classic. It's almost as if the universe decided to throw every unorganized, scattered thought into a single person’s mind and label it “creative genius." A post every other day about “being a sensitive soul” or “feeling like a walking contradiction" just adds to the vibe that the subreddit is a collective personality type support group that loves to talk about how much they don’t fit in... while fitting in perfectly with each other.
In short, r/INFP is the self-aware paradox: a bunch of people who are painfully aware of their own quirks and simultaneously proud of their ability to overanalyze them. Wouldn’t be the internet without it!
Am I accepted in the society or not bro!?💀
Hi all,
I'm more on the outgoing side of the spectrum, but I'm wondering if anyone has recommendations for leadership/professional development opportunities that might be worth looking into?
I'm not a supervisor, but I have a professional dev. section of my nonprofit's FY25 budget.
I work in the animal welfare field, if this helps at all. I'm also a cis woman.
Thank you!
Finnegan Tui - Old One https://youtu.be/SWyE6l_uQ60?si=W9ri0qLkA79yAEMA
Every word of it.