ISFJ Personality Type in a Nutshell

#ISFJ #16PersonalityTypes #MBTI
ISFJ is one of the 16 Personality Types in Jungian Typology. In this video, I give a brief rundown of what ISFJs are all about and show examples of some in real life and in fiction.
0:00-1:07 Intro/Brief description
1:07-1:51 Introverted Sensing (Si) explained
1:51-2:21 Extroverted Feeling (Fe) explained
2:21-3:03 Introverted Thinking (Ti) explained
3:03-3:53 Extroverted Intuition (Ne) explained
3:53-4:28 Examples of ISFJs
4:28-4:57 Conclusion
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[@Mayakran]

I envy my ISFJ friend-she buys groceries every Sunday and makes herself food for the week (somehow she enjoys eating the same thing every day, which amazes me-if only I could be that efficient). She also gets excited about couponing, soft sheets, nice-smelling soap, and making quilts. She always feeds me when I visit and she dreams of being a housewife. I affectionately joke that she’s the “grandma friend” and we’re lucky to be living in the world with people like her :). (INTJ)

[@debbieken5639]

I'm an ISFJ and I do this too. Every Sunday I cook food for the week and it lasts till the next Sunday.

[@Peonies925]

I am an ISFJ housewife and I can relate to everything but eating the same thing every day.😁

[@jotiqueharlee9714]

I love couponing and smell goods

[@Mayakran]

@@Respectable_Dragon awww, that sounds lovely!

[@kajasokol3662]

i need an isfj its my golden pair (esfp)

[@cody3504]

ISFJ's are hilarious. It's like a cat just doing the same thing over and over and they're just like "Life's great, yaay.."

[@user-ym9nl4qy6p]

as an ENTP, im sitting here wondering how the hell they function properly at all...

[@cody3504]

@@user-ym9nl4qy6p Very true…

[@matheusfrota95]

Routine. This definition defines the isfj. I can go one year with no difficult doing the same routine, as long as it has some simples things I enjoy.

[@debbieken5639]

Exactly, me too. Change is what I dislike the most in life. Just give me a routine and I'm happy. -ISFJ

[@Mayakran]

Oh man I WISH I could stick to a routine! (btw you guys are awesome! 😉) -INTJ

[@carolyn0767]

so true

[@camihl3841]

And here I am literally unable to go a week following a routine - INFP

[@rosiefaerie3315]

@@camihl3841 SAME OMG- -Enfp

[@aenzardion]

I'm glad that ISFJ has been cited as the most common of the 16. We need more of them in this cruel world. They're the nicest and humblest people you'll ever meet. Yeah...hope the statistics is true though.🤣 -INFP

[@keithhamburger5235]

I adore ISFJs, my sister and mom are ISFJs and they are the most amazing people I’ve ever met, they get overlooked in the MBTI community

[@abesapien9930]

Oh god--are you kidding? They are insufferable until someone whacks them over the head--or they absorb the influences of better people around them, hopefully NF's or NT's

[@heeheeee]

@@abesapien9930 really?

[@Bleach1443]

@@abesapien9930 Sounds like someone needs to get out more.

[@offsetsface2135]

Without isxjs what would we do

[@misscurious9289]

@@abesapien9930 better people?😂

[@corydory67]

For ISFJs, routine is comforting. We spend so much mental power processing and categorizing new input that it's nice to turn off our brains with routines. Also, don't mistake us for pushovers. Once we give our loyalty to a person or principle we will fight to defend it. That's why ISFJs need to be careful with who and what they give their loyalty to. The need to employ their Ti and Fe functions to evaluate new situations and reevaluate current loyalties.

[@Amradye]

I like ISFJ’s so much I married one. Big time bragging. Love her so much, the best type imho

[@hardyblues2194]

ISFJ's are nice people. But sometimes a bit naive?

[@farrex0]

@@hardyblues2194 Depends entirely on their life experiences... they are Si dom after all. If an ISFJ grew up in a loving and safe environment, then that might be true.

[@angelalighthouse9141]

I work with one occasionally. He's definitely marriage material.

[@chillero3heftig712]

its like.... ISFJs i understand the least. i know this video is exaggerating and some are not similar to the showed character, but they look so shallow not gonna lie

[@moonstargal_xox7887]

That's great! What personality type are you?

[@Polywachiiz]

I am ISFJ. For me, I don’t like surprise lol and I like to things as a routine. It makes me feel comfortable so if something is changed it’ll effect my day( might be in good or bad). Also, Eating the same thing all week or watch same movies and listen to the same playlist for months, are Normal for me haha. 😇🤣

[@apollofan1019]

ISFJ here. It's a hard path learning how to express your grudges, because I tend to keep the things that bother me for myself. I always go for helping and supporting people, taking care of their feelings and I think that's a nice trait of mine when I do it with the right person. Somehow very sociable and easy-going, but often anxious and low self-esteemed. I seek silence, peace and comfort. I dream becoming an architect, even if it's not a stereotipically suitable job for my personality. I think sometimes that being a male and an isfj at the same time makes me unattractive, just because I'm softer but I need to learn living with it and loving myself

[@lilyhazizi]

as an ISFJ, I agree with this . especially the routine part 😂

[@melissam.a.906]

I cried with this description of the ISFJ. How adorable it sounds. I am an INFP.

[@SleepyKoala14]

As an ISFJ, I stick to routine and when it goes out of my plans, it takes a while for me to adjust. My niceness has been mistaken for flirting loads of times. I’m just really sweet and very friendly. I also really dislike change (trying to work on that). I’m also a big helper but I learnt rather quickly and painfully that you can’t help everyone. Oh well... would be nice to meet a fellow ISFJ like me.

[@Traumatised311]

Eww when people change routines plans schedules i have a meltdown

[@minecraftgamer5598]

​@@Traumatised311 Are you acciustic

[@annieshielamontolo8061]

Okay I admit! I have this very big admiration with Isfj's and I wish I could be one! And knowing that they are the most common types makes me believe that God do really knows that our world badly needs them! Love from an Infj

[@ChristinaFromYoutube]

They're my favorite too. My best friend is one and she is so thoughtful she makes me cry

[@josiesversion]

Im an isfj aww i love infj’s my sister is one and she listens to me and is really sweet

[@wynstansmom829]

My grandmother was an ISFJ. Everyone should have an ISFJ grandmother, like mine. Carl Jung wrote in Psychological Types "Introverted sensation conveys an image whose effect is not so much to reproduce the object as to throw over it a wrapping whose lustre is derived from age-old subjective experience and the still unborn future event. Thus, mere sense impression develops into the depth of the meaningful, while extraverted sensation seizes only the momentary and manifest existence of things." It's Just Kevin, I think you have a te-rrific channel.

[@chillero3heftig712]

my grandma is estj... *cries in corner*

[@caiuscosades6423]

I got a steroetypical ESFJ Grandma. She is very nice but her selflessness is also her biggest weakness since the lack of TI puts other people's feelings no matter how detrimental it's to her physical and mental health

[@SXLSkyya]

My grandma is also ISFJ. Unfortunately she’s dead :(

[@proudally6662]

That isfj routine is the most relatable

[@chillero3heftig712]

i give you 50 dollars for waking up half an hour later and not have any evening preperations done on a workday.

[@yuiitodoro7791]

@@chillero3heftig712 then you should be giving me 50$ for all this year , because I have no sleep routine , and I am a student ,and this year I am going through hell not having a routine or system that i can follow 😅this is my another KZbin account btw

[@chillero3heftig712]

@@yuiitodoro7791 are u an SJ?

[@yuiitodoro7791]

@@chillero3heftig712 ss I am

[@chillero3heftig712]

@@yuiitodoro7791 then you get the prize

[@essidrovital6397]

My brother and sister are ISFJ. It’s true they stick to the same routines. Brother eats the same food and breakfast all the time. Sister can watch the same shows over and over like the Office. When they’re working on something, they do it alone quietly

[@Traumatised311]

Wow that's me

[@vignesh8392]

Quality of the content,making and small details is exceptioal . Seriously very underated ,people should find this awesome content

[@mssn3166]

Im an isfj and what I hate about it is respecting rude people because I focus on being good to them rather than putting them at their place! Some people DONT DESERVE the good isfj people give naturally.

[@user-ym9nl4qy6p]

this is why you always speak your mind jesus christ

[@hmead2810]

I'm an enfj newly dating an isfj. Poor guy I love new things I'm definitely dragging him out to some soon!

[@Maria-gg5yv]

SAME now to introduce new foods and experiences to him... He eats tbe SAME thing... I hope my enthusiasm doesn't annoy him.. I secretly thinks he likes it...

[@Toni7926]

ISFJs just don't try out many new things when they're on their own. Take him with you and if he sees that you enjoy it he will enjoy it as well. You can basically do anything with an ISFJ, they will always join you if they like you and it doesn't go against any strict morals the person has. That's something which makes them great as friends, too.

[@aichilovewisdom]

As an ISFJ I can safely say we are very much open at experiencing new things long as it means it'll help us feel more emotionally aligned with our partners or loved ones.

[@carolyn0767]

as an isfj, i would like to say that we do prefer same food and routine normally.... but introducing new food is never hated by us. tbh whatever our partner tries to make us feel loved, we do love that ☺

[@PaolaHernandez-eo8wu]

Im isfj and only go out when my intp boyfriend asks to try out new stuff. I definitely follow his lead those times :) and its quite fun. Wouldnt do it alone tho lol

[@deanj.9324]

Shelly doesn't know what she left behind, man. I'm sure you'll find someone else.

[@SXLSkyya]

What’s interesting is that although my ISFJ mum doesn’t welcome changes in her life, she encourages me to make changes and have new experiences in life. She said I’m still young and I can learn a lot from these experiences.

[@citrine2604]

I just recently took a personality type quiz and I found out that I'm an ISFJ, and so many of these traits are literally me😅. I'm always observing the world and following a daily routine, I even tend to eat the same food for days at a time because it just works for me! I also really dislike surprises and don't like being the center of attention.

[@rb7454]

You are so funny and your channel is way under rated! ❤️

[@alittleinfppanda]

This is my mom. Thank you for this! Maybe I'll be able to understand her better.

[@kevrokka.d.9749]

My best friend is an ISFJ and he just goes on about how his multiple girlfriends have cheated on him. As an INTP, I can see disaster from light years away, but I guess ISFJs having inferior Ne and higher functioning Si and Fe makes them focus way too much on what works for themselves and the tribe.

[@qanniee]

I think it’s having a polar Te 7th function that makes them unaware of the objective reality of people. I’m an INFJ, I struggle with the same issue. Hence, attracting narcissists and seeing best in people, rather than objectively analyzing them. Relying too much on Fe and then later in life developing Te, closer to 30s or even later.

[@NinaNostalgia]

Yesterday i took a personality test and discovered that i'm an ISFJ! ISFJ's are my favourite personality types. The video was too relatable i do like helping others i like have a daily routine to keep me functional. I like doing/repeating the same routine over and over again and if there is even one slightest change in my routine i will not be able to accept it or be comfortable with it! I incredibly resent change because people like to change things that don't even need change when its already perfect! I'm very shy and quiet i prefer to blend into the shadows/background. I loathe the spotlight i dislike attention but i do want to be heard. For me routine is everything i love and i'm not ashamed of it! I am incredibly sensitive to criticism and discrimination and hate. For me i take criticism to the heart and even though i try not to it still hurts. When i was younger about 5 or 6 years ago when i first encountered my first bully i wouldn't even be able to breathe without one person criticising me for anything! It takes me a from weeks or months to overcome bullying and criticism etc.

[@Politictrolerandenthusiast]

As an INTJ, i see isfj as the lawful good side that is underrated like really underrated maybe because theyre the backbone of our society

[@ThuyTran-kn9ie]

ISFJ is the personality i present to the outside world, but inside i'm an INFP

[@exitthegame]

Me 2

[@angiestupp2968]

This is one reason why I avoid typing others.

[@misseva7404]

As an ISFJ, when life is changing a lot, it's like someone is holding a metal pan lid next to my face and repeatedly bashing it with a metal spoon, over and over, without pausing. Once I can begin to see a pattern, carve out a routine, and reduce the uncertainty, it's like stopping the lid-bashing, or at least slowing down its cadence. Then I can start to think clearly and see clearly and breathe for the first time after a major, sustained assault on the senses. It's why I almost never travel, and I try to keep day-to-day life as mellow and repetitive as possible; then, I can absorb little changes when they pop up and even enjoy happy surprises when they occur.

[@teatastudio6119]

I'm an INFJ and I have an ISFJ friend in my circle. In terms of social responsibilities, I can relate to him because we have the same Fe (extroverted feeling) as our 2nd function like we will make sure to tend others' welfare first and be careful at things so that other ppl won't get hurt but when it comes to social interaction, he is very timid and shy and very soft than us girls (worries us sometimes). He loves to offer help eveytime and give gifts wholeheartedly when he can while here we are, his friends, reminding him of limiting his kindness.

[@saimasadianur4073]

The way you edit videos gives me serious ISFJ vibe. The can be pretty sarcastic.

[@jacelyn2635]

So feel so appreciated in this comment section haha

[@randomenfp]

ENFP here with an ISFJ partner. They may appear weak because of their humbleness and kindness. But trust me they are one of the strongest people in the world. They can handle everything and still functions well even if they are stress. I love this mbti types♥️

[@Reree-gz5bg]

Sometimes I wonder if I wasn’t diagnosed with anxiety (general & social) & depression would I still be an introvert? As a kid I was a bubbly happy go lucky kid 💃

[@vinalini234]

Same unskip YT ads 😒🙄🔥🔥🔥 But i love the video ❤❤❤

[@eliftezer4848]

4:16 Sam from Lord of the Rings. 👍🏻 Also Captain America.

[@sulli_jinri]

On point! XD

[@guybeauregard]

Yup pretty accurate. (from an ISFJ)

[@20SG20]

Guess i am an Lazy ISFJ.

[@ehs35]

My mom is an ISFJ and I can confirm she's amazing.

[@loladaniellebutte7001]

As an isfj I do like routine somewhat but I’m the least boring person I know. I pretty much kicked ass in every way after I turned 40. 💪🏾

[@BuckyDee2031]

Nobody: Me, an ISFJ who still misses his high school crush:

[@HikiOmo]

My best friend is an ISFJ, he's amazing. -INTP

[@godKiller.369]

Funny how so many ISFJs mistype as ESFJ, ISTJ, INFJ, INTJ and even ESTJ when they improve their functions and break out of the stereotype. My higher up boss is a clear ISFJ who told me he was an ISTJ with an almost 50/50 I/E score on 16p and I can see how he tested to see if the could "ESTJ" by regulating harder.. but aux Se then making him feel bad 🤣

[@glueball214]

hahaha.. one of your funniest. I hope that is not just because I am not an ISFJ XD

[@chrislim7976]

So these are the folks that watch that show "Friends." 😂

[@bubby2325]

Thank you... Very well done, from an ISFJ. It should be mentioned that most are female; male ISFJs are more rare.

[@Zaidi_227]

Is christina perri an ISFJ? please confirm it and let me know :)

[@jlzivi5277]

I was ENFJ for as long as I know. I just took another personality test and it resulted that I am an ISFJ now.

[@anotherpersonontheinternet4676]

Oh come on... I'm not that boring 😊

[@yuiitodoro7791]

As long as you know that yourself, it doesn't matter whether someone thinks that way about you ☺

[@aygullll]

Yeah, I am the mom of my friend group with mommy bag in everywhere . Love cats, live like cats. Cooking, caring, being responsible for sth without realizing. Every day same. Love my ordinary life. Afraid loud and surprising things. Dont come to me if u wanna use me cuz probably i cant say no to u and it will eat me inside

[@tasha5768]

huh i always get ISFJ but some things just don't add up. Like a do have a routine of sorts but it varies in the week to the weekend. And i never awake up straight away i struggle to get up so one day it might be 7.30 another it could be 7.50 etc. However i always always always do my skin care no matter what (well unless i'm ill then i might skip it). I don't know sometimes i thing MBTI is actually to simple and it needs to be expanded.

[@yuiitodoro7791]

Actually you don't have to be waking up straight away at certain time , be religious etc... What they mean by routine is that you might find something you like to do and you start to do that like a routine, in your case its your make up rouitne. MBTI is like a spectrum and not every person of same type are same . Two person of same type can act different , but the way they process and decide on things might be of same pattern. So MBTI is like a guide , which makes you realize why people act a certain way , and helps us communicate better Sorry if my explanation is not great to understand 😅 Hope you enjoy doing the things you like🤗

[@nevimjaksejmenovat5093]

@@yuiitodoro7791 yeah, how i understand it is that the functions are a framework for how you think, like in what way you think. And then you fill the framework with variables based on what you experience, see, value and stuff like that. It is not so much how you act because people can do the same thing but its how you think, what is the reason behind your actions. But ye thats how i come to understand it based on lots of stuff i read and saw xd

[@yuiitodoro7791]

@@nevimjaksejmenovat5093 ye

[@freshstrawberry]

I've been reading many comments from fellow ISFJs who have found the routine part the most relatable, so I thought it would be interesting if I popped in here and countered that. From Si in my life (because Si is a subjective function) routine has found itself to be a drag, something to be resented by myself, actually. When I do it my mind blanks off and it feel like I space out and I'm not in tune with my own body, which makes me feel very uncomfortable (haha, inf Ne). My Si usually just manifests in my interests. It also helps me choose what I want to do or not, and it feel like it just pops in when I get so bored. Especially while doing a routine. During the routine my Si isn't fed with what it wants, what it's comforted by. My Si isn't fueled by it, which is why I act upon it (of course, because it's my dominant function). Have a lovely day everybody :)

[@tamaghee2497]

me too, as an ISFJ lmaoooo 😂

[@freshstrawberry]

@@tamaghee2497 love to hear somebody else has the same experience!

[@KMR1776]

What if I'm not an INFJ....what if I'm an IS.... Nevermind

[@MeadeSkeltonMusic]

Being traditional and conventional are two different things. I believe more conventional people are ones who follow trends and join the status quo. So ISFJs are ones who go along with whatever is current and popular.

[@actionchaplain1]

Agreed. In the US for example, more ISFJs are getting tattoos for those reasons.

[@RamseyUnit]

Couldn’t disagree more.

[@ChristinaFromYoutube]

No. My best friend is a stay at home mom ISFJ so it doesn't get much more traditional

[@intrigue8664]

ISFJ who leans toward conventional here. Atheist. Value in tradition mainly for the memories and experiences that I enjoyed myself or with others. If I could capture that and give it to someone else then see their face light up during engagement, I would. Contentment, safety, an adrenaline rush, bond over sadness or releasing anger. All.

[@Reree-gz5bg]

I’m ISFJ-T

[@nightfall_9411]

same here :))

[@nightfall_9411]

@pattis we try our best to be cute haha

[@infernal..]

Some wise kimchi

[@SteveCowlishaw]

Hey come on now, I might be dull but I'll go where ever someone asks me to go. I'd prefer to stay home but if they want to goto Spain, I'll goto Spain.

[@icannotcomeupwithanything4609]

This is my sister's type. I am INTP. I just want to make fun of her by texting this her. Sorry Emily. 😂😅

[@yuiitodoro7791]

😅why might she take this as making fun ? I would be delighted if my brother cared enough to send me a video about myself , unlike in my case where I am the one who sends my brother videos about his MBTI and he don't even watch them 😤

[@ajaysodumb]

💕Y’all ISFJs don’t use enough emojis😂 💕

[@Mayra-ch3nq]

I hate being an isfj

[@verntoews6937]

ISFJ Beverly Hillbillies Granny?

[@tiberiusgrey1529]

Steve Rogers is not an ISFJ, he's an ESTP. He says what he means and means what he says, no more, no less. He didn't practice his shield throwing in a controlled environment (Si+Ti), he discovered it himself in the heat of battle (Se+Ti). Master tactician not a strategist, he foregoes overthinking probabilities(Ti+Ne) over calibrated decision making in combat (Ti+Ni).

[@rayalvarez7247]

You're wrong. Really think about it. Holds on to love past. Harmony is everything. His Ni is his crutch.

[@tiberiusgrey1529]

@@rayalvarez7247 look up the cognitive function of ESTP same secondary and tertiary function only in reverse plus the past makes him worried/nostalgic not afraid/insecure. in my opinion that Ni inferior is very identifiable when his asked what he wants to do and almost everytime a random response plus the fact that he made out with Peggy's niece is very ESTP (Se+Fe+Ni+Si)-(Ti).

[@thefearlessone2649]

You, don't know what you're talking about

[@sheepdog03]

I’m dying.

[@yuiitodoro7791]

🧐 Are you ?

[@xdrazormon454]

It would be more fitting if the ISFJ was a doctor in the hospital

[@thegamecade5333]

ouch

[@mekatekovuma7686]

😂😂😂

[@amethyst1299]

As a curious entp decided to look at what opposite me is like, sorry not sorry yall kind of boring I would not be friends with you.

[@NoName-zh1jz]

“Just your average everyday man” don’t start this please you’re already promoting toxic stereotypes lmao

[@ellier2018]

Poor isfj

[@yuiitodoro7791]

😅why tho?

[@nevimjaksejmenovat5093]

@@yuiitodoro7791 Because of people's stereotypes, they think they understand all about them but can be kinda dismissive and not want to understand more idk:c xd

[@yuiitodoro7791]

@@nevimjaksejmenovat5093 are people assuming that they understand the isfj well or vice versa ?

[@nevimjaksejmenovat5093]

@@yuiitodoro7791 i thought that people can think they understand the isfj but then say some stuff which can hurt and not be quite true, like stereotypes but idk i didnt mean anything bad and reading now what i wrote sounds kinda mean, sorry xd

[@yuiitodoro7791]

@@nevimjaksejmenovat5093 lol, I cant see how this is mean in any angle tho...so no worries ,say what you say and if its wrong, someone will correct you ...or they will give their/opinion on it Sry for the unwanted advice sounding statement above 😅😁