MtVertigo

Originally Posted by iwontrememberthis

I originally thought I was INFP until I stumbled upon a Socionics INFp description. Apparently INFp (socionics) = INFJ (MBTI), so I am confused. This Socionics description fits me better than anything I had ever read, so I was convinced that I must be INFJ (MBTI). I went back and read the MBTI descriptions and found that I couldn't relate as well to the INFJ as the INFP descriptions they presented. I proceeded to research both types and am still having a hard time distinguishing which one I could

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Originally Posted by shygirl

Maybe if you look at the negative parts of INFP and INFJ and compare them to you and find which you fit into more.

INFP:

• May be extremely sensitive to any kind of criticism
• May perceive criticism where none was intended
• May have skewed or unrealistic ideas about reality
• May be unable to acknowledge or hear anything that goes against their personal ideas and opinions
• May blame their problems on other people, seeing themselves as victims who are treated unfairly

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Originally Posted by Tortured

When I empathize with them, I feel like there's nothing there. Like their selves are missing from the embodiment they have. I feel that the acquaintances of mine that follow me are hopeless, and I don't know what I can do to help them if they won't make their own way. Attracting these kinds of people, how would one better deal with the problem between empathizing with them and actually helping them?

It's a situation I've faced with people IRL before. My approach used to be try to make

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