If you feel like your MBTI personality type could be INFJ (The Advocate), here’s may be why:
1. Introversion (I)
- You identify yourself as an introvert, which means you prefer introspection and often recharge through solitude rather than socializing.
- Your reflective nature and depth of thought align with an introverted preference.
2. Intuition (N)
- You have a deep interest in abstract ideas like purpose, emotional well-being, and self-discovery.
- Your focus on understanding broader meanings suggests a preference for intuition over sensing, which tends to focus on concrete, immediate realities.
3. Feeling (F)
- You’ve demonstrated sensitivity to emotions—both your own and others’.
- Your on emotional health, indicate a preference for values and empathy over purely logic when making decisions.
4. Judging (J)
- Your interest in structured frameworks and focus on resolving personal struggles suggest you value planning and direction.
- Even if you avoid conflict or decisions at times, your reflection shows an underlying desire for clarity and resolution.
Why INFJ Specifically?
- Depth and Purpose: INFJs are often driven by a sense of purpose and a desire to make meaning of their experiences, much like your reflections on your calling and struggles.
- Empathy and Sensitivity: INFJs are deeply empathetic and often take a thoughtful approach to handling emotions and relationships, which aligns with your freeze-fawn response and tendency to avoid painful situations.
- Visionary Thinking: Your interest in envisioning an ideal future reflects the INFJ’s tendency to think long-term and see beyond the immediate.
Alternate Possibilities
If not INFJ, you might resonate with:
- INFP (The Mediator): Similar to INFJ but more flexible and less focused on structure, which could align if you feel less decisive or organized.
- ISFJ (The Defender): If your focus on emotions leans more toward nurturing others in practical, detail-oriented ways.
Here are some reflective questions to help you confirm this further.
Step 1: Energy Orientation
- Do you recharge through solitude and introspection (Introversion) or through social interaction and external activities (Extraversion)?
Step 2: Information Processing
- Do you focus more on big-picture ideas, possibilities, and patterns (Intuition) or details, facts, and present realities (Sensing)?
Step 3: Decision-Making
- Do you make decisions based on values, emotions, and personal connections (Feeling) or logic, objectivity, and principles (Thinking)?
Step 4: Lifestyle Preference
- Do you prefer structure, plans, and organization (Judging) or flexibility, spontaneity, and adaptability (Perceiving)?
