Incredible INFP Secrets (A complete guide)
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PsychReel
In this brief guide, we will look at 5 incredible INFp secrets, some INFP famous people, and great INFP characters in fiction, as well as other related concepts like INFP personality and INFP relationships.
INFP Secrets You Need to Know
The first and most important INFP secret a lot of people might want you to know is that they can be very easily hurt due to their introverted feeling function, which not a lot of people may even realize because they seem upbeat and they seem to care a great deal about other people.
The INFP is also great at putting things together, and layering together bits of meaning and motives to try and figure out the big picture is, which is not something that even needs to be a secret given the extroverted intuition which may allow the INFP to do this.
The INFP also lives in a secret fantasy world, as one may notice just how many authors who have woven amazing fantasy worlds are INFP personality types.
The INFP’s secret inner world is just full of all sorts of facts which are not just connected together by the facts that connect them, but with details to support these facts as well, likely due to their introverted feelings and extroverted thinking function.
The INFP may have a specific tendency to reel over the slightest insult or anger for months, and the typical INFP may keep this a secret, fuming on the inside but never telling the person who has done that.
The INFP secret that they never seem to be able to admit but would really like to is that they would sometimes like to be able to get out of their heads and stop overthinking, and they may not be able to admit this secret because usually, they are so proud of their spectacular thinking process.
Another INFP secret that no one seems to know about is that even though they are such masters of imagination and fantasy, they actually want to turn it off sometimes, and even though they imagine so much, they can find it exhausting sometimes too and want to engage in something meaningless or stupid for a change.
The INFP is an introvert for sure, but they can also have somewhat extroverted traits in the sense that in addition to thinking positive and being optimistic, they will also try to always uplift others, and they are incredibly physically affectionate towards their friends.
The INFP may also secretly enjoy the possibility of having something about them that is just spectacular and ahead of others, and they may often pick up some hobbies or interests and select a few topics at random to be particularly good at.
Here is a summarized list of the most incredible INFP secrets:
- They can be stubborn.
- They are very thoughtful and physically affectionate towards others despite being an introvert and preferring their own company.
- They sometimes get tired of their overly imaginative cognition.
- They can have emotional tendencies and they may fume for days and months over something that was said ages ago.
- They want to hear how people close to them feel about them and they may not be great at picking up what they feel like otherwise.
- They have values and beliefs they believe in very staunchly.
INFP personality
The INFP personality stands for Introverted, Intuitive, Feeling, and perceiving or prospecting, and it is a type of personality given by the MBTI.
INFP personality traits
The INFP personality is also known as the Mediator, and according to the INFP description on the page for this personality, here are some of the most obvious traits of this personality type:
“Mediators may feel directionless or stuck unless they connect with a sense of purpose for their lives. For many Mediators, this purpose has something to do with helping and uplifting others. Empathetic by nature, these personalities may feel other people’s suffering as if it were their own. This only strengthens their motivation to be of service.”
“Many Mediators are curious about the depths of human nature, and they often make an effort to understand other people’s true feelings. This can make them capable of great empathy. It can also enable them to communicate in ways that are sensitive, original, and quite moving.”
“Mediators value authenticity, empathy, and harmony. These personalities tend to act with the best of intentions, and they are rightly proud of this trait. That said, they may feel isolated or discouraged when other people don’t share their idealism.”
“On the outside, Mediators (INFPs) may seem quiet or even shy. But they often have vibrant, passionate inner lives. Because they make up such a small portion of the population, people with this personality type may sometimes feel misunderstood or out of step with the world. Fortunately, their caring nature can help them create and sustain deep relationships with their loved ones.”
The INFP personality is all about the imagination, which is no secret, and they are actually known for it.
The INFP types can not just imagine the most amazing and incredible things, they can also then translate them into the real world, which is evident in the sheer number of talented moviemakers and writers that are all INFP personalities, and this is something of an open secret at this time that INFP does fantasy better than anyone else.
This personality type is also more likely than anyone else to be deeply involved in roleplay games like Dungeons and Dragons and anything related to the fantasy genre appeals to their imaginative and flighty style of thinking greatly.
No matter what else they are, the INFP is still an introvert, and as a result, they may be slow to trust and slow to accept people, but when they form a close personal relationship with anyone, they can be incredibly caring and attentive, and they will leave no stone unturned to make sure that you are happy.
We discussed an INFP secret before that they tend to want to excel at something, but when they actually do excel, the INFP is very highly unlikely to boast about the abilities, they would much rather let the abilities shine on their own than talk about them.
INFP-T vs INFP-A
There are two types to every MBTI personality type, one is the Assertive type of personality, and the other is the Turbulent type, and it is no different for the mediator, making two types of this personality as well, which are INFP A and INFP T.
Generally speaking, the assertive personality type may not be too upset about who they are and may not dwell too much on things, whereas turbulent, true to the name, may experience a great deal of upset and emotional responses to the slightest things.
In the case of the INFP personality, the INFP T is someone who may feel that they have scope for improvement in some way or they may just feel that they are not good enough in some way or other.
The Assertive personality type INFP A, on the other hand, may not feel this way, and they may be content with who they are.
In the case of the INFP T, they may use the dissatisfaction they feel inside themselves as a drive or motivation to try to become better people, but they may not use the usual channels to do it, like just trying to get better will not work for the INFP T.
The INFP T starts to get better by first going through their inner belief system that is under the control of their dominant function of introverted thinking, and they apply an idealistic filter to assess where their shortcomings are and what they need to do to improve.
While this sounds great, this may become a reason for the INFP T to start feeling bad about
themselves and who they are and lead to significant changes in their self-esteem.
INTP T can make this idealism too unyielding and unreasonable at times as well, and their self-criticism can make them too hard towards themselves, and force them to achieve an ideal that is just not possible for most people.
When they don’t achieve these ideals they have wrongly set for themselves, they can feel horrible and even go into a depression, struggling in their secret world of feeling horrible about themselves.
Assertive Mediators or INFP A, tend to rely more on optimism and self-assurance rather than ideals and rigid standards, and they tend to put more energy into just putting achievable goals and trying to be better people in a possible way.
The INFP A tends to have a sunshine optimism about everything from what they think the day will be like to what they think they will accomplish in their lives.
INFP Relationships
INFP relationships can be fantastic, as they make for loyal and affectionate partners and there are few people in the world who can be as caring and attentive as an INFP partner.
The INFP partner in any relationship, even friendships, tends to be very physically affectionate, and in a romantic relationship even more so; so if you are the kind of person who likes cuddles and unexpected kisses, you will be hard-pressed to find someone better than an INFP.
The INFP A kind of person especially makes for a brilliant partner in any relationship; they will encourage you, tell you you are fantastic and can achieve anything, and the best part is they will inspire you with the kind of personal growth they always seem to be chasing with fresh and naive optimism.
At the same time though an INFP in a relationship is still an introvert, and it may take you ages to even find out the most basic things about these people, because of how close to their chest their cards always are.
The INFP also takes relationships very seriously, and is unlikely to engage in many casual affairs, they may save their precious love for the select few, and therefore their social circle may be rather small, though they may still have many friends because of their general niceness.
INFPs in relationships also tend to be very supportive and nurturing and they will be very sensitive and in-tune with the feelings of their loved ones, showing genuine concern and caring for others.
INFP Famous People
Here is a list of some of the most famous INFP people:
- Princess Diana
- Isabel Myers
- William Shakespeare
- Audrey Hepburn
- Helen Keller
- J. R. R Tolkien
- George Orwell
- Lisa Kudrow
- A. A. Milne
- Edgar Allen Poe
- Publius Vergilius Maro
- Bill Watterson
- William Blake
- C. S. Lewis
- Hans Christian Anderson
- Vincent Van Gogh
- Andy Warhol
- Jude Law
- Mia Farrow
- Emily Blunt
- Richard Gere
- Louis C.K.
- Chloe Sevigny
- Tim Burton
INFP Characters
To better understand the INFP personality, you may consider looking at a character analysis of one of these amazing INFP characters in fiction.
- Bella Swan (Twilight series)
- Tyreese The Walking D
- Carl Fredricksen (Up. )
- Matthew Crawley (Downton Abbey. )
- Sweeney Todd
- Idris from (Doctor Who).
- Daenerys Targaryen (Game of Thrones.)
- Kermit the Frog (The Muppets.)
- Luke Skywalker (Star Wars).
- Scout Finch (To K. a Mockingbird)
- Daria Morgendorffer (Daria).
- Frodo Baggins (The Lord of the Rings)
- Jane Eyre
- Luna Lovegood (Harry Potter).
- Marshall from How I Met Your Mother).
Conclusion
In this brief guide, we looked at 5 incredible INFP secrets, some INFP famous people, and great INFP characters in fiction, as well as other related concepts like INFP personality and INFP relationships. Please reach out to us with any questions or comments you may have about this topic or any suggestions about topics you would like to see covered in the future.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): INFP Secrets
Why are INFPs so weird?
INFPs seem weird sometimes because they are very dreamy and may have their head in the clouds most of the time, which may give them a weird sort of quality.
Why INFPs are dangerous?
INFPs are usually not dangerous because they tend to be sweet people who are full of optimism.
However, since there are unhealthy versions of pretty much all personality types perhaps the dangerous INFP might use their amazing analytical and imaginative power to think of something that does not help people or maybe makes things hard for society.
What are INFPs afraid of?
Being under the influence of someone that starkly contrasts the INFP’s value and belief system is something INFPs may be afraid of.
Additionally, INFPs may also be afraid of being alone and not being able to make valuable and meaningful connections with anyone.
Citations
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