The INFJ’S Guidebook to People: Spotting Isfps
So you’ve tried typing by the letters and by the cognitive functions. Now you’re looking to verify your typing makes sense. What are some key attritubes you should be looking for…?
Usually an excellent judge of character. Isfps don’t often have mean friends, but if they do it doesn’t last long.
Often used. Isfps are kind people who can be a bad judge of character every now and again.
Inclined to think of themself as a victim. To be fair to isfps, they often complain about perfectly legitimate things. But their Fi can cause them to stay stuck in the past to an unhealthy point, and their Ni may be used to incorrectly perceive further attempts to hurt them. For this reason, isfps may take offense at seemingly random things.
Sweet. They can be so sweet when they want to be.
Good at sympathy. Unless they’re in a bad mood.
Also a kind of sad, hurting person.
Moody. Unless they’re well developed, Fi can control isfps.
Thoughtful. When used well, Fi makes isfps sweet, kind, and caring.
Friendly. Likely to be the person at the party who breaks the ice and makes everyone friends.
Lonely. Likely to be the person who ends up standing more or less alone at a party because everyone made friends and then they felt left out.
Not always good at telling who’s actually there for them.
Very insecure. Tell your isfp you love them, and hug them even when they’re grumpy. They need it 😉
Able to be manipulative liars. Not likely to be though, since they hate such people and don’t want to be that person.
Usually aware of their flaws deep down.
Sometimes living in their own fantasy world. Isfps in a Fi-Ni loop can develop a totally unrealistic perception of reality, in which everyone hates them and they are all alone. Use of Se is recommended to escape this hole.
Probably not a fan of mbti if they’ve learned they’re an isfp. Isfps seem to be willing to accept the I, f, and p letters in their type, but almost never the s. They often seem to enjoy mbti until they’re told they’re an s, at which point they become angry about putting people in boxes. 🤣 I would like to clarify for them that isfps are actually very intuitive, and since they have Ni are actually more intuitive than those with Ne (where intuition = pure vibes).
Intuitive. They may be a sensor, but isfps are still intuitive people who like to go with their gut. Sadly, if in a Fi-Ni loop, their gut can feed their paranoia.
Really Funny, in a silly way.
Fun. Just the right amount of Se for a non sensor 😂
A bit of a tortured soul. Think of a poet who writes depressed poems about love being dead.
Often too romantic to recognise when they’re in love or deeply attached to someone. Just because someone makes you angry or upset doesn’t mean you don’t love them.
Very book-smart. Not always good at applying what they learn though.
Not always good at remembering details. Likely to relay facts incorrectly. For example, my isfp grandpa was convinced world war one started because of a soccer match. Not sure where he heard that, but it took him about an hour on google to accept he was wrong.
Fast learners when they apply themselves.
Creatively inclined. Not all isfps use their natural creative talents often, but it’s a good way to use Se for the more intraverted isfps.
Likely to mistaken for a T. Often mistaken for a T. This is because they value making a change in the world around them, and aren’t afraid to develop their inferior Function - Te.
Likely to be mistaken for an Extravert.
Likely to mistype as their parent of the same sex. So an isfp male with an enfp father will almost always mistype as an enfp. This is because isfps aren’t really self aware.
No stranger to the occasional temper tantrum.
Pretty particular. They like things a certain way, even if they’re not always clean and organised.
Likely to remember how something felt rather than how it actually happened. Not good when they get in a Fi-Ni loop.
Things a real isfp might say…
‘This is completely wrong’ about this post, or any other post about isfps.
‘we need to prepare ourselves for the frog revolution’ or similar amusing statement.
Something about fantasy. Isfps love fantastical worlds. Often stated so matter of factly that at first you think they’re telling you history.
‘I don’t believe in love’ or equivalent emo statement.
Something that deeply hurts you, cos they know exactly what to say.
Something that deeply moves you, cos they know exactly what to say.
A memory that is completely messed up.
An idea they want to discuss.
An example of a happy but hurting isfp - David Harbour
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