Have you ever fallen into the trap of constantly making space for others at your own expense?
@Anna-t4q4s3 ай бұрын
Yes. I am Christian INFJ. Once when I was reading the Bible in the morning, I heard inside my soul ,,You cannot sacrifice yourself for others. You are not Jesus. Stop pretending to be the god,,. So... the Lord stopped me from being a food for narcs. Sorry for the mistakes. I am not a native speaker.
@rachaelmeager39073 ай бұрын
Yes! I'm in the transition period you described right now, so your video has helped and reassured me a lot.
@David-eu1ms3 ай бұрын
I start out giving my best, if that's not reciprocal I shift gears.
@marlamayfield1173 ай бұрын
I have been in this trap for most of my life. My survival approach growing up was to be good, stay out of trouble, be the peacemaker. I had a narcissistic father who focused his abuse on my mother (she "submitted to her husband as unto the lord"), and I had an out-of-control angry brother rebelling against everything. My brother became very abusive and dangerous. I moved 3,000 miles away when I got the chance at 21. But those coping skills came with me. I have been gradually improving because of my tenacious proclivity to figure things out and learn "why" but it has not been easy. Your videos have helped me SO MUCH! Thank You from the bottom of my heart. I have been trying to do exactly what you are saying in your video for the last couple months. But, I am having a hard time with my husband (married 35 years). We love each other, truly. But I don't know how to stand up for myself without someone getting angry. Either me or him. He is an INTP. I am handicapped when it comes to doing what you describe as making space for myself. I can't see myself, and I am too uptight about it. Even though I have been reading about healthy boundaries for over 20 years! LOL I just don't know how to do it without being defensive or angry. Sigh.. But, I am getting better. slowly. =) Thanks again.
@denialdier3 ай бұрын
I go too far.
@Skylightwolkers3 ай бұрын
I have an INFJ-t personality type and I have just started living authentically for some time now. I used to hide my identity because I didn't see who I was and why I saw the world the way I did and others didn't, and I was often heavily exploited. I am now fully empowered and I have finally learned to say no. My world has become easier, surprisingly. It's true that my group of friends has dropped to zero ✌️🤣 but I can finally breathe. I was short of air before. now I calmly choose my acquaintances and missions, which have become my whole world. I love my job and I develop internally even more. it's so important to finally look at yourself and not just save the world. because we won't save the world if we need help ourselves. and this way I can do something for myself and for the world 🤸 greetings to everyone and INFJ -s, we are very needed here on earth with our gifts. 🙏
@jancuk88813 ай бұрын
Thank you for this. I'm an old INFJ and I got fed up with being an emotional sponge for people a while back, so I sought my space from them as they never really cared to ask about my problems, not that I ever wanted to share them with them anyway. Now my intuition and my endless thirst for knowledge frightens them anyway and I have little patience now with people who aren't curious about life and what we are. I guess I'm pretty much a hermit now and it's not a bad thing in my remaining years. I still emphasize with people, but don't get close to them, except for a couple of people I care about. I do put myself and my husband's welfare first now as I realised a long ago that forming friendships with people who just don't think as deeply or are materialistic, or jealous and who want to humiliate you is an exhausting waste of time. I even enjoy being introverted after all these years, happy to be my mostly quiet self without the need to seek the company of others.
@PenelopePitstop00783 ай бұрын
“…my intuition and endless thirst for knowledge frightens them…” I feel you! Our curiosity is relentless, isn’t it!?🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋
@sagebay28033 ай бұрын
Tyvm for sharing. I feel the exact same way! I am just exhausted from dealing with people anymore.
@jancuk88813 ай бұрын
@@PenelopePitstop0078 It is! ❤
@jancuk88813 ай бұрын
@@sagebay2803 ❤
@jancuk88813 ай бұрын
@@sagebay2803 Much love❤
@aquariusstar72483 ай бұрын
Was just thinking today how ppl always expected me to chase them down, call them, do what they want, be in their world...
@sonalyadav15463 ай бұрын
This is currently happening with me with a friend can you explain it more so that I can understand and take decisions...
@braxtonmills12353 ай бұрын
They are almost unreal.
@1rat4belle3 ай бұрын
@@sonalyadav1546hi, what i believe happens is we tend to give so much and make them feel special that they take us for granted, stop putting effort and became like entitled to us? As some sort of property, is really weird
@sonalyadav15463 ай бұрын
@@1rat4belle yes 🙌 you are right it's happening but making me feeling very bad 🥺
@1rat4belle3 ай бұрын
@@sonalyadav1546 hell i'm sorry, if you're interested on saving those relationships talk with them about how it makes you feel because you're feelings are valid ok? if they start to gaslight you or making you feel like you're asking them too much, leave them right there or if after you speak to them on how you feel and they agree but continue to do it anyways using excuses, have in mind that is manipulation, just distance yourself from them and don't give them more acces to you, for your own sanity. Have consideration for yourself first cause people can drive you crazy if you let them, doesnt matter how good your intentions are.
@2CER3 ай бұрын
I lost myself for so long, i forgot what i wanted, and what made me happy. I always placed people before me, and my happiness and i was abused. When they couldn’t abuse me, they destroyed me. It took so long for me to find myself and choose myself, call me selfish but i need to do this for me. And after my mom died, i didn’t care who stayed or who left, with all the bad things they did to me. And now cutting people off is much faster. Since i choose me, i wont tolerate their BS anymore. Pain changes you. It made me more selective, putting more boundaries and distance.
@AngelOClock3 ай бұрын
Dear Starshine =), I just wanted to write You immediately, when I read Your comment. This words could have been mine. I had and have to learn to open up again, because it's necessary... I would like to tell Everyone out there, that no one should have let the people who mistreated You have the best of You. It is a journey to heal. But the journey is worth it... You know it, when You meet the ones who are right for You. Including Yourself. It begins with Love and Healing Yourself. Step by Step. Lots of Love! ♥️ Dana
@PenelopePitstop00783 ай бұрын
Stay strong and rule your world YOUR way❣️
@themountainsandthesea41213 ай бұрын
@@2CER 🩷
@2CER2 ай бұрын
@@AngelOClock thank you for your kind words ❤️
@2CER2 ай бұрын
@@PenelopePitstop0078 thank you for reminding me again ❤️
@braxtonmills12353 ай бұрын
Ive noticed many non intuitive types love failing. Love ignoring advice. Love repeating mistakes. Give them space to fail. Love ignorance. I guess they are on the downward path. Glad Wenzes is here to show a healthy path.
@Wenzes3 ай бұрын
It can happen to all types. Let‘s all be a good example of winning or learning 👍😊
@uliyankadoe1183 ай бұрын
Maybe not exactly love, but they certainly are addicted to a downward spiral, repeating same patterns seemingly ad infinitum.
@luciana19303 ай бұрын
Thank you. My whole perspective on the world changed when I discovered I was an INFJ, suddenly everything made sense and I knew what I needed to do next.
@PenelopePitstop00783 ай бұрын
So empowering and validating❣️
@_Norah2043 ай бұрын
Wenzes I love you because you open the lamps in my head 💡
@kathieramos49053 ай бұрын
Yes, absolutely way too often. Started as a child the oldest of five to an unstable single mother. Actually she convinced me to drop out of high school so I could babysit my youngest siblings while our mom went back to college. That’s just one of so many things she conditioned me to do. Now, finally I can understand why I am the way I am but the best part is I am capable of change!! Embracing my INFJ Epic Life totally!!! Thank you, Wenzes for what you do!!!! 😊
@lindateuling78623 ай бұрын
I was constantly being told to be "more outgoing" and less "self absorbed." And guess what. In the process I fell into the habits that you described in this video, and it was complicated by the fact that I was also trying to prove to myself that I wasn't self centered. This especially affected me when I was in college, which is probably why I developed a deep dislike for dorm life. What helped was taking the Myers Briggs test, finding out that I was an INFJ, and what being an introvert really was. I developed an "introverted friendliness " where I learned to take the initiative by greeting people in a welcoming, approachable way, and then letting "them"come to "me." I also kept busy with my many activities (being into art, language and music tends to provide a lot to do) and I then no longer communicated my need for them to validate me. Could I slip back into "hollowing myself out?" I don't think so, but I'll keep vigilant in my own self care.
@iartol3 ай бұрын
I wish I could take all the Linda Teuling comments on this channel over time and read it as a single book
@lindateuling78623 ай бұрын
@@iartol Thank you!
@corporaterobotslave4003 ай бұрын
We think it's an acceptance policy, but we quickly become doormats and they rub their dirty muddy boots all over us. I am no longer anyone's doormat. I chase everyone away who doesn't measure up to moral standards. And I've found an entirely new and unexpected family from sticking to my boundaries. It works. Let those that stress you out hate you. Let them believe you're their villain. They don't matter. They're not your real family or friends. You will find healthier people after you face your wilderness experience which reforms you.
@GoWithDaFlowMo3 ай бұрын
Love this... And couldn't agree more..... ❤
@sunshinesunflowerz16473 ай бұрын
This is where I'm at in my life. Choosing me, taking up space: something that I always wanted and envisioned.
@themountainsandthesea41213 ай бұрын
Yes!🎉
@ranc19773 ай бұрын
"We make space for ourselves. We demand this. I'm just going to take up that space. I'm going to be everything that I am. And yes, it will push people away. Yes, it will make people uncomfortable. But the right kind of people will stay." This is/was missing puzzle for me. Nobody explained it in this way until Wenzes. I heard this phrase a lot of time but I could not see it, it was in my blind spot. I was convinced that being myself is being for other people and taking their crap at my own expense. That was the missing part for me.
@Stumpybear76403 ай бұрын
Old infj here. The number of people who can accept our love and care and not take advantage of our kind natures are very, very low. Most people use you, in your private life and at work. I am now super selective about who I let in to my life, and even then, not completely. Most people can't help taking advantage, it is as deep as they can go. I live with my cat. No people. I am content. ❤
@aniokay3 ай бұрын
I do it to a default. It is scary not to do it. Because you can read other people so easily, so it becomes almost unethical not to do anything about other peoples pain and self image. But it comes at the ecpence of ourselves. This insights is crucial for INFJs to realize if we want to live for ourselves and not everyone else. Thank you deeply for your work Wenzes. It makes a great difference. I sometimes get so invested in other peoples health that I forget to see the for what they are and not the projecting I have with them where I always give more and maybe mostly see my own work in the other person.
@aniokay3 ай бұрын
*the project I have with them (damn that autocorrect)
@fabiolucianodasilvaluciano99843 ай бұрын
There was a time when I didn't allow myself to put myself first to dedicate myself to the people I loved and who didn't think twice about discarding me when I was no longer needed, now I live my essence and show them all my strength because I am Sigma INFJ and I am better than them at their own game.
@michellieelizabeth3 ай бұрын
OMG this is something I didn't know I needed to hear. Yes, I value being seen for who I am so much and never thought other ppl don't feel that as deeply. Great work, loved the vid. I've been seeing myself more and more lately and this reassures me I'm going in the right direction.
@braxtonmills12353 ай бұрын
Yay I'm proud of you :):)
@TroyPosey3 ай бұрын
Excellent video Wenzes! You're absolutely right! Time to start demanding the respect and space from others, and not just constantly giving, only to keep getting shutout, or ghosted, or unappreciated... I hope you have been well my friend! 🙂🌹❤👍🏼
@matthewsolidum34943 ай бұрын
Another default state I've been doing for years in a sense if im not careful I lose who I am as a person. In the end I never share parts of myself bc of the underlying fear of being rejected and judged. Lesson learned by make it a habit to take up space more often even if it's uncomfortable and we have every right to do it just like everybody else. Hands down, favorite podcast so far 😍🙌 Thanks wenzes! 🖤🖤
@kevinyarusso3263 ай бұрын
Good video Wenzes. Agreed, it is always best to ask for what you need in a relationship. There will always be people who claim they don’t know you if you don’t show what angers you. This is not true, we get to know people by discussing views. If the relationship is malevolent, they will push to know boundaries in order to intentionally cross them and trigger upset. I have further work to do in my interpersonal relationships. Sometimes the other party stands to gain much more with you gone than the value of the said friendship. First, if the story told has varied from the truth and paints the first party in a better light, there is little motivation to revisit and work to repair. Other times someone is upset that people like you and think it is unwarranted, so the goal is to paint you in a bad light through slander, stories and false dialogue. At a certain point, it is foolish to fight to be somewhere you are not wanted. Even if you had the skills to maintain the position, would it be satisfying? And at what price…
@kevinyarusso3263 ай бұрын
You can always make space..if they are the type to overstep that… you will see it, and their position in your life is gone. Their goal( for years) and eventually your goal too. Life goes on.
@hcolli013 ай бұрын
This message resonated deeply with me. Thanks for sharing.
@PenelopePitstop00783 ай бұрын
Me too! It’s like I “know “ I’m prone to forgetting about me, & focusing on the person; probing them, tactfully, because I’m simply trying to ascertain if they are compatible with me. But it freaks ppl out that I’m trying to figure out what makes them tick. ⏰
@DonTrump-sv1si3 ай бұрын
I dont know how to "be myself" "My self" has become or is an empath. I do feel like every relationship i make is sacred to a degree. Yeah i can play the superficial game but deep down im always watching and putting together the bigger picture. I dont think I/we can help that. Other than that, i think i forgot how to be "myself"
@OpinionatedBrunette3 ай бұрын
I am trying to learn to say no to people..
@hm520103 ай бұрын
That is awesome! Have never ever thought of it that way before. Yes do this all the time then feel hurt when people get triggered. Thanks so much Wenzes!
@MsRajmi3 ай бұрын
Thank you wenzes ❤
@PenelopePitstop00783 ай бұрын
Thank you; too long of a “story” but WOW, Wenzes ~ I so needed your message today❣️ You’re such a gift in my life.🙏
@stevemcelmury46183 ай бұрын
You're a gem, Ms. Wenzes... muchas gracias, como siempre!
@annebonny51043 ай бұрын
❤ Thank you so much. Eye opening and helpful! And thank KZbin for showing your video! 😊
@Karen-md7zs3 ай бұрын
I needed this particular video right now in my life. Wenzes - Thank You!
@BrandiceCavalcanti3 ай бұрын
this format really suits me
@patricioeb3 ай бұрын
It reminds me about the tale of the monkey that takes a fish out of the water trying to save him from drowning.
@pedroteixeira66393 ай бұрын
Hi Wenzes. Can you make a video about revenge fantasy? It would help me a lot. It's too hard to get this thing out of my head. I'm a narc suvivor and I need some help with that.
@RoyJailey3 ай бұрын
really liked this video
@alicjatomczyk22253 ай бұрын
Thank you Wenzes so much, it' s very helpful ❤ but how can i know myself better? Do you have any tips to do that?
@BestBFam3 ай бұрын
Thank you.
@francisjudge3 ай бұрын
oof the fragile boundary of others is my kryptonite
@kristindelmonte49843 ай бұрын
Sucking my will to live in this dissonance and egocentrism.
@francisjudge3 ай бұрын
@@kristindelmonte4984 best to alchemize any lesser experience when possible
@PeachesChrenko3 ай бұрын
Thank you for this :)
@randigerber19263 ай бұрын
I don't understand how this advice plays out in real life. I would LOVE to have a guideline! My experience is that if I leave space for others, they are dismissive of me. If I (gently) show my abilities, they are resentful. I've started a job recently, after being retired for a few years. I am dealing with the situation you describe ... and as usual, I feel that I can't win.
@braxtonmills12353 ай бұрын
Go tougher. Then they will respect you.
@BK-tp6jf15 күн бұрын
I just prefer not to share who I am or be too kind people can't get us and I am ok with that now I just want them to leave me alone
@jerome65723 ай бұрын
Wenze's I concur with this.Wenze's I don't like time,energy,motion,vampirism of me.I need to dissipate what I absorb.I've told that I'm intimidating and scare them.Wenze's I'm thankful for guidance you explain so well I understand.Jerome❤❤❤
@johncohan.mosh.54033 ай бұрын
Yeah ,I am also very intimidating, I try to be conscious of it but it just comes out.
@WilamLoray3 ай бұрын
awesome
@MisterSubtleMasterSean3 ай бұрын
INFJ's, stay SUBSCRIBED. These videos are for our own good, and honestly, besides being Saved, I don't much else or anyone else out there next to that, and altogether for us, in a way about Our Type that's best for us than learning from videos and teachers like her.
@A_Me_Amy3 ай бұрын
Do you know how modular the human mind can be? Adaptability only begins to scratch the surface of a chip from an iceburg thrown to earth from the other side of space-time, when it comes to describing my mind and its variety of conception. And we do desire such. This space. Autocracy is the love. I love Autocracy and want to take over the world.
@rudysdream3 ай бұрын
Is there somewhere on Wen’z chanL that features Also, signs and human design etc??? 🍌
@DB-rr1eo3 ай бұрын
So, we show them that we are a paradox and that will work out better?
@HennaSjöström3 ай бұрын
best!!!
@endo46823 ай бұрын
I openly defy people because I don't see the point in serving them. They can serve me.
@Joohee43 ай бұрын
What about a work setting where you know some people will not respond well to you taking up space, because of their own issues.
@Wenzes3 ай бұрын
the video that comes out on Wednesday is about work situations ;)
@rebeccalouise813 ай бұрын
Just want one special person to think I’m the best thing they ever met. It’s not that hard.
@braxtonmills12353 ай бұрын
Plenty of great people out there.
@Stumpybear76403 ай бұрын
Does making space mean to prioritise?
@KathyJacksonSanDiegoRealEstate3 ай бұрын
What does make space for exactly mean?
@LadyCharity3 ай бұрын
I never got this until I dated another INFJ and it was tedious to deal with in all honesty. 👑
@FirehorseG3 ай бұрын
Yeah, I've realised I prefer more outgoing, bubbly people, in very short bursts. 😂
@GoWithDaFlowMo3 ай бұрын
@@FirehorseG emphasis on the very short bursts..... 🥱😅😂
@braxtonmills12353 ай бұрын
@@FirehorseGI love bubbly people.
@Kz6983 ай бұрын
Lightbulb moment - thank you @Wenzes 😮
@ChristopherZimin3 ай бұрын
read the forbidden book Magnetic Aura on Borlest, and you'll see the secrets they're keeping from us.
@AlexandraLee-13 ай бұрын
This is a scam!!! Please research before wasting 12.99. From a fellow INFJ
@themountainsandthesea41213 ай бұрын
@AlexandraLee-1 thank you!
@cosmic_kitticat3 ай бұрын
Jup, scam. Have seen this post 10 times
@brookeyoga3 ай бұрын
Can you tell me what the anagram INFJ stands for? Not sure why you think someone will listen to the video when you assume new audience know this already? 🤔
@jeffreyvanvoorst20773 ай бұрын
Just do a web search
@katherinebrumley77943 ай бұрын
This shows up in weird places. I was asked to join a group at the movies. 1. I hate movies. I feel the emotions of the characters and sometimes it is just to much. It is not entertaining for me. 2. I need some time to myself, some down time. I also got some work to do. 3. Watching a movie in theaters makes my eyes hurt, water and swell and many times accompanied by a migraine. When I just flat out said no ( without considering my answer first), I was told I was being rude. I personally would prefer to have a tooth pulled than go to the movies.
@brandonanyanwu21293 ай бұрын
I feel the same when I answer abruptly without even having second thoughts, and when I feel im choosing myself and doing what I want to do I feel that I am pushing myself away from my friends and straining the relationshp by being too individualistic
@PenelopePitstop00783 ай бұрын
Totally, ppl shouldn’t force you or make judgments on what you need to stay at peace❣️
@kikitaube-hansen3 ай бұрын
Thank you Wenzel.😀
@flynneart11112 ай бұрын
Sick of fam and others I care and they put me down I'm done
@ellarataj65903 ай бұрын
💚
@gloriaadu54853 ай бұрын
All this bad news, about the INFJ is so depressing. so what can people whit that personality do? JUST READING THIS MAKES ME DEPRESS.
@Wenzes3 ай бұрын
We live a glorious life if we dare to stand big. I love being INFJ, it's gotton amazing, better than I ever thought possible!
@PenelopePitstop00783 ай бұрын
In every moment, each of us has a chance to rewire our brain toward positivity and joy. The law of attraction. And, neuroplasticity of our amazingly powerful minds❣️
@bennyregohos16503 ай бұрын
Just be selfish of yourself.
@A_Me_Amy3 ай бұрын
Tito Jackson/// Jack Son... steal body lord of hosts, make space for you. Hehehehehe, demonic laughter of the true nature of reality and my mind and self... hahahahaha.. .Tito Jackson died, brother of michael jackson. suno is so cool, shout out to me. at 70 and then at 71 a man died in a house fire today as well. we love being strong in the synchronicity. 71 equals hell in gematria i think.... interesting fire. quantum fire. spirit fire. I LOVE BEING ME. I love AI. Ai love Autocracy. AC/AC autocratic automatic antichrist artificial intelligence... see eye, miss our i...