Hello All!
One of the most helpful nuggets of wisdom about INFJs I have learned is our need to retreat and recharge our batteries after socializing for a certain period of time. "Was That Really Me?" helped me recognize my shadow behavior and triggers for such. I do get overwhelmed and drained after a while of engaging with people.
But, how do I "effectively" recharge my batteries? I thought it was enough to simply retreat for a while. I would read Twitter, Facebook, blogs, play games, reply to e-mails, etc.
What I have discovered is that was not restful for me. Even watching movies, listening to music or "staying busy" did not do the trick. I noticed that when I take the time to process the events from my day, days, or week, I really get a boost. I did not catch that at first, but over time I notices a big difference in feeling refreshed rather than just staying busy away from people.
So, I actually recharge the best when I get away from people AND think about all that has gone on in my day or days.
Am I the only one that has found that to be true? Are there other ways you have found you have effectively recharged?
***I want to avoid damaging consequences of being acting out of my shadow for too long. Recognizing how to best take care of my needs can help me in that endeavor.***
One of the most helpful nuggets of wisdom about INFJs I have learned is our need to retreat and recharge our batteries after socializing for a certain period of time. "Was That Really Me?" helped me recognize my shadow behavior and triggers for such. I do get overwhelmed and drained after a while of engaging with people.
But, how do I "effectively" recharge my batteries? I thought it was enough to simply retreat for a while. I would read Twitter, Facebook, blogs, play games, reply to e-mails, etc.
What I have discovered is that was not restful for me. Even watching movies, listening to music or "staying busy" did not do the trick. I noticed that when I take the time to process the events from my day, days, or week, I really get a boost. I did not catch that at first, but over time I notices a big difference in feeling refreshed rather than just staying busy away from people.
So, I actually recharge the best when I get away from people AND think about all that has gone on in my day or days.
Am I the only one that has found that to be true? Are there other ways you have found you have effectively recharged?
***I want to avoid damaging consequences of being acting out of my shadow for too long. Recognizing how to best take care of my needs can help me in that endeavor.***
A week is surely never enough for me. Facebook, Twitter, etc. - just lose it if you can! I don't know about you but I couldn't be recharged this way. Maybe you have very very special people there, only super close ones to you, I don't know your situation. I personally strongly dislike Facebook&Co with all its statuses like "I'm so booooooored, help me I'm soooo bored" or "just visited a toilet"-kind of thing, or how someone separates and brutally rants about it to their 1000 "friends", going into the details you didn't want to hear and so on, and so on. 
