Hello, I was wondering if I could get your insight into something. I am an INFP however I'm constantly mistyped by others as either an INTJ or INFJ which is...weird to me. I'm usually the moral centre of my group of friends, I hold my faith and ethics paramount and I enjoy exploring possibilities and helping others reach their potential. My biggest issue is that it takes monumental effort for me to make decisions and actually do anything, though I'm good once I've started going. Any thoughts?
Hi. Well, everything you describe sounds very INFP-like to me. Being the moral centre (Fi), enjoying exploring possibilities (Ne), helping others and reach self-potential (Fi). Even what you describe as your biggest issue is probably that inferior Te bothering. Building a stronger inferior Te makes IxFPs admire and strive for efficiency and logical order. If your main problem is to start going, I’d recommend focussing more energy on that initial step. Support usually helps, can you think of a friend with whom you could start working? Even if you don’t have to perform the same tasks or if you don’t have the same goals, e.g. I have this friend that studies a completely different career and we sometimes send each other voice messages summing up topics that we need to revise or we send the other person essays before the actual deadline. If you prefer working on your own, maybe you can set your alarm for 6 minutes, you sit down (or not, depending on the specific task I guess) and commit to doing stuff for those 6 minutes (whatever it might be, even if it is physical exercise). Once you’ve done that the feeling of satisfaction will probably make it easier to keep going.
Hope it helps! – INTJ
