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A friend of mine told me that he had decided I was one of the funniest people he knew. He said my humor was, 'drier than a deer bone.... that's been baking in the sun... for centuries...' He also told me that if you blink, you're likely to miss it. I'd say it has to be Ne, as well. My Fi...

Yeah, my husband is an S type and he hates this crap just as much- while you, red toad, watch john and kate and are controlled by lusty women who read the news. Er-hem.

I don't know. I had my bipolar episode prior to being diagnosed bipolar. Have been quite stable since, on an extremely low dose of meds. I called myself INTP but didn't seem to be enough of an INTP. Now that I've decided I'm an INFP, I still don't relate to about 95% of those INFP descriptions...

Isn't this what you're looking for, Red Toad? :D

Rutabaga. Not on the list. And it took me about ten minutes to subtract my way down. Rutabagas must be lousy at math.

Yeah, snow queen, I'd say that's pretty much it- especially about coming back from ESTJ. I, too, thought the journey from ESTJ- INTP was a little more nebulous, although I did become incredibly focused on other people's opinions of me vs. my own- but I suppose with my Fi losing strength (and...

This made me laugh, because I, too, am equally clueless. I see their pictures all over the celebrity mags in the check-out aisle at the grocery store and I have... no idea. Not like me being clueless about this sort of thing is new, however.

Citizen, I've done the phone call thing a couple of times, primarily, though, because I didn't want anyone around me to try and strike up a conversation.

Jennywocky- Wow, long response. Thank you for taking the time and energy. :) First off, yes I am bipolar and yes I am meds, so don't be concerned about what I'm doing about that. I suppose that the way I laid it out is long-winded, but it started with my thinking about the shadow, which is...

This is a theory-of -sorts which came to mind last night. I don’t know if something like this already exists, but this is just how I thought of it, triggered by two questions: 1. How could an INFP mistake herself for being an INTP? 2. Could this change in personality be the by-product of a...

I've known at least two INTPs in real life (I bet more) and I know at least one INFP. The first INTP I knew I dated in high school, and it was always bizarre because we had the best conversations in the world on the phone, but when we got together all we really knew to do was fool around. (Which...

Re: college apps I know this can be frustrating, because I had this problem as well- not being as "active" as my peers- although I still was... but not so much doing volunteer work. First off, you aren't limited to helping people. But say that you were, you can still do volunteer work which...

sorry I didn't see this part before. I like the 'blonde leading the blind'- funny. Don't worry about things sounding silly, btw. Just write it and get it out. Have you ever read A Confederacy of Dunces? If not, you should.

Ah, thanks. If- I mean when- I finish it, I'll send you a copy.

a 17 yr old who does extemporaneous speaking competitively (don't know if they have that in the UK- you have half an hour to compose speeches on current events and then you present the speech to a judge.) Of course he meets this girl at a terrible party (because this is a book about a 17 yr old)...

I wasn't talking about you, but the main character of the book I'm writing.

I know. It's weird, eh? Maybe that's why it's so easy for me to write from the point of view of a 17 year old male.

I don't know if this is common with INFPs or not, but I think it might be. I know I am the same way. I'm pretty sure it's a defense mechanism to avoid getting hurt, probably caused by being hurt in the past.

What exactly makes you think so? Just curious.

I do this, too. But it still surprises me every time. Interesting to see how much this post resonates. You know, other people say I look different depending on the photograph, too. Even my husband. And I think I change often irl as well- like my face changes shape, like my physical body isn't...

I think I do like yours the best, Red Mage. It made me laugh, which automatically leads to me liking it the best. But I probably will just keep my name. If it ain't broke, as we say in these here parts, why fix it?

Heart for brains?

This happens to me often: I'll see a picture of me or video and I can't believe that it's what I look like- it just seems wrong. Also, whenever I look in the mirror the first split second surprises me- Really? That's what I really look like? Does this happen to anyone else? If so, how do you...

I'm thinking Brainheart or Brain Humane. Any thoughts?

^^ I hear that. Sometimes I feel I'm as dour as a puritan minister, even here.

I get disturbed pretty easily, too. I think it has to do with having an active mind and an active imagination. A strange-sounding whisper in a commercial led to many sleepless nights as a child. But yes, I would recommend reading AP. Although I will never do it again. Funny, I read The...

I've heard the film is very tame in comparison to the book. If they were truthful to the book it would be banned by every film board and people would be vomiting all over the theater seats. Also keep in mind I was a 19 yr old girl when I read it. Crime and Punishment is disturbing in a...

I haven't seen the movie but I've read the book. I read it 16 years ago (holy crap) so it's not exactly fresh in my mind, but I can tell you no book has freaked me out and grossed me out as much as that book. I read it straight through, so it was about five or six hours of solid madness. So...

Good, Soth, you seem a bit better. Just keep at it. And I know what you're saying, cheese. I went through the whole anorexic/binge eating, drugs, alcohol, sex thing for that exact reason. Thanks to my not using my brain as I'm supposed to, I now have the diagnosis of bipolar and am supposed...

Absolutely. Very well put. That's the problem with the 'feeling' term. People automatically think it means crying and mania. It's more like sunlight in your eyes or loud irritating music when something isn't working- or sunlight on your back and your favorite song suddenly playing when it is-...

Oh, and shatterspike- of course it's not a problem. It's not like we are all compartmentalized beings. Also, I think a lot of these descriptions are written as if we remain static all of our lives. But I guess the thing is how does your mind tend to work the most.

Yeah, I agree with you. I think the 'experts' don't seem to entirely understand that INFPs can use their introverted feelings to view things objectively, in a way. By this I mean we kind of work our way into both sides, feel them (and think about them) to get their essence, and then reach a...

Not to get off topic, but to get off topic, INFPs do this, too. INFPs and INTPs aren't all that different- that's why a lot of us are confused between the two.

Anthile gave you good advice. But it is hard to stop whining unless you find something else to distract your mind. Your mind, I think, is not getting the stimulation and satisfaction it needs. So it is focusing on all of the bad and all of the wrong. Perseverating will not bring you the...

Now you want me to cry with you?;) I'm just totally kidding, Red Toad, but I couldn't pass it up post the 'woman- root of all evil' exchange. I don't know. You just seem very male, like you are trying to act out every male stereotype imaginable, which I suppose could be attributed to the...

Well, EB, Red Toad once thought I was a dude, so there you have it. :D

Oh and yeah, figuring out who I am and what is important to me- very INFP.

Read my links on the INxP- the one about introverted feeling vs. introverted thinking, and then the one with the definition of INFP from typology central. (It might not be up yet, but you can just go to the t.c. website and look it up.) I think we INFPs care a bit more what others think of...

I suspect as much.

I doubt it. But I also know that I am not performing to my potential. But I also know I no longer care whether I am a genius or not. Seducer, read my post on INXP with the INFP profile from typology central. My guess is it will resonate with you. And I consider you a t-e-n.

Best description of an INFP I have found, if anyone is interested: http://www.typologycentral.com/forums/nf-idyllic/2238-infp-profile.html

It's an inability to view things objectively. I have/ have had the same problem. My seven year old son does the same thing on a smaller scale. He'll play basketball with his father and get upset and frustrated because he can't shoot as well as him. He doesn't seem to understand that a grown man...

I am not impressed by any of this crap, and I am a woman. Most of the women I know are not. Maybe you are attracted to the wrong sort of woman, and maybe you are too focused on impressing the wrong sort of woman. Maybe you need to get over your big, bad self, Red Toad. Maybe you need to...

Flesh enclosed in brain? I like Cognisant and Red Mage's (although a bit long, which makes me like it all the more) by the by. (No offense, Decaf.) Heart cooks brain? name of modest mouse song, though, and I don't want to be a 15yr old and name myself after a song (No offense, 15yr olds). I...

I like you substantially, seducer. You are essentially me fifteen years ago, so how can I not? Methinks you need to find a creative outlet that helps you recognize your strengths. Got one?

Yeah, I think a lot of people don't quite get the INFP (including INFPs). I would wager to say that INFPs are the intellectual Fs. My first big 'aha' was what agent intellect said about Te being the INFPs way of presenting themselves- a social front of sorts. I imagine that as INFPs get older...

Damn damn damn, Seducer! You beat me to it! Check out the 'name changes' thread-

Oh, snap! Just saw Seducer's already doing it! Am I really that unoriginal?

Time to jump on the name-changing bandwagon. Now that I have concluded I am a 'feeler', I was thinking maybe I should change my name to Heart Enclosed in Flesh or Introverted Feeling Brain or potentially Rainbows and Huggles. Actually, here's an idea- Could I have a new name contest? Would that...

It's official: I have decided that I am INFP. What sealed the deal: http:///infp.globalchatter.com/messageboard/viewtopic.php?t=2990&highlight=introverted+feeling vs: http://infp.globalchatter.com/messageboard/viewtopic.php?t=3009&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 So consider this my...