Living as an INFP
It was only recently that I took the Myers‑Briggs Type Indicator® and uncovered I am an INFP MBTI® - one of the rarest personality types in the world. Only 3% of the population is said to have this personality type.
I wish I understood what it fully meant to be an INFP much earlier in my life. Very early to be honest because so many things would have been understood…and just made more sense.
But better late than never…
We are soft‑hearted dreamers who feel emotion incredibly deeply. We want to heal the world from its cruelty and confusion imagining constantly how life could be. We are gentle rebels of the personality world — quietly rewriting the rules so life feels kinder, truer, and a little more magical.
We are often misunderstood which would have made so many things clearer especially during my childhood. Maybe I wouldn’t have felt like such an outsider. I would have understood why I didn’t fit in even though I wanted too so badly. Perhaps I would have given up my desire to want to fit in if I better understood what drives me.
We are natural healers who want to restore our fellow man to his/her best self from all that ails them.
For that is what drives us.
I read this little book that changed my life about 6 months ago. It’s called “INFP A Flower in the Shade” by Sandra Nichols. I tried to reach out to her and tell her the impact her little book had on my life but was unable to locate her. This book has made everything come to life about who I am. I could have highlighted the entire book it is that rich.
INFPs are so desperately needed in this cold cruel world…especially now.
We are the light that shines in the darkness – that is our calling.