" The INFJ Was Not Born — They Were Broken Into One"

A couple of thoughts @meowzician

This video is powerful stuff that will ring true for a lot of folks who are of INFJ type. It's particularly on the ball for those of us who struggle with how we relate to the world in which we find ourselves - it's full of resonances. It's good too, though, to consider the benefits of being INFJ as well as the struggles that many of us have in relating to the folks around us. For me the magic that most others don't seem to have is worth every penny of what it has cost - I hope this is true too for you and many other INFJ folks.

Something that I think is misleading is the title - speaking personally of course because it may be different for others. I didn't become of INFJ type because of my childhood, but rather my childhood was as it was because I was born of INFJ type. I was luckier than many of us because my mother was INFJ and my father probably INFP - my childhood home was a castle in which I could escape from the blue meanies outside.
 
John K said:
A couple of thoughts @meowzician

This video is powerful stuff that will ring true for a lot of folks who are of INFJ type. It's particularly on the ball for those of us who struggle with how we relate to the world in which we find ourselves - it's full of resonances. It's good too, though, to consider the benefits of being INFJ as well as the struggles that many of us have in relating to the folks around us. For me the magic that most others don't seem to have is worth every penny of what it has cost - I hope this is true too for you and many other INFJ folks.

Something that I think is misleading is the title - speaking personally of course because it may be different for others. I didn't become of INFJ type because of my childhood, but rather my childhood was as it was because I was born of INFJ type. I was luckier than many of us because my mother was INFJ and my father probably INFP - my childhood home was a castle in which I could escape from the blue meanies outside.
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I wanted to say it but I held my tongue. You are truly unique in this instance as I have talked to many and never heard of another. It makes me wonder about the potential while also making me happy that someone made it through without the pain. It’s a blessing from the almighty in my mind.
 
TomasM said:
I wanted to say it but I held my tongue. You are truly unique in this instance as I have talked to many and never heard of another. It makes me wonder about the potential while also making me happy that someone made it through without the pain. It’s a blessing from the almighty in my mind.
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I certainly had plenty of problems and grief with people my own age, particularly until I went to secondary school at 11 years old - until my mid teens really. That shaped very much how I developed. I think some INFJ folks hit problems because they get pulled away from their core type by social forces. At least I didn’t have that problem at home like many do, but I did outside my home. Of course I knew nothing about type in those days and not until many years afterwards, so this is all looking back with hindsight.
 
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