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Can INFP be thinkers?
They favor their rationality more than their personal feelings, this quality makes them thinkers, they focus on what’s more important. While INFP with their inferior Te will have easier time to brush off any Te input in favor of their feelings.
Are INFP critical thinkers?
An INFP is only likely to be openly critical of an individual who crosses an important Fi (Introverted Feeling) value.
Do INFPs compare themselves to others?
INFPs can be somewhat hard on themselves, but they try to look inward for a measure of success. They don’t compare themselves to each person they see, but they may have some people they look up to and admire.
Are INFPs rational?
Although emotional, we’re both rational and calculating. But INFPs are smart. In certain situations, we can be incredibly rational and calculating, using our imagination and creativity to think two steps ahead of everyone else in order to achieve something we want.
Do INFPs have inferior extraverted thinking?
As a result, INFPs can see their inferior Extraverted Thinking as overwhelming, domineering, or too hasty to decide or take action. They can repress this function, ignore it, or devalue it in other people if they’re not careful. This is especially true in childhood and adolescence when the inferior function is less accessible.
Do INFPs talk to themselves a lot?
INFPs Talk to Themselves The INFP personality is not naturally assertive, and INFPs can spend a lot of time having an inward conversation with themselves about what they should have said when their work colleague said something hurtful to them or someone else, instead of confronting their colleague face-to-face.
Why are INFPs so scared of introverted thinking?
Because Introverted Thinking is the INFP’s 8th function, they can risk seeing it as overly impersonal, detached, cold, and formulaic. All of us, regardless of our type, need to be aware that all the cognitive functions are useful and valuable. There isn’t one that is inherently better than another!
What are INFPs like when they are depressed?
INFPs can have a hard time forgiving themselves, due to their reserved nature and their idealistic attitude, and may often take on the blame for negative feelings that occur in depression. They may turn all the negativity inward, due to their tendency to be self-dependent, and this can lead to them feeling withdrawn and alienated.