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Healthy(this is how I aspire to be): Self-aware, introspective, on the "search for self," aware of feelings and inner impulses. Sensitive and intuitive both to self and others: gentle, tactful, compassionate. Highly personal, individualistic, "true to self." Self-revealing, emotionally honest, humane. Ironic view of self and life: can be serious and funny, vulnerable and emotionally strong. At Their Best: Profoundly creative, expressing the personal and the universal, possibly in a work of art. Inspired, self-renewing and regenerating: able to transform all their experiences into something valuable: self-creative. Average(this is me most of the time): Take an artistic, romantic orientation to life, creating a beautiful, aesthetic environment to cultivate and prolong personal feelings. Heighten reality through fantasy, passionate feelings, and the imagination. To stay in touch with feelings, they interiorize everything, taking everything personally, but become self-absorbed and introverted, moody and hypersensitive, shy and self-conscious, unable to be spontaneous (this isn't correct, i love to be spontaneous) or to "get out of themselves." Stay withdrawn to protect their self-image and to buy time to sort out feelings. Gradually think that they are different from others, and feel that they are exempt from living as everyone else does. They become melancholy dreamers, disdainful, decadent, and sensual, living in a fantasy world. Self-pity and envy of others leads to self-indulgence, and to becoming increasingly impractical, unproductive, effete, and exhausted. Unhealthy(this is me at my low points): When dreams fail, become self-inhibiting and angry at self, depressed and alienated from self and others, blocked and emotionally paralyzed. Ashamed of self, fatigued and unable to function. Tormented by delusional self-contempt, self-reproaches, self-hatred, and morbid thoughts: everything is a source of torment. Blaming others, they drive away anyone who tries to help them. Despairing, feel hopeless and become self-destructive, possibly abusing alcohol or drugs to escape. In the extreme: emotional breakdown or suicide is likely. Generally corresponds to the Avoidant, Depressive, and Narcissistic personality disorders. Key Motivations: Want to express themselves and their individuality, to create and surround themselves with beauty, to maintain certain moods and feelings, to withdraw to protect their self-image, to take care of emotional needs before attending to anything else, to attract a "rescuer".
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INFPs present a calm, pleasant face to the world and are seen as reticent and even shy. They care deeply--indeed, passionately--about a few special persons or a cause. At times, they feel isolated, especially since INFPs are found in only 1% of the general population.
INFPs have a profound sense of honor derived from internal values. The INFP is the Prince or Princess of mythology and Defender of the Earth. Sir Galahad and Joan of Arc are male and female prototypes of an INFP. To understand INFPs, their cause must be understood, for they are willing to make unusual sacrifices for someone or something they believe in.
INFPs seek unity in their lives, unity of body and mind, emotions and intellect. They often have a subtle tragic motif running through their lives, but others seldom detect this inner minor key. The deep commitment of INFPs to the positive and the good causes them to be alert to the negative and the evil, which can take the form of a fascination with the profane. Thus, INFPs may live a paradox , drawn toward purity and unity but looking over the shoulder toward the sullied and desecrated. When INFPs believe that they have yielded to an impure temptation, they may be given to acts of self-sacrifice in atonement.
INFPs prefer the valuing process over the purely logical. They respond to the beautiful versus the ugly, good versus the bad, and the moral versus the immoral. INFPs have a gift for interpreting symbols, as well as creating them, and thus often write in lyric fashion.
At work, INFPs are adaptable, welcome new ideas and information, are well aware of people and their feelings and relate well to most, albeit with some psychological distance. They are patient with complicated situations, but impatient with routine details . Their career choices may be toward the ministry, peace corpse work, teaching, psychiatry, architecture, creative writing, psychology --and away from business. They have a natural interest in scholarly activities and demonstrate a remarkable facility for languages. Often they hear a calling to go forth into the world to help others; they seem willing to make the necessary personal sacrifices involved in responding to that call.
As mates, INFPs have a deep commitment to their pledges. They like to live in harmony and may go to great lengths to avoid constant conflict. They may find it difficult to reconcile a romantic, idealized concept of married life with the realities of everyday living with another person. The devil is sure to get his due if the INFP experiences too freely of success, beauty, wealth, health, or knowledge. And thus, INFPs guard against giving way to relaxing in the happiness of conjugal life. In the routine rituals of daily living, INFPs tend to be compliant and may even prefer having decisions made on their behalf--until their value system is violated. Then INFPs dig in their heels and will not budge from ideals. Life with an INFP will go gently along for long periods, until an ideal is struck and violated, then an INFP will resist and insist.
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IDEALIST....Idealists, as a temperament, are passionately concerned with personal growth and development. Idealists strive to discover who they are and how they can become their best possible self--always this quest for self-knowledge and self-improvement drives their imagination. And they want to help others make the journey. Idealists are naturally drawn to working with people, and they are gifted at helping others find their way in life, often inspiring them to grow as individuals and to fulfill their potentials. Idealists are sure that friendly cooperation is the best way for people to achieve their goal. Conflict and confrontation upset them. Idealists are incurable romantics who prefer to focus on what might be, rather than what is. They believe that life is filled with possibilities waiting to be realized, rich with meanings calling out to be understood. The idea of mystical or spiritual dimensions to life is far more important than the world of material things. Highly ethical in their actions, Idealists hold themselves to a strict standard of personal integrity. They must be true to themselves and to others, and they can be quite hard on themselves when they are dishonest, false, or insincere. Idealists are the very soul of kindness. They believe in giving of themselves to others; they cherish a few, warm, sensative friendships; they wish to find a "soulmate," someone with whom they can bond emotionally and spiritually, sharing their deepest feelings and complex inner worlds. Idealists are rare, only making up 8% of the population, but their ability to inspire people with their enthusiasm and their idealism has given them influence beyond their numbers.
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Sensitive; needs aesthetic surroundings, or an equally sensitive and understanding partner with whom to share a warm intimacy;
Feels that life has far more to offer and that there are still important things to be achieved--that life must be experienced to the fullest. As a result, she pursues her objectives with a fierce intensity that will not let go of things. Becomes deeply involved and runs the risk of being unable to view things with sufficient objectivity, or calmly enough; is therefore in danger of becoming agitated and of exhausting her nervous energy. Cannot leave things alone and feels she can only be at peace when she has finally reached her goal.
Wants to broaden her fields of activity and insists that her hopes and ideas are realistic. Distressed by the fear that she may be prevented from doing what she wants; needs both peaceful conditions and quiet reassurance to restore her confidence. Circumstances force her to compromise and to forgo some pleasures for the time being.
Seeks the determination and elasticity of will necessary to establish herself and to make herself independent despite the difficulties of her situation. Wants to overcome opposition and achieve recognition.
Afraid that she may be prevented from achieving the things she wants and therefore demands that others should recognize her right to them.
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My Inner Hero - Wizard!
With many acquaitenances, Frodo is deeply attached to a few people, like Bilbo, Aragorn, Gandalf, and Sam. His high ethics come out in his treatment of Gollum and Saruman. Frodo has pity on Gollum and believes that change can occur.
You have a strong personal morality. You are committed to relationships and their growth. You tend to be an idealist, believing the best of the world around you. Time alone is important and solitary activities refresh you. You have a tendency to introspection. While providing compassion and being considerate, you may have the tendency of being soft-hearted or even "too emotional." You like keeping your options open. Closure is probably not one of your strong suits.
Traits: Empathic, benevolent, looking to the future. On the dark side, you could be sadistic.
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