Signs That You Are An Intuitive Introvert (INFJ & INTJ)

[@EchoesofExperiencechannel]

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[@eileenhammer468]

that is a Joseph Campbell quote

[@toltacoatl]

does your chosen video-titel imply that INTP's are not introverted intuitives? is that so?

[@user-dg7gn4qk1y]

lovely thought

[@Taichientaoyin]

@@toltacoatl we Infps are also introverted intuitives.

[@cassandraknight8804]

Socrates- known thy self

[@debbiesittard7653]

Those of us who are Intuitive Introverts cannot tolerate small talk either.

[@erik.schlegel]

Agreed. So....how's the weather? Ah, INFP humor.

[@bluefinch6504]

😂🤣😂 So true!!

[@kraquin]

Nothing makes me want to shove pencils in my ears more than attending family gatherings. Love the people but the banality of the conversations is excruciating.

[@ericbabcock846]

Called brain drain makes me seem aloof or snob arrogant & conceited

[@moonman2022]

I would hazard a guess that inttuitive introverts tend to manifest online as friendly trolls.

[@Ladybug38790]

Boomer here who took the Meyers Briggs test twice and years apart. Results were INTJ both times. 50 years in the workforce, often struggled with work environments that expected and rewarded extroversion and that dreaded “teamwork” when I much preferred working solo and felt more productive and effective when I was allowed to work solo. Anyway, so glad to be retired and no longer forced to endure the things I hated about working in an office.

[@algr665]

Your comment really describes the conflict between my external and internal world. Boomer here too. I like mentoring co workers and share my knowledge with them but at the same time I don't want to work with them every day. I have created this persona at work to be able to handle the inevitable interactions at the office, but I draw a line when it comes to non-mandatory group activities.

[@jims.6134]

Hey, you just described me -) I am INTJ also.

[@MrHominid2U]

Me too

[@debbiesittard7653]

I can relate exactly.

[@Adogslife54]

Ditto.

[@One-Ring-To-Rule-Them-All]

I feel a bit guilty, because I loooove to be by myself and I don't feel lonely at all, but the society is trying to persuade me that I should feel lonely and socialise more. But I am just truly happy by myself. INTJ here ❤

[@SophieBird07]

INFP here. I feel the same way. My now adult kids do as well…two are INTJs, one INTP, and one INFP. We all care and are willing to help each other when needed, but can easily pass on holiday “get togethers” without feeling shunned! It was tricky being raised by an ESTJ!

[@artnouveau7633]

Why should you feel guilty?I have been on my own for the last 25 years before that I was a loner, never fit into any click group, always on the fringes. I don't care what anyone says fuk em and feed them fish heads

[@Yasmine1962]

Same

[@Ellie.12866]

It gets easier as you get older 😉

[@annejohnson-1577]

I understand fully. It’s ok to be like that.

[@bigjohndavid1]

This is me. A lifelong artist. A loner preferring my own company and creative activities over normal things. Thinking about life and pondering the cosmos. It's mixture of pain and pleasure to be like this.

[@nataliyaveit5361]

Absolutely! Me the same

[@agbobier2657]

I'm like that 😂too

[@thereseborgund1818]

As a Loner u are the Norm. Therefor The Normal is WhatsApp ever u do on your repertoar. Stay OmniNormal88Slogan for 2025

[@malachi-]

"Everything is dual; everything has poles; everything has its pair of opposites; like and unlike are the same; opposites are identical in nature, but different in degree; extremes meet; all truths are but half-truths; all paradoxes may be reconciled."

[@stunningkruger]

@@malachi- duel : to do battle … 2 Poles - the pole arctics - but just because everything has it’s opposite does it thereby follow that we should automatically oppose it?

[@DontHateItsBased]

INFJ here. I see things that end up coming true. I have experienced things in my life that if you are a person who relies on tangible proof, you wouldn’t understand. I can’t be the only one who experiences this. Being able to read a person instantly, feeling other people even though I may be a hundred miles away or more. I cannot begin to explain it here. If mankind as a whole could experience one day as an INFJ the world would be a much better place.

[@davidw4987]

As an INTP I can see people's hidden motives for their statements and actions even if sometimes they are not aware of it themselves. I can spot a fraudster, conman or snake oil salesman at a glance. Politics drives me half mad for the constant and obvious manipulation that goes on.

[@jankom.7783]

No you can't. You observed NTJs doing this and think, that you are the same. We all think, that we are the opposite of how we actually behave. But you do not really have a knowledge and an experience of hidden motives, because you are the one, who is having them

[@Sei1989]

Would you say you use a combination of your Ti, Ne, and Fe? If so how much fe do you rely on?

[@ydad8946]

@@jankom.7783 Utter rubbish is what I read here, too.

[@ScottMcCain-f9v]

I would think an introvert would stay away from politics. They would realize that it's just wasted energy and a distraction from life.

[@Cmkrs34]

Maybe the fraudster is your shadow.

[@TheCaminoGuide]

30 years ago I took this test and came up INTJ. I would have gladly traded for someone who is better at navigating the political structure of the office or someone who connects with people on a personal level while making a sales call. If you're not in some kind of solo position, it's a very challenging way to go through life. Out of necessity I took a sales job and it destroyed me piece by piece.

[@margaretchayka6878]

I've used my super INTJ powers, not to examine and fix the world, but to find ways to support myself while having fun. Even in self-employment, I've realized too much success would mean having to hire employees and that would be the most destructive thing I could do to myself! No thanks! I have a low-commitment p/t job in a small grocery; I bake and sell goods in a farmer's market store; I'm a graphic designer for print-on-demand sites, so there's not even much customer contact. I moved to Wyoming where people are simple and there's not a whole lot of them. Life is awesome, finally.

[@rawbarbie]

Sounds like heaven!

[@cooganbeggs4942]

OMG! You are my spiritual doppelgänger! I had a business and felt exactly the same way about employing other people so I eventually closed it down. I worked in the corporate world and couldn’t STAND the fake, forced interactions. I hate money and only ever saw it as a means to an end. I’ve moved to the country and am now recharging my batteries for as long as it takes before I go get a part time job 1-2 days per week. Thanks for sharing your story, it’s made my day. Peace from Australia 🇦🇺🙏❤️

[@user-cs6bg4zp5q]

I love the part where you say SUPER POWERS! HHHH Awesome!

[@ScottMcCain-f9v]

I think you missed what an introvert was. They aren't connected to the outside world. Meaning they don't work in it. An introvert can't handle going to a grocery store. It's not about living somewhere where there aren't a lot of people. It's about not being in contact with them, or even with family members. It's absolute solitude.

[@margaretchayka6878]

​@@ScottMcCain-f9v You're only talking about the extreme ends where there may be an actual phobia or autism elements. Introverts are everywhere, we're not hermits.

[@anasraf1161]

As an INFJ, it is important for us to challenge ourselves and develop effective communication skills. We should strive to become excellent speakers who can articulate the incredible ideas we have, rather than blaming others for not understanding.

[@corgisandtea8257]

INFJ here and it’s finally so lovely to see so many more in the chat alike! But can’t hang out cuz I gotta spend time with myself in my home alone thinking about the oddest of odd 😂

[@PranayCh]

We won't them odd. Others do

[@INFJ4tress]

@@corgisandtea8257 I’ll see you and raise you to the weirdest of weird 🤣

[@MWL4466]

I desperately need solitude daily. Its my way of coming to terms with all of lifes dramas and pettyness.

[@kraquin]

November to January are painful. A lot of family and social gatherings for holiday events. I dread it as it's such a drain.

[@scooble]

In the movie 'a quiet place" aliens came to earth and ate all the extroverts because they wouldnt shut up, leaving the introverts to just carry on as normal

[@stevenwestfall7638]

Lol! Makes me think of the Covid lock downs and how they had zero effect on me. It was just more of what I liked. Solitude!

[@moragmacgregor6792]

That's hysterical!

[@ryanbolander6117]

@@stevenwestfall7638no traffic otw to work either, it was f’n glorious

[@monikag7208]

@@scooble lol 💯

[@heatherpelletier8579]

That maid me smile so true

[@Bornstellar071]

I think the most obvious sign that I'm an intuitive introvert is the fact I was recommended this video

[@romain1101]

I recognized myself 100% here. As a child I was rejected because "weirdo". So I learned silence. This had me fight to build my own space without needing anyone. A quest for freedom. Thats how I became financialy free at 40. Now that the material world is not a problem anymore, I can focus on creativity & help those able and willing to join me here. There has never been a fundamental need to be accepted by others, ony a natural and mutual discover of our true nature.

[@BG-nl3hy]

Dumb take to suggestthere's no fundamental need to be accepted by others... your essentially saying we're not tribal animals

[@romain1101]

@BG-nl3hy Yes. I dont agree with this idea of beeing tribal animals. At least, it is a secondary construct of nature. A construct of survival, but at our roots we are different. Yet, this can be undone. Rewinded. In this conscious experience we come to life alone, and we die alone. There is a fundamental reason to this.

[@BG-nl3hy]

@romain1101 twins aren't born alone but they die alone...u came to life alone.. How can something that comes from survival be secondary?... survival IS the roots....life IS a story of survival

[@romain1101]

@@BG-nl3hy Aristotle's "tribal animal" philosophy tells humans do socialize in order to survive easier. Thats the point : socializing is a strategy. Yet, one can survive alone, even if this is harder. At its roots life does not request you to socialize in order to survive, it is not mandatory. But it is just easier. This means there is no fundamental need to be accepted by others.

[@BG-nl3hy]

@romain1101 vital to existence..... Just like today, people can survive on their own for some time, especially in that day you're not afforded any mistakes, a broken ankle is certainly a death sentence especially since in your version, you are out there by yourself and cell phones clearly didn't exist..... People have always needed people the ones who claim they don't go extinct You can do everything for yourself. There's no way 1 person is going to be an expert builder, an expert hunter, an expert doctor an expert botanist, an expert trader, an expert in psychology, an expert navigator...I could go on and on but u get the idea

[@nefertitib4313]

Intj here. I like working by myself, dislike working with others because i have to babysit their work so tiring. Hard enough to check my own work worse if i have to check their work too. I like traveling solo, do things on my own. my mind just wanders. I don’t really seek ppl’s company rather i keep myself entertained by constantly educating myself. The world is so fascinating n full of things i don’t fully comprehend. Sometimes i think i know the answer but not sure anymore. Just take it a day at a time, no need to overthink it. I tend to plan things ahead, n get restless when I don’t have a solution for something.

[@yacovmitchenko1490]

I've always admired Jung, but hearing him speak here made me want to sit down with the guy and discuss a variety of topics. This intuitive introvert finds him fascinating.

[@anthonycliftonjones2564]

Carl Jung was himself an intuitive introvert and identified as an INFJ

[@GullibleTarget]

He would find you insufferable 😂

[@yacovmitchenko1490]

@@GullibleTarget Unfortunately we'll never know.

[@GullibleTarget]

@@yacovmitchenko1490 unfortunately? I would say FORTUNATELY! 😃 you will never experience the disdain of Jung directed at you.

[@bookmouse2719]

INFJ, holiday season is draining.

[@brt5273]

INTJ: YESSSSS

[@julesy48]

always. every year. and just when it turns dark at 4:30 in the afternoon. it takes me a couple of weeks to recover, and I always get some kind of virus over the holidays.

[@angiemiller1152]

This!

[@rebeccagarner2576]

We had to take the Briggs test at work. I was the only INFJ in the whole surgery center.

[@dianaunger6782]

That sounds about right, INFJ is the rarest type.

[@megdunn4386]

I’m an INFJ too haven’t met too many in my travels

[@edwright480]

I was the only IN in my family - hard work.

[@PhoenixPens96]

@@megdunn4386Statistically, INFJs are extremely rare. I enjoy being alone and don’t feel like I’m “missing out” on anything by keeping my own company. I enjoy my peace far too much to consider solitude a burden. Makes it harder for others to get to know me-in fact, most connections only get a fraction of my true self because I don’t want to explain everything about me in a way that feels like I’m asking for permission to be myself. Unfortunately, as a Projector, I rarely attract the people I can be around without feeling exhausted from the exchange-namely extroverts who love to siphon people’s energy. (They don’t all do this intentionally, but the feeling’s still the same.) And don’t get me started on how I just “know” stuff without knowing how or having a “reason.” Even with the challenges, I wouldn’t trade being an INFJ for the world. How I see the world and what I have to offer it are just as valuable as anyone else’s; it’s not worth less because it takes others longer to understand it.

[@lesleygraham5927]

Me too...

[@casapilanola]

INFJ here. yes, on the content here.

[@aistobe]

I have a few friends. They're smart people with admirable professions. I feel stupid around them when I share my insights because they all just look at me like I have 3 heards. Still, I usually end up correctly predicting the outcome of certain senarios. I don't know why I know, I just know that I know. I'm socially awkward, but I can read people and know who to stay away from and who I can trust. I have learned to trust my gut.

[@carolineobrien3692]

Exactly (INTJ here).

[@fineweather4569]

Being ‘book smart’ and passing exams by having a good memory doesn’t make these people more intelligent than you so you shouldn’t feel ‘less than’. Society deems such people as ‘successful’. Such a load of bs.

[@yamil.343]

If they make you feel stupid you need new friends .

[@edwright480]

Could be that what you say is very meaningful to them, and it surprises them. Otherwise why have you as a friend? Professions don't mean much to me but seem to impress others. INTP here, and like you I can predict outcomes with ease.

[@Ciaccona255]

I'm the same. I could feel in my gut something was coming. Or the air smelled different but I told my boyfriend something is coming I can feel it but don't know what.....6 months later Covid started.

[@WolfRoss]

I know I am a female INTJ. As a high school mathematics teacher it is easier for me to find the best way for individual students to learn. I am very much in favor of the concept of teaching to the different learning styles. Thank you for this presentation.

[@edwright480]

We have a school in my hometown in Australia where the students are taught according to their type. It sounds like social engineering I know, but they are very successful in matching students to interests, and employment opportunities.

[@lillieth44]

I have been an introver and intuitive most of my life. Enjoy spending time alone as a child I would always drift off somewhere in my mind in school, walk around the neighbourhood and daydream not interact with others but merely observe. As I grew up, I always knew things and sensed stuff without being sure why or how! My inner world is rich and can access knowledge and patterns of life past and present. I often sense when something is not right and act and make decisions accordingly. When I don't things go wrong and can have negative effects.. thoroughly enjoyed this video content. Thank you Carl Jung❤

[@stripper4950]

@@lillieth44 what you said is absolutely the same for me, glad to have someone like you like me!

[@introvert-and-dog]

As if I had written this myself! Thanks for sharing, I feel seen!

[@janeofthejungle4]

Exactly! The part about negative consequences being the result of not following your intuition was my favourite part of your comment. So relatable. Thank you.

[@stripper4950]

I was raised by a mother who was telling me what to do and had a brother who was telling me who I am. In my career life I was too busy to deal with it so that I could understand. In my retirement I have finally found who I am. I now understand them and who they are. My brother was the golden boy who treated our mother like crap.I was the one who treated her with respect that she did not deserve. In the end I think she knew she F up. As of my realization and understanding my brothers narcissism he can’t deal with it. He no longer has any power over me. I wish him no ill,I understand it is hard to be him and he has to live with his karma too.

[@stellar52]

Sounds like Narcissists, your family members

[@KeepItSimpleSailor]

Take care

[@JLTravels]

I completely relate! Same here! Finally found PEACE in my 70’s.

[@elamin_edu]

"Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world." - M. Mushashi

[@moshimoshi533]

any fellow infjs here with no friends?

[@PhoenixPens96]

Right here. Not that I don’t try. I’m just quick to go the infamous “INFJ Door Slam” route once I realize my time, energy, and friendship aren’t being respected. I don’t take half-ass when I give whole ass. Anyone who tries it gets put out with the rest of the trash.

[@-WillAlone-]

Here! I'm a Autistic introvert and artist.I usually just stay in and make music, music videos and Short films.I have trouble even making friends online.Idk why.Im super friendly and optimistic.Mabye one day I'll cool tribe.

[@streetcat3179]

Yes this is me but is very dangerous

[@JustinSikes-b4c]

Tf is a friend lol😅

[@andrewblake2254]

No I take the time and trouble to make and keep friends. I like my own company but not loneliness. We are not an alien species.

[@Conflictinator]

The biggest gift in life is to have a friend or two who are like you, and like to be with you sometimes, just so you can be alone together.

[@ukasz426]

Very true, alone with Alonies

[@jlynnmac6246]

Hi there. Thank you for a lovely interpretation of these personalities. Finding the simple things in life is what brings me joy. And I have always felt my inner world was a beautiful place and held more depth, as you stated. But what is most strange to me is that most people do not think and feel the way we do. INFJ. Peace

[@EchoesofExperiencechannel]

I'm glad you were able to relate!

[@rayc1557]

In my mid 60's now... Around 1990, the HR dept wanted all engineers to take the Meyer/Briggs test. I was INTJ. 30 years later at a different company, an HR manager had the development team do the same test. Again, I was INTJ. It's been an interesting ride so far. I love my downtime and look forward to the future and what it holds -not for me or for human interplay but, for that which is eternity and what it consists of.

[@nowherenothere]

Great video. I feel extremely misunderstood most of the time, even by people in my life. INTJ.

[@GeorgianaOnline]

I could have written this.

[@malachi-]

All from Thomas Lauer, off his own personal site. INTJs The following is based on personal observation and one or two web sources. All of the 16 MBTI types are based on four pairs of counterbalancing attributes (four pairs make 16 possibilities, believe it or not): there are ESFJs, INTPs and so on (there are also IDIOTs but that's an entirely different type system). By the way, MBTI means Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. I am an INTJ and INTJs have the following characteristics: Introverted (as opposed to Extroverted) iNtuitive (as opposed to Sensing) Thinking (as opposed to Feeling) Judging (as opposed to Perceiving) Explaining what all this means in theory is best left to the many websites that deal with MBTI. What it means in practice is much more interesting (indeed, the simple fact that I am more interested in the practical consequences than in the theory of something is in itself a characteristic of INTJs): INTJs are rational animals. Deeply rational. In fact, they are so rational that other people are tempted to think of them as cold, heartless, cynical et cetera. On the other hand, INTJs believe that everybody is as rational as they are (what other choice is there anyway?), and they are completely (oh, I know what I am talking about!), yes, completely flabbergasted when they interact with people for whom rationality is not the one and only credo. But their rationality has a crazy streak - that is the iNtuitive bit from above. An INTJ sometimes does inexplicable things because he simply knows they'll work. That may not be rational in any conventional sense, but for an INTJ it's still somehow rational. Probably one of the things one can't explain. INTJs love ideas, love to put things to the test, love to tear them apart, so that they can see their inner workings. There are two main reasons why they love to do these things. They want to understand how something works and they look for ways to make it work even better. Incessantly. They are completely efficiency-driven. And they don't stop at the front door: INTJs see themselves (and others) as systems (albeit rather complicated ones) and, like any other system, these systems can be (at least partly) understood and hopefully coaxed into working more efficiently. INTJs are given to ignoring conventional sources of authority: rank, title, swagger or sanctitude won't sway them much. Rational arguments (or a big-enough wad of dollar bills) will, though. INTJs are a self-confident bunch. Sometimes others mistake this for simple arrogance (INTJs often come over at first as arrogant dogs) but in fact this has more to do with the fact that they know very well what they do know and, more importantly, what they don't know. An INTJ builds a complex world system in his mind (and starts with that early in life); he updates this system continuously. Literally all the time: an INTJ's brain is a giant pattern-matching machine that works round the clock. Their world system and total reliance on it is one reason why INTJs can seem to be very opinionated people (let's face it: they are opinionated!). INTJs don't care very much what others think of them. Or put differently, their world system is mostly independent of whether others understand and support it. This is in a way completely rational: it's their system and they have to live with it. But if someone presents a valid argument they can't tear apart, INTJs are able, even eager, to adapt their system in a very short amount of time. They adore truth much more than any system they've built. Because for them their system is only a working model of The Truth, nothing more, nothing less. INTJs are perfectionists. They want to make things as good as humanly possible… and then some. On the other hand they are too pragmatic to lose track completely. At some point their iNtuition kicks in and they realise that it's just not worth the additional effort and they chuck it in. In their pursuit of perfection INTJs are unsparing of themselves and of other people. They almost never give praise (and why should they? They simply expect that everyone gives their best, much as they do, so there's no need for praise) and they don't expect praise for their work in turn. In fact, they are more often than not embarrassed by praise lavished on them. Small talk, social interaction, getting warm with strangers - that kind of thing is not their forte. They can be very good verbally, but they crave substance and not idle talk. (Substance helps them with system building and understanding things while idle talks for them is exactly that: idle). That trait makes them seem aloof and awkward in many social situations. Then again, they can be fanatically loyal once they have a working relationship with someone (and not just their partner or spouse). They look at relationships as they look on everything else: a project whose inner workings can be understood and optimised, by Thinking or iNtuitively. In sum, INTJs are pretty strange animals. But we're all strange in our ways, so what the heck:-) If you ever meet an INTJ, here's my short guide on how to handle him or her.

[@wmdavid]

Been a way of life for over 60 years.

[@daveraven4044]

Because of this personality profile and other reasons, I can't be around society/people. The signals received from most people is deafening/draining.

[@evat514]

Agreed

[@FreedomForAll-n6g]

Wow, I thought I was a weirdo, I have been guided by my intuition since a very young child, I always pondered the stars and beyond, mine is so strong I have seen my accidents before I had them, like a quick film being played in my mind, a warning, I put my riding helmet on after seeing the warning, and exactly what I saw, played out 5 mins later, exact same spot, if I didn't put my hat on I would have died. I respect and listen to it , it can be so forceful sometimes, but it has saved me so many times, it is unreal. And I love spending time with myself, I will go fishing for 12 hours and love it, I never get lonely, I talk to myself to get a truth to a situation, because I know I will never lie to myself, I seem to spot every single thing, my eyes are windows for my brain, because they have to scan everything, so quickly, processing everything without me even realizing it, wow, Thank you for this

[@lesleygraham5927]

The bit about films/videos being played in your mind, INFJ here, totally experience this way of experiencing this type of knowledge

[@ericleon6482]

I've taken the Briggs-Myers test several times, years apart. I am INTJ/ENTJ, I'm usually quiet but if you get me going, I will talk a lot. but I love the overall description of this personality type explained in this video, thanks for sharing.

[@shannonschaerer1010]

Describes me PERFECTLY!! Thank you, I feel much better after watching this!!

[@EchoesofExperiencechannel]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it!!

[@torlandmusiq]

It's a wonderful feeling to find your tribe..

[@gingerbeardbro]

The film divergent. Really explains this well. Intuitive introverts are like the Divergent in the film who are forced to live in a world that only lets them only explore one area of interest. We want to explore all areas and all disciplines. We need all experiences to really expand our inner world. Doing one job repetitively like being a solider, policeman, Tech, engineering, art and farming etc. As intuitive introvert we don’t understand why we have to just stick to one specialised path for the rest of our lives. We have this deep intuition feeling to explore all experiences.

[@Ineedaprofilename]

Who says extroverts want to be stuck with just one job and not do more?

[@Mentally_Better]

I'm an INFJ 🙌

[@e1woqf]

Hi, me too! 👋

[@megdunn4386]

Me too 😆🐞

[@INFJ4tress]

@@Mentally_Better me too. Never met another one in person. Can you imagine?

[@izio1111]

This hit the nail on my character. I took the test a few times 3 times it was infj 2 times it was infp. I find it so hard to find a person who actually cares about my inner thoughts. Most of the time what I do is just go with the flow of the people around me and just try to blend in with what ever they talk about. Its tiring and I hate it but its just best to not make things awkward lol...

[@izio1111]

For example in new years, I was thinking of how awful and unnecessary fireworks and bombs are. They pollute the air, the atmosphere, its noise pollution and cause a ton of accidents, lost fingers. The trash from all the fireworks is a lot too. Also thought of how dumb humans are for doing the stuff that only causes destruction to the environment. Like just go with the trumpets and the kazoo things and sparklers thats alright. Like instead of saying this out loud I just kept quiet and tried to blend in with whatever people were talking about or doing....

[@AA-gg9ul]

This is so me! Colleagues know they can find me in my car rather than the staff room during my lunch break. I need that time away from people to recharge before I face the latter half of my work day. I love being around people, it just exhausts me 😂

[@lealovesthesea]

Yup!

[@HunteSnoden]

Intj and proud of being who I am. I know before It is. No one can understand so I keep to myself, but I know what is.

[@TheVinegarsofLife7]

This is very true, solitude for a little while is what I need now, doing my hobbies, such as writing, sports so that I could back into my best form

[@PawesomeCatVideo]

I definitely relate to this analysis. I am a successful artist and sometimes I write. This is my job. I am a loner....i suffer a lot. But I know what I am doing. I also have this peculiar psychic talent. I can hear you guffaw.! No...trust me ...not like one of those awful TV charlatans!! This is how it works. I have many examples to tell of but this is my most chilling. I was in NY circa 2000. On business. I had a day off to explore. I almost never plan my day off, I let the wind fill my sails....and I just go with it. I stepped outside into the bustle of Broadway, I had to go to the Twin Towers ! It was urgent ! I must go now!! I never really had any special interest in the Twin Towers, after all NY is full of amazing things to see and do....but here I was on a mission to the Twin Towers. I arrived there at the square, reached for my little movie camera, walked right up to and leaned hard against the cold facade, I filmed the facade looking straight up...I filmed for 5 minutes, there was nothing to see, just stainless steel sheet metal, half a kilometer of it. But i persisted and got my footage, stepped back and I thought to myself: "that's very weird...what did I do that for ?" One year later I was back in Australia in my studio watching TV late at night. Suddenly they interrupted the scheduled programs and there was the Tower One on fire....I watched in awe. Then suddenly a plane flew into Tower 2. I watched it live...the horror. It was then I realised why I had made that strange empty video footage a year before.

[@megdunn4386]

I’m in Australia too …..never forget that night the coverage interrupted an episode of West Wing thought it was part of the show for a split second…sounds like you are may be psychic

[@wclaydon6721]

I’m an INTJ love it !

[@amyj.4992]

This is exactly why I've always been shy and have only had 2 close friends at a time. This is also why I have always only been able to be vulnerable around my mama and my blerd dad and my grandparents because they understood me with encouragement and not judgement or be shamed by them.

[@amyj.4992]

My husband 💞🗾💖 is slowly understanding me ❤️🔥💯🙏🏾.

[@30yearsoldiam1]

Just keep in mind that it's very typical to only have one or two close friends. You sound pretty average...which is ok

[@gerrade71278]

Thanks internet. I really needed this video today.

[@cajuncrackerranch7990]

Thank you 🙏. Very resonating and accurate. Peace, solitude, and prosperity… a very happy place indeed.

[@matthewbittenbender9191]

At different times of my life I've gone from INFJnto ENFJ. As a young child I was very extroverted until about puberty when I became hyper aware of everything but had a hard time understanding. As an adult I made conscious decisions that in order to be successful I needed to assume certain roles most of which required me to be more outgoing. This held up for about 2 decades as I had a career and raised kids. On that time however, life threw a few major curves that not only change my living situation, income and career path, but also forced me to reassess what I wanted for the 2nd half of my life. While I prefer solitude from time to time, I still love getting out to travel and compete across the country in my sport. Kids are grown, divorced, and choosing quality of life over wealth is my focus. It's quality over quantity and above all else to be as unapologetically authentic as I can be.

[@ruthpearsall2618]

I saw a relation by marriage across the room. I’d never met him before or have ever spoken to him. He was talking earnestly to his young son, whilst blocking his father in law with his body.I knew immediately that he was having an affair and was planning to leave his wife. I told my husband who, quite logically, thought I was mad. Shortly after he left his wife, it transpired that he was having an affair. 99 times out of 100 I say nothing to anyone.

[@Sirdamienfrost]

Can tell this is a comment thread of intuitive introverts, not a single passive-aggressive or argumentative post. ❤

[@cassandraknight8804]

@@Sirdamienfrost 👍❤️

[@mplbooks]

INFJ author here, and I find I use metaphors (like the woman with the snake) quite a lot in order to explain things.

[@fihtah8243]

I could never put how I felt into words because I never knew which words to use to articulate what I felt, what I saw. But now, at 41, i have accumulated, so many tools at my disposal I could describe myself. aloof, I’d rather watch paint dry than have a conversation, I love to watch clouds move in the sky or observe how stars would shift in the sky. while everyone goes to a mosque to pray 5 times a day, I’d ask questions like, ‘why would god command people to bow and prostrate to a big rock? Is this really monotheism?, how do you believe in something without investigating, without being thorough. people get married and have children and I’d think to myself, why does this individual feels like humanity needs them to procreate and extend their line, for what? I keep quiet or else I’d burn on a metaphorical cross. I don’t talk, I observe, I listen to their mundane conversations, I observe their ego’s, I watch how they think that they’re so important, their words are important and how they constantly crave other’s attention. If I met Carl I’d ask one simple question? Can I smoke pipe with you sir?

[@arerki09]

Totally agree about religion, most certainly share the opinion about children, especially when many parents are too young and can’t provide better lives for those children. I too do sit and watch, though occasionally I get into verbal fights about some of these opinions

[@fineweather4569]

You have to let the sleepwalkers continue their slumber…

[@evat514]

Love this comment. I have felt the same way my entire life 🙏

[@GlompyVR]

Yeah it really sucks having people tell you “you dont talk much” but feeling like most of my time is wasted regurgitating words so others feel we are better connected to each other. Actions are a person, talking is just for entertainment.

[@wuzgoanon9373]

Kermit the Frog said it best: "It's not easy being green."

[@autisticalchemist]

Yup, 100%. Walking into a room where there was or is conflict feels like a million needles on my forehead. I wonder if there is a correlation between intuitive introversion and autism.

[@eileenhammer468]

definitely with sensitivities. & being a bit 'psychic' tho' i don't usually use that language

[@yumikuokuku4588]

i am an INFJ. yes, i often feel misunderstood, but that has never made me feel that it is necessary to treat myself like a victim. i try my best to still connect to people, regardless of differences. i often tell myself i am simply experiencing life in a different way, but i don’t view myself as alienated from others. i try to treasure my experiences, just as much as i value how other people choose to live their lives

[@BlessYourHeart254]

I’m an INTP/J and definitely relate to this. Had to learn to live in the SJ world but retirement is only a few years away.

[@edwright480]

We NI types only comprise around 30% of the population, the rest are sensate or concrete thinkers/feelers. So it is no surprise that we feel like we don't fit in. We are very thin on the ground!

[@BlessYourHeart254]

The artwork backgrounds here are beautiful.

[@bonook8]

INTJ here. I was about 10 or 12 years old when my mom asked me why I never had friends over after school. I had never entertained the idea!

[@reginamemoriesforever-vc8ql]

Intj female here… it’s a lonely existence… im 42 and the midlife crisis of intj is no joke… i am about to pivot massively… im not concerned but im burning the midnight oil to understand how im gonna do it

[@jupeter24]

you can do it!

[@edwright480]

It can be a lonely existence, especially for those women and men who are not stereotypical (according to societal norms). We can struggle like a fish out of water. Look at your opposite type ESFP are you exhibiting an immature type to the world? Have you expanded your own type? Men with F in their type experience the same difficulties. It's a challenge but it can be overcome. Which archetype is playing out for you? Best of luck on the Journey. Slay that dragon!

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

intj man here, 50, i can relate. you are not alone in this. Greetings from the Netherlands

[@hamcrazy96]

Does anyone else experience this when someone asks you, “what’s wrong” examining my facial expressions, when internally I’m completely chilling or focused, the question is always provocative to me

[@Sirdamienfrost]

Yes, it happens more often than expected.

[@jo-annleake8198]

Really resonated with this video. Thanks 🙏

[@bobmich9849]

Same. I rarely talk about the stories inside.

[@EchoesofExperiencechannel]

I'm glad you liked it!!

[@keithstewart7514]

The messages are worthy & the visual content often stunning & beautiful.

[@ajayasiver3944]

I use this video to best explain myself to other people. Its exactly describes me

[@ug1969]

Just happened to me a couple of weeks ago. I saw so concretely and clearly how to proceed with a project to make my client happy. I barely manage to speak 10 seconds, people interrupted me twice, then they were so kind to let me rush through 30 secs of explanation… while shaking their heads no 😂 Those people had no clue, never did what they were talking about, and lack academic preparation on the subject. The fact they so obviously stopped me - i work in a pretty diplomatic environment - was the sign that i am was totally unable to communicate my idea (which, i admit, was more complex and out of the box than theirs). I felt v bad but also amused.

[@jackdaws-corwin6300]

This is me. And yes, it ain't easy being this way in a world of sensual gregarious extroverts. Listen to the Tom Waits song, "What's he building up there?" Because that is what normies think about us intuitive introverts. And don't you suppose that we don't know it Vern.

[@David_Axelord]

What the hell is he building in there?

[@Inevitable.Change]

It’s agony as a young person. I give and I give and I’m so tired. I’m tired of thinking, it just doesn’t stop. I don’t understand. INTJ-T female. I have never found friends and most people I love leave me. I feel so deeply misunderstood. I need help but I don’t know where to look.

[@kippetjetok8213]

I feel you, been there too. Some tips: stop giving your energy away, don't look for validation from others, try to become your own best friend; she will understand you. Yes it can be a long and lonely road and there is no quick fix but eventually you'll get there.

[@Cwatts327]

How do you stop giving your energy away?

[@PhoenixPens96]

@@Cwatts327Tell people “No,” and mean it. Walk away once you see how their responses indicate how entitled they felt to a “Yes,” with little concern for your boundaries or your feelings. That shows you’re giving your energy to people who don’t mind taking it as long as they don’t have to give any in return. At some point, you’ll get tired of being used. Then you’ll get angry. Once you start getting angry, the abuse will stop, and the parasites will go looking for another host. Bullies prefer easier targets.

[@user-ui6uu3zo6o]

This video described my world! 😅😊

[@meredrums1]

I'll watch this later. By myself.

[@JonathanLink-i6q]

As a intj. I have no friends. Just acquaintances. I'd rather live in my head.

[@rkz_4677]

I was like this some time ago

[@ChrisSummers-AlienFaeRE]

The point isn't to just embrace these archetypes and personality traits and quirks but to transcend them. Be happy about who you are and honest about it and you can be whatever you want. Round the edges. Point them more. Up to you entirely. You are under no major obligation to be the you that you were yesterday or even last year. Others may pressure but thats on you to measure.

[@edwright480]

I am trained in MBTI, and I always tell clients that their type is only half of the journey. The challenge in life is to master the other half or your opposite type. This can be achieved, but you need to work on it. Only then can you claim self actualisation.

[@Dwsrs24]

​@@edwright480Wow, I understand what you're saying & it makes sense, but the execution of it sounds like torture for this introvert.

[@brendongunn9477]

Am an INFJ and I didnt really find foreseeing or understanding a person's psyche or intention to be difficult. It just came to me naturally as breathing until I got older and started doing social experiments, some were for fun, some were out of curiosity and I regret saying this but some out of malice to people who crossed me. Never knew this was a special thing until I went to college and a close friend told me "Nobody does that, its difficult. Do you study psychology ?" and I realize- I didn't know how to explain how I knew these things except that I just knew. I thought people liked me because I was a good and fun person and not that I was subconciously pleasing them. I burnt out socially when I had my first job and guess what my boss decided to place me in ? Customer service. I am still here and every day is hell if not for the salary and benefits

[@MissLibertarian]

As the INTJ daughter of an INTJ father, with an INTJ brother, and an INTP uncle who was a board member of the Association for Psychological Type, I don’t seem to have most of the self-blame or depression Jung describes, even though I have had plenty of people misunderstand me. My Dad also had dyslexia so his school experience was difficult (lazy, careless, labeled), even though we thought him a genius. I was his eldest and he told me that when I was born he couldn’t wait to see what I would do next. He was the same with each of us. My conflicts with Feeling and Sensate types are mostly one-sided as I don’t make people feel and I love my Sensate mom and other brother and sister for their skills and aptitudes. Strangers make false assumptions, but I was taught not to let the other person choose my responses. Communication as a skill is central to all my interests.

[@colinchorley3717]

C.Jung was an amazing man, so much to offer society in making life simpler and enjoyable, by taking simple steps forward in learning to re-learn who our authentic self is, thank you!.

[@EchoesofExperiencechannel]

Couldn't agree more!

[@edwright480]

Despite using the MBTI to my advantage, the Jungian group I belong to thinks that he would roll over in his grave to see how it has been monetised/abused.

[@TheGiftInside]

Great stuff! Thank you.

[@modmoxgoods]

I am this. Later diagnosed as aspergers at age 59

[@dougdouglas2112]

Really good stuff. Liked & Subscribed

[@RuanSteyn-ee3yq]

Thank you for your work.

[@fenikkusu12123]

as an INFJ, I always ovt about evertyhing, perfectionist, and sensitive about other thought bout me tho. but when I met a girl, that's so extrovert at the outside, but when we have a talk and became deeper, I knew this girl was Introvert inside, she just leaving her comfort zone by being an extrovert, she can inspire and support me to improve myself in communication problem, cause I'm too nervous when I got a chance to have a dinner with her just a two of us, and I really really messed up by dropping spoon and the food, and I even lost in the way when we want to get to the restaurant, she was mad at me. but after the dinner, she still want to grab and hug me from behind(I ride motorcycle) my hand in the way we go back to home. I was so ovt about she's gotta to leave me cause I messed up our dinner, even tho she say she trust me if I get closer with other woman and having a chit chat. My ovt was my bigger failure now, I had to decide to increase the range of my limitary so I don't have to think much about it. I more like romanticize with words rather than with speech, that's why she's don't know what I felt, and now I think I must became more eager but not too eager as ask her to become my fiance, l want to enjoy the process and didn't want to restrict her interaction cause of our status if we're became a couple, we're still young and still had a lot of chance to improve ourself, but about my feeling, I think I will still love her, I'll trust her the way she trust me. sorry if I didn't trust your belief to me, now I did:)

[@WilliamClark-fq5hj]

This helps me understand why I do not fit in. Thank u!

[@nuez23747]

We live in a narcissistic society I'll never be in the mood for this BS, many ghost in online dating, stone wall or put you down verbally in real life, abandon you when you get sick and lose all, i experienced all that and what should i have friends for? I get no understanding, no acceptance, no emotional support when i need it instead i get scapegoated, blamed, replaced bullied. I have no interest in pol who are emotionally immature and selfish. Of course there are such but coning from addictive, neglectful, highly abussive parents its not so that you attract honey, you end up in the same vicious cycles of immature unaware ppl and who wants copies of the parents. Untill i turn the pattern around, no need for such drama and interactions at all

[@bravoxyz6710]

Become strong on your own

[@johnshacklett2265]

Get a cat! There are no better friends...

[@jazriv2949]

You have a lot of unresolved anger, bitterness, and resentment. Do inner work, such as journaling, and you’ll change the repeating patterns.

[@keithstewart7514]

It won't be "You" that turns things around... If that was all that were required to turn things around you would not be repeating what has continued without CHANGE!

[@karaquick395]

@@keithstewart7514 Hey you really dont need to go there with this person. You only have heard what this person is comfortable to express. I'm sure this explanation was the smaller things I'm sure she/he has done more than you can imagine. I feel your statement forces her/him on the outside again? Just the point she/he makes. And I 100% agree with what she/he said. I too have no friends. Every time I push myself out to be social bad things happen. And I get tired of the shit!! Girls get jealous apparently for me talking & men creep me out when they stalk me, everyone seems to be so fake, phony, and I'm not interested in social media or the Kardashians (however you spell their name?) So I dont have anything in common with people. So just say say something that gives her hope if anything? Or say, you support her/him if they ever need it? The damage of her life is done and that picture plays over & over. Hard enough to experience it. Harder yet to try to live a normal life. Its been gut wrenching for me .. (I'm choking up) bye

[@MundusTransit]

Sometimes i prefer not to look at people to avoid the flood of personal information i don't want to know.

[@mardukhorus5936]

If one has understood himself it is very easy to know how the other person feels.

[@izio1111]

For example in new years, I was thinking of how awful and unnecessary fireworks and bombs are. They pollute the air, the atmosphere, its noise pollution and cause a ton of accidents, lost fingers. The trash from all the fireworks is a lot too. Also thought of how dumb humans are for doing the stuff that only causes destruction to the environment. Like just go with the trumpets and the kazoo things and sparklers thats alright. Like instead of saying this out loud I just kept quiet and tried to blend in with whatever people were talking about or doing....

[@PlumGustave]

This is well put together. Thank you ✨

[@EchoesofExperiencechannel]

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@sharonholdren7588]

Would love a Table of Contents for the images! I recognize some, but many are super intriguing.

[@AsdfFdsa-gp5qg]

As someone who’s looked into MBTI cognitive stacks, Ni dominant (INTJ/INFJ) people have a shadow in Se, or Extraverted Sensing. One of the best ways for us Ni people to balance is to dedicate time to develop Se intentionally: be present in the tangible reality and use that to quiet the mind from its constant connection searching and pondering.

[@andrewblake2254]

Yes absolutely . I am an INFJ but love making detailed and accurate models which is totally ES. I think this is my balancing activity.

[@evat514]

I agree with this. It’s became part of my daily practice and a huge conscious effort on my part to consistently spend time grounding myself in reality - the physical presence of reality.

[@sssnowmasss]

@@andrewblake2254what does this mean if you don’t mind?

[@andrewblake2254]

@@sssnowmasss Intuitive introverts can get lost in their own ideas and fantasies. Making models means turning your attention outwards to the reality of form and construction ie extroverted sensation which is my weak aspect. I hope this makes some sense.

[@anthonychase4364]

💯 it's been a long struggle. I didn't understand it.

[@BlueWolf-tg1bf]

We can get exhausted by noisy people babbling on. At events I often slip away to get a break from it all.

[@nealwagenman8764]

I've never been defined so perfectly.

[@ScottRyan-Akhi23]

100% My experience too but it also speaks immensely to my neurodiversity with ADHD/ASD and a HSP. Recently I've gone through a major transformation and realization of how many relationships were in fact just USING my intuition and keen awareness to dump their emotional baggage on me. THEY are cut off. The fact Jung realized that this IS a rich and deep experience to exist within but also a VERY painful one is spot on. Brilliant man, thank you for your video.

[@mahdiasnaashari5119]

I loved it❤ . Totally resonated

[@EchoesofExperiencechannel]

Glad you liked it!!

[@sadiyakhezar3607]

Carl knows me so very well, he is talking about me, I'm an intuitive introvert.

[@moonchild1518]

Jungs wisdom is spot on.

[@clairejmckeown]

Story of my INFJ life

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

INTJ here, plenty friends luckily. excellent video, very accurate imho

[@lancelotdufrane]

Sometimes it feels like, the World is a jigsaw puzzle of random pieces, and I am constantly scanning to gather them and construct the picture. Every person, experience, emotional message, and even Nature is feeding me information. All pieces eventually help me read the possibilities for the future. Drama of others has zero value to me.

[@toddwbutler]

INFJ all the way, since I took the Myers’s-Briggs in 1986 and again in the last few years.

[@edwright480]

It will never change. You will always be an INFJ. There are measurements to determine how much you have grown towards your opposite ESTP.

[@michademiavanpren5898]

Every major decision I've made were on impulse and each made me who I am. I'm so lucky still here where I want to be now 80

[@Elalolam]

Seems to fit INFP too. The association between guilt and doing nothing is challenging. But I realize it is imposed by society and the opinion of others.

[@Qfungi]

Nobody's cares or asked about us INFPs lol

[@Elalolam]

@ 🤣

[@jenniyum]

Came here to say the same as a fellow INFP.

[@lisab9734]

Wouldn’t this also fit an infp?

[@garrett621]

It's exhausting.

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

trying to silence the thoughts at 4 am pfffff.