The INFJ personality type is the rarest personality type within the Myer Briggs 16 personalities, making up just 2.3% of the world. INFJ traits are made up of introverted, intuitive, feeling, and judging. Introverted meaning less outgoing and more reserved, needing more alone time, introspective and reflective. N stands for intuitive, which means you have existential intelligence. Being intuitive means you like to look at topics from various angles and perspectives, ask yourself deep questions, and connect the dots toward the big picture. F stands for feeling, which means you follow and listen to your heart and emotions over your head. The challenge here is not becoming too involved, caring too much for others, or being subject to burnout and depression. Lastly, the J means judging, which means you prefer to plan your life out rather than having everything up in the air and going with the flow. Often, you are a list maker with more rigid behavior and need a sense of structure. Too many surprises can make you very uncomfortable.
INFJs are listed within the group "The Diplomats/The Counselor" because they are known for their empathy, diplomatic skills, and passionate idealism. If this is your personality type, then a life of depth and meaning matters to you most. You are empathetic, emotionally honest, and sensitive, and you prefer meaningful conversations over small talk. Not only do you crave depth and are passionate, but your depth is rather expansive, as you contain a unique blend of caring intensely about individual needs yet humanities at large. This makes it so that you can be confused as an extrovert since you appear friendly and involved. But this personality type is an introvert and only becomes emotionally intimate with a small handful of selected few. Ideally, this type has their soul tribe with whom they resonate with. These are the select few who make it feel safe enough so you can show the totality of your personality. But even so, you often take breaks where you retreat into yourself and shut out the outside world, even from your soul mates and soul family. This is all due to trying to prevent being emotionally overloaded.
As an INFJ, you are very insightful and intuitive, and while you are an introvert, you are known as "The Counselor or The Advocate" because when you do connect, you are good at it. As an INFJ myself, we don't just listen, but we feel what is said; we like to truly understand another person's emotionality and grasp their point of view and way of thinking, even if it differs from ours. Since you naturally seek out the deeper truths in life, this allows you to understand the deeper needs of others. You are also subjective to flashes of insight and can sometimes appear almost psychic.
This personality type is very conscientious, with principles and a value system they hold on to and live by. They genuinely want to make a difference in the world, and when someone or something asks them to compromise their values, it is deeply upsetting for them. They're likely to get highly offended; others may witness them lashing out in rage. However, they usually don't compromise with their values.
As an INFJ, you're such a unique individual compared to the rest of the world, and this makes you one of a kind. You are aware of your uniqueness; if you don't already, you grow into appreciating this about yourself. This makes it so that you are good at expressing yourself creatively.
One thing INFJ's claim to experience is feeling like they were born with a mission they must fulfill. I confirm this to be accurate, as I often experienced it as an urgency to save the world! Feeling this way creates existential angst from having to figure out just how you will accomplish such a task—or trying to figure out your life's purpose. Some weaknesses an INFJ personality might encounter that could hold them back from finding their purpose and starting their mission are listed below.
WEAKNESSES
Reluctant to Open Up - Most people can open up to you if you're an INFJ personality type, known as "The Counselor." Yet, you tend to be reluctant to open up with others. As an INFJ, you must "feel" safe with sharing yourself and know that the person will be able to understand you fully. That isn't an easy find, considering you have the rarest personality type.
Getting Overloaded - Being empathetic to others' emotions, you're likely to experience episodes of getting emotionally overloaded. This can cause you to pull a disappearing act occasionally, where you isolate yourself from others.
Too much sensory input - Being sensitive, you can get overstimulated by crowds, bright lights, and loud noises. You can get so overstimulated that it results in anger or anxiety.
Perfectionistic - You tend to be more rigid in behavior, organized with a plan and a high-value system. This all adds up to being perfectionistic.
Avoiding the Ordinary - Having a grand vision for your future is incredible, but forgetting about other small tasks necessary to get there may rob you of your vision.
Prone to Burnout - Having rigid behavior, perfectionism, and caring intensely for others can make little time for you to practice self-care. This can lead to exhaustion and burnout.
Not living in the present - You are very future-oriented, and this can be great at times, as you can be one step ahead of everyone. But because so, you likely will miss living life in the present.
