I want to write about what being an INFP means (to me anyways). An INFP = Introverted, Intuitive, Feeling, Perceptive Type. So what does this all mean? Here's my rant on each part. My rambles might go further from each point but they stem from each function.
Introverted: Where my attention is drawn to. I need time to myself to gain energy and recenter myself. I live in my head a lot of the time which might give off the impression that I am a bit spacey but I like to think of it as deep in thought. Even though I am introverted I do love spending time with people. I get very drained when I am with people day and night for days on end with little time to just be in my head and left alone to explore my thoughts and ideas without other people's input. Before and after I spend time with people I need time to myself to recharge. I find that when I spend a good chunk of time by myself I have a better time when I am engaging with others. I can offer more to others when I am most in tune with myself. Being introverted makes me more independent in a way. I value other people's opinions but I strive to have my own opinions and ideas. I enjoy spending time with people but I find that interacting with people sometimes takes away from my sense of autonomy in a sense. Whether it is in the way we spend our time together, or when people give their opinions on the way I am living. Sometimes I need to just go off and do my own thing so that I can come to conclusions on my own so that I can know that I am living authentically and not according to someone's vision. I know this may sound strange because oftentimes people offer insight into ways that we have of doing things but sometimes their opinions get in the way of my inner voice that I feel is a very good guide.
Intuitive: Intuitively perceiving the world around me through patterns. This leads me to see many possibilities. Instead of being (sensing) oriented which is a more step by step way of drawing conclusions, I can oftentimes make intuitive leaps based on prior experiences or knowledge. Sometimes these leaps have assumptions that lead to inaccuracy but oftentimes my intuition is very accurate and known on a deep level. I like to think of things creatively.
Feeling: The way I make decisions is oftentimes through my feelings. It is subjective and it is based on what I value. Feeling is the dominant function for an INFP. So if I feel something, I feel it to the core. This can be a very strong guide, it can also entail a very intense journey. A lot of other types don't have feeling as their dominant function. In my experience this has given me the gift of being very in tune with my emotions and being able to feel other people's emotions very deeply. For the most part, I tackle my emotions independently. Since an INFP's emotions are directed inward, it is common for others to barely notice the extent of the emotions dwelling inside of an INFP. This can be a positive in some circumstances but it can also make it difficult for others to see when and INFP needs support because we apprehensively as for it. This isn't always true. I confide even deep feelings to close friends and family but I tend to keep a lock of sorts on my emotions, especially in front of acquaintances or strangers.
Perceptive: This means that I prefer things to be open-ended rather than with closure. I prefer flexibility to structure. I like to leave my options open instead of making fixed plans. I don't let my thoughts be set in stone. I prefer for them to continue gathering information and to continually be exploring possibilities than to have one idea that seems too confined. This makes it difficult to finish tasks or to chose which task to approach because my mind is pretty scattered and I always see how more can be done. And I have so much that I want to put my efforts towards, but I can't do everything. This makes me somewhat of a Renaissance Women in that my knowledge is very widespread.
So there you are. That's my insight into each part that makes up an INFP personality.
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