INFJ and INFP Personality Types and Frenemies
INFJ personality types and INFP personality types often attract people who want to form friendships, but who also give mixed messages. These messages may include: “I like you,” and “I’m jealous / threatened by you.” Or, “we’re friends,” but “I want to see you fail.” This type of “friend” is known as a “frenemy,” because […]
Neurodivergence and Creativity
The INFJ personality type and INFP personality type can easily fall into self-judgment about our ability to focus, or our lack of focus. This comes up especially strongly around the creative process. We tend to believe that “creative focus” means completing a project using linear steps, and being very organized all along the way. We […]
Creativity and Self-Sabotage
INFJ personality types and INFP personality types both tend to struggle with self-sabotage in the creative process. Self-sabotage is an energy that is always driven by fear. For INFJ personality types and INFP personality types, the fear is often that if we experience a creative success, we will then be held to that higher standard […]
Codependency and Creativity
INFJ personality types and INFP personality types tend to struggle severely with codependency throughout life. This can be extremely detrimental to our creative lives because codependency is a major block to creativity. When we are in a codependent relationship with someone, we often will hold ourselves back from doing anything that is threatening to the […]
Do INFJs and INFPs Live Odd Lifestyles?
INFJ personality types and INFP personality types tend to be accommodating when young, and then we become more unconventional with age. As we ease into the midlife transition (also known as the “midlife awakening”) we may explore polyamory or unconventional partnerships with others. We also might travel or move more than other people, or live […]