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Comment on INFP by anonomouse

anonomouse — Sat, 19 May 2012 01:56:56 +0000

An attribute of mine that I don’t believe is an attribute of Aspergers, but is a common attribute of INFP, is a need to hug or be hugged often.

I have not found an online test for APD. Interesting.

Comment on INFP by Lexi

Lexi — Fri, 18 May 2012 21:56:21 +0000

unreal!

Comment on INFP by anonomouse

anonomouse — Fri, 18 May 2012 17:57:54 +0000

Also I have discovered from experience that I pretty much need to give up my desire to be understood by others because most folks can only relate to what they also experience themselves. Also many folks assume that what they experience is normal, and anything that is different from their experience is therefore abnormal. I call this “Like Me Disease” and it can be a common source of frustration for me.

The best I can do therefore is to strive to offer understanding to others. Its a form of kindness, and a way to fullfil the improved Golden Rule. If I draw from my pattern library to make someone feel understood, even though I don’t experience this myself, I am giving kindness.

Comment on INFP by anonomouse

anonomouse — Fri, 18 May 2012 17:47:14 +0000

Somewhere on this site, AJ mentions an improvement on the “Golden rule” that says “Do unto others as they would be done unto.” I remember adopting that a decade ago, because I feel like I am so different from most folks around me that doing unto other what I would like would not be showing kindness, but selfishness, and it would not be givng others what they would like to receive. But truely doing this without having to ask them what that is requires insight. It was for the purpose of acquiring that insight, that first interested me in MBTI. I could not understand most folks by looking inside myself.

Comment on INFP by anonomouse

anonomouse — Fri, 18 May 2012 17:40:27 +0000

I suggest you check out this site called infj or infp a closer look. You have a very common problem it seems. Lots of folks feel the way you do at first, so a whole website has been set up to help folks like yourself figure out which you truely are.

Comment on Musings on Life, Work, & Personality in Today’s Economy by Laura

Laura — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:55:12 +0000

I love the train of thought this initiates! While it isn’t reasonable to expect abrupt change there is plenty of benefit in attempting to guide, encourage and influence change over time.

In particular, I think a great deal can be accomplished in leading by example and sharing the experience. Which caters so well to the desire to live authentically that A.J. has mentioned elsewhere. After all, these are the people I emulate. There is merit in adding one more voice to a movement. And movements with this type of leaning have existed for nearly as long as the movement toward a global, wage-slave, exclusively profit-motivated market economy has existed.

We can tie into the existing networks, build on their ideas, apply them to our real lives to whatever extent we are able and show ourselves as an example to those who live more by established examples than by intuitive internal questioning and guidance.

Personally, I find the two greatest difficulties for me are not appearing simply self-righteous and naively idealistic (which may be true to some extent…lol) and gaining the influence it takes to change assumptions. I find the day-to-day of moving towards authenticity much simpler than these points. (I am an INTJ if that isn’t obvious lol)

Comment on Authenticity: The Theory & Practice of Authentic Living by Evan

Evan — Fri, 18 May 2012 10:17:03 +0000

I’m an INTJ and have been quite ‘obsessed’ by authenticity since my adolescence. I’m now 53.

Comment on INFP by Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 18 May 2012 09:17:48 +0000

I’m so confused! What is the difference between an INFP and an INFJ? I seem to relate to both descriptions….

Comment on INTP Careers, Jobs, & Majors by Aryn

Aryn — Thu, 17 May 2012 12:16:50 +0000

Thank you so much for writing this! A lot of my questions regarding careers have been answered by this article. This was just great.

Comment on ENFJ Type Profile by Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 17 May 2012 01:45:47 +0000

Interesting. Would you say that the main difference between ENFJs and INFJs, aside from the inverted functional stack, is that ENFJs tend to love people more?