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ISFP 

The Gentle Artist

  • Quiet and hesitant with strangers, but expressive and eager to please with close people

  • Happy to join social activities but need plenty of time alone

  • Gentle and loyal

  • Warm, affectionate and loving

  • Enjoys the present moment

  • Accept the world at face value

  • Excellent observers

  • Materialistic

  • Love beautiful and aesthestic things

  • Sensitive and emotional

  • Have deep feelings and passions

  • Value relationships and harmony

  • Need plenty of attention , affection and guidance in their daily life

  • Want the reassurance of physical touch

  • Have talents in creative arts ( drawing , painting, music and dance )

  • Playful and curious free spirits

  • Like freedom , but often follow decisions made by others to avoid conflict

  • Fairly adaptable

  • Charming – they are relaxed and warm , and their easygoing attitude naturally makes them likeable and popular.

  • Sensitive to others – they easily relate to other’s emotions, helping them to establish harmony and minimise conflicts.

  • Imaginative – they use creativity and insight to craft wonderful ideas and art.

  • Passionate – when they are caught up in something exciting and interesting, they can ignore everything.

  • Curious – they need to see and explore ideas for themselves.

  • Artistic – they are able to show their creativity through art with immense beauty.

  • Fiercely independent – freedom of expression is their top priority , and they oppress traditions and hard rules that interferes with their freedom.

  • Unpredictable – they dislike long -term commitments and plans.

  • Easily stressed – when situations get out of control, they will shut down.

  • Overly competitive – they can escalate small things into intense competitions, turning down long-term successes in their search for glory in the moment and are unhappy when they lose.

  • Fluctuating self- esteem – their efforts are often dismissed esp. early in life.

At their best

  • Deeply faithful, loyal and compassionate people with strong convictions and great empathy

  • Practical , realistic and great immediate problem solvers

  • Willing to spring into action to help others in real and tangible ways

  • Grow up to trust their inner voice and confidently live the quiet and modest life they are drawn to

ISFPs as Children and Students

  • Snuggly, affectionate and cuddly babies

  • Smile early and often at their parents

  • Even-tempered and easy to please

  • Like physical affection, like to be held by their parents

  • Eager to please, happy to play alone or with close people

  • Very quiet and reserved in public, seldom reveal true feelings

  • Free spirits, enjoy the moment 

  • Earthy and literal children , comfortable with their bodies

  • Like sensory play

  • Remark about appearances

  • Very observant, notice and compliment small details

  • Like to touch everything and discover how things work by taking them apart

  • Form close bonds with a fav stuffed animal or blanket, carry them whenever they go

  • Love to rock and swing and are usually calmed and soothed by movement

  • Sensitive to criticism, may their feelings hurt of someone speaks sharply to them

  • Can get very dirty when they play and usually not picky about remaining tidy

  • Eager to get along with their peers and their siblings

  • Thrive within a warm and harmonious environment

  • Not interested in theoretical or abstract problems

  • The material must have some immediate or practical use to be remembered and applied

  • Prefer real activities that provide real results

  • Have excellent social and communication  skills

  • Want the approval of others but are more likely to seek it in the quiet or helpful things they do

  • Like to play sports, but not for the competition

  • Nice and caring teammates

  • Aware of their bodies, of the have excellent dexterity, balance and coordination

  • Take great care with their personal appearance and want their hair and clothes to look fashionable

  • Have an observant eye for quality and like to shop for and collect beautiful things or things that are directly related to a favourite sport or activity

  • Like to do sweet things for other people

  • Have a deep emotional life that comes out in dramatic ways

  • Usually share their feelings freely with people they trust

  • Have strong opinions about the right way to treat people

  • Do not like conflict

  • Tend to be empathetic, loyal, and trustworthy friends

  • Not concerned about order, appear neglectful because their things are not carefully organized

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  • Subject to peer pressure

  • Feel anxiety when they have to break away from their parents

  • Spend even more time alone than usual b4 sharing their worries

  • Hate making decisions, esp big ones, put off decisions to keep their options open

  • Can become overwhelmed with insecurity and paralyzed with indecision

  • Painful to see loyalties between friends fade away and being replaced with superficial relationships amid the strong pressure to compromise personal standards just to be liked

  • Not very logical or objective

  • Experience conflicts with their parents over limits, ignoring rules and missing curfews

  • Have trouble managing their money and time

  • Need a lot of personal freedom and time to do as they wish

  • Love, support and understand them

  • Give them physical affection

  • Show that their values and feelings are legitimate

  • Actions speak louder than words

  • Teach them to courageously communicate their opinions and beliefs

  • Let them know the consequences of breaking the rules, them impose immediate and appropriate discipline, precisely as you warned them

  • Tell them you love them although you don’t approve the things they have done

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