Yet another confused soul wondering "INFJ or INFP"

Originally Posted by ketchup

True on the theorizing. I thought the principles thing was Ti though? I thought that was a Ti/Te question. lol. Anyway, I see your point.

Hmm. Yeah, I suppose it could be. I was a bit rushed in thinking things over this morning.

Why I see Ni over Si;

Well, you use an awful lot of Ti. Very highly developed, which rules out Fe dom. Number 13 is very characteristic of strong Ti. You have a very strong appreciation for symoblism and you appear rather metaphorical. You're very articulate, and there's this vibe of someone who is an intuitive overall. There is no use of Si anywhere from what I've seen. You just have a very linear, symoblic kind of thinking that seems much more Ni dom than Si dom. You also have the confident and self assured kind of personality you see in an INFJ moreso than an ISFJ. Your love of teaching and influencing others is very Fe of you but something about it strikes a chord with Ni+fe. Don't ask how.

I like to revise and stream-line the body of information in question especially if it is a formal project for class.

Now this is either Ti or Ni. I'm not incredibly great at typology. I'll let someone else analyze it.

Yep you seem more Ni than Si dom to me.

Originally Posted by Flatlander

Down to those two, my thinking is INFJ, not INFP. I see a lot of Fe here.

I have noticed that I tend to overuse my Fe function. My conclusion is that this is a direct result of the industry I work in, healthcare. Furthermore the nature of my work in general is highly interpersonal, requiring me to attend to several people at once for extended periods of time. I'm also beginning to connect this to my "Fi" crisis. I'm not absolutely sure if the cognitive functions work in this way but I've begun hypothesizing that I have had consistently high Fi and Fe scores because I overuse my Fe function and thus Fi "witch" function kicks in. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong in this assumption, I'm starting to get frustrated at my own lack of understanding.

Originally Posted by Victorianna

I have noticed that I tend to overuse my Fe function. My conclusion is that this is a direct result of the industry I work in, healthcare. Furthermore the nature of my work in general is highly interpersonal, requiring me to attend to several people at once for extended periods of time. I'm also beginning to connect this to my "Fi" crisis. I'm not absolutely sure if the cognitive functions work in this way but I've begun hypothesizing that I have had consistently high Fi and Fe scores because I overuse my Fe function and thus Fi "witch" function kicks in. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong in this assumption, I'm starting to get frustrated at my own lack of understanding.

I don't know enough about Beebe's model or shadow functions in any other aspect to gauge them well.

I summon help, if applicable: @LiquidLight

Was just thinking about asking liquidlight through the INFJ forum.

INFJ. So much Fe.

I agree with everyone else, INFJ.

I really agree, INFJ is what you seem like to me.

INFJ. too much Fe and too structured for Ne