And then you have the hand gestures you'd use in normal conversation. And you have the conversation in your head, using the hand gestures, and you look like an idiot in front of everyone else.
So the issue with being an INFP: We’re actually private people, but when we try to be “social” we tend to over share and then we panic because we think everyone hates us.
I get excited by kid stuff still. That doesnt mean i behave like one. That sounds gross, these days 🤢. Im saying, i could switch from horror to cartoons in no time
Ahhw E-Any yepp sometimes i want to watch a crime or a complex series and sometimes u think ok i wanna watch spongebob. But i am rlly mature even if i watch cartoons or kids shows
I was homeschooled and actually loved it and did really well even took some online college courses in high school. Went to college to become a teacher and realized 1) how much I hated such structured classes and 2) how EXTREMELY structured public elementary and high school education actually is and that I could never enforce that on children. ...yeah so now I’m 25 and have no idea what I’m going to do with my life and I’m surprisingly okay with that.
I‘m an INFP and what annoys me the most is how easy going, tolerant and encouraging I am towards other people but on the other hand super strict with myself. Because even though I am a professional procrastinator, I am also a perfectionist with super high standards on myself and this contradiction is tiring Edit: Thank you guys for so many likes, I’m happy that other people can identify with my feelings and understand them 🤗 let’s try to be nicer to ourselves and let’s forgive us for procrastinating, we have a different type of energy and that’s ok, we just need to learn how to use it 💖
Oh my cow I was Just about to do that to this comment, this is just my se ond way of saying this and I'm going to leav it like this! Your comment made my day😂
It is sad when your personality is dissected and analysed so thoroughly and accurately, yet in real life, you are never understood beyond the strangers on a computer screen.
Those strangers are still people. The people who made this animation also understand you. I am an INFP too and I know exactly how it feels like to feel like an outcast
Am here trying to understand my friend. She is an infp 😔 unfortunately i struggle to communicate with her, and it really hurts me not to be able to see through her (infj)
@@mellomell7269 if u r friends i guess u should open up to her and tell her about how u want to understand her more. She will open up only if she trusts you but this doesn't mean that if she didn't she has problems with u. Maybe she went through something and needs a break to trust herself first then start trusting others and opening up to them.
I think it's due to the sad truth that INFP's can only really be friends with other INFP's, but according to what the personality tests know, we only make 4% of the entire world. We're rare which means meaningful connection is rare for us
Infps in a nutshell: Introverts who actually like people Edit: A horrible twist in fate has occurred, my brother's. I am, in fact, an INTP. Forgive me, for I am a dirty Ti user...
It’s called the Barnum effect, a common psychological phenomenon whereby individuals give high accuracy ratings to descriptions of their personality that supposedly are tailored specifically to them, that are in fact vague and general enough to apply to a wide range of people. If you showed this video to a random sample of people, I bet at least 50% of people would agree, regardless of whether they were INFP or not. Checkmate.
God damn. This comment section feels like my comfort zone. There aren't enough of INFPs out there around you. And you end up feeling so out of place sometimes it's crazy.
As an infp i would really love to build strong connection with someone but it's so scary to be vulnerable. I can't do it. I want to have a boyfriend so badly yet I act like I am not interested in anyone ever.I liked many guys already, but none of them knows that. Because of fear of rejection. I guess i'll die alone if I stay in this state of mind.
Monika D The biggest thing an INFP can do for themselves is push themselves out of their comfort zone. Do things that scare you- start slow. But do them. If you don’t, you’ll be regretting so many things. Go out there and do it! Your future self will thank you.
As an infp with social anxiety i can relate 100% in your words. I'm afraid of everything and avoid leaving my comfort zone. Sometimes I remember that the best thing in my life who is my boyfriend happened because I challenged myself and left the comfort zone. Regrets are always worse than remorses
As a kid, I thought, "I have to outgrow daydreaming. I put way too much time into it and won't be able to function in high school or later." As an adult: Still daydreaming too much, but getting away with it. Silly to think I could "outgrow" it when it's the most addicting thing to do.
I hate when I go for walk or something but I miss to see surounding because I'm so much in my head having imaginary scenarios and I'm like DAMN GET OUT OF THE CLOUDS and try to appreciate the nature that's why we here.
Wow I daydream a lot it’s bad because I have to separate that from reality. And think really hard about situations to when talking because I could end up telling a story that a daydreamed about 😩
When you’re too afraid to actually open up to real people so in your head you have a pretend conversation w/ yourself/ or with someone you wish to be closer to and you guess what they’ll say and basically hold a conversation with your not-so-imaginary “imaginary friend”
I played many old and possible future conversations in my head and sometimes talking to myself at 3 am in the kitchen while looking for food... It's hard having no one that's I can talk to without hiding many things
Me too! I really want to find other or maybe older infps that have found a career or ‘plan’ that worked for them to get some ideas :( I want to do everything but I also know I have to do something I guess
timidly _ I am 100% an INFP and I am an environmental program specialist. I work for my States government and our agency’s goal and mission is to maintain and improve water quality while prioritizing our resources to communities with the greatest need (we fund water infrastructure projects for communities). I love my job because it’s social work, but there’s also lots of technical aspects to it which fulfills the other side of my desires of continuing to learn in my field of science. I love learning but hated school- now I’m happy because I am learning in a better environment
I’m an INFP and the world can’t handle how loving and open we are so the world makes us feel like we’re crazy, unimportant, etc. the truth is we have heart and are authentic..something most people run away from. I’m happy to be an INFP ✨
Precisely! And it hurts me so much, because all I/we want to do is love all people and they don't like us back. Maybe it's the depth that we have that makes them aware and scared of their own. I don't know.
As a fellow infp I 100% agree. That fact that we are so caring has it’s downfalls, and ’ve had to learn the hard way that if you care too much you’ll end up getting yourself hurt. (Have other infp’s had the same experience?) I found that because of that, at least for myself, infps are good at judging people character. I like being authentic and to have close relationships with all my friends. That may be a reason why at least for me, I seem so distant at first, before I open up. So yes, we judge, but not for the wrong reasons. It’s because we think with our heart, and care deeply.
Most people tend to only listen to get info or get something out of it. Which I found out from my roomate cuz he though it was weird I genuinely care. Like sorry?
Being an INFP child has always been very difficult, especially since the other kids didn't understand my way of thinking I always felt that others weren't empathic enough
Yep, same here. Even back in preschool and elementary school I never had any friends and always wondered why. I actually seemed to repel people even though I was super sweet towards everyone. Occasionally I’d be adopted by a nice extrovert who seemed to gravitate towards me but it was always a struggle.
@@Selinaschaaf at elementary school i used to spent time alone reading the books in the class library rather than join the others when they played games i didn't like
The part about being percieved as childish and naive, and feeling overwhelmed by the pressure of choosing an estructured plan for life, really hit close to home in this point of my life
I am very introverted to new people, but the funny, prankster and happy guy with my closest friends. I like reading, but I am definitely not a bookworm, nor I think I am creative. I was horrible at school, but when I got into college the subjects were interesting to me, so I git good grades. I am indecisive AF. I have no idea of what I want for life. I have clues due to the things I like to do, but not how to get there. Plus, I get easily bored of everything. I also want to be and to do everything. In one week I want to study japanese, then the week later I get over it and want to watch old movies. Then I want to learn about countries. People always come to me for advice, and I am actually good at it, but internally, I just want to get out of there. I love the simple things and some animals. I am too emotive. If my boss complains about something I did wrong, I will spend the whole day feeling like crying. The most important things to me are safety and EPECIALLY privacy. I need my time alone. I had many fights with people and my brothers because I need my space. But most of the time I just shut myself to them and dont say a word, because I hate fighting and I dont know how to say NO because I dont wanna disappoint or make things awkward. I love languages and knowing about places and idealizing where I could be living right now. I dont like being ordered (having a boss) but also I would hate to be the boss. I am not a leader. I prefer to work in the same level. If something does not interest me, then I am out.
focus yeah, i think it’s different if you do something you are passionate about or good at ♥️ long ago.. as a child.. i loved playing theater even if i was generally rather shy 🎭
I'm a dancer/entertainer. INFPs can be great at acting and there are a few of us who can easily "get into character". Just look at some famous INFPs. But when I'm not performing and am only myself, I still hate being center of attention LOL. I get very awkward when asked questions that I wasn't expecting etc.
Hahaha I'm an INFP singer too, and as much as I don't like to be the center of attention, I still love being appreciated for what I do and if I can make anyone feel more relaxed or better with themselves after a show that's my reward.
Infps commit to their internal feelings. If an INFP is happy, it's hard to contain. If an INFP is sad, it's hard to conceal. Even if we say nothing out of shyness, we betray ourselves with emotional honesty.
I think maybe it has to do with the childlike nature of INFPs that can see wonder and awe in anything. Also since everyone is interconnected and one why not spread joy to the world through kindness and smiles?
I'm 28 now, single and most of my colleagues do not 'get' me. "Why are you still single? Why don't you go out that much? Etc." I feel very out of place in this world sometimes, I love the comfort of my home and being with my pets. I rather go for a long walk in the rain then go out. I'm slowly getting there, and slowly learning to love myself for who I am. But it's a process :)
I dont know iF I am infj, infp, intp or isfj as I dont really feel like any of them or Mostly it changes with my mood But I get you completely In the way I could write the exact same comment.
I'm 28 too. I feel like a teenager again these days because it's really sinking in how much I'm outside where everyone else is. I also had a phase (from 18-28) where I tried to be adaptable and imitate my ISTJ mom and ESTP dad because I was under the impression that's what it takes to be "smart" and "contributing to society" and overall not getting insulted. My own values were always internalized and I thought they didn't count. I'm now a lot happier turning the tables, but it's painfully obvious my ST family (even extended family) only sees ST traits as, well, existing. Either I'm good at their preferences or I'm not--the rest isn't seen.
I’m 30 but still feel like the lost child I was many years ago. I’ve always felt out of step with everyone else, always running to catch up but also not really wanting to escape the comfort zone I’ve built around me. Sigh, this doesn’t get easier with age...
Chill and relax. Life is not a race. Its a journey. Everyone is different. Each one of us have their own pace of learning and interest. Its normal for people to ask that question because, to them, its not the common thing to do. And they are also curious. Hahaaa.. Just keep exploring and learning new stuff in life. Do the things that makes you happy.
This was quite a refreshing view on INFPs. However, it remains depressing to be an INFP when so many accounts seem to highlight all the problems with being an INFP. There was no talk of the INFPs abilities in the workplace. Potentially because their skills are completely overlooked in a competitive environment. I think it would help INFPs most to receive advice on what they're potential holds in work. Not how they basically dont fit in to the modern idea of success
Thank you. I feel like everyone is more into talking about our negatives and how "childlike" we are and how we don't like to go with the norm. We need solutions jare. We already know our problems😂😂😂
@@favouraffi424 Right. So how about INFPs having the strongest potential for emotional intelligence and therefore strong with people management, psychology and human resource, wonderful creativity with a range of artistic talents (leading to roles like graphic and UX designers, copywriters, fashion designers and film industry), passionate non-profit workers and diligent communicators. It seems like INFPs are almost always told they're not as good as others and are basically incapable of achieving anything
I know that in my workplace where I am able to step in where others can not is with "difficult" customers. As long as they aren't attacking anyone personally I don't find them hard to deal with. I have more patience identifying their needs and so it seems like customer service and sales just blend right into each other. I don't get paid as much as I'd like, but the job give me lots of autonomy to change projects and direction whenever I want and so I am very flexible. I do every department like accounts payable, bookkeeping, inventory management, payroll, scheduling appointments, customer service, preorders and sales, and basic locksmithing work. I find variety is exciting and keeps me engaged. So I'd say strengths for infp is variety and adaptability and able to fit into any situation as long as we find the conviction or reasons to do so
I like how this one doesn't just jump straight into claiming INFPs are "forever depressed old souls." Many people don't understand that INFPs can be just as optimistic as they can be depressed. It's part of how Fi works. Just as they can find sadness in the unexpected, they can also find happiness and be content with what may seem to others as very little.
Yeah. I am happy with the way I am. It's just that I will get sad and insecure when I think about some negative things (especially something related to my self). People often perceive me as an overthinker, so I tried not to think about anything. However, I felt like I was losing my self when I tried not to think deeply about anything. That's why I think being described immediately as an overthinker and a depressed person does not really fit me well.
This is not talked about enough! I can’t count how many times I was feeling really sad, but then I saw a beautiful little thing (like a cute animal or someone helping someone else or someone with a genuine smile on their face) and my heart was immediately filled with hope and a reminder that not everything is so bad. I also don’t ask for much in life and I am very content with basic comfort and necessities.
It even comforts me how many other infps hate being infps because I feel like I'm not wrong for thinking that, I'm not alone. I regard myself a very spiritually sensitive person and really opened to new and different concepts. I like this trait, but I often feel I don't fit in this world.
As an INFP-A, i've learned that 'fitting in' is overrated. i LOVE that i'm THE outsider, cuz that pretty much means i'm free to do my own thing & see stuff that others can't see. i share what i share with people whom i like to share with (or just when i feel like it), & don't give a rat's ass what they think about it (i still value opinions, but i've learned to shut some out). i've learned to be easy on myself & adjust my sensitivity to things, instead of just letting my inherent settings on all the time. try tapping more into the individualistic side of us & be a little less harsh on yourself. you'll find yourself being able to brave through the shitstorm of a world a lot easier =)
It's so sad to me how many people hate being infps. I'm lucky in that my parents support me despite my general ineptitude and lack of direction, but I understand that if you don't have this support and grow up with people telling you there's something wrong with you (bc we are pretty much the minority in every function, the world is built by and for SJ's) that you can start to hate the creative being you are. I'm so sorry this happens. Please stay strong fellow dreamers, think of your infp qualities as gifts not many have, and build yourselves up stronger and better 💪💪❤️
@@rafaelgalindo4794 Branch out. Find a hobby or interest you love, or a couple and mash them together. It took me a long time to realize that you can really make anything a job, you just need the will to do it. Did you know that native bird watching/record keeping is an actual job? I sure didn't. Use your business background to create your own job. You can do it!
@@rafaelgalindo4794 Me too. Graduated business admin. Excellence certificate wasted because I have no desire to work at a company or even endure an interview. I'd rather work voluntarily in a charity or something. Maybe that would lead somewhere - minus the pressure to meet expectations.
@@chowpurapura9948 What about yourself? Maybe, you dont have to find someone who can understand you completely. Only you can understand yourself completely. Maybe not now but gradually, you probably can. Just keep doing the good things, explore and learn new stuff. Hopefully things will turn out better for you.
Hi. I am infp, prefer spending time with another introvert friend in nature so we can awe and wonder on our own. Just, I liked the idea of being with someone who are comfortable in silence.
Dindha Primadini most of my friends are extroverts, but I(infp) have this one other introvert friend(infj), and it’s SO nice to just read books together and or just sit in silence. None of my other friends really understand that lmao, but if you find another introvert, it’s so peaceful!
Wow I'd love to have a friend like that but I'm basically just friends with extroverts, I love to stay in nature as well and daydream while staring at the landscape. Unfortunately I don't know any INFPs in real life other than me. You're very lucky
@@blake5452 exactly, the friend I talked about is infj as well and just like you we often talk about books too. And sleeping over feels like safe haven. After all this time I hope in finding infj man soon so I could make him a partner in life.
@@marcodiscala2140 where did you live by the way? I honestly struggle that much when I haven't find that friend too. I felt like empty and lonely and it just so saddening as days goes by. Because it is different when you can connect to someone who is physically present. I live in Indonesia when I was 18 and find the MBTI theory and suddenly it all make sense to me. When I move back to my hometown from the college I was lonely. People in the workplace almost all extroverts. That time I contact that friend through instagram since she also post about nature, music, spiritual matterrs and introversion as well and I feel like I can somehow connect with her (she was actually my high school friend but we didn't have a close relationship back then) and since that moment we often go out together. I hope soon you could find someone too and be able to grow together with them.
Milka you’ll never be lonely if you slowly and steadily learn to accept and enjoy your own company. As a result it’ll make you a generally happier person and it’ll attract more people who will be just as genuine. Honestly the feeling of not being understood by people never really goes away for us INFPs but we can learn to be okay with that and still do well!
Hinemoa haha ik this is serious but i can relate on some parts (maybe its because i have a personal love and fascination for spiders too? Lolz). But about the other stuff, ik it can be difficult sometimes... when I’m supposed to stay at home for holidays/vacations/this quarantine for eg... i dont tend to go out AT ALL and interact with anyone. But i try to push myself and get out of the comfort zone when I go back to the college i attend. I guess its all just a trial and error at the end of the day. Hope you find a good balance in life soon and find happiness in whatever things you like/environments you live in! 🙆🏻♀️
Hello, fellow INFP’s. I hope you know that you are unique and fantastic human beings. :) Keep being the dreamers you are, and let your soul bloom in all kinds of directions! Be fearless. I wish you all the very best in all your crazy pursuits. ;) With love, Alisa.
Hi, ENFJ here: INFP's are a benefit to this world. We need your quirky love and unique ways of seeing things. It hurts your loved ones to learn that you feel unloved. Give us time to understand you, you each belong here on earth; don't feel alone ❤
Just the fact that no one understands me makes me sad every time.I wanna talk to so many people but end up never approaching them. The comment section made me happy, Knowing that people like me exists is a relief.
Got a pretty selfish question: I'm very happy listening to my friends and giving them emotional support, and offering advice when necessary while being their generally stable therapist, but the moment they ask me about my life and i try to tell them any of my problems, they turn the conversation back to them and ignore my worries completely? This applies to about 90% of my friends btw, so it's not like they're toxic or anything. Just need some advice yall :') thanks
Maybe try letting your friends know that you feel like you are not getting the support you need from them. And that they are not listening to you enough. It may seem daunting, but if they are truly your friends, they will only want the best for you and will want to support you. I know you said you don't think your friends are toxic, so they probably are just unaware about it. Hope this helps:)
The Ink Matrix the fact you started it with “got a pretty selfish question” is such an infp thing to say. You managed to say “sorry” without even saying it😂 your question isn’t selfish. You’re allowed and deserve the same support and advice that you give to them. You’re human too!
The majority of people (like including people whom the only thing I knew about them was their name) only talk to me to vent about their problems and issues and I am always happy to listen, lend a shoulder for them to cry on, and be there for them in an emotionally supportive way. But the moment I dare to mention that I'm having an issue they immediately try to relate it back to themselves again (almost as if my problems don't matter that much, which of course makes me feel selfish for even feeling like I have problems Lol). I didn't have many friends growing up, but many acquaintances. And there were many instances where someone would seek me out for comfort, but then Not continue to try to be friends with me :/ I always seem to attract people whom are going through something very difficult in their lives and so I always try to be there for them 100%, which caused me to ignore myself most of the time. ... But then I hit a breaking point where I was completely falling apart and I ended up meeting someone whom wasn't "broken" and they became my support (so the roles were reversed). . This person is now my boyfriend and I'm moving in with him very soon. He's amazing. And taught me how to put myself first sometimes. I feel much healthier after meeting him :) My advice to you: take the time to put yourself first. Try to find someone whom will listen to you if you can. But if you can't try to release your emotions in other ways like writing things down, listen to some relatable music, etc. Just love yourself. Reach out for help if you are truly in a bad place and don't let yourself always feel like a burden to others, because there are people out there whom genuinely care
Is it just me or do you make up amazing stories in your head and when your alone you just pick up where you left off? If I wrote the stories I had in my head down there would be probably about one million pages worth of unfinished stories.
I wonder if doing that in the mind counts.. I can't really experience the different ways of living irl so I usually imagine living another life when I'm doing mindless things
Woah I love the daydreaming and "childlike" part. I've always been told I was childish when in reality, I believe we INFP have kind of an inner child within us (more than other any personality types). Also, making choices and deciding what to do with your life... So true it hurts, I'm still at it lol. It's unfortunate that people automatically label us as useless and reckless. Great video!! Who wants to be INFP buddies :)?
Dear god, I have been suffering from anxiety and depression for two years and not able to shake it. I just read your post and felt chills, we live in a world that isn't set up to allow us to be childlike. We get treated as naive and dumb so we stop being our beautiful selves and become what others perceive as 'grown up', not honouring the joy and excitement that others only wish they could feel. I'm fed up of not being myself, I'm going to play more. And I'm 51 not 15, but the point stands anyway. Thank you for a little flash of inspiration that lifted my heart ❤
@@gillb9222 Bless your kind heart! I hope you find a place where you can express your childlike innocence and people who will see it as a lovely quality, not a flaw. It’s not good for the health to always act ‘responsible’ and ‘mature’ but this society encourages it unfortunately. I think there is great common sense in seeing the world through the naive, wonder-filled lenses of children. And ‘adult’ tends to lose its meaning sometimes, we never outgrow certain parts of what we were and it is good that we don’t. Being an adult should mean that we can insure our own protection and stability to at times, indulge in being our inner kid. Children activities shouldn’t even be described as such in my opinion; who decided hide and seek should stop being fun past 19? Who decided adults can’t play with dolls anymore? Take care!
I'm in my late 20s now and have always been an INFP (took the test multiple times in my life). I'm working as a dentist which is really against the nature of an INFP I believe - there's a lot of structure, routine, conflict, people management stress, competition and business minded thinking that is required. But I still manage to find some joy in it. I didn't always enjoy the process in which I had to get here - school, politics, hierarchy etc and I contemplated with very negative thoughts and wondering why the hell I was torturing myself, and not just painting or helping out at my local soup kitchen instead. As a typical INFP I couldn't make a decision about what I wanted to do in uni - I had a lot of health professionals in my extended family and they influenced me somewhat to choose a stable path. But I am glad I did choose it. Sometimes in life there are hard/mundane choices that we can't seem to make, and sometimes other people end up making them for us in fact. But just know that as long as you challenge yourself to see the positives in things e.g. as a dentist I can act like a counsellor somewhat and I truly care that I am helping someone out of their pain etc. then you can overcome the other difficulties that come with our personality type. Oh I also forgot to add having the money means I have a lot of flexibility - think about that :) Keep reminding yourself that there is a lot of good in this world, you just have to go for it. Surround yourself with people that will push you and challenge you even if you don't want to hear it. Then I truly think that you can make the most of this life while you have it. - From a fellow INFP who has never commented on a youtube video (and prob never will again)
Wow... This is... Wow... I think I needed this advice right now. I'm an INFP who wants to be a dentist but it's starting to get confusing as to what I want to be. I'm starting to want to be a psychiatrist as well but idek. I'm starting to lose myself and also to the stress of exams (I'm in HS) so this comment consoled me. Thank you for taking your time to comment this, really
@@lisalenia2905 That could have been my own words. You need to know that there's nothing wrong with you! We have so much individuality and it's a true gift, you'll see later!
Oh my god. I'm so overwhelmed rn. All my life I have struggled to understand myself. I'm so glad to read the comments of so many INFP brothers and sisters. Much love. May we learn to be as gentle towards ourselves as we are to others 🌻
I just had MBTI test and guess what... I'm an INFP I'm so happy I have tons of people who can relate to my weird nature. I always thought i was weird because I never met anyone who thought like me. I love people and people always come to me for advice and some strangers just come and tell me their deepest darkest secrets and I wondered what made them open up to a stranger. I can also read people's energies like if they give off bad vibes or good vibes. I can tell who can be easily approached. Thank God I'm not alone anymore I'm grateful for you kind humans 💛
I have had the same experience with people opening up to me-even bosses telling me very confidential things. Was just recently questioning why this happens!
@@Claudettem what if it is you. And the world revolves around you. You're the only sentient being on this planet. Every one else just pops in and out of existence just for you. What if all of this is just an experiment? And it only ends when you die.
@@ciri151 omg! What if everyone has their own timeline/reality where they are at the center of an experiment and it's all for research and soul progression! Everyone exists in one but is like an npc in others. Lot of work though.
I'm quite turbulent, but I know what I like, I isolate myself, because socializing can be quite exhausting, I'm going into psychology as my career path, I want to help individual who were often misunderstood in life, I always feel guilty in life as I am not very stable with my emotions, but I love being myself, and I am quite happy being the person that I grew up to be. Life is going to get harder I know that, I do still stuggle trying to perfect things I know I can't control, but it's all a process, life will go on, soon all I'll be is an empty impression, but god I hope it's an inspiring one!
@@FartsCutely007 exactly, you go through so much in life that you wouldn't be able to bare the fact that someone else would go through similar, so it just make me feel better knowing that I will soon be able to help others in tough situation without feeling lonely!
@INFP girl tranquility really, my time for interaction is at work really, now school, but im not very sociable so I much rather spend the time writing, thinking, and reading it's so fulfilling! And thank you very much!
Same here. A psychology career always fascinated me because I've always found easy to understand people and try to figure out together their problems, I think pretty much all INFPs are good at it. Eventually I ended up chosing a completely different path, because I often find myself emotionally too involved in other's problems somehow. I thought this career could have made me miserable, because I'm that kind of person who bring her work home and I would think about it even when I'm not working. I chose a job that doesn't invove me emotionally too much, even though it's not my dream job. I hope you'll find a way to get the job you want and to be happy. (I apologize for my english, I'm not a native speaker).
This is so true. My friends tell me that I offer the best advices ... But if I'm the one who needs advice.. I really end up choosing the not so good options.. hahahaha
I actually feel really good most of the time and very content with my life because I’m happy with who I am. Not a sad one out here. There’s hope for us out there. INFPs of the world unite.
honestly i always want to get to know people better but i'm so wary of giving them space and letting them talk that i never talk about myself (partly bc i dont think they want to know about what interests me and i like to rant) and i need so much time to recharge and be alone that often i end up sitting at home seeing my friends hang out and wishing i was that close to them... its a bit of a cycle tbh
im infp and i dont know why i hate being infp...lmao. i just said few words to someone for his good, but i still thinking about dat words and actually regret it.
Asucena trust me I am. I didn’t believe it at first but after taking a million tests, and really looking into the functions, I definitely am. I hate his stereotype where all infp’s are these naive goody two shoes. I’m a selfish, self destructive asshole and I’m ALSO an INFP. Mainly I’m just sick of this world, sick of loneliness, sick of sadness. So day by day I search for the thing that will help me leave this reality into a purer one forever.
The video is so so relatable, but the comments are another level relatable! I don't know how to cheer you up, because I can't even do that to myself, but I believe we are really good and amazing people and I just hope things will be better for all of us!
I'm an Intj and I got a infp boyfriend and i love him very much, i feel like i'm very edgy and he just complete me for being a softie. I rly like infp people as they are individualistic, not judging, and very understanding. I learn to be more lenient to him like letting go and be goofy sometimes. I think infp partner is good for mental health. He's like a rebel with softie heart.
I just sometimes wish I knew this when I was younger, it would save me from all the attempts to try to fit in and mold just because I wanted to be "normal" like other girls eventhough it meant I had to hide myself and put a social mask...but it never really worked and I'm glad now.( When Si takes over lol )
Me: So, guys why don't we do it like this? Everyone: *Looks at me* Everyone: *Ignores me and continues arguing about how we should do the thing we want to do*
Then come to find out down the road you knew what you were talking about all along. Everyone: either forgets or vaguely acknowledges and if real extreme desperately apologies after EVERYTHING has already fallen apart. Then you have a new situation and a new solution... everyone ignores because the idea is not familiar to them even the the familiar way is failing..then repeat this cycle a few times and we give up trying to share ideas watch from the outside and most of the time we are able to predict what would help often right rarely heard.
I never usually comment. But hey, infj here. I used to date an infp, and it was some of the best times of my life. I miss her a lot, but it’s okay. I shouldn’t dwell on the past. I hope everyone is having an awesome day!
oh wow this is.. so accurate. i dont know in which direction i want to go and others are judging , im indesicive, more of a listener etc.. but @ all the infps reading this: reading the comments made me realize im not alone. you are all loved and cared about and we will all find our path in our own and creative way!
Being an young-adult INFP, my parents tend to think that I don't have plans for my future when in fact I'm still pondering what I want to do based on practicality, passion, and what they want for me. It's been stressing me to the point that it made me cry at night.
I know it's been a year since you posted this, but life gets better. My parents were the same. They thought that my high school introverted videogaming self was never going to make to college. I graduated with my Masters a few years ago and am in a counseling profession that they are now very proud of. And all this after a career change from the movie industry lol. Take the time you need to know yourself. Also, just so you know, you have a friend in all of us INFPs here =)
I’m a INFP and I often share to much of myself just to find out people miss use it and spread rumors, bully, or laugh about me. It’s really frustrating because I trust others to easily and now I’m not telling people anything at all. But still sometimes when someone is nice to me I open up to easily and I feel like I bothered them afterwards;-;
I'm an infp and my friends tell me not to stay distant and miserable forever but they dont understand... i like being lonely, i like this pain because happiness is more painful. Realising that the happy moments wont last forever, the people who love you wont be there forever is very sad. I dont like being happy because I'm constantly reminded of the pain i feel thinking about all the happy things that happened in the past... its also because i think I'm very undeserving of love and happiness
One of the things that bothers me as time goes by is finding most people boring or plain (doesn't mean I think I'm better or anything) so I don't feel like I'd connect, but I also crave deep bonds of loyalty and cumplicity. I've experienced over and over people leaving my life and I end up feeling I'm always the one that treasured them more or would go the extra mile for them and to keep a friendship/relationship but they don't. Open communication is extremely important, I'd rather have someone be mad at me or point a flaw rather then just leave or never forgive. Also I feel that people constantly judge me and reject me, and being very specific, even in social media, without even talking or interacting, I feel like people judge you by what you like and how you talk or feel and about what you express, creating divisions, while I value more the character of a person and how they welcome me rather than that, I don't like categorization because I don't fit anywhere, I have all sorts of different unrelated likings. Also indeed I don't act on many things because I don't feel compelled to, motivated to, and seeing that no one cares or pays attention is a turn off, tho sometimes it becomes my safe place. I also feel things too intensely, especially negative feelings, so it hurts when people don't realize how much they can hurt me. Despite many chalenges, I'm proud of being an info and though my self esteem is low and feel alone in the world, it's good to know there are people that understand and I wish there were more people this compaxionate, sensitive and faithful. It's a gift to be this delicate in a harsh world but also painful, but indeed I kinda romanticize pain to cope with it and feel more empathy for people that know it and have and accept their scars. Thanks all for reading :3
I found out that I am an INFP only recently. Before that, I struggled a lot with myself, beating me up over how I was and why I couldn't be more like the others. I thought that a lot of things were wrong with my mind or something but I never knew what exactly it was. When I took the test and read more about INFPs, it suddenly described so much of what I was feeling. It feels so good to know that there are others who understand me, who think and are (in a way) like me. I'm slowly starting to embrace being an INFP. It somehow helps me to accept me more like I am and to think that there is in fact nothing wrong with me, that's just how I am. So to my fellow INTPs, you are wonderful and you can be proud of yourselves and your qualities (I know that's often not our thing, but it's true). Btw I think that is the most I ever commented on a youtube video, but I almost always read every other comment. I'm also somehow very nervous about submitting it lol is that an infp thing??
As a young adult infp, I feel like I am totally lost... My parents constantly pressure me to make decisions and choices, I know they are concerned about me but I just don't know what I wanna be or where my life is headed, I feel so completely trapped in all the social and cultural laws😞😞 I don't know what to fo
Pick something you don't hate - if there are 10 things that look semi-interesting to you, don't fret about it too much. You'll make more progress doing SOME-thing than wondering what the perfect thing will be - it'll be excellent learning experience. Take a gap year, volunteer. You can always switch to something you like better once you identify it. I met a 40-year old who was like "I don't know what to do with my life". He was an airline pilot. It was surprising, and encouraging. He has since changed careers.
i felt so sad reading the comments !! we are really special but sad people :'( we get affected easily and we are an facile target for sick people around us. I was a victim of a sociopath for 10 months, i brokeup a week ago but i am still thinking of "why me !! " how someone can be too cruel just for one reason that "He can"!! he could do that and i let him because i thought i could help him before i knew that he is actually sick and he cannot be fixed and all what he showed me was just drama and mind games !!!!. Most of time i was forgiving him out of pity and he was too smart, he knew i got a soft heart and i feel sorry for everyone and everything, i was easy manipulated in a bad way. i almost lost my job but that is okay the problem is i lost my self my dignity my purity i was proud of myself but now i feel discusting and i hate seeing my self at the mirror. i have a big guilt for my family !! i can't sleep at night; not because i miss him because i don't but i feel guilty about what i have done to myself i am full of regret and fear and above all i feel a deeeeeeeep sadness and pity for my little soul. INFP be careful of people around not all of them use there hearts and feel love and empathy there is sick people who hunts people like us. May Allah protect us
i literally had a whole conversation with my school counselor about how i cant take any decisions and idk what to do with my future. i didn't realize its a personality thing. maybe it just in my nature to be indecisive but like i need to fix that lol.
Dont worry had the same problem! I'm 23 and starting med school(took me a while to figure out that was my path). You will find your path. Dream on my infp brother
I have never relate too much to something,,,,, I feel lost somewhat and I thought I had something like idk and my mom was getting mad about it but it's just me,,, ? I mean idk
I flip flop between INFP and ENFP. Totally relate to not knowing my path, switched careers at age 27. Find something you kinda like, it doesn't have to be perfect, and do that until you find something you like better. I'm 30 now and may change careers again if I find something I enjoy more :D just don't go into debt for something you're not sure about or aren't committed to. One of the best things I did after school was take a gap year and travel & work. I went to France for 3 months and worked in Germany for 6 months.
Imagine 2 INFPs who like each other, wish they saw more of one another and neither takes initiative because they think the other is distant and uninterested.
notice how infps watch videos like this? we are very self aware, and observant of things... its just crazy bc i feel like our personality type is the most complicated bc we are mediators..
When I’m in public I never talk but when I’m home I’m screaming my fake conversation out loud thinking there’s going to be a chance that someone is there.
I am a young INFP who is struggling with my career path. I followed my father's instruction to attend a law school but I found it so frustrated because I don't care about the real world and I am so bad at doing works in need of carefulness (it is a must if you are a lawyer). I am comforting to hear that INFPs may be drifted in their early adulthood and hope I can find a job that I am really passionate about in the future. Thanks for making this video! Some of the features really fit me, like I am a peacemaker and I hate judgments and hierarchy...
My dad is very hierarchy type of guy. It’s hard and I hate conforming to his way of life especially when I was younger. I struggle with severe social anxiety so it’s been tough to be my own person but my journey is not finished yet to be the best I can be!
To be introspective is depressing when you do not find the social connection and emotional attachment to follow up. The society is full of people with masks; they never unveil their true personalities, either willingly or inadvertently. I, before learning about this test, was considered one of them - I didn't know myself. I guess this is the irony of the society.
INFP's are also huge doubters, bc they don't believe in rules or set things, they don't believe what they're taught to believe. I struggle with that every single day...To live with my "religous family," when I don't even really believe in religion, I'm more agnostic and I have hard time blending in amongst my peers who have the "same opinions," about topics while I don't, and then being criticized is like the worst thing ever but you have to get over it eventually. Anyways I'm saying it's very painful to be INFPs, it's rare for someone to come up to us and say "I understand you, plz go on what you were going to say..." But we're also very precious too, I love this personality so much bc INFPs are like the beautiful hope that the world needs in this world so don't hate your personality, without us, the world wouldn't be so... meaningful.
me before clicking to this video: hahaha we'll see how accurate this is me while listening to every aspect of my personality for 5 minutes: yup, that's me. oh? well, true true true. yeah, that's also me.
Wow. I have never felt more seen, heard, read, inspired, and understood ever in my life before. Wooooooooow I can’t even begin to describe how grateful I am for this. Just wow
I’m an INFP but recently I’ve been opening up and being more social because of people I’ve been hanging out with. They’ve helped me feel happier and confident. I think I’ve finally found my people (and I may have fallen in love) :]
It's amazing how accurately this animation describes me.I've done many tests of what kind personality I actually belong to.And most of them defined me as a INFP.Scrolling through the comments I actually noticed I'm very similar to many charachteristics given by people here.And it's such a relived feeling to understand I'm not that alone daydreamer in this world .Very often I experience that I don't fit in this world for my introversion,shyness,slowliness,idle dreams etc.I always catch myself blaming for being not like others.But when I realise I'm unique and gotta love myself for whoever I am.Only when I"ll be satisfied and truly in harmony with myself
literally felt the same, as I found out I am an INFP. It's just soo relieving. Alone the thought of so many people that are just like me, knowing I am not alone in this ( we are not alone!) brings me peace. Anyways- sending my lil frustrated awkward and cute INFP beans all the love. stay safe y'all.
I'm an INFP-T that is trying to change my character. Being one is extremely hard but at the same time I dont think I can be other people, plus I'm a taurus. Being judgemental or thinker is out of my head. So, now I'm trying to be more positive and more in-charge of my life. I think age did matured me so much. Rather than rejecting, I learned how to learn more. Now, I can write and post my comment. I think that is one of the changes. I want to help people as much as I can if that what I love and enjoy doing. Being afraid is normal but to be brave is always possible☺
This was immensely accurate. Maybe the most accurate description of my own self I've ever heard. Thankful I watched this I'd just put a big asterisk next to the point that we're very live and let live people *as long as I dont consider it immoral, otherwise do whatever the hell*
You don't have to choose one career for the rest of your life. You can work different careers in different "phases" of your life. When I realized this, it released a lot of pressure from me to figure out my "path".
I knew I was an infp when I always had a soft spot for villains in films because I felt they were misunderstood. Also any other infps who are terrible at poetry but still love it ..?
When you have conversations in your head in case they happen but they never actually happen.
the way i relate to this
Every day!
Except not in my head but out loud cus I live alone
And then you have the hand gestures you'd use in normal conversation. And you have the conversation in your head, using the hand gestures, and you look like an idiot in front of everyone else.
Knightly Scarlet OH MY GOD YESS
So the issue with being an INFP:
We’re actually private people, but when we try to be “social” we tend to over share and then we panic because we think everyone hates us.
Hahahaha... Spot on!
YES OMG
Basically 😂
This^^every time I open up I over share and regret it so much
Exactly haha
Infp tends to be more childlike than childish
Damn right
So true
I get excited by kid stuff still. That doesnt mean i behave like one.
That sounds gross, these days 🤢. Im saying, i could switch from horror to cartoons in no time
Ahhw E-Any yepp sometimes i want to watch a crime or a complex series and sometimes u think ok i wanna watch spongebob. But i am rlly mature even if i watch cartoons or kids shows
@@betterworld9580 haha same. I watch cartoons and disney all the time
Damn skippy
"We like learning , but structure is bad" explains why I hate and had a hard time in school
I really can't concentrate in class
I zoom out for 30 minutes straight in class...
The same with having a conversation 😂😂 I'm always got lost with my own thoughts
I was homeschooled and actually loved it and did really well even took some online college courses in high school. Went to college to become a teacher and realized 1) how much I hated such structured classes and 2) how EXTREMELY structured public elementary and high school education actually is and that I could never enforce that on children. ...yeah so now I’m 25 and have no idea what I’m going to do with my life and I’m surprisingly okay with that.
Strangely comfortable in universities though, just give me a load of books and watch me go
Everyone thinks i'm depressed and lonely
But i'm literally just vibin dude i'm just chillen
Update: turns out i am depressed
Trrrruuuuueeeeeee
Same here.. Ppl usually ask me why are you sad ...but im not!! 😅
I'm all 4 of them.
Lmao yo yes
thats the story of my life, people constantly tell me to cheer up when i feel fine and just doing my own thing
I‘m an INFP and what annoys me the most is how easy going, tolerant and encouraging I am towards other people but on the other hand super strict with myself. Because even though I am a professional procrastinator, I am also a perfectionist with super high standards on myself and this contradiction is tiring
Edit: Thank you guys for so many likes, I’m happy that other people can identify with my feelings and understand them 🤗 let’s try to be nicer to ourselves and let’s forgive us for procrastinating, we have a different type of energy and that’s ok, we just need to learn how to use it 💖
Arwen Undómiel I relate to this so much...😭😭😭
perfectionism leads to procrastination.
Okay why is this comment section acting and thinking like me its becoming a little scary hahaha
Bruuuuuhhhhh the parallels
My life in a nutshell
Hi, im an INFP. One of my favorite hobbies is typing out a comment on a video 10 different ways, before deleting it and never posting anything.👍
I cracked up. So true
Guilty😂
That’s funny 🤣
Oh my cow I was Just about to do that to this comment, this is just my se ond way of saying this and I'm going to leav it like this! Your comment made my day😂
SAME
It is sad when your personality is dissected and analysed so thoroughly and accurately, yet in real life, you are never understood beyond the strangers on a computer screen.
Those strangers are still people. The people who made this animation also understand you. I am an INFP too and I know exactly how it feels like to feel like an outcast
Am here trying to understand my friend. She is an infp 😔 unfortunately i struggle to communicate with her, and it really hurts me not to be able to see through her (infj)
@@mellomell7269 if u r friends i guess u should open up to her and tell her about how u want to understand her more. She will open up only if she trusts you but this doesn't mean that if she didn't she has problems with u. Maybe she went through something and needs a break to trust herself first then start trusting others and opening up to them.
I think it's due to the sad truth that INFP's can only really be friends with other INFP's, but according to what the personality tests know, we only make 4% of the entire world. We're rare which means meaningful connection is rare for us
Only an infp can understand infp
Infps in a nutshell: Introverts who actually like people
Edit: A horrible twist in fate has occurred, my brother's. I am, in fact, an INTP. Forgive me, for I am a dirty Ti user...
The story of my life.
Me: I haven't hung out with anyone in forever, I should see my friend
Also me an hour into hanging out with friend: ok time to go home
@@munchkinartist damn I can relate to that soo bad
OH MY GOD this is true!
That was spot on!
WHO ARE YOU AND WHY DO YOU KNOW ME
Haha, YES...👏
🤣🤣
Haha... Lmao.. This really got me.
HAHAHHAHAHAH XD I love this comment so much
It’s called the Barnum effect, a common psychological phenomenon whereby individuals give high accuracy ratings to descriptions of their personality that supposedly are tailored specifically to them, that are in fact vague and general enough to apply to a wide range of people. If you showed this video to a random sample of people, I bet at least 50% of people would agree, regardless of whether they were INFP or not. Checkmate.
God damn. This comment section feels like my comfort zone. There aren't enough of INFPs out there around you. And you end up feeling so out of place sometimes it's crazy.
True
Yeahhhh we need more people that understand us !!!
i feel like so alienated from others its scary
No worries...we can create our own support group in the comments in here...I feel so at home! Love you all my crazy fellow INFPs ❤❤❤
i must be the only infp that has met and befriended tons of infps bc i never feel alone
As an infp i would really love to build strong connection with someone but it's so scary to be vulnerable. I can't do it. I want to have a boyfriend so badly yet I act like I am not interested in anyone ever.I liked many guys already, but none of them knows that. Because of fear of rejection. I guess i'll die alone if I stay in this state of mind.
me irl.
Monika D
The biggest thing an INFP can do for themselves is push themselves out of their comfort zone. Do things that scare you- start slow. But do them. If you don’t, you’ll be regretting so many things. Go out there and do it! Your future self will thank you.
As an infp with social anxiety i can relate 100% in your words. I'm afraid of everything and avoid leaving my comfort zone. Sometimes I remember that the best thing in my life who is my boyfriend happened because I challenged myself and left the comfort zone. Regrets are always worse than remorses
Same.
describes my life.
The daydreaming part hits me hard.
As a kid, I thought, "I have to outgrow daydreaming. I put way too much time into it and won't be able to function in high school or later."
As an adult: Still daydreaming too much, but getting away with it. Silly to think I could "outgrow" it when it's the most addicting thing to do.
@@peregrination3643 don't worry, you are not alone, I still daydream everyday.
I hate when I go for walk or something but I miss to see surounding because I'm so much in my head having imaginary scenarios and I'm like DAMN GET OUT OF THE CLOUDS and try to appreciate the nature that's why we here.
Wow I daydream a lot it’s bad because I have to separate that from reality. And think really hard about situations to when talking because I could end up telling a story that a daydreamed about 😩
Any chance I get... throw on my headphones and back to my imaginary life I go
When you’re too afraid to actually open up to real people so in your head you have a pretend conversation w/ yourself/ or with someone you wish to be closer to and you guess what they’ll say and basically hold a conversation with your not-so-imaginary “imaginary friend”
that is me
I'm and INFJ but I do this all the time 😂
Bruh, I thought I was the only one doing this.🤭
I played many old and possible future conversations in my head and sometimes talking to myself at 3 am in the kitchen while looking for food... It's hard having no one that's I can talk to without hiding many things
@@lurker8136 Yepp, coping mechanisms are weird
I hate how accurate that part about adulthood is. Often I feel lost in a world that seems way too stuck in a machine that I can't work with.
And I thought i have crisis identity, but I wonder why up untill now I have this crisis. Now I know, it's just my INFP self
:') same here, but like idk maybe time would help
Samee
Me too! I really want to find other or maybe older infps that have found a career or ‘plan’ that worked for them to get some ideas :( I want to do everything but I also know I have to do something I guess
timidly _ I am 100% an INFP and I am an environmental program specialist. I work for my States government and our agency’s goal and mission is to maintain and improve water quality while prioritizing our resources to communities with the greatest need (we fund water infrastructure projects for communities). I love my job because it’s social work, but there’s also lots of technical aspects to it which fulfills the other side of my desires of continuing to learn in my field of science. I love learning but hated school- now I’m happy because I am learning in a better environment
I’m an INFP and the world can’t handle how loving and open we are so the world makes us feel like we’re crazy, unimportant, etc. the truth is we have heart and are authentic..something most people run away from. I’m happy to be an INFP ✨
Precisely! And it hurts me so much, because all I/we want to do is love all people and they don't like us back. Maybe it's the depth that we have that makes them aware and scared of their own. I don't know.
You got that right, people around me think I am totally crazy just because I think differently than them
@@lovisadreyer9653 😔 true
Good for you, I feel the same but so many feel reserved to owning what they know.
@@claryfray4434 i can relate and they are probably boring af
Oh no we judge, but we hold back, we think from the person’s perspective and keep the opinion to ourselves
Y E S
As a fellow infp I 100% agree. That fact that we are so caring has it’s downfalls, and ’ve had to learn the hard way that if you care too much you’ll end up getting yourself hurt. (Have other infp’s had the same experience?) I found that because of that, at least for myself, infps are good at judging people character. I like being authentic and to have close relationships with all my friends. That may be a reason why at least for me, I seem so distant at first, before I open up. So yes, we judge, but not for the wrong reasons. It’s because we think with our heart, and care deeply.
WHY IS THIS SO SPOT ON.....
u spit the truth out
Unlike ST types who judge and hurt our feelings by being brutally honest.
I believe its much more kind and polite if we keep our opinion to ourselves
That bruh moment when you listen to others because you actually care about them and want them to grow and be happy as a person.
Most people tend to only listen to get info or get something out of it. Which I found out from my roomate cuz he though it was weird I genuinely care. Like sorry?
Avi Lovewell I knowwwwwwww
Yes!
Being an INFP child has always been very difficult, especially since the other kids didn't understand my way of thinking
I always felt that others weren't empathic enough
Yep, same here. Even back in preschool and elementary school I never had any friends and always wondered why. I actually seemed to repel people even though I was super sweet towards everyone. Occasionally I’d be adopted by a nice extrovert who seemed to gravitate towards me but it was always a struggle.
@@Selinaschaaf at elementary school i used to spent time alone reading the books in the class library rather than join the others when they played games i didn't like
@@persian338 ooh same
They AREN'T though
Same here.
The part about being percieved as childish and naive, and feeling overwhelmed by the pressure of choosing an estructured plan for life, really hit close to home in this point of my life
you don't know how much I relate to what you just described. 100% accurate in my case.
@@bee7481 I feel you. I send my best wishes your way
@@distorityedan3081 The same for you!
I'm joining you, exactly the same here. Sending hugs 🐻
Thats exactly the point I'm at in my life right now. Sending another hug💜
I am very introverted to new people, but the funny, prankster and happy guy with my closest friends.
I like reading, but I am definitely not a bookworm, nor I think I am creative.
I was horrible at school, but when I got into college the subjects were interesting to me, so I git good grades.
I am indecisive AF. I have no idea of what I want for life. I have clues due to the things I like to do, but not how to get there.
Plus, I get easily bored of everything. I also want to be and to do everything. In one week I want to study japanese, then the week later I get over it and want to watch old movies. Then I want to learn about countries.
People always come to me for advice, and I am actually good at it, but internally, I just want to get out of there.
I love the simple things and some animals.
I am too emotive. If my boss complains about something I did wrong, I will spend the whole day feeling like crying.
The most important things to me are safety and EPECIALLY privacy. I need my time alone. I had many fights with people and my brothers because I need my space.
But most of the time I just shut myself to them and dont say a word, because I hate fighting and I dont know how to say NO because I dont wanna disappoint or make things awkward.
I love languages and knowing about places and idealizing where I could be living right now.
I dont like being ordered (having a boss) but also I would hate to be the boss. I am not a leader. I prefer to work in the same level.
If something does not interest me, then I am out.
Omg this is so spot on. This is def describe myself
@@abe3765 glad to know I am not alone 😋
the entire time i felt like i was reading about myself lmao
Same bro same.
@@haze3103 ikr
infp: *sees thumbnail* 'hey this seems relatable'
sees title: 'oh that's why'
Were you spying on me? Uncool man
EVERY SINGLE TIME
Exactly what happened
Musclecar passion lol me tooooo
I was the 420th like.
"infps dont like being the center of attention"
me, an infp who wants to be a singer:
focus yeah, i think it’s different if you do something you are passionate about or good at ♥️ long ago.. as a child.. i loved playing theater even if i was generally rather shy 🎭
me, an infp who wants to be an actor and journalist:
me, an infp who really likes to sing and dance and part of choir in highschool and dance team in uni now 😂😂
I'm a dancer/entertainer. INFPs can be great at acting and there are a few of us who can easily "get into character". Just look at some famous INFPs. But when I'm not performing and am only myself, I still hate being center of attention LOL. I get very awkward when asked questions that I wasn't expecting etc.
Hahaha I'm an INFP singer too, and as much as I don't like to be the center of attention, I still love being appreciated for what I do and if I can make anyone feel more relaxed or better with themselves after a show that's my reward.
She's too happy to be an INFP 😂
Like why is she even smiling so much😅😅😅
Infps commit to their internal feelings. If an INFP is happy, it's hard to contain. If an INFP is sad, it's hard to conceal. Even if we say nothing out of shyness, we betray ourselves with emotional honesty.
I think maybe it has to do with the childlike nature of INFPs that can see wonder and awe in anything. Also since everyone is interconnected and one why not spread joy to the world through kindness and smiles?
lol yeahhh :')
lmaoo
I'm 28 now, single and most of my colleagues do not 'get' me. "Why are you still single? Why don't you go out that much? Etc."
I feel very out of place in this world sometimes, I love the comfort of my home and being with my pets. I rather go for a long walk in the rain then go out.
I'm slowly getting there, and slowly learning to love myself for who I am. But it's a process :)
I dont know iF I am infj, infp, intp or isfj as I dont really feel like any of them or
Mostly it changes with my mood
But I get you completely In the way I could write the exact same comment.
I'm 28 too. I feel like a teenager again these days because it's really sinking in how much I'm outside where everyone else is. I also had a phase (from 18-28) where I tried to be adaptable and imitate my ISTJ mom and ESTP dad because I was under the impression that's what it takes to be "smart" and "contributing to society" and overall not getting insulted. My own values were always internalized and I thought they didn't count. I'm now a lot happier turning the tables, but it's painfully obvious my ST family (even extended family) only sees ST traits as, well, existing. Either I'm good at their preferences or I'm not--the rest isn't seen.
I’m 30 but still feel like the lost child I was many years ago. I’ve always felt out of step with everyone else, always running to catch up but also not really wanting to escape the comfort zone I’ve built around me. Sigh, this doesn’t get easier with age...
Chill and relax.
Life is not a race. Its a journey.
Everyone is different.
Each one of us have their own pace of learning and interest.
Its normal for people to ask that question because, to them, its not the common thing to do.
And they are also curious. Hahaaa..
Just keep exploring and learning new stuff in life.
Do the things that makes you happy.
In the exact same place! 28, single and not doing the job I would like to...yet.
infps in a nutshell- reading these youtube comments enjoying them because they’re so relatable lol
I think we can all be best friends starting right here on this youtube video lol
This was quite a refreshing view on INFPs. However, it remains depressing to be an INFP when so many accounts seem to highlight all the problems with being an INFP. There was no talk of the INFPs abilities in the workplace. Potentially because their skills are completely overlooked in a competitive environment. I think it would help INFPs most to receive advice on what they're potential holds in work. Not how they basically dont fit in to the modern idea of success
Thank you. I feel like everyone is more into talking about our negatives and how "childlike" we are and how we don't like to go with the norm. We need solutions jare. We already know our problems😂😂😂
@@favouraffi424 Right. So how about INFPs having the strongest potential for emotional intelligence and therefore strong with people management, psychology and human resource, wonderful creativity with a range of artistic talents (leading to roles like graphic and UX designers, copywriters, fashion designers and film industry), passionate non-profit workers and diligent communicators. It seems like INFPs are almost always told they're not as good as others and are basically incapable of achieving anything
@@munkami exactly. You summed it up perfectly cos that's actually what we are. Some our so called negatives can be positives too. Awesome👏👏👏👏
I know that in my workplace where I am able to step in where others can not is with "difficult" customers. As long as they aren't attacking anyone personally I don't find them hard to deal with. I have more patience identifying their needs and so it seems like customer service and sales just blend right into each other. I don't get paid as much as I'd like, but the job give me lots of autonomy to change projects and direction whenever I want and so I am very flexible. I do every department like accounts payable, bookkeeping, inventory management, payroll, scheduling appointments, customer service, preorders and sales, and basic locksmithing work. I find variety is exciting and keeps me engaged. So I'd say strengths for infp is variety and adaptability and able to fit into any situation as long as we find the conviction or reasons to do so
Being autonomous and free is the best options for us anyway xD but I get your point!
Wow! I'm amazed this animation knows me better than the people surrounding me
Most people aren't psychologists tho and INFPs are fairly rare and not so easy to understand, but I can relate😖
Sammmeee I’ve been around the same people for years and they still know nothing about me. :/
It's TRUE that people who we've been around all our lives don't really know us, but I think that's because we don't let them truly see us.
@@illuminationinmotion Yeah, I've always been really private for as long as I remember. My mom kinda hates it :/
I don’t even understand myself so I don’t expect anyone else to
I like how this one doesn't just jump straight into claiming INFPs are "forever depressed old souls."
Many people don't understand that INFPs can be just as optimistic as they can be depressed. It's part of how Fi works. Just as they can find sadness in the unexpected, they can also find happiness and be content with what may seem to others as very little.
Yeah. I am happy with the way I am. It's just that I will get sad and insecure when I think about some negative things (especially something related to my self). People often perceive me as an overthinker, so I tried not to think about anything. However, I felt like I was losing my self when I tried not to think deeply about anything. That's why I think being described immediately as an overthinker and a depressed person does not really fit me well.
Thank you! Exactly! Small things in life makes the most steady happiness!!!
This is not talked about enough! I can’t count how many times I was feeling really sad, but then I saw a beautiful little thing (like a cute animal or someone helping someone else or someone with a genuine smile on their face) and my heart was immediately filled with hope and a reminder that not everything is so bad. I also don’t ask for much in life and I am very content with basic comfort and necessities.
It even comforts me how many other infps hate being infps because I feel like I'm not wrong for thinking that, I'm not alone. I regard myself a very spiritually sensitive person and really opened to new and different concepts. I like this trait, but I often feel I don't fit in this world.
Irè Shin same it’s because infp’s tend to have hunter gatherer minds rather than farmer.
relate so badly.. sending you love
same
well my friend, i'll tell u one thing, we don't have to "fit in" this world.
As an INFP-A, i've learned that 'fitting in' is overrated. i LOVE that i'm THE outsider, cuz that pretty much means i'm free to do my own thing & see stuff that others can't see. i share what i share with people whom i like to share with (or just when i feel like it), & don't give a rat's ass what they think about it (i still value opinions, but i've learned to shut some out). i've learned to be easy on myself & adjust my sensitivity to things, instead of just letting my inherent settings on all the time. try tapping more into the individualistic side of us & be a little less harsh on yourself. you'll find yourself being able to brave through the shitstorm of a world a lot easier =)
It's so sad to me how many people hate being infps. I'm lucky in that my parents support me despite my general ineptitude and lack of direction, but I understand that if you don't have this support and grow up with people telling you there's something wrong with you (bc we are pretty much the minority in every function, the world is built by and for SJ's) that you can start to hate the creative being you are. I'm so sorry this happens. Please stay strong fellow dreamers, think of your infp qualities as gifts not many have, and build yourselves up stronger and better 💪💪❤️
I am 32 and I havr no idea of what to do 😓
I graduated in business administration, but I hate working in a company. I have no idea of what to do.
@@rafaelgalindo4794 Branch out. Find a hobby or interest you love, or a couple and mash them together. It took me a long time to realize that you can really make anything a job, you just need the will to do it. Did you know that native bird watching/record keeping is an actual job? I sure didn't. Use your business background to create your own job. You can do it!
@@rafaelgalindo4794 Me too. Graduated business admin. Excellence certificate wasted because I have no desire to work at a company or even endure an interview. I'd rather work voluntarily in a charity or something. Maybe that would lead somewhere - minus the pressure to meet expectations.
But its hard being an infp with childhood trauma and toxic no support and stuff, i do need someone who understand me completely
@@chowpurapura9948
What about yourself?
Maybe, you dont have to find someone who can understand you completely.
Only you can understand yourself completely. Maybe not now but gradually, you probably can.
Just keep doing the good things, explore and learn new stuff.
Hopefully things will turn out better for you.
”Not all those who wander are lost” ― J.R.R. Tolkien
Exactly
Hi. I am infp, prefer spending time with another introvert friend in nature so we can awe and wonder on our own. Just, I liked the idea of being with someone who are comfortable in silence.
Yesss coming across people like this is like finding treasure
Dindha Primadini most of my friends are extroverts, but I(infp) have this one other introvert friend(infj), and it’s SO nice to just read books together and or just sit in silence. None of my other friends really understand that lmao, but if you find another introvert, it’s so peaceful!
Wow I'd love to have a friend like that but I'm basically just friends with extroverts, I love to stay in nature as well and daydream while staring at the landscape. Unfortunately I don't know any INFPs in real life other than me. You're very lucky
@@blake5452 exactly, the friend I talked about is infj as well and just like you we often talk about books too. And sleeping over feels like safe haven. After all this time I hope in finding infj man soon so I could make him a partner in life.
@@marcodiscala2140 where did you live by the way? I honestly struggle that much when I haven't find that friend too. I felt like empty and lonely and it just so saddening as days goes by. Because it is different when you can connect to someone who is physically present. I live in Indonesia when I was 18 and find the MBTI theory and suddenly it all make sense to me.
When I move back to my hometown from the college I was lonely. People in the workplace almost all extroverts. That time I contact that friend through instagram since she also post about nature, music, spiritual matterrs and introversion as well and I feel like I can somehow connect with her (she was actually my high school friend but we didn't have a close relationship back then) and since that moment we often go out together.
I hope soon you could find someone too and be able to grow together with them.
I love everything about being an infp except being lonely
100% me
Milka you’ll never be lonely if you slowly and steadily learn to accept and enjoy your own company. As a result it’ll make you a generally happier person and it’ll attract more people who will be just as genuine. Honestly the feeling of not being understood by people never really goes away for us INFPs but we can learn to be okay with that and still do well!
Hinemoa haha ik this is serious but i can relate on some parts (maybe its because i have a personal love and fascination for spiders too? Lolz). But about the other stuff, ik it can be difficult sometimes... when I’m supposed to stay at home for holidays/vacations/this quarantine for eg... i dont tend to go out AT ALL and interact with anyone. But i try to push myself and get out of the comfort zone when I go back to the college i attend. I guess its all just a trial and error at the end of the day. Hope you find a good balance in life soon and find happiness in whatever things you like/environments you live in! 🙆🏻♀️
Anjali Chorei your comment just made me so hopeful. thank you from a fellow infp!!
Same
Hello my unfitting misunderstood daydreaming children. I love all of you.❤
Hello, fellow INFP’s.
I hope you know that you are unique and fantastic human beings. :) Keep being the dreamers you are, and let your soul bloom in all kinds of directions! Be fearless. I wish you all the very best in all your crazy pursuits. ;)
With love,
Alisa.
:)
Thank you 😁
🙏
Hello,
I hope you know you're a kind person, unique and careful for the others :)
Have a nice day!
Thank you so much, you spread light like an angel ✨ Love to you
The part about hating letting others down hits so close to home 🤜🏠
Hi, ENFJ here: INFP's are a benefit to this world. We need your quirky love and unique ways of seeing things. It hurts your loved ones to learn that you feel unloved. Give us time to understand you, you each belong here on earth; don't feel alone ❤
Awww, thank you so much ❤️
@@sharminnoorsarah5714 You are very welcome 😊
Just the fact that no one understands me makes me sad every time.I wanna talk to so many people but end up never approaching them. The comment section made me happy, Knowing that people like me exists is a relief.
Got a pretty selfish question: I'm very happy listening to my friends and giving them emotional support, and offering advice when necessary while being their generally stable therapist, but the moment they ask me about my life and i try to tell them any of my problems, they turn the conversation back to them and ignore my worries completely? This applies to about 90% of my friends btw, so it's not like they're toxic or anything. Just need some advice yall :') thanks
Maybe try letting your friends know that you feel like you are not getting the support you need from them. And that they are not listening to you enough. It may seem daunting, but if they are truly your friends, they will only want the best for you and will want to support you. I know you said you don't think your friends are toxic, so they probably are just unaware about it. Hope this helps:)
The Ink Matrix the fact you started it with “got a pretty selfish question” is such an infp thing to say. You managed to say “sorry” without even saying it😂 your question isn’t selfish. You’re allowed and deserve the same support and advice that you give to them. You’re human too!
The majority of people (like including people whom the only thing I knew about them was their name) only talk to me to vent about their problems and issues and I am always happy to listen, lend a shoulder for them to cry on, and be there for them in an emotionally supportive way. But the moment I dare to mention that I'm having an issue they immediately try to relate it back to themselves again (almost as if my problems don't matter that much, which of course makes me feel selfish for even feeling like I have problems Lol).
I didn't have many friends growing up, but many acquaintances. And there were many instances where someone would seek me out for comfort, but then Not continue to try to be friends with me :/
I always seem to attract people whom are going through something very difficult in their lives and so I always try to be there for them 100%, which caused me to ignore myself most of the time. ... But then I hit a breaking point where I was completely falling apart and I ended up meeting someone whom wasn't "broken" and they became my support (so the roles were reversed). . This person is now my boyfriend and I'm moving in with him very soon. He's amazing. And taught me how to put myself first sometimes. I feel much healthier after meeting him :)
My advice to you: take the time to put yourself first. Try to find someone whom will listen to you if you can. But if you can't try to release your emotions in other ways like writing things down, listen to some relatable music, etc. Just love yourself. Reach out for help if you are truly in a bad place and don't let yourself always feel like a burden to others, because there are people out there whom genuinely care
honestly I have got the exact same problem
YESSSSSS.... What IS that?!
Is it just me or do you make up amazing stories in your head and when your alone you just pick up where you left off? If I wrote the stories I had in my head down there would be probably about one million pages worth of unfinished stories.
I do it all the time. I create up fantasy lands and imagine alternate universe and stuff.
@@Selinaschaaf I love to do it at night when I'm in bed
@@Selinaschaaf haha :)
You can even publish them one day, don't be embarrassed for being creative!
SAME THO
"they like to explore and experience different ways of living"
Only 14 seconds into the video and I can relate to it already
I wonder if doing that in the mind counts.. I can't really experience the different ways of living irl so I usually imagine living another life when I'm doing mindless things
Woah I love the daydreaming and "childlike" part. I've always been told I was childish when in reality, I believe we INFP have kind of an inner child within us (more than other any personality types). Also, making choices and deciding what to do with your life... So true it hurts, I'm still at it lol. It's unfortunate that people automatically label us as useless and reckless.
Great video!!
Who wants to be INFP buddies :)?
Everyone tells me I am very childish since I have a strong love for Unicorns and Rainbows LOL
Dear god, I have been suffering from anxiety and depression for two years and not able to shake it. I just read your post and felt chills, we live in a world that isn't set up to allow us to be childlike. We get treated as naive and dumb so we stop being our beautiful selves and become what others perceive as 'grown up', not honouring the joy and excitement that others only wish they could feel. I'm fed up of not being myself, I'm going to play more. And I'm 51 not 15, but the point stands anyway.
Thank you for a little flash of inspiration that lifted my heart ❤
@@gillb9222 Bless your kind heart! I hope you find a place where you can express your childlike innocence and people who will see it as a lovely quality, not a flaw. It’s not good for the health to always act ‘responsible’ and ‘mature’ but this society encourages it unfortunately. I think there is great common sense in seeing the world through the naive, wonder-filled lenses of children. And ‘adult’ tends to lose its meaning sometimes, we never outgrow certain parts of what we were and it is good that we don’t. Being an adult should mean that we can insure our own protection and stability to at times, indulge in being our inner kid. Children activities shouldn’t even be described as such in my opinion; who decided hide and seek should stop being fun past 19? Who decided adults can’t play with dolls anymore?
Take care!
@@legolastheelf708 and you. Thank you for your lovely reply. May we all love and appreciate unicorns, rainbows and beautiful sunsets forever
I'm in my late 20s now and have always been an INFP (took the test multiple times in my life).
I'm working as a dentist which is really against the nature of an INFP I believe - there's a lot of structure, routine, conflict, people management stress, competition and business minded thinking that is required. But I still manage to find some joy in it.
I didn't always enjoy the process in which I had to get here - school, politics, hierarchy etc and I contemplated with very negative thoughts and wondering why the hell I was torturing myself, and not just painting or helping out at my local soup kitchen instead.
As a typical INFP I couldn't make a decision about what I wanted to do in uni - I had a lot of health professionals in my extended family and they influenced me somewhat to choose a stable path. But I am glad I did choose it. Sometimes in life there are hard/mundane choices that we can't seem to make, and sometimes other people end up making them for us in fact. But just know that as long as you challenge yourself to see the positives in things e.g. as a dentist I can act like a counsellor somewhat and I truly care that I am helping someone out of their pain etc. then you can overcome the other difficulties that come with our personality type. Oh I also forgot to add having the money means I have a lot of flexibility - think about that :)
Keep reminding yourself that there is a lot of good in this world, you just have to go for it. Surround yourself with people that will push you and challenge you even if you don't want to hear it. Then I truly think that you can make the most of this life while you have it.
- From a fellow INFP who has never commented on a youtube video (and prob never will again)
Wow... This is... Wow... I think I needed this advice right now. I'm an INFP who wants to be a dentist but it's starting to get confusing as to what I want to be. I'm starting to want to be a psychiatrist as well but idek. I'm starting to lose myself and also to the stress of exams (I'm in HS) so this comment consoled me. Thank you for taking your time to comment this, really
Thank you
It was "pharmacy" in my case 😂
I have a lot of INFP friends, they're all mildly depressed
@@lisalenia2905 That could have been my own words. You need to know that there's nothing wrong with you! We have so much individuality and it's a true gift, you'll see later!
Lovisa Dreyer PREACH🙌🙌
Can I deny this. I will try my best to not be this way but can I say you're wrong? I can't lol
Oh my god. I'm so overwhelmed rn. All my life I have struggled to understand myself. I'm so glad to read the comments of so many INFP brothers and sisters. Much love. May we learn to be as gentle towards ourselves as we are to others 🌻
❤
I just had MBTI test and guess what... I'm an INFP I'm so happy I have tons of people who can relate to my weird nature. I always thought i was weird because I never met anyone who thought like me. I love people and people always come to me for advice and some strangers just come and tell me their deepest darkest secrets and I wondered what made them open up to a stranger. I can also read people's energies like if they give off bad vibes or good vibes. I can tell who can be easily approached. Thank God I'm not alone anymore I'm grateful for you kind humans 💛
Ditto on everything you just said! There are not too many of us, but we are all kindred spirits!
I have had the same experience with people opening up to me-even bosses telling me very confidential things. Was just recently questioning why this happens!
The animation even looks like me dang.
That's because it is you Claudette. Freaked out yet? You should be.
@@macaroon147 Ahhhhhh!
@@Claudettem what if it is you. And the world revolves around you. You're the only sentient being on this planet. Every one else just pops in and out of existence just for you. What if all of this is just an experiment? And it only ends when you die.
@@ciri151 omg! What if everyone has their own timeline/reality where they are at the center of an experiment and it's all for research and soul progression! Everyone exists in one but is like an npc in others. Lot of work though.
Girl same.ha
I'm quite turbulent, but I know what I like, I isolate myself, because socializing can be quite exhausting, I'm going into psychology as my career path, I want to help individual who were often misunderstood in life, I always feel guilty in life as I am not very stable with my emotions, but I love being myself, and I am quite happy being the person that I grew up to be. Life is going to get harder I know that, I do still stuggle trying to perfect things I know I can't control, but it's all a process, life will go on, soon all I'll be is an empty impression, but god I hope it's an inspiring one!
me that’s so accurate!! Same here. I wanna pursue psychology as my career path. Anything healing. You wouldn’t want anyone else to feel the same tbh
@@FartsCutely007 exactly, you go through so much in life that you wouldn't be able to bare the fact that someone else would go through similar, so it just make me feel better knowing that I will soon be able to help others in tough situation without feeling lonely!
@INFP girl tranquility really, my time for interaction is at work really, now school, but im not very sociable so I much rather spend the time writing, thinking, and reading it's so fulfilling! And thank you very much!
Same here. A psychology career always fascinated me because I've always found easy to
understand people and try to figure out together their problems, I think pretty much all INFPs are good at it. Eventually I ended up chosing a completely different path, because I often find myself emotionally too involved in other's problems somehow. I thought this career could have made me miserable, because I'm that kind of person who bring her work home and I would think about it even when I'm not working. I chose a job that doesn't invove me emotionally too much, even though it's not my dream job. I hope you'll find a way to get the job you want and to be happy. (I apologize for my english, I'm not a native speaker).
I'm studying psychology too, but I don't feel passionate about it :/ is that good or bad ?
Im an infp-T so i can be a therapist to my friends but i also need one for me ;-;
Incredibly adorable.
same same same same
that way we can _be_ a therapist and also _have_ one😂
@@tiredwatermelon333 Still adorable.
This is so true. My friends tell me that I offer the best advices ... But if I'm the one who needs advice.. I really end up choosing the not so good options.. hahahaha
I actually feel really good most of the time and very content with my life because I’m happy with who I am. Not a sad one out here. There’s hope for us out there. INFPs of the world unite.
The same! I am kinda confuse why people hate being infp
honestly i always want to get to know people better but i'm so wary of giving them space and letting them talk that i never talk about myself (partly bc i dont think they want to know about what interests me and i like to rant) and i need so much time to recharge and be alone that often i end up sitting at home seeing my friends hang out and wishing i was that close to them... its a bit of a cycle tbh
Same! I just need some infp pals
im infp and i dont know why i hate being infp...lmao. i just said few words to someone for his good, but i still thinking about dat words and actually regret it.
Society makes us hate ourselves, but we are freaking awesome!!
I used to be an INFP but society fked me up now I'm an INTP :^)
wish I could be ESTJ soon..
@@0neyetmany-0 wtf are u srs
@@user-sw2lf ye, but now im bacc lmao i'm taking meds :^)
It's so comforting to have found people like me. I don't feel like a freak anymore. Thank you for existing 💜
I love being infp, i feel unique and Humanitarian.🌻😇
I’m an INFP and I don’t give a shit
Asucena trust me I am. I didn’t believe it at first but after taking a million tests, and really looking into the functions, I definitely am.
I hate his stereotype where all infp’s are these naive goody two shoes. I’m a selfish, self destructive asshole and I’m ALSO an INFP.
Mainly I’m just sick of this world, sick of loneliness, sick of sadness. So day by day I search for the thing that will help me leave this reality into a purer one forever.
@@furiousape7717 You only think that because you are hurted, i just can wish you can find your peace. hugs.
The video is so so relatable, but the comments are another level relatable! I don't know how to cheer you up, because I can't even do that to myself, but I believe we are really good and amazing people and I just hope things will be better for all of us!
I'm an Intj and I got a infp boyfriend and i love him very much, i feel like i'm very edgy and he just complete me for being a softie. I rly like infp people as they are individualistic, not judging, and very understanding. I learn to be more lenient to him like letting go and be goofy sometimes. I think infp partner is good for mental health. He's like a rebel with softie heart.
I just sometimes wish I knew this when I was younger, it would save me from all the attempts to try to fit in and mold just because I wanted to be "normal" like other girls eventhough it meant I had to hide myself and put a social mask...but it never really worked and I'm glad now.( When Si takes over lol )
Spot on. This is the most accurate explanation of INFP I’ve found.
Me: So, guys why don't we do it like this?
Everyone: *Looks at me*
Everyone: *Ignores me and continues arguing about how we should do the thing we want to do*
Ya, man, I hate that
Then come to find out down the road you knew what you were talking about all along. Everyone: either forgets or vaguely acknowledges and if real extreme desperately apologies after EVERYTHING has already fallen apart. Then you have a new situation and a new solution... everyone ignores because the idea is not familiar to them even the the familiar way is failing..then repeat this cycle a few times and we give up trying to share ideas watch from the outside and most of the time we are able to predict what would help often right rarely heard.
@@youngcallwood3315 bruh... yep
@@youngcallwood3315 "Everyone: either forgets or vaguely acknowledges" wHy DiDn'T u SaY iT tHeN?
@@jacilund2159 hahaha exactly
I never usually comment. But hey, infj here. I used to date an infp, and it was some of the best times of my life. I miss her a lot, but it’s okay. I shouldn’t dwell on the past.
I hope everyone is having an awesome day!
Yep. Most of my ex's wanted me back
oh wow this is.. so accurate. i dont know in which direction i want to go and others are judging , im indesicive, more of a listener etc..
but @ all the infps reading this: reading the comments made me realize im not alone. you are all loved and cared about and we will all find our path in our own and creative way!
Being an young-adult INFP, my parents tend to think that I don't have plans for my future when in fact I'm still pondering what I want to do based on practicality, passion, and what they want for me. It's been stressing me to the point that it made me cry at night.
I know it's been a year since you posted this, but life gets better. My parents were the same. They thought that my high school introverted videogaming self was never going to make to college. I graduated with my Masters a few years ago and am in a counseling profession that they are now very proud of. And all this after a career change from the movie industry lol. Take the time you need to know yourself. Also, just so you know, you have a friend in all of us INFPs here =)
Never heard a more accurate description of an INFP, everything was spot on
Yup. That's me.
nice! INFP's unite!
@Asucena Hi i can be your friend
It's the intuition thing for me.. sometimes overwhelming, until I start daydreaming or make myself laugh.
Every sentence describes one of my sisters wow. Not a single one was off. I can now confirm she's an INFP
Tony Mischa
Aw:) take good care of her! She’s pretty damn awesome:)
As a INFP 4w3, I deeply appreciate that the first word on the screen was "individualistic" 😎😎
Ruby La Bianca same here, 4w3 ! :)
Viva la libertad carajooooo!!!!
That’s true! The same) I was really happy to notice it
Ruby La Bianca i am too!
I’m a INFP and I often share to much of myself just to find out people miss use it and spread rumors, bully, or laugh about me. It’s really frustrating because I trust others to easily and now I’m not telling people anything at all. But still sometimes when someone is nice to me I open up to easily and I feel like I bothered them afterwards;-;
Love the new animation, and so spot on.
agreed, these animations are top notch!
I'm an infp and my friends tell me not to stay distant and miserable forever but they dont understand... i like being lonely, i like this pain because happiness is more painful. Realising that the happy moments wont last forever, the people who love you wont be there forever is very sad. I dont like being happy because I'm constantly reminded of the pain i feel thinking about all the happy things that happened in the past... its also because i think I'm very undeserving of love and happiness
Where rational but the same time fantasizing and want to be perfect🤣🤣🤣
So... I am an INFP-T and I just discovered my boyfriend is an INFPT-A. No wonder we never fight, it's exhausting for both of us heheh
This brings back memories. IDRlabs the original MBTI animated videos!
I have never taken the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). I guess I should...
Any infp’s wanna be friends? 💛
Me
One of the things that bothers me as time goes by is finding most people boring or plain (doesn't mean I think I'm better or anything) so I don't feel like I'd connect, but I also crave deep bonds of loyalty and cumplicity. I've experienced over and over people leaving my life and I end up feeling I'm always the one that treasured them more or would go the extra mile for them and to keep a friendship/relationship but they don't. Open communication is extremely important, I'd rather have someone be mad at me or point a flaw rather then just leave or never forgive. Also I feel that people constantly judge me and reject me, and being very specific, even in social media, without even talking or interacting, I feel like people judge you by what you like and how you talk or feel and about what you express, creating divisions, while I value more the character of a person and how they welcome me rather than that, I don't like categorization because I don't fit anywhere, I have all sorts of different unrelated likings. Also indeed I don't act on many things because I don't feel compelled to, motivated to, and seeing that no one cares or pays attention is a turn off, tho sometimes it becomes my safe place. I also feel things too intensely, especially negative feelings, so it hurts when people don't realize how much they can hurt me. Despite many chalenges, I'm proud of being an info and though my self esteem is low and feel alone in the world, it's good to know there are people that understand and I wish there were more people this compaxionate, sensitive and faithful. It's a gift to be this delicate in a harsh world but also painful, but indeed I kinda romanticize pain to cope with it and feel more empathy for people that know it and have and accept their scars. Thanks all for reading :3
Being an INFP, sorry*
*compassionate
I found out that I am an INFP only recently. Before that, I struggled a lot with myself, beating me up over how I was and why I couldn't be more like the others. I thought that a lot of things were wrong with my mind or something but I never knew what exactly it was. When I took the test and read more about INFPs, it suddenly described so much of what I was feeling.
It feels so good to know that there are others who understand me, who think and are (in a way) like me. I'm slowly starting to embrace being an INFP. It somehow helps me to accept me more like I am and to think that there is in fact nothing wrong with me, that's just how I am.
So to my fellow INTPs, you are wonderful and you can be proud of yourselves and your qualities (I know that's often not our thing, but it's true).
Btw I think that is the most I ever commented on a youtube video, but I almost always read every other comment. I'm also somehow very nervous about submitting it lol is that an infp thing??
Oh YOU are wonderful! And yeah-about the submitting thing, it's pretty much an INFP thing I guess :) -another INFP here
As a young adult infp, I feel like I am totally lost... My parents constantly pressure me to make decisions and choices, I know they are concerned about me but I just don't know what I wanna be or where my life is headed, I feel so completely trapped in all the social and cultural laws😞😞 I don't know what to fo
Pick something you don't hate - if there are 10 things that look semi-interesting to you, don't fret about it too much. You'll make more progress doing SOME-thing than wondering what the perfect thing will be - it'll be excellent learning experience. Take a gap year, volunteer. You can always switch to something you like better once you identify it. I met a 40-year old who was like "I don't know what to do with my life". He was an airline pilot. It was surprising, and encouraging. He has since changed careers.
I felt everything you said
How're you doing, fellow-INFP fam?💜
i felt so sad reading the comments !! we are really special but sad people :'( we get affected easily and we are an facile target for sick people around us. I was a victim of a sociopath for 10 months, i brokeup a week ago but i am still thinking of "why me !! " how someone can be too cruel just for one reason that "He can"!! he could do that and i let him because i thought i could help him before i knew that he is actually sick and he cannot be fixed and all what he showed me was just drama and mind games !!!!. Most of time i was forgiving him out of pity and he was too smart, he knew i got a soft heart and i feel sorry for everyone and everything, i was easy manipulated in a bad way. i almost lost my job but that is okay the problem is i lost my self my dignity my purity i was proud of myself but now i feel discusting and i hate seeing my self at the mirror. i have a big guilt for my family !! i can't sleep at night; not because i miss him because i don't but i feel guilty about what i have done to myself i am full of regret and fear and above all i feel a deeeeeeeep sadness and pity for my little soul. INFP be careful of people around not all of them use there hearts and feel love and empathy there is sick people who hunts people like us. May Allah protect us
i literally had a whole conversation with my school counselor about how i cant take any decisions and idk what to do with my future. i didn't realize its a personality thing. maybe it just in my nature to be indecisive but like i need to fix that lol.
Once we figure it out the life will pass by
Dont worry had the same problem! I'm 23 and starting med school(took me a while to figure out that was my path). You will find your path. Dream on my infp brother
I have never relate too much to something,,,,, I feel lost somewhat and I thought I had something like idk and my mom was getting mad about it but it's just me,,, ? I mean idk
I have the same reason :(
I flip flop between INFP and ENFP. Totally relate to not knowing my path, switched careers at age 27. Find something you kinda like, it doesn't have to be perfect, and do that until you find something you like better. I'm 30 now and may change careers again if I find something I enjoy more :D just don't go into debt for something you're not sure about or aren't committed to. One of the best things I did after school was take a gap year and travel & work. I went to France for 3 months and worked in Germany for 6 months.
44 years old, and just took the personality test. Mind blown! Nice to hear it explained. My wife was like "WOAH" 😆
Imagine 2 INFPs who like each other, wish they saw more of one another and neither takes initiative because they think the other is distant and uninterested.
Wow I never seen something so right on point about me as INFP!
Brilliant video!
Thank you very much!
notice how infps watch videos like this? we are very self aware, and observant of things... its just crazy bc i feel like our personality type is the most complicated bc we are mediators..
5 minutes of calling me out specifically.
When I’m in public I never talk but when I’m home I’m screaming my fake conversation out loud thinking there’s going to be a chance that someone is there.
I am a young INFP who is struggling with my career path. I followed my father's instruction to attend a law school but I found it so frustrated because I don't care about the real world and I am so bad at doing works in need of carefulness (it is a must if you are a lawyer). I am comforting to hear that INFPs may be drifted in their early adulthood and hope I can find a job that I am really passionate about in the future. Thanks for making this video! Some of the features really fit me, like I am a peacemaker and I hate judgments and hierarchy...
My dad is very hierarchy type of guy. It’s hard and I hate conforming to his way of life especially when I was younger. I struggle with severe social anxiety so it’s been tough to be my own person but my journey is not finished yet to be the best I can be!
To be introspective is depressing when you do not find the social connection and emotional attachment to follow up. The society is full of people with masks; they never unveil their true personalities, either willingly or inadvertently. I, before learning about this test, was considered one of them - I didn't know myself. I guess this is the irony of the society.
They say this is uncommon but everyone and their mother has "INFP" on their damn profile.
They're probably lying lol or unsure.
This person knows me better than i know myself.
INFP's are also huge doubters, bc they don't believe in rules or set things, they don't believe what they're taught to believe. I struggle with that every single day...To live with my "religous family," when I don't even really believe in religion, I'm more agnostic and I have hard time blending in amongst my peers who have the "same opinions," about topics while I don't, and then being criticized is like the worst thing ever but you have to get over it eventually. Anyways I'm saying it's very painful to be INFPs, it's rare for someone to come up to us and say "I understand you, plz go on what you were going to say..." But we're also very precious too, I love this personality so much bc INFPs are like the beautiful hope that the world needs in this world so don't hate your personality, without us, the world wouldn't be so... meaningful.
me before clicking to this video: hahaha we'll see how accurate this is
me while listening to every aspect of my personality for 5 minutes: yup, that's me. oh? well, true true true. yeah, that's also me.
Wow. I have never felt more seen, heard, read, inspired, and understood ever in my life before. Wooooooooow I can’t even begin to describe how grateful I am for this. Just wow
This is 100% accurate, even the girl looks similar to me idk how to feel
I’m an INFP but recently I’ve been opening up and being more social because of people I’ve been hanging out with. They’ve helped me feel happier and confident. I think I’ve finally found my people (and I may have fallen in love) :]
So happy to heart this! -also an INFP here :)
It's amazing how accurately this animation describes me.I've done many tests of what kind personality I actually belong to.And most of them defined me as a INFP.Scrolling through the comments I actually noticed I'm very similar to many charachteristics given by people here.And it's such a relived feeling to understand I'm not that alone daydreamer in this world .Very often I experience that I don't fit in this world for my introversion,shyness,slowliness,idle dreams etc.I always catch myself blaming for being not like others.But when I realise I'm unique and gotta love myself for whoever I am.Only when I"ll be satisfied and truly in harmony with myself
literally felt the same, as I found out I am an INFP. It's just soo relieving. Alone the thought of so many people that are just like me, knowing I am not alone in this ( we are not alone!) brings me peace. Anyways- sending my lil frustrated awkward and cute INFP beans all the love. stay safe y'all.
I'm an INFP-T that is trying to change my character. Being one is extremely hard but at the same time I dont think I can be other people, plus I'm a taurus. Being judgemental or thinker is out of my head. So, now I'm trying to be more positive and more in-charge of my life. I think age did matured me so much. Rather than rejecting, I learned how to learn more. Now, I can write and post my comment. I think that is one of the changes. I want to help people as much as I can if that what I love and enjoy doing. Being afraid is normal but to be brave is always possible☺
This was immensely accurate. Maybe the most accurate description of my own self I've ever heard. Thankful I watched this
I'd just put a big asterisk next to the point that we're very live and let live people *as long as I dont consider it immoral, otherwise do whatever the hell*
You don't have to choose one career for the rest of your life. You can work different careers in different "phases" of your life. When I realized this, it released a lot of pressure from me to figure out my "path".
I knew I was an infp when I always had a soft spot for villains in films because I felt they were misunderstood. Also any other infps who are terrible at poetry but still love it ..?