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INFP

The Dreamer

  • Quiet and private 

  • May appear easy going and casual

  • Have strong feelings and values

  • Very idealistic

  • Have a strong desire to understand the meaning of life and how issues affect them personally

  • Take time to grow comfortable with their individuality

  • Curious and imaginative

  • Highly sensitive

  • Value inner harmony above harmony with others

  • Easily worried

  • Likes expressing themselves through art and music

  • Like exploring diversity and variety

  • Adaptable and flexible till a value is threatened

  • Act spontaneously and resist too much structure

  • Idealistic – they strongly believe in their own values and ideals.

  • Seek & value harmony – they hate conflict and are eager to please others.

  • Open – minded and flexible – they dislike being constrained by rules , and instead do what they think is right.

  • Very creative and imaginative – they can see things from unique perspectives, and have many different ideas and visions.

  • Passionate & energetic – they are very passionate towards their own interests.

  • Too idealistic – they get disappointed when reality clashes with their ideals. 

  • Too altruistic – they can't say no to others.

  • Bad self-care skills – they tend to forget to take care of the needs of themselves.

  • Dislike dealing with details – they are so focused on the big picture that they forget the forest is made of individual trees. 

  • Impractical - they have trouble making things happen.

  • Take things personally – they are very sensitive to criticism.

  • Difficult to get to know – they are very private.

At their best

  • Deeply compassionate people with strong convictions and great empathy

  • Creative , visionary , and inspired problem solvers

  • Original thinkers

  • With support and encouragement, they grow up to trust their inner voice, confidently living their own lives

  • Have self acceptance , look inwardly for confirmation and guidance , instead of following the corrosive messages of the world.

INFPs as Children and Students

  • Quiet, gentle, sensitive and cuddly babies

  • Very attached to their parents but are reserved and hesistant around people they don’t know

  • Happiest to play alone for long periods of time, fueled by their vivid imaginations and rich inner lives

  • Curious and adventurous when exploring new toys or things

  • Artistic and creative

  • Great lovers of books and adore being read to as small children

  • Deep feeling people, not usually open up and espress or reveal those feelings unless they feel very safe or completely trust that person

  • Have well-developed empathy and shows concern for other’s well-being

  • Sensitive to tension and get upset when people close to  them are angry

  • Prone to pleasing themselves and others 

  • Not very aware of time or concerned with order, may actively and strongly resist any sturcture

  • Don’t like to make decisions and before they have to, they will often ask to hear all of their options before making a choice. 

  • Ever ready to explore, question and create

  • Happy because they can learn how to read for themselves

  • Happiest with one best friend, they may change best friends each year because they like having a good friend in the same classroom.

  • Global thinkers, are keenly interested in other cultures, religions , languages , and are often curious and concerned about societal issues and problems more earlier than their peers

  • Drawn to art of all forms, including art, literature , music and theatre

  • Seem intellectually older than their years

  • Loyal and compassionate with the people they love

  • Will sometimes overlook faults and idealize relationships

  • Will become moody, pessimistic, and negative when they feel unloved or unwanted

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  • Maybe unsure about the specifics of a career, but they always seem sure they want their lives to have meaning

  • They know that they're different, and love the whole idea of being unique

  • Naturally focus on the future, imagining and fantasizing what their lives will be like when they are on their own

  • Rebellious during this period

  • Struggle to find their niche in the world of work and in society as a whole

  • Value their close relationships above all else and have a strong need to feel harmony even at the same time they’re trying to establish their independence ( try to maintain personal and outer harmony )

  • Struggle with their highly emotional reactions and their deeply sensitive responses to everything 

  • Find decision making stressful and can even become panic-stricken by the fear of making serious mistakes

  • Accept their uniqueness

  • Encourage them to make decisions based on what they feel is right, instead of society's expectations

  • Help them to make more realistic decisions and plans

  • Always provide them a creative outlet to express their thoughts and feelings

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