Does anyone here work with children?
I am an extreme INFJ, very introverted, super-sensitive, dreamy and kinda odd. I have always agonized over what job/career would suit me, I am now in my 30s with a trail of dropped out college courses and dead-end jobs behind me. I simply CANNOT cope with most jobs due to extreme anxiety, social phobia and being unable to do even basic maths without the use of a calculator.
My last job I was a nursery assistant in a pre-school with 1-5 year olds. Now, half of me loved this job as I am very nurturing and special needs kids in particular gravitate towards me, I have a passion for psychology and a huge interest in autism (I have a son and a husband who both have Asperger's Syndrome) I also liked it because I can mess about with glitter and paint all day and that kind of thing.
The other half of me found it to be incredibly draining both mentally and physically, as I am required to interact and talk all day long, but the worst part was the NOISE, some days it drove me NUTS. It was a mainstream nursery and I didn't like some of the methods so think maybe Montessori or Waldorf Steiner schools may be more up my street.
I seem to have this struggle with the 2 sides of my personality, I don't know which is the real me. I have looked into training for office type jobs but I don't think I'm cut out for that either, I think I daydream about working in a quiet office with a desk in a corner somewhere yet I bet the reality is quite different and I would freak out under pressure and having to do the dreaded "multi-tasking" would be very difficult if not impossible for me.
Also, I cannot afford to go back to college, I have a very idiosyncratic way of learning and although I have a slight intellectual bent, I am not academic. I could not cope before at college, I could not understand the tutor, I could not cope with the "get into groups and discuss" thing, no no no!!!
Damn shame because many professionals have told me that I have a brilliant mind and would be a fantastic psychologist. Oh well *sigh*
So, any INFJs work in childcare? How do you find it? Any advice, tips etc?
I am an extreme INFJ, very introverted, super-sensitive, dreamy and kinda odd. I have always agonized over what job/career would suit me, I am now in my 30s with a trail of dropped out college courses and dead-end jobs behind me. I simply CANNOT cope with most jobs due to extreme anxiety, social phobia and being unable to do even basic maths without the use of a calculator.
My last job I was a nursery assistant in a pre-school with 1-5 year olds. Now, half of me loved this job as I am very nurturing and special needs kids in particular gravitate towards me, I have a passion for psychology and a huge interest in autism (I have a son and a husband who both have Asperger's Syndrome) I also liked it because I can mess about with glitter and paint all day and that kind of thing.
The other half of me found it to be incredibly draining both mentally and physically, as I am required to interact and talk all day long, but the worst part was the NOISE, some days it drove me NUTS. It was a mainstream nursery and I didn't like some of the methods so think maybe Montessori or Waldorf Steiner schools may be more up my street.
I seem to have this struggle with the 2 sides of my personality, I don't know which is the real me. I have looked into training for office type jobs but I don't think I'm cut out for that either, I think I daydream about working in a quiet office with a desk in a corner somewhere yet I bet the reality is quite different and I would freak out under pressure and having to do the dreaded "multi-tasking" would be very difficult if not impossible for me.
Also, I cannot afford to go back to college, I have a very idiosyncratic way of learning and although I have a slight intellectual bent, I am not academic. I could not cope before at college, I could not understand the tutor, I could not cope with the "get into groups and discuss" thing, no no no!!!
Damn shame because many professionals have told me that I have a brilliant mind and would be a fantastic psychologist. Oh well *sigh*
So, any INFJs work in childcare? How do you find it? Any advice, tips etc?