Recent content by Gerty

Why would anyone want to be an INFJ? It's kind of a pain in the ass, and growing up is generally protracted and painful. I've grown to like being whatever I am, but that's just because I sort of had no choice in the matter ;-)

Oh...that's what I meant to say! Lovely and coherent. Thank you.

Godalmighty. I don't think I could possibly handle meeting someone just like me. It would be EXHAUSTING! I would know all the mean thoughts funning through his head before he had a chance to squelch them, and if we couldn't coordinate our respective periods of "need alone time, please," we'd...

No. At least, not yet. I see so, so, so much death in my work. I cry, but most of the time, the patient hung on far longer than he wanted to, because he knew the hole he'd leave behind. So I cry for them, not the one whose suffering has ended. I don't really believe in heaven, but everyone...

I took my kids to church for years. All baptized, all made their first communion, although I'm not sure the younger two will ever be confirmed. I still think it's one of the best parenting decisions I made, even though my faith is ambivalent at best. For one thing, it provided a wealth of...

Trifoilum - I wondered why Viagra was such a hot commodity with these men, and came up with a few hypotheses: 1) they aren't allowed to have sex until their platelets recover to at least 50k. Imagine a massive orgasm increasing cerebrovascular pressure enough to where they have a hemorrhagic...

Interesting question! "networking" is one of those terms that elicits a reflexive shudder for me. The idea of inserting myself into conversations with strangers - People I haven't had time to sort of size up, or find common ground with - ugh. Scrubbing rest-area toilets is far more appealing...

sprinkles - Pascal's Wager only works for those who can accept the bearded guy who knowingly and lovingly creates creatures specifically to burn through eternity.:-) Of course I am agnostic in the most fundamental sense. I do not know if there is a Divine, and I generally find any arguments...

Huh. The claim that mental health resources are geared toward women is certainly news to me. I never had trouble obtaining psychiatric care for my sons due to their gender, and have never seen a treatment center or practice where men are not allowed, but I'd be interested in learning about...

When your coworker finally spins completely out of control, leaving horrible, dangerous messes to be cleaned up, and you're the calmest one in the office, because you saw it coming months ago, and already went through the frustration/disillusionment/disgust/acceptance process. And realized that...

I can't. I wasn't even in Kindergarten yet when I broke my brain trying to figure out how a God who knows everything could possibly create someone He knew wouldn't choose to become Christian and would roast in eternal hellfire could still be considered "loving." Also, if this God is...

Rare, eh? Thank God. I thought I was the only one with this kind of crazy!:-) I knew I was "different" since I can remember. Always uncomfortable around strangers, always feeling like I missed some important lesson on how to interact with other people easily and naturally. Majored in Physics...

Oh my. Yes, feminism is most certainly relevant, even today, when women are allowed to vote and go to work =D Women are different from men. Our bodies are different, our brains are different, and we live in different worlds. A man will never know the sneaking sense of power - immediately...

Wow. I am not alone...Although I kinda like it that way, haha... The OP got a lot of flack for dramatizing/trivializing/glorifying the potential viciousness of the gentle INFJ, but I sure didn't see it that way. The INFJ is deeply intuitive, and outward-focused. He reads people. The INFJ...