No one can say being an INFJ is easy, in fact it can be pretty damn hard. But surrounding the difficulties there is a gold lining that makes everything alright.
I found out a week ago that I was an INFJ, previous to that I had never heard of Meyers, or Briggs, or INFJ. What I did know is that I was different than most other people, there was this glass I was seeing the world through but I couldn't break through it, I analyzed and analyzed until I thought I had a correct idea of how people and myself worked at a fundamental level, but there was always a piece missing that I couldn't figure out. The void of that missing piece ended up being filled with self doubt, a yearning to be different and the constant question of "what's wrong with me". Eventually the negativity manifested itself in a depression I hope no one else has to go through, but like most awful things in life you find the good in it and take it in stride, which was where my turning point was. Instead of outwardly searching for myself among other people and outside influences I learned to look inside. I began the search to find and become comfortable with the man I am, and after months of slowly coming to a realization I took a Myers Briggs test....and my eyes opened. I realized that there was never anything wrong at all, that I am just as human as everyone else, and I even have brothers and sisters who go through the same struggles I do. The most relieving feeling in the world is realizing that you're not alone. As I read pages of information describing exactly how my mind worked in a way I could never put into words, I realized how lucky we are to be the 1% who have the ability to think the way we do, we are the thinkers and the seers of the world and can see a beauty in life that few others can. We have a constant yearning to grow to our full potential that I can only hope remains until the day we die. We can see things in people they can't even see in themselves. And above all we know how to love in its truest and most honest form.
Life is a constant search for the equilibrium of being true to your self, and embracing who you are is an invaluable sway towards it.
I would love to hear YOUR stories, struggles, and successes in understanding your inner INFJ and inner self
-Charlie
"All my good friends call me Wilderness" ----> (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xD3E3qKh1d8)
I found out a week ago that I was an INFJ, previous to that I had never heard of Meyers, or Briggs, or INFJ. What I did know is that I was different than most other people, there was this glass I was seeing the world through but I couldn't break through it, I analyzed and analyzed until I thought I had a correct idea of how people and myself worked at a fundamental level, but there was always a piece missing that I couldn't figure out. The void of that missing piece ended up being filled with self doubt, a yearning to be different and the constant question of "what's wrong with me". Eventually the negativity manifested itself in a depression I hope no one else has to go through, but like most awful things in life you find the good in it and take it in stride, which was where my turning point was. Instead of outwardly searching for myself among other people and outside influences I learned to look inside. I began the search to find and become comfortable with the man I am, and after months of slowly coming to a realization I took a Myers Briggs test....and my eyes opened. I realized that there was never anything wrong at all, that I am just as human as everyone else, and I even have brothers and sisters who go through the same struggles I do. The most relieving feeling in the world is realizing that you're not alone. As I read pages of information describing exactly how my mind worked in a way I could never put into words, I realized how lucky we are to be the 1% who have the ability to think the way we do, we are the thinkers and the seers of the world and can see a beauty in life that few others can. We have a constant yearning to grow to our full potential that I can only hope remains until the day we die. We can see things in people they can't even see in themselves. And above all we know how to love in its truest and most honest form.
Life is a constant search for the equilibrium of being true to your self, and embracing who you are is an invaluable sway towards it.
I would love to hear YOUR stories, struggles, and successes in understanding your inner INFJ and inner self
-Charlie
"All my good friends call me Wilderness" ----> (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xD3E3qKh1d8)
