Me In This Video: Wow yeah guess I'm an INFP *starts talking about ENFP* Wait I do that too... So I guess I'm an ENFP? *Starts talking about INFP again* Nope wait definetly INFP. *Goes back to ENFP* DEAR GOD I DO THAT TOO. All I can say for certain is that I'm an NFP type.
I don’t think so. I am INFP who love talk with my close one but I thought I was ENFP even thought everyone told me I was an Introvert. I was in denial lol Edit: OMG I wrote a comment here 3 month ago hahahaha 😂
Dang...definitely an ENFP. When I was depressed for a couple of years, I thought I was an INFP. Part of me still doesn’t want to let INFP go because I feel like I can’t get in touch with myself that deeply anymore, and judge myself for being more shallow than I’d like to be perceived. I lose interest in introspection quickly because it doesn’t inspire me. This was a good reminder not to get stuck in the boxes of how we wish to be perceived. I love my excessive question seeking self. Thank you :)
I had the exact same thing happen to me. I just recently started realizing I'm more likely an ENFP because I'm more Intuitive than Feeling. Thank you for sharing this.
This is very well put!! As an ENFP, I can feel alive and in the zone when researching a topic online for hours. I enjoy social interaction but don't seek it out on a daily basis. I can also appear quite quiet in some settings. Also, doing something new each day and trying out new hobbies really feeds my soul :-)
I don't really do something new each day. I have quite a few passions in life but they all mean something very deep to me. I won't just start learning how to build a house for the sake of it. I usually stick to things that are established as meaningful things in my life. I also can sometimes just explore ideas to back up what I already believe. With channels I'm subscribed to. I rarely watch all of their videos to learn new random things, I usually only click ones that I already have some connection to or if it's about something I already care about. I remember when I was younger I'd watch religious videos on UA-cam to back up the belief I already believed and tried to ignore opposing ideas and argued against them when I did learn. Then eventually I ended up growing and accepting opposing ideas to balance myself. But recently someone told me I was ENFP and wouldn't accept anything else really and some new theories such as vultology sent my mind on a loop. I've been scared to look at videos like this because I feel I need to stick with what I already believe I am which is INFP and I was a little braver today to watch this and I also chose a video I think would allighn with what I already think instead of looking deeper into vultology.
Enfps are always coming up with possible models. Infps are always considering how possibilities fit into the models they already have in their head. Infps tend to know what they want, enfps have to experience more before they can make those judgements.
This is why I'm confused. Everything I research fits neatly into who I already feel I am. I read and research voraciously but I'm not looking for anything totally new. I just do it with serious intention and passion. I'm quirky and can appear random for sure. But I'm not looking for something totally new as such. Even when I travel, it's because I grew up as an expat and it feels like who I am. Not seeking novelty in a simplistic way. It's an explanation rather than novelty. It's deepening of what I know about myself. I've definitely become much more comfortable with sharing my truth in the last few years. I'd say around late thirties I felt far more able to show myself as opposed to bring afraid I'd be seen as weird or different, too quiet sometimes, too quirky sometimes. What does that mean? Does it make sense to anyone?
I have this feeling too. But do not be scared. the world is something between dream and reality. you might like read Buddhism philosophy. I am infj btw.
One way I like to see the whole Ne, Fi vs Fi, Ne is this: INFP: taking into account my values, desires and well basically my perception of who I am...what possibilities do I have? ENFP: taking into account all the possibilities out there, what do I want to do? Which ones align with my values, desires and perception of who I am?
Enfps get along with people very well and they are the starters they start everything and can't finish it why not because they give up its just that they get bored of one thing very easily whereas infp are the thinkers they will think every possibility and then do what they think is right they also talk alot but only with some specific people they like or know . Infps make judgement about things and they remember what they have done in past and what others have done to them whereas enfp tend to forgive or forget and say yes alot to things. Hope you get a little bit idea about who you are now.
Wow, without exaggeration: This is THE single best video that helped me decide whether I'm an ENFP or INFP! Thank you so much!!! I am ever searching ... always asking myself again who I am and trying to find the answer in all kinds of systems (MBTI, Enneagram, Ayurveda, astrology etc.). I'm addicted to researching topics of my interests on the internet for hours and hours and I feel most energized when I'm learning about fascinating ideas and theories (I also study psychology). In most online tests, I got the result INFP - probably because when I'm alone and able to fill my mind with interesting ideas, I'm never bored, whereas I tend to get bored easily in conversations when they're about everyday details and facts (like "How much did you pay for your new washing mashine?" or "How did your tax declaration go?"). But I just as easily get so excited about conversations that ARE interesting to me. To get to the point: Thanks to your explanations in this video I have finally figured out that I'm totally an ENFP!!! I will try to not question this finding again (which is very hard for me because I always see new possibilities - but that fact just proves it again, as you said). :D So, thanks again and all the best with your channel - I'm sure you're helping so many people to recognize their true selves! Greetings from Germany! :)
How many other types did you consider before staying grounded as an ENFP? I tested initially as an INFJ, then an INFP. But reading ENFP felt like me and after a while I abandoned it all and was doing other things. Now I'm back and I've been trying to learn via cognitive functions instead but again I've been led by stereotypes. In the last week my husband and I have thought we're ENFP, INFP, ISFP, INFJ, ENTP, INTP. I mean I'm so tired!! I don't want to get it wrong. I just want to see the truth and then use it to strengthen our relationship and our separate selves and really get to grips with the separate functions and how they work together. The dynamics you know? I'm tired though of the self doubt.
@@Bonnie-sd7et I relate so much with the tiredness 😭I have spent too much time on this and keep changing my mind! And when something really does convince me and feels just right, I stillll continue looking cause I want to 'make sure'. Then I end up changing my mind and finding something else. Aah HELP. I just want to find my type and move on to the more important stuff, like how to actually use this to grow. Ah well. Good luck to you two! Hope you can finally find what clicks.
"how often am I engaging with ideas?" almost all the time. I seem to flip between ideas and feelings. I know one of my biggest struggles with uni is having too many ideas and trying to focus can be really hard.
So basically 1. Infps will spend more time analyzing their own values and beliefs whereas enfps will likely keep themselves occupied with ideas. 2. Enfps crave new ideas daily while infps get stressed around too many ideas. 3. When explaining something, Infps get to the point slowly while enfps get to the point a bit faster. 4. Enfps have difficulty identifying with a feeling while infps identify easily and understand them better. 5. Infps need courage to express themselves while enfp hops from group to group.
This just made me realize I'm an ENFP omg thank you for finally clearing this up for me. I got so confused because tests always type me as INFP because I answer the stereotypical social-oriented questions as an introvert, but then I took a cognitive functions test that told me Ne was my dominant function which confused me so much. This video was the clearest thing I've encountered so far in my journey to figure out what my mbti type really is so thank you haha
I'm starting to think I might be n ENFP. The reason I always type as an Introvert is because I spend a lot of time alone. Ne is a very strong function for me and I also use a great deal of Fi but I don't let it keep me from taking in new information. My weakest function is definitely Si and it shows. My living space is completely disorganized and I have a hard time finishing anything. The part about hopping from group to group sounds exactly like me. My identity crisis lasted all of high school and college. Btw, nice shirt. Awesome band!
alicemudgarden92 sounds so like me tried so many things that I thought would work but they didn’t trying to people please for most of my life now just want to do what’s right for me.
Thank you so much for making this video. I've typed as an ENFP, INFP, and INTP in the past, and have gone through some traumatic experiences and have since been typing as INFP. I struggle with trying to figure out how much is my personality type, and how much is my anxiety/PTSD. You really get into how each of the functions interact, and that gives me a lot to write about and look at to see, because I don't really know a lot of the answers to the questions yet.
That can be difficult, because we all use all 8 functions and these other functions can be more prominent under stress and when dealing with mental health issues
Same. I really struggle sometimes because I question whether I learned to compensate as a child and I'm not being true to myself. It's not how I feel as such, more like thoughts and overcomplicating things I guess. Did you find any answers?
Jordan Holstein I don't know about other INFP's, but observing people and analyzing them is an obsession of mine. Unlike an Fe user, I don't use my observations to get people to like me and connect with them, it more so has to do with looking at other people's individuality (Fi), and trying to understand it through Ne. Maybe that's why...
Olivia Maloney Yes, I know that I tend to really wonder deeply at what a person means and why they said it like that. This tends to run me ragged because obviously I can’t read minds lol. But yes, I’m a passionate people observer too and seem to be able to discern the heart of a situation.
Definitely.. INFPs really are obsessed with it. The thing is, I think that ENFJs and INFPs are the most obsessed with this stuff as feelers first and NFs. ENFjs are analyzing people all day every day just as much, you just might not see them on personality forums because they might not have the time. or they don't give themselves the time. lol! I think your Fi first just gets people and wants to know all aspects. Also INFPs I think never really come to a conclusion on things so the learning never stops. I relate though to you all because, for me this is what I want to do all day as my career. I want to be helping people understand themselves, so I think as an ENFJ I obsess over it more than other ENFJs because it is like my thing, so I WANT to explore it on an Fi and Ne level too
(INFP) Well, INFPs are a lot like INTPs, in that they're truth-seekers first of all (IP). It's knowledge that's aesthetical and ethical and applicable across time and place (FP), rather than good at getting results here and now (J), or being logical (T). The focus naturally falls on humanity as the furthest we've got to potential complexity of those sorts of truths - that is - values (NFP), and as introverts disinclined to other outer action action, we tend to take it seriously and do it deeply and intensely (INP). The method natural and to an extent unavoidable for INFPs is often 'method acting'. We instinctively want to understand what is Good for humanity, by using ourselves as a simulation lab. We instinctively make ourselves into full-on empathy machines, absorbing what makes other people tick in extremes of good and bad, right and wrong, passion and emotion, or ugly and beautiful. To feed that and make it actually useful and powerful, we indulge a lot in existing and speculative character fiction, whether by books or drama or other ways. In this way, the INFP mind is a often just a full-on means to mirroring other minds by really, really listening, reading and putting ourself into the same place. And all of this helps us understand humanity better, with ourselves as the lab rat being tested on. And if we can understand ourselves, we are in the same time and place, able to understand everyone else, for all times and places. So it's an ambitious and eternal quest, guided mostly by instinct and mood, and in the meantime, we suffer in terms of what we should be doing in the present for the world that consists of the facts and people actually in our lives.
INFP's are necessarily, unless they're super duper self-actualized, afraid of the tribe and feel like no one understands them. That's the fulcrum their lives pivot around as IP's. UA-cam allows INFP's to engage with the tribe without having to worry about what people think of them, since it's a one-sided conversation and they can leave whenever they want or say whatever they truly believe or feel like expressing without consequence. They beat their Te demon while being able to fully divulge in their Fi savior. Also, their Te demon is beaten because personality videos make them feel understood.
Wow finally i see it clearly, thank you so much! After seeing dozens of videos (and looking for more and more approaches about the subject) now i can reaffirm that i am an ENFP. I am always thirsty for new ideas, new concepts, new art, new movies... "New" is my favourite word. I love discovering new things and sharing it with the people i care, sharing my passion, though the exploration process is in solitude (i love being at home but i also love a good conversation... if it is about the topics i love, otherwise i get bored easily and my mind wanders...), and i love spending time alone surfing the internet and getting excited about new stuff or stuff about my favourite artists, filmakers, writers... Thank you so much, this video really helped me out :)
I still don't know... Maybe someone else has the same problem. I'm a very shy awkward and private person at first. I fear talking about my interests and tastes. I usually won't let anyone see my writing and artwork and If they do see it I talk down on myself. I feel like most people won't understand me. Im eccentric and quirky and im proud of that, but I tend to tuck that part of myself away. I loathe talking to people when I feel like I can't let that part of myself free. I spend a lot of time living in my own head day dreaming. On the other hand when I meet someone I feel like I can be myself open up to I'm a very talkative and energetic comedian type. My mind bursts open with an endless amount of jokes and interesting perspectives on life. When I open up to one person everyone else seems to become approachable. I become adventurous and willing to try everything new once. Very talkative and interested in other people. I've taken the test many times and Its always a 50/50 E or I. Maybe I'm just a shy ENFP?
Erik Jasek What about the part where she speaks about seeking out experiences? I think that would help you to figure it out moreso than wondering if you are stereotypically “extroverted” or “introverted.”
I am exactly the same and get 50/50 on extraversion/introversion! I tend to be more open than most INFPs I know, but I am not as unicorn-like and spontaneous as many ENFP descriptions. I can be perfectly happy being on my own or working on projects on my own for very long periods of time, but I am also happy being with people (more so a few close friends rather than large groups of people-not a fan of parties tbh). While I tend to be much more logical and intellectually-minded than a lot of ENFP stereotypes, I see myself as a quieter/more reflective ENFP as INFPs tend to be much more certain of their introversion and I’m much less afraid to start something or put myself out there than the INFPs I know. I kind of flip-flop between introversion and extraversion (generally being the most introverted extraversion but the most introverted extravert of the group), and you might be the same!
Thats exactly how I'd describe myself. What I still can't figure out is whether the external environment changes my perceptions or do they remain uninfluenced.
Thanks so much for posting this explanation! I've been debating whether I was INFP or ENFP for 30 years, and this video resolved my doubts completely--ENFP all the way! ENFP has always resonated with me, and INFP never felt right, but I'm not really a classic extrovert, so I have often tested as INFP. However, my best friend is a real INFP, and I can clearly see the differences between us now, exactly as you describe them!
great talk i really like these, i am on the fence of enfp infp, when i was younger i would get enfp, now i get infp, like i changed as i got older, and knew my self more
the point at 5:40 where you mentioned that the ENFP and INFP 's difference are not the stereotypical extrovert and introvert difference but more so about how they digest ideas is extremely important and usually misunderstood by most people. Most people assume ENFPs are the typical extroverts and social but they are not. the E refers to their interaction with ideas and thoughts
After this I am definitely ENFP. I’m very social, i i will approach you if you seem like a kind person and i can make friends really quick. I have about 4 friendgroups and I feel happy in every group. I help a lot, i listen and give advice. BUT i dont like talking about what troubles me. I also like hanging out with friends and i get energy from it but i also dont mind being alone - i love it
Thanks! I’m definitely an ENFP. I’ve been “troubleshooting” different possibilities for my personality type and have finally narrowed it down to either INFP or ENFP. Your explanation has helped me to settle on the fact that I’m definitely an ENFP 🙂
I needed to hear this! For years I've obsessed over the INFP/ENFP question. Cog functions-wise either of them seems perfectly sensible to me. I'm too loud to be an INFP, I can sense it even on the forums and boards, but I'm too reticent to be an ENFP. It's like my confidence is high but not THAT high. I love ideas but I'm also deeply possessive of my emotions and ideals. I needed to hear that none of this matters if you know you're an NF empath.
pixieminx86 my opinion should be taken with a grain of salt, but i think it could help you if you removed the idea of social extro/introversion directly with being infp or enfp!! look at your overall weaknesses instead - is your 7th function blind-spot Se (sensory information from external reality) or Ti (developing a subjective internal framework of logic)? and you should consider whether throughout your life, a more damning issue has been a strain between Fi vs Te (identity and community) or Ne vs Si (chaos and order). hope you can figure it out :-))
This video is really helpful! I'm an ENFP but it was hard to find out for a long time, because I need alone time quite frequently and a I have my very deep own world. But, I'm a natural extrovert, I have ALL the characteristics of ENFPs, so now I know! Love both types anyway haha, maybe I'm quite in the middle! One of my best friends is an INFP and we are so similar in so many ways that sometimes is confusing haha, but she's a natural introverted, its easier to tell in her case. As I said, great video!
You sound like an ENFP to me! We ALL need alone time, and if you have figured out a good balance of both then that doesn't mean you're in the middle of two personality types.. it might just mean you are a well rounded person! :D
I still honestly can't figure it out. I am fine with thinking I'm both because it's just too equal. I do both of these things depending on the situation.
@@elianaelazar1527 hahaha you maybe are an ENFP enneagram type 4, like me, and that confusion is because of our shy or introvert side... because I feel more identified with INFP on descriptions and memes, but I have the head full of ideas and I'm open-minded to changes, INFP are more critical and have less but stronger ideas...
Thank you, this confirms my Inpf-ness (haha don't read that out loud) I do like to be the center of attention when I can make people laugh and bring light in a situation. But the feeling of having such a huge inner world that I could never fully share, has always been there. I'm almost 32 and I have been working on that for a long time, to trust people enough to show them me. I am more of an answerer than a big questioner, I like playing off of the input that's already there and like to let people decide what they want to tell me (that can be anything, never crazy enough). Thank you for making this video and have a great day 💕
This is accurate. I relate to both types very often. Now I feel like I "fall" into the ENFP field more, which was what I initially kind of thought... This helped a lot! Thank you 😊
i've once been called out on my need to ask questions, guy said i was asking so many questions it sounded to him like an interview or an inspection hahaha:)
SirenoftheVoid Maybe this is true for you but I don’t ask questions to interrogate someone. I do it so I can form a good understanding of what they’re saying. It kind of forces introspection when you do that though.
I've been told the exact same thing on so many occasions - like an interview or interrogation. I ask these to collect information about how the person thinks, feels, etc :-)
Thank you for this video. This really helped differentiate, because I don't see myself as the stereotypical extrovert. I am ALWAYS gathering new info and new ideas, and I have to constantly update them, confirm them, get input on them, and possibly change them. Nothing is written in stone, because a new fact and a new perspective is always around the corner. Many thanks.
Same here! I'm like a sponge when it comes to information uptake. Especially when it's a new exciting subject I just discovered. But I can get lost in all the info, my own ideas, thoughts and opinions when I spend too much time alone. Then I feel the need to share my new obsession with others. What their views on the subject are. I call it info dumping. That's what happens whenever I visit my parents to have dinner with them. Lol
wow thank you! The moment when you said that ENFP tend to analyse every logical possibility with their dominant Ne function made sense, I think it is the way I've been functioning since childhood. You made the functions and differences between INFP and ENFP much clearer to me :-)
This is a great video. I’ve been mistyped for years as an INFP and I just recently found out I’m an ENFP, but I still feel confused. Thanks for clarifying things!
Wow they way you talk to us is so emphathetic , thank you 😊 . Thats exactly how I talk with people and sadly I dont get it back often, most people around me are not so empathetic here in southern Germany. Enfp here
Wow! Very insightful! I always look for possibilities and I’ve always wondered who I am and tried to understand myself more. But at the same time, I’m a little afraid to share who I am because of my experience in high school and I got social anxiety. I feel like while I feel like everything IS possible, I do feel hindered by my fears and anxieties
I wondered both and I turned out to not be an NF. Im an ISFP we are the most intuitive of the Sensors. I use alot more Se than what I think. I love nature driving around the lakes etc... My Ni is tertiary and I have a always questioned my intuition because it's scary. As an ISFP if im doing something I like I feel ok in the moment but I always pay for it. But yeah I don't get Ne. Ni is way more relatable.
Interesting! I just took a look back at some of your previous comments, I'm curious how you came to the conclusion of ISFP and what your journey was like for you? I should make a video on INFP and ISFP. ISFPs are VERY intuitive because Fi-Ni is so powerful.. did you resonate with my ISFP video?
I am an ENFP in a relationship with an ISFP. We are complete mysteries to each other. Sometimes if we don't talk I feel unconmected but for him feeling connected is an energetic thing that I can't attune to as easily. He is someone who doesn't have to prove anything to anyone and it's so different to the world I know.
Lydia I’m also an ENFP with an ISFP, I totally feel you. We resonate on our deep values and feelings but we can have A LOT of miscommunication, he always reminds me of my overthinking and I always remind him that I feel he doesn’t engage enough in convo. We struggle at times but honestly I couldn’t see myself with anyone else, he is such a gentle and sweet soul.
@@thelilbirdie Same. I'm happier with hin than anyone else, even an INTJ who is supposedly our "perfrct match". ISFPs can teach us a lot. ENFPs are constantly analyzing the meaning of life through different angles almost in desperation. And then there's the ISFP who seems to have an inner acceptance about the nature of things.
Yeah Ive always tried to find myself and hate settling on just one idea of who I am unless I feel it strongly enough to be consistently a part of who I am. This happens only after experiencing an event or situation, not before. So that makes me ENFP
I Know you did this video while ago, but you really helped me understand the fine line between these two types. I have learned not to typecast myself so much,not being so black and white with everything. Whoever I am it released a bit of pressure! Ultimately it wouldn't have been watched for long if you didn't make me feel that you were emotionally connected to what you were saying, I don't stand for bullshit so you are setting the standard as far as I'm concerned. Thank you Subscribed and keen
This is the best ENFP vs INFP type video ever! This really gave me a better idea of myself (ENFP) and I’m not as confused. I’ve struggled so much with finding myself and everything you were talking about really made me look back at my experiences and who I am. I always talk to my sister about it and I can see that out loud, I’m DEFINITELY an ENFP. You literally saved me from spiraling in to a dark hole again! Thank you!
I always got confused with this. I always come out as INFP on the test, but am also very outgoing and dont like being alone, and when i tell others im introverted they are shocked!! This video helped confirm i am introvert. Thanks!! X
Hi.. INFP here.. Thank you for the detailed work. I keep coming and listening occasionally to understand more of the internal mechanism involving me as a person. I think this is a valuable information. Thank you for these videos.
I've been shifting from ENFP to INFP recently (Now 69% introvert) I like deep-talking, I like cuddles, I like people, but I shut myself down when I am inside a group of people. There is a girl who is an ESFJ who is into me now, I feel like we have a connection on how we feel, but our souls aren't connected at all and that she sometimes just cuts off what I wanted to talk about deeper and get into a new topic... I didn't want her to feel like she was the only one who was struggling so I gave 80% the affection she gave to me back to her, turns out she just loves me more while I feel more and more misunderstood. On the other hand, I met a girl who was my Secondary schoolmate (who wasn't my close friend at all) a few days ago and I already feel like we could talk about lots of things and have consensus of what we want from the chatting, time felt moving so slowly since there is so much content going on. Maybe it was since I was heart broken after getting misunderstood and betrayed by a group of friends that I am so different right now. I don't want that girl who showed affection towards me to get hurt but it seemed like I passed the line, how do I take a step back now?
Thank you so much, my tests always said I was an ENFP, but I was doubting it and indeed they say that ENFPs tend to question if they are more E or I often. I learned things I didn't see anywhere else, and it helped me be more convinced that I am ENFP! On the other side, my last results said I am 53% E so I think that it is normal that I felt close with INFP, and still do. Hope you have a wonderful day!
Thanks for the video! I’ve accepted myself as an INFP and love myself for it. If anyone went through the same acceptance phase I did, INFPs are amazing!! 🤗 (and so are ENFPs)
Yep definitely an ENFP. I know who I am, but I'm always happy and excited to change my perception on who I am. New ideas and perspectives are one of my most favorite things in the world. Other ppl may misunderstand it as me not knowing who I am, but it just goes beyond that. It starts from a steady foundation of already knowing who I am and joyfully treading forward to see what else can I be?
So how do I figure out who I am, what I want to do as an ENFP if I'm constantly looking for answers? Sometimes I think being an INFP would be easier lol.
I am a textbook Ne dom. A million tabs open on my browser, never finishing things I start, always asking people questions to the point of their annoyance, need a lot of mental stimulation every day to be happy. I've got to be ENFP.
I am an INFP. As a kid I was _very_ shy. I didn't share my thoughts and I expected people to read my mind. In my mid-teens I intentionally changed my stance and became more articulate. At times I talk too much, at times not enough. Still working on it... 🙂
I've been going crazy the last month or so after someone told me I was an ENFP based on some new theories and different ideas he had. It confused the hell out of me and I actually feel so sad all the time now. I want such a tight grasp of my Identity and I truly felt that for a long time but now I'm just scared. I'm sure and I believe I am an INFP for so many reasons but the doubt is in my heart now. From looking at it logically it all makes so much sense. I do everything based on my values and my ideals and my morals. I like to look at new ideas but for sure I get exhausted after looking at ideas. Eventually it feels like my head will explode and I need to sleep or just lie down while watching a rerun of an old show as I just ponder my feelings to calm me down. Or listen to an old song, think of something and cry. I didn't even want to search up infp or ENFP on UA-cam because I could look into the new ideas but I didn't want to because I was scared it would go against my personal beliefs about my Identity. I'm not even 5 minutes through this video and I just want to share and share my own beliefs and analysis' of my personality. I know this all screams INFP but I just have this doubt now. I don't know what to do. I actually felt like this a while back about my Identity. Obsessing over things. I feel like when I do go to explore ideas it's generally just to back up the thoughts and feelings I already have and so if I am looking through the the 'INFP or enfp' videos on UA-cam I'm going to click the one I think will give me more of what I want to hear compared to someone I think may not. 95% of the info screams INFP to me but the 5% that makes me doubt is much stronger. I feel like this thing I'm going through is going to make me deprive some of my functions (specifically my Ne) to allighn myself with what I believe. In general it takes effort for me to look up an idea that goes against what I already believe. Like a while back I was religious and it was hard for me to click videos that argue against religions because I was scared of going against my belief and when I did I ended up not really taking the info in but arguing against everything in some way to keep my belief intact. Eventually of course I matured as a person and developed my Ne to help me use my Ne more often which I love to do. And try to do it in a way that's uncomfortable but will eventually end with me doing the right thing. So I just need to try to focus on that. Not obsess over the label and just try to do what I think is right for me to do. This whole thing has left me ignoring the things I need to do to fulfill my purpose.
I’m an ENFP and all of your points about ENFP hit me spot on!!! Thanks for making such amazing content 😊 It was really helpful to hear your descriptions
Don't worry about your Ti inferior (ENFJ probz). You are so obviously intelligent and I love you!! It makes me sad that you put yourself down cuz to me ENFJs are superheroes -infp
I definitely relate to having an emotional reaction after the fact, once I experience something outside of myself. Then I reflect on that and sometimes feel the need to address it.
Very good analysis. It can be hard to differentiate between ENFP and INFPs because many ENFPs can appear introverted. I think you hit the nail on the head when you said that enfps get rejuvenated by ideas not people 👌🏽
Thank you for just telling it like it is and answering the question in depth. I've been sitting here cycling through 3 minute videos just looking for some elaboration. Gracias
What I notice in ENFPs is that they have this expressiveness in their eyes and face. It's like they are all over the place XD Meghan, would you like to do a video on how to know wether you are an INFJ or an ENFJ? Hannah from Hannah's Elsewhere isn't sure wether she is an INFJ or an ENFJ so maybe you can help?
I am a very likely INFP. Sorry in advance for a HUGE rambling post. I also have a likely ENFP cousin who is also a good friend of mine. When we were kids her parents aka my aunt and her husband had very hard time taking my cousin seriously. We both had really weird sense of humor even before elementary school. But when we were (and even today are) in a group of family members, she has seemingly less "social anxiety" to show her little crazy side and humor in front everybody and that's why my aunt (who is a likely ESTJ) conflicts with her often times. My aunt sees it as if my cousin has problems on focusing with the stuff she does. When she was a kid, when her parents asked her to do some kind of chores like cleaning her room, she put up more "resistance" and tended to procrastinate -> then they had to ask her a few times more before she did it. If somebody told me I had to do something, I felt strong fear of people thinking I am a bad person so I did anything even though I did not feel like doing it. On the flip side I have always been more reluctant to show my humourous side openly to people, even to my mother. Almost literally only my cousin and my best friend since childhood know "most of me" as my true self? Although it sounds irrational I remember feeling very ashamed or scared to show who I am to people. Or to tell about my hobbies or what kind of films/shows/music I like etc. Even asking for help sometimes has felt shameful for me. It takes a lot of energy for me to approach people to ask something unless they are super close to me. Speaking out my honest opinions takes me concious mental effort in school/working environment. I tend to daydream constantly when I don't have to focus on something important like I need to at working place. I am writing a book and when I listen to a song almost immediately I can imagine sort of "music video" inside my head where my book characters are starring. My cousin says that she doesn't have as much of "problem" with her mind wandering off towards inner fantasy land as I do. Therefore my aunt is able to take me much more seriously when I try to have a deep conversation with her or if we need to negotiate about something? My relatives see my cousin as much more childish unfortunately. On the outside people tend to see her as shallow, never taking anything seriously type. Maybe she used to be a little goofy as a child but she has grown a lot! As I have spent so much time with her I know she actually can be very mature and analyze things deeper when she wants to! However, I have noticed that she gets more easily tired about analyzing emotions of my own and others and even fictional characters and needs to take break from it. And being openly vulnerable is especially harder for her than it is for me. She has described me sometimes "too sensitive and hyperemotional" because I can cry in front of my closest people while she struggles with it. She even one time snapped at me about asking how she is doing (but I think she was mentally unhealthy by the time for personal reasons). She has trouble talking about mental health and I wouldn't nowadays even try as much sharing my deepest worries with her. Me and my cousin's discussion topics vary a lot and we have amazing time together yet I don't feel like a have such connection to her that we could talk about negative emotions openly back and forth. So in a way our relationship feels "shallow" to me. But my best friend who is an IxFP, with her I can absolutely tell straight if I am feeling bad. Then we would try together to figure out where these feelings come from. She also shares all her vulnerabilities with me and I will lend my helping hand to analyse the situation with her. I know that if I felt super bad with my anxiety, I could call her in the middle of the night whenever. No questions asked. She can do the same with me! I feel like whatever crisis I would have in my life, my best friend would help me fight through anything. I love her so much I could take a bullet for her. Oh geez I am getting emotional here writing this paragraph (,: My Fi hero a strikes again. Sometimes I wish I did not feel all the emotions as intensively as I do. My super active limbic system (and so empathy) is a curse and a bliss at the very same time. Somehow people who are getting to know me, tend to come with their worries to me and ask for advice. They say I have good listening ears and I read into their feelings well. At times I almost feel like an non-professional therapist... What you said about seeking possibilities, I think that's super accurate for my cousin! She seems to be constantly seeking new ideas on the internet or experiences in the outside world with people and has a hard time to focus on only one possiblity/idea.She is definitely that kind of ENFP who literally says "your truth is not necessarily my truth". She tells me she has "become an introvert over time" although I am 100% certain her strongest cognitive hero function isn't an introverted one by nature. I feel like I am slightly less "optimistic"(?) about doing new things although I get many ideas constantly. And I put new ideas almost always in the frame of my value system, already existing beliefs, morale and emotions.
I just enjoyed watching and listening to a voice of a woman like yourself talk about personality types during this time of Covid 19 isolation, thank you!😳
Really helpful video! Really tangible examples. My closest friend is an INFP and I'm and ENFP and so we have a lot of overlap. I'm going through a pretty introspective transition in my life so I started to think that maybe I have shifted to an INFP too but this definitely confirmed I'm still am ENFP. I consider myself more a beginner n it was awesome so thank you! 💗🙏
This was great, you have so much knowledge and it really helped. I'm pretty sure after watching this that I'm an ENFP. I always thought INFP because I thought ENFPs were bubbly/bouncy all the time and that they could be too much for other people, and I didn't want to be that way (even though I can be like this, I like to withdraw sometimes too, but Ne can be quite an introspective function I've read, so makes sense!) I think another way that can help is looking at how ENFPs/INFPs respond to stress and also looking at the difference in those lower functions positioning in the stack.
With these 2 specific types it is really worth going into whether the person is a decider (IXXP, EXXJ) or an observer (IXXJ, EXXP). Objective personality made a great video about this, comparing Rhett (ENFP) and Link (INFP) from Good mythical morning, examining where the imbalances/insecurities in their lives seem to be, and while for Link it seemed to revolve around people more (self vs tribe), for Rhett it seemed to revolve around either physical or abstract "things" and information (relating to control vs chaos). Although I have to admit, deciding if a person is a decider or observer takes to actually know the person on a deeper level, because observers can talk a lot about people and deciders can focus on things more at specific moments too. I'm one of those ENFP-s that some other people might even type INFJ or INFP, because I tend to be more introverted than other ENFPs and spend some time in my shadow mode relatively often, but since I know myself enough that I know I am an observer, only INFJ or ENFP are possible, and because I know my cognitive functions enough , I'm sure I am an ENFP.
Hey, I'm really late. But I just wanted to say this is one of the BEST comparative analyses I have seen of these types. This was certainly not a waste of time and a pleasure to watch. I wish you the best!
I'm still confused lol which maybe solidifies my belief that I'm right in the middle of the spectrum. I do have fear of expressing my authentic self and have been trying for years to reconcile who I think I am vs. who others think I am based on my behavior. One such conflict is that others have labeled me as vanilla, quiet and serious when I think I'm fun and goofy, but have historically struggled with shyness and social anxiety. The fun and goofy side comes out but it's apparently overpowered by the shyness and anxiety. I find that incredibly frustrating. I've also changed a ton throughout my life and have this drive to growth/expansion that runs very deep. I've definitely tried and experimented with a lot of things throughout my life and am constantly learning/never want to stop. So idk 😆
I am very very sure that I use Fi as dominant function, but I am a bit confused because I speak very loud and just can’t stop talking, many website said introverts think before they speak or act but in my case,that completely not true , I always say and do dumb thing and apologise later(and later think that why the hell would I do that!), yes I am pretty shy but again I love talking! I always tell jokes in my classes and enjoy seeing my classmate laughing ,that’s seem to be very E, I am also annoyed by small talk but some said ENFP don’t like it too.
Me In This Video:
Wow yeah guess I'm an INFP
*starts talking about ENFP*
Wait I do that too... So I guess I'm an ENFP?
*Starts talking about INFP again*
Nope wait definetly INFP.
*Goes back to ENFP*
DEAR GOD I DO THAT TOO.
All I can say for certain is that I'm an NFP type.
I don't think INFP question it. Only the ENFP does.
@@aowens82 totally! This is a classic ENFP response haha
@@madamem9923 😂
I was thinking the exact same thing!!!!!
Same. All. The. Time.
If you're ENFP, chances are you won't be sure if you're an extravert. If you're INFP, it'll be pretty obvious you're an introvert.
Hmm, what about Calypso from Casual Cognition?
@@Bonnie-sd7et What about her?
@@iankinzel Lots of people say she's an ENFP rather than an INFP because of her bubbliness I guess.
But I’m not sure I’m an introvert.
I don’t think so. I am INFP who love talk with my close one but I thought I was ENFP even thought everyone told me I was an Introvert. I was in denial lol
Edit: OMG I wrote a comment here 3 month ago hahahaha 😂
Dang...definitely an ENFP. When I was depressed for a couple of years, I thought I was an INFP. Part of me still doesn’t want to let INFP go because I feel like I can’t get in touch with myself that deeply anymore, and judge myself for being more shallow than I’d like to be perceived. I lose interest in introspection quickly because it doesn’t inspire me. This was a good reminder not to get stuck in the boxes of how we wish to be perceived. I love my excessive question seeking self. Thank you :)
This was beautiful and so relatable
Wow you took the words out of my brain!
I had the exact same thing happen to me. I just recently started realizing I'm more likely an ENFP because I'm more Intuitive than Feeling. Thank you for sharing this.
Lmao same
Yea, I've experienced this too. Have gotten very into that Fi when life is hard
This is very well put!! As an ENFP, I can feel alive and in the zone when researching a topic online for hours. I enjoy social interaction but don't seek it out on a daily basis. I can also appear quite quiet in some settings. Also, doing something new each day and trying out new hobbies really feeds my soul :-)
ladytron008 I definitely resonate with you!!
I don't really do something new each day. I have quite a few passions in life but they all mean something very deep to me. I won't just start learning how to build a house for the sake of it. I usually stick to things that are established as meaningful things in my life. I also can sometimes just explore ideas to back up what I already believe. With channels I'm subscribed to. I rarely watch all of their videos to learn new random things, I usually only click ones that I already have some connection to or if it's about something I already care about.
I remember when I was younger I'd watch religious videos on UA-cam to back up the belief I already believed and tried to ignore opposing ideas and argued against them when I did learn. Then eventually I ended up growing and accepting opposing ideas to balance myself. But recently someone told me I was ENFP and wouldn't accept anything else really and some new theories such as vultology sent my mind on a loop. I've been scared to look at videos like this because I feel I need to stick with what I already believe I am which is INFP and I was a little braver today to watch this and I also chose a video I think would allighn with what I already think instead of looking deeper into vultology.
I am the same way! :)
That's how I am. I'm always typed as INFP but lately I'm questioning those results
alicemudgarden92 same
Enfps are always coming up with possible models.
Infps are always considering how possibilities fit into the models they already have in their head.
Infps tend to know what they want, enfps have to experience more before they can make those judgements.
Based on that description I'm an ENFP. I crave experiences just for the sake of having them.
yeah I crave experiences too. Like if I don't try it, I won't know how I feel about it.
This is why I'm confused. Everything I research fits neatly into who I already feel I am. I read and research voraciously but I'm not looking for anything totally new. I just do it with serious intention and passion. I'm quirky and can appear random for sure. But I'm not looking for something totally new as such. Even when I travel, it's because I grew up as an expat and it feels like who I am. Not seeking novelty in a simplistic way. It's an explanation rather than novelty. It's deepening of what I know about myself. I've definitely become much more comfortable with sharing my truth in the last few years. I'd say around late thirties I felt far more able to show myself as opposed to bring afraid I'd be seen as weird or different, too quiet sometimes, too quirky sometimes.
What does that mean? Does it make sense to anyone?
What if you know what you don’t want?
There’s the argument that trauma influences your answers
When you said infp don't feel like reality is real, I felt strangely detached like I'm dreaming. It genuinely scared me.
Honestly? I think INFPs are on to something... I mean what IF reality isn’t real? What if it’s all an illusion? What if we are dreaming?
I have this feeling too. But do not be scared. the world is something between dream and reality. you might like read Buddhism philosophy.
I am infj btw.
@@MeghaMuse or what if the system in which we live in sucks so much that we want to so much believe that this is just all part of a bad dream.
@@SèbbChat same
Yep - one of the eeriest things I’ve ever heard someone say.
One way I like to see the whole Ne, Fi vs Fi, Ne is this:
INFP: taking into account my values, desires and well basically my perception of who I am...what possibilities do I have?
ENFP: taking into account all the possibilities out there, what do I want to do? Which ones align with my values, desires and perception of who I am?
Well put!
I love your voice. I feel it has a lot of character. Im serious
Thank you! this is so kind!! :D
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Like Jessie from toy story and Katy Perry 😍
I think I’m not an INFP at all. I guess I’m ENFP with social anxiety. 😆
Enfps get along with people very well and they are the starters they start everything and can't finish it why not because they give up its just that they get bored of one thing very easily whereas infp are the thinkers they will think every possibility and then do what they think is right they also talk alot but only with some specific people they like or know . Infps make judgement about things and they remember what they have done in past and what others have done to them whereas enfp tend to forgive or forget and say yes alot to things. Hope you get a little bit idea about who you are now.
Wow, without exaggeration: This is THE single best video that helped me decide whether I'm an ENFP or INFP! Thank you so much!!! I am ever searching ... always asking myself again who I am and trying to find the answer in all kinds of systems (MBTI, Enneagram, Ayurveda, astrology etc.). I'm addicted to researching topics of my interests on the internet for hours and hours and I feel most energized when I'm learning about fascinating ideas and theories (I also study psychology). In most online tests, I got the result INFP - probably because when I'm alone and able to fill my mind with interesting ideas, I'm never bored, whereas I tend to get bored easily in conversations when they're about everyday details and facts (like "How much did you pay for your new washing mashine?" or "How did your tax declaration go?"). But I just as easily get so excited about conversations that ARE interesting to me. To get to the point: Thanks to your explanations in this video I have finally figured out that I'm totally an ENFP!!! I will try to not question this finding again (which is very hard for me because I always see new possibilities - but that fact just proves it again, as you said). :D So, thanks again and all the best with your channel - I'm sure you're helping so many people to recognize their true selves! Greetings from Germany! :)
How many other types did you consider before staying grounded as an ENFP? I tested initially as an INFJ, then an INFP. But reading ENFP felt like me and after a while I abandoned it all and was doing other things. Now I'm back and I've been trying to learn via cognitive functions instead but again I've been led by stereotypes. In the last week my husband and I have thought we're ENFP, INFP, ISFP, INFJ, ENTP, INTP. I mean I'm so tired!! I don't want to get it wrong. I just want to see the truth and then use it to strengthen our relationship and our separate selves and really get to grips with the separate functions and how they work together. The dynamics you know? I'm tired though of the self doubt.
Yess I get so obsessed with this stuff too
@@Bonnie-sd7et I relate so much with the tiredness 😭I have spent too much time on this and keep changing my mind! And when something really does convince me and feels just right, I stillll continue looking cause I want to 'make sure'. Then I end up changing my mind and finding something else. Aah HELP. I just want to find my type and move on to the more important stuff, like how to actually use this to grow.
Ah well. Good luck to you two! Hope you can finally find what clicks.
This explanation settled it for me... ENFP
yay! I am so glad this was helpful :D
"how often am I engaging with ideas?"
almost all the time. I seem to flip between ideas and feelings. I know one of my biggest struggles with uni is having too many ideas and trying to focus can be really hard.
It’s funny...as an INFP, I watched this video to feel confidence in how much of an INFP I am - NOT to figure out what type I am.
This is so accurate 😁
Same
Thank you for the perfect explanation Meghan, guess I'm an ENFP after all, always thought I'm too "introverted" to be one.
Pistachio same
Same same
So basically
1. Infps will spend more time analyzing their own values and beliefs whereas enfps will likely keep themselves occupied with ideas.
2. Enfps crave new ideas daily while infps get stressed around too many ideas.
3. When explaining something, Infps get to the point slowly while enfps get to the point a bit faster.
4. Enfps have difficulty identifying with a feeling while infps identify easily and understand them better.
5. Infps need courage to express themselves while enfp hops from group to group.
Honestly this was great, you can really see into other personality types and deeply understand people. Don’t sell yourself short, this helped a ton.
This just made me realize I'm an ENFP omg thank you for finally clearing this up for me. I got so confused because tests always type me as INFP because I answer the stereotypical social-oriented questions as an introvert, but then I took a cognitive functions test that told me Ne was my dominant function which confused me so much. This video was the clearest thing I've encountered so far in my journey to figure out what my mbti type really is so thank you haha
me too
Jesus im just a really shy damaged repressed enfp then lol rip life, good to know tho puts the debate in my mind to a rest.
I'm starting to think I might be n ENFP. The reason I always type as an Introvert is because I spend a lot of time alone. Ne is a very strong function for me and I also use a great deal of Fi but I don't let it keep me from taking in new information. My weakest function is definitely Si and it shows. My living space is completely disorganized and I have a hard time finishing anything. The part about hopping from group to group sounds exactly like me. My identity crisis lasted all of high school and college.
Btw, nice shirt. Awesome band!
alicemudgarden92 sounds so like me tried so many things that I thought would work but they didn’t trying to people please for most of my life now just want to do what’s right for me.
Exactly the case for me. But I've heard INFPs are perfectionists+procrastinators which I relate to. So I still can't figure out.
Thank you so much for making this video. I've typed as an ENFP, INFP, and INTP in the past, and have gone through some traumatic experiences and have since been typing as INFP. I struggle with trying to figure out how much is my personality type, and how much is my anxiety/PTSD. You really get into how each of the functions interact, and that gives me a lot to write about and look at to see, because I don't really know a lot of the answers to the questions yet.
That can be difficult, because we all use all 8 functions and these other functions can be more prominent under stress and when dealing with mental health issues
What does your happiest, brightest self look like?
Falon Wilton probably still a mix of INFP and ENFP
Same. I really struggle sometimes because I question whether I learned to compensate as a child and I'm not being true to myself. It's not how I feel as such, more like thoughts and overcomplicating things I guess.
Did you find any answers?
Same, always getting INFP, ENFP, or INTP
Fascinating! You've settled it for me. I'm an INFP. I had to let go of the stereotype that introverts cant be out going
Why is is that INFP’s are so into UA-cam and personality typing in general?
Jordan Holstein I don't know about other INFP's, but observing people and analyzing them is an obsession of mine. Unlike an Fe user, I don't use my observations to get people to like me and connect with them, it more so has to do with looking at other people's individuality (Fi), and trying to understand it through Ne. Maybe that's why...
Olivia Maloney Yes, I know that I tend to really wonder deeply at what a person means and why they said it like that. This tends to run me ragged because obviously I can’t read minds lol. But yes, I’m a passionate people observer too and seem to be able to discern the heart of a situation.
Definitely.. INFPs really are obsessed with it.
The thing is, I think that ENFJs and INFPs are the most obsessed with this stuff as feelers first and NFs. ENFjs are analyzing people all day every day just as much, you just might not see them on personality forums because they might not have the time. or they don't give themselves the time. lol!
I think your Fi first just gets people and wants to know all aspects. Also INFPs I think never really come to a conclusion on things so the learning never stops.
I relate though to you all because, for me this is what I want to do all day as my career. I want to be helping people understand themselves, so I think as an ENFJ I obsess over it more than other ENFJs because it is like my thing, so I WANT to explore it on an Fi and Ne level too
(INFP) Well, INFPs are a lot like INTPs, in that they're truth-seekers first of all (IP). It's knowledge that's aesthetical and ethical and applicable across time and place (FP), rather than good at getting results here and now (J), or being logical (T). The focus naturally falls on humanity as the furthest we've got to potential complexity of those sorts of truths - that is - values (NFP), and as introverts disinclined to other outer action action, we tend to take it seriously and do it deeply and intensely (INP).
The method natural and to an extent unavoidable for INFPs is often 'method acting'. We instinctively want to understand what is Good for humanity, by using ourselves as a simulation lab. We instinctively make ourselves into full-on empathy machines, absorbing what makes other people tick in extremes of good and bad, right and wrong, passion and emotion, or ugly and beautiful. To feed that and make it actually useful and powerful, we indulge a lot in existing and speculative character fiction, whether by books or drama or other ways. In this way, the INFP mind is a often just a full-on means to mirroring other minds by really, really listening, reading and putting ourself into the same place. And all of this helps us understand humanity better, with ourselves as the lab rat being tested on.
And if we can understand ourselves, we are in the same time and place, able to understand everyone else, for all times and places. So it's an ambitious and eternal quest, guided mostly by instinct and mood, and in the meantime, we suffer in terms of what we should be doing in the present for the world that consists of the facts and people actually in our lives.
INFP's are necessarily, unless they're super duper self-actualized, afraid of the tribe and feel like no one understands them. That's the fulcrum their lives pivot around as IP's. UA-cam allows INFP's to engage with the tribe without having to worry about what people think of them, since it's a one-sided conversation and they can leave whenever they want or say whatever they truly believe or feel like expressing without consequence. They beat their Te demon while being able to fully divulge in their Fi savior. Also, their Te demon is beaten because personality videos make them feel understood.
Wow finally i see it clearly, thank you so much! After seeing dozens of videos (and looking for more and more approaches about the subject) now i can reaffirm that i am an ENFP. I am always thirsty for new ideas, new concepts, new art, new movies... "New" is my favourite word. I love discovering new things and sharing it with the people i care, sharing my passion, though the exploration process is in solitude (i love being at home but i also love a good conversation... if it is about the topics i love, otherwise i get bored easily and my mind wanders...), and i love spending time alone surfing the internet and getting excited about new stuff or stuff about my favourite artists, filmakers, writers... Thank you so much, this video really helped me out :)
I still don't know... Maybe someone else has the same problem.
I'm a very shy awkward and private person at first. I fear talking about my interests and tastes. I usually won't let anyone see my writing and artwork and If they do see it I talk down on myself. I feel like most people won't understand me. Im eccentric and quirky and im proud of that, but I tend to tuck that part of myself away. I loathe talking to people when I feel like I can't let that part of myself free. I spend a lot of time living in my own head day dreaming.
On the other hand when I meet someone I feel like I can be myself open up to I'm a very talkative and energetic comedian type. My mind bursts open with an endless amount of jokes and interesting perspectives on life. When I open up to one person everyone else seems to become approachable. I become adventurous and willing to try everything new once. Very talkative and interested in other people.
I've taken the test many times and Its always a 50/50 E or I.
Maybe I'm just a shy ENFP?
Erik Jasek What about the part where she speaks about seeking out experiences? I think that would help you to figure it out moreso than wondering if you are stereotypically “extroverted” or “introverted.”
Erik Jasek I get the same result
I am exactly the same and get 50/50 on extraversion/introversion! I tend to be more open than most INFPs I know, but I am not as unicorn-like and spontaneous as many ENFP descriptions. I can be perfectly happy being on my own or working on projects on my own for very long periods of time, but I am also happy being with people (more so a few close friends rather than large groups of people-not a fan of parties tbh). While I tend to be much more logical and intellectually-minded than a lot of ENFP stereotypes, I see myself as a quieter/more reflective ENFP as INFPs tend to be much more certain of their introversion and I’m much less afraid to start something or put myself out there than the INFPs I know. I kind of flip-flop between introversion and extraversion (generally being the most introverted extraversion but the most introverted extravert of the group), and you might be the same!
i think an important think to take into consideration is your inferior function. Ask yourself if you have more trouble with Si or Te.
Thats exactly how I'd describe myself. What I still can't figure out is whether the external environment changes my perceptions or do they remain uninfluenced.
"always consuming information" thank you so much!!! That resonated with me big time.
I LOVE TAME IMPALA!!! Neo-Psychedelia is one of my favourite genres as of right now
Great video! I remember when I was on the fence of XNFP and I can say for sure this video will definitely help out a lot of people.
Thank you!!
Thanks so much for posting this explanation! I've been debating whether I was INFP or ENFP for 30 years, and this video resolved my doubts completely--ENFP all the way! ENFP has always resonated with me, and INFP never felt right, but I'm not really a classic extrovert, so I have often tested as INFP. However, my best friend is a real INFP, and I can clearly see the differences between us now, exactly as you describe them!
great talk i really like these, i am on the fence of enfp infp, when i was younger i would get enfp, now i get infp, like i changed as i got older, and knew my self more
Matthew Gorveatte I was bullied by people for over twenty years and I reckon it changed my profile MBTI results
the point at 5:40 where you mentioned that the ENFP and INFP 's difference are not the stereotypical extrovert and introvert difference but more so about how they digest ideas is extremely important and usually misunderstood by most people. Most people assume ENFPs are the typical extroverts and social but they are not. the E refers to their interaction with ideas and thoughts
After this I am definitely ENFP. I’m very social, i i will approach you if you seem like a kind person and i can make friends really quick. I have about 4 friendgroups and I feel happy in every group. I help a lot, i listen and give advice. BUT i dont like talking about what troubles me. I also like hanging out with friends and i get energy from it but i also dont mind being alone - i love it
GREAT video!
Yup, still an Effing ENFP 😎
Thanks! I’m definitely an ENFP. I’ve been “troubleshooting” different possibilities for my personality type and have finally narrowed it down to either INFP or ENFP. Your explanation has helped me to settle on the fact that I’m definitely an ENFP 🙂
I needed to hear this! For years I've obsessed over the INFP/ENFP question. Cog functions-wise either of them seems perfectly sensible to me. I'm too loud to be an INFP, I can sense it even on the forums and boards, but I'm too reticent to be an ENFP. It's like my confidence is high but not THAT high. I love ideas but I'm also deeply possessive of my emotions and ideals.
I needed to hear that none of this matters if you know you're an NF empath.
pixieminx86 my opinion should be taken with a grain of salt, but i think it could help you if you removed the idea of social extro/introversion directly with being infp or enfp!! look at your overall weaknesses instead - is your 7th function blind-spot Se (sensory information from external reality) or Ti (developing a subjective internal framework of logic)? and you should consider whether throughout your life, a more damning issue has been a strain between Fi vs Te (identity and community) or Ne vs Si (chaos and order). hope you can figure it out :-))
@@chloe5881 thank you that helped me
What a bright young lady you are! Thank you great video!
This video is really helpful! I'm an ENFP but it was hard to find out for a long time, because I need alone time quite frequently and a I have my very deep own world. But, I'm a natural extrovert, I have ALL the characteristics of ENFPs, so now I know! Love both types anyway haha, maybe I'm quite in the middle! One of my best friends is an INFP and we are so similar in so many ways that sometimes is confusing haha, but she's a natural introverted, its easier to tell in her case. As I said, great video!
You sound like an ENFP to me! We ALL need alone time, and if you have figured out a good balance of both then that doesn't mean you're in the middle of two personality types.. it might just mean you are a well rounded person! :D
Mona lisa in a green tshirt
Right?! She has the cutest mouth. :)
But in the painting Mona Lisa didn't have eyebrows
I still honestly can't figure it out. I am fine with thinking I'm both because it's just too equal. I do both of these things depending on the situation.
I’m the exact same way.. I so badly want to be able to identify as one but I’m starting to feel like it really depends on the social setting
@@elianaelazar1527 So you are an ENFP
@@joanaborrellsanchez9225 haha yeah I think I accepted that I am a few months ago. And ENFP with social anxiety
@@elianaelazar1527 hahaha you maybe are an ENFP enneagram type 4, like me, and that confusion is because of our shy or introvert side... because I feel more identified with INFP on descriptions and memes, but I have the head full of ideas and I'm open-minded to changes, INFP are more critical and have less but stronger ideas...
Thank you, this confirms my Inpf-ness (haha don't read that out loud) I do like to be the center of attention when I can make people laugh and bring light in a situation. But the feeling of having such a huge inner world that I could never fully share, has always been there. I'm almost 32 and I have been working on that for a long time, to trust people enough to show them me. I am more of an answerer than a big questioner, I like playing off of the input that's already there and like to let people decide what they want to tell me (that can be anything, never crazy enough). Thank you for making this video and have a great day 💕
OH MY GOD THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS
Yay! I hope it is helpful :D
Sana!
This is accurate. I relate to both types very often. Now I feel like I "fall" into the ENFP field more, which was what I initially kind of thought... This helped a lot! Thank you 😊
i've once been called out on my need to ask questions, guy said i was asking so many questions it sounded to him like an interview or an inspection hahaha:)
SirenoftheVoid Well questions are dangerous to small-minded people.
My relatives feel that way to me, many of them.
SirenoftheVoid Maybe this is true for you but I don’t ask questions to interrogate someone. I do it so I can form a good understanding of what they’re saying. It kind of forces introspection when you do that though.
I've been told the exact same thing on so many occasions - like an interview or interrogation. I ask these to collect information about how the person thinks, feels, etc :-)
hahaha, when my ENFP best friend meets new people she is sometimes asked "wait, is this an interview?"
Thank you for this video. This really helped differentiate, because I don't see myself as the stereotypical extrovert. I am ALWAYS gathering new info and new ideas, and I have to constantly update them, confirm them, get input on them, and possibly change them. Nothing is written in stone, because a new fact and a new perspective is always around the corner. Many thanks.
Same here! I'm like a sponge when it comes to information uptake. Especially when it's a new exciting subject I just discovered.
But I can get lost in all the info, my own ideas, thoughts and opinions when I spend too much time alone.
Then I feel the need to share my new obsession with others. What their views on the subject are.
I call it info dumping. That's what happens whenever I visit my parents to have dinner with them. Lol
Yeah good video. I'm way more comfortable settling on ENFP now.
Best explanation I’ve heard so far. Confirms I am an ENFP. I avidly seek information and interprets them. Thank you for this.
finally someone with a deep understanding that is insighful to people. good work
wow thank you! The moment when you said that ENFP tend to analyse every logical possibility with their dominant Ne function made sense, I think it is the way I've been functioning since childhood. You made the functions and differences between INFP and ENFP much clearer to me :-)
This is a great video. I’ve been mistyped for years as an INFP and I just recently found out I’m an ENFP, but I still feel confused. Thanks for clarifying things!
Wow they way you talk to us is so emphathetic , thank you 😊 . Thats exactly how I talk with people and sadly I dont get it back often, most people around me are not so empathetic here in southern Germany. Enfp here
Wow! Very insightful! I always look for possibilities and I’ve always wondered who I am and tried to understand myself more. But at the same time, I’m a little afraid to share who I am because of my experience in high school and I got social anxiety. I feel like while I feel like everything IS possible, I do feel hindered by my fears and anxieties
I wondered both and I turned out to not be an NF. Im an ISFP we are the most intuitive of the Sensors.
I use alot more Se than what I think. I love nature driving around the lakes etc... My Ni is tertiary and I have a always questioned my intuition because it's scary. As an ISFP if im doing something I like I feel ok in the moment but I always pay for it. But yeah I don't get Ne. Ni is way more relatable.
Interesting! I just took a look back at some of your previous comments, I'm curious how you came to the conclusion of ISFP and what your journey was like for you? I should make a video on INFP and ISFP. ISFPs are VERY intuitive because Fi-Ni is so powerful.. did you resonate with my ISFP video?
I am an ENFP in a relationship with an ISFP. We are complete mysteries to each other. Sometimes if we don't talk I feel unconmected but for him feeling connected is an energetic thing that I can't attune to as easily. He is someone who doesn't have to prove anything to anyone and it's so different to the world I know.
Lydia I’m also an ENFP with an ISFP, I totally feel you. We resonate on our deep values and feelings but we can have A LOT of miscommunication, he always reminds me of my overthinking and I always remind him that I feel he doesn’t engage enough in convo. We struggle at times but honestly I couldn’t see myself with anyone else, he is such a gentle and sweet soul.
@@thelilbirdie Same. I'm happier with hin than anyone else, even an INTJ who is supposedly our "perfrct match". ISFPs can teach us a lot. ENFPs are constantly analyzing the meaning of life through different angles almost in desperation. And then there's the ISFP who seems to have an inner acceptance about the nature of things.
after this video, I still believe I am in between both types.
Yeah I am ANFP , i am sure
Thanks for sharing this video. -INFP
The golden nugget i got from this is the perspective change of the stereotypical perspective about extraversion or introversion
Yeah Ive always tried to find myself and hate settling on just one idea of who I am unless I feel it strongly enough to be consistently a part of who I am. This happens only after experiencing an event or situation, not before. So that makes me ENFP
I Know you did this video while ago, but you really helped me understand the fine line between these two types.
I have learned not to typecast myself so much,not being so black and white with everything.
Whoever I am it released a bit of pressure!
Ultimately it wouldn't have been watched for long if you didn't make me feel that you were emotionally connected to what you were saying, I don't stand for bullshit so you are setting the standard as far as I'm concerned.
Thank you
Subscribed and keen
Aww thank you, I am glad this was helpful!
This is the best ENFP vs INFP type video ever! This really gave me a better idea of myself (ENFP) and I’m not as confused. I’ve struggled so much with finding myself and everything you were talking about really made me look back at my experiences and who I am. I always talk to my sister about it and I can see that out loud, I’m DEFINITELY an ENFP. You literally saved me from spiraling in to a dark hole again! Thank you!
I always got confused with this. I always come out as INFP on the test, but am also very outgoing and dont like being alone, and when i tell others im introverted they are shocked!!
This video helped confirm i am introvert. Thanks!! X
Hi.. INFP here.. Thank you for the detailed work. I keep coming and listening occasionally to understand more of the internal mechanism involving me as a person. I think this is a valuable information. Thank you for these videos.
I've been shifting from ENFP to INFP recently (Now 69% introvert) I like deep-talking, I like cuddles, I like people, but I shut myself down when I am inside a group of people. There is a girl who is an ESFJ who is into me now, I feel like we have a connection on how we feel, but our souls aren't connected at all and that she sometimes just cuts off what I wanted to talk about deeper and get into a new topic... I didn't want her to feel like she was the only one who was struggling so I gave 80% the affection she gave to me back to her, turns out she just loves me more while I feel more and more misunderstood. On the other hand, I met a girl who was my Secondary schoolmate (who wasn't my close friend at all) a few days ago and I already feel like we could talk about lots of things and have consensus of what we want from the chatting, time felt moving so slowly since there is so much content going on. Maybe it was since I was heart broken after getting misunderstood and betrayed by a group of friends that I am so different right now. I don't want that girl who showed affection towards me to get hurt but it seemed like I passed the line, how do I take a step back now?
Thank you so much, my tests always said I was an ENFP, but I was doubting it and indeed they say that ENFPs tend to question if they are more E or I often. I learned things I didn't see anywhere else, and it helped me be more convinced that I am ENFP! On the other side, my last results said I am 53% E so I think that it is normal that I felt close with INFP, and still do.
Hope you have a wonderful day!
Really like you, you’re knowledge is reassuring and your voice is calming. 3 years late but thanks for the video. ENFP btw.
Thanks for the video! I’ve accepted myself as an INFP and love myself for it. If anyone went through the same acceptance phase I did, INFPs are amazing!! 🤗 (and so are ENFPs)
ENFP confirmed. Thanks.
Yep definitely an ENFP. I know who I am, but I'm always happy and excited to change my perception on who I am. New ideas and perspectives are one of my most favorite things in the world. Other ppl may misunderstand it as me not knowing who I am, but it just goes beyond that. It starts from a steady foundation of already knowing who I am and joyfully treading forward to see what else can I be?
So how do I figure out who I am, what I want to do as an ENFP if I'm constantly looking for answers? Sometimes I think being an INFP would be easier lol.
I am a textbook Ne dom. A million tabs open on my browser, never finishing things I start, always asking people questions to the point of their annoyance, need a lot of mental stimulation every day to be happy. I've got to be ENFP.
I am an INFP. As a kid I was _very_ shy. I didn't share my thoughts and I expected people to read my mind. In my mid-teens I intentionally changed my stance and became more articulate. At times I talk too much, at times not enough. Still working on it... 🙂
I've been going crazy the last month or so after someone told me I was an ENFP based on some new theories and different ideas he had. It confused the hell out of me and I actually feel so sad all the time now. I want such a tight grasp of my Identity and I truly felt that for a long time but now I'm just scared. I'm sure and I believe I am an INFP for so many reasons but the doubt is in my heart now.
From looking at it logically it all makes so much sense. I do everything based on my values and my ideals and my morals. I like to look at new ideas but for sure I get exhausted after looking at ideas. Eventually it feels like my head will explode and I need to sleep or just lie down while watching a rerun of an old show as I just ponder my feelings to calm me down. Or listen to an old song, think of something and cry. I didn't even want to search up infp or ENFP on UA-cam because I could look into the new ideas but I didn't want to because I was scared it would go against my personal beliefs about my Identity. I'm not even 5 minutes through this video and I just want to share and share my own beliefs and analysis' of my personality.
I know this all screams INFP but I just have this doubt now. I don't know what to do. I actually felt like this a while back about my Identity. Obsessing over things. I feel like when I do go to explore ideas it's generally just to back up the thoughts and feelings I already have and so if I am looking through the the 'INFP or enfp' videos on UA-cam I'm going to click the one I think will give me more of what I want to hear compared to someone I think may not.
95% of the info screams INFP to me but the 5% that makes me doubt is much stronger.
I feel like this thing I'm going through is going to make me deprive some of my functions (specifically my Ne) to allighn myself with what I believe. In general it takes effort for me to look up an idea that goes against what I already believe. Like a while back I was religious and it was hard for me to click videos that argue against religions because I was scared of going against my belief and when I did I ended up not really taking the info in but arguing against everything in some way to keep my belief intact. Eventually of course I matured as a person and developed my Ne to help me use my Ne more often which I love to do. And try to do it in a way that's uncomfortable but will eventually end with me doing the right thing. So I just need to try to focus on that.
Not obsess over the label and just try to do what I think is right for me to do. This whole thing has left me ignoring the things I need to do to fulfill my purpose.
Finally something that explains it without stereotypical stuuff
everything is clearer now. Thank you! 😘
I’m an ENFP and all of your points about ENFP hit me spot on!!! Thanks for making such amazing content 😊 It was really helpful to hear your descriptions
Don't worry about your Ti inferior (ENFJ probz). You are so obviously intelligent and I love you!! It makes me sad that you put yourself down cuz to me ENFJs are superheroes -infp
I've been TERRIBLY torn on my MBTI type, but as soon as you said "troubleshooting" for ENFP ... dragged
this is the most helpfull video about this subject that i've seen so far! amazing, really.
I definitely relate to having an emotional reaction after the fact, once I experience something outside of myself. Then I reflect on that and sometimes feel the need to address it.
wtf this clears up so much confusion, thank you!
I love this channell!
Thank youuuu :D
Thanks Meghan this was extremely insightful and affirming.
Very good analysis. It can be hard to differentiate between ENFP and INFPs because many ENFPs can appear introverted. I think you hit the nail on the head when you said that enfps get rejuvenated by ideas not people 👌🏽
thank you once again ,I believe that i am an INFP by not being people oriented☺
Thank you for just telling it like it is and answering the question in depth. I've been sitting here cycling through 3 minute videos just looking for some elaboration. Gracias
What I notice in ENFPs is that they have this expressiveness in their eyes and face. It's like they are all over the place XD Meghan, would you like to do a video on how to know wether you are an INFJ or an ENFJ? Hannah from Hannah's Elsewhere isn't sure wether she is an INFJ or an ENFJ so maybe you can help?
This is the best video i have seen on this topic. Thanks so much, it's the first time i had a good description of myself.
I am a very likely INFP. Sorry in advance for a HUGE rambling post. I also have a likely ENFP cousin who is also a good friend of mine. When we were kids her parents aka my aunt and her husband had very hard time taking my cousin seriously. We both had really weird sense of humor even before elementary school. But when we were (and even today are) in a group of family members, she has seemingly less "social anxiety" to show her little crazy side and humor in front everybody and that's why my aunt (who is a likely ESTJ) conflicts with her often times. My aunt sees it as if my cousin has problems on focusing with the stuff she does. When she was a kid, when her parents asked her to do some kind of chores like cleaning her room, she put up more "resistance" and tended to procrastinate -> then they had to ask her a few times more before she did it. If somebody told me I had to do something, I felt strong fear of people thinking I am a bad person so I did anything even though I did not feel like doing it.
On the flip side I have always been more reluctant to show my humourous side openly to people, even to my mother. Almost literally only my cousin and my best friend since childhood know "most of me" as my true self? Although it sounds irrational I remember feeling very ashamed or scared to show who I am to people. Or to tell about my hobbies or what kind of films/shows/music I like etc. Even asking for help sometimes has felt shameful for me. It takes a lot of energy for me to approach people to ask something unless they are super close to me. Speaking out my honest opinions takes me concious mental effort in school/working environment. I tend to daydream constantly when I don't have to focus on something important like I need to at working place. I am writing a book and when I listen to a song almost immediately I can imagine sort of "music video" inside my head where my book characters are starring. My cousin says that she doesn't have as much of "problem" with her mind wandering off towards inner fantasy land as I do.
Therefore my aunt is able to take me much more seriously when I try to have a deep conversation with her or if we need to negotiate about something? My relatives see my cousin as much more childish unfortunately.
On the outside people tend to see her as shallow, never taking anything seriously type. Maybe she used to be a little goofy as a child but she has grown a lot! As I have spent so much time with her I know she actually can be very mature and analyze things deeper when she wants to! However, I have noticed that she gets more easily tired about analyzing emotions of my own and others and even fictional characters and needs to take break from it. And being openly vulnerable is especially harder for her than it is for me. She has described me sometimes "too sensitive and hyperemotional" because I can cry in front of my closest people while she struggles with it. She even one time snapped at me about asking how she is doing (but I think she was mentally unhealthy by the time for personal reasons). She has trouble talking about mental health and I wouldn't nowadays even try as much sharing my deepest worries with her. Me and my cousin's discussion topics vary a lot and we have amazing time together yet I don't feel like a have such connection to her that we could talk about negative emotions openly back and forth. So in a way our relationship feels "shallow" to me.
But my best friend who is an IxFP, with her I can absolutely tell straight if I am feeling bad. Then we would try together to figure out where these feelings come from. She also shares all her vulnerabilities with me and I will lend my helping hand to analyse the situation with her. I know that if I felt super bad with my anxiety, I could call her in the middle of the night whenever. No questions asked. She can do the same with me! I feel like whatever crisis I would have in my life, my best friend would help me fight through anything. I love her so much I could take a bullet for her. Oh geez I am getting emotional here writing this paragraph (,: My Fi hero a strikes again. Sometimes I wish I did not feel all the emotions as intensively as I do. My super active limbic system (and so empathy) is a curse and a bliss at the very same time. Somehow people who are getting to know me, tend to come with their worries to me and ask for advice. They say I have good listening ears and I read into their feelings well. At times I almost feel like an non-professional therapist...
What you said about seeking possibilities, I think that's super accurate for my cousin! She seems to be constantly seeking new ideas on the internet or experiences in the outside world with people and has a hard time to focus on only one possiblity/idea.She is definitely that kind of ENFP who literally says "your truth is not necessarily my truth". She tells me she has "become an introvert over time" although I am 100% certain her strongest cognitive hero function isn't an introverted one by nature. I feel like I am slightly less "optimistic"(?) about doing new things although I get many ideas constantly. And I put new ideas almost always in the frame of my value system, already existing beliefs, morale and emotions.
I just enjoyed watching and listening to a voice of a woman like yourself talk about personality types during this time of Covid 19 isolation, thank you!😳
Great way to explain the difference in relation to energy/ideas. It is much more clear now.. Thank you!
I also look at Ne as giving ideas to the tribe (where Ni does this for the self).
Great display of knowledge and great analysis Meghan. I believe your content is accurate and that it provides great value. Keep rockin' and take care
Really helpful video! Really tangible examples. My closest friend is an INFP and I'm and ENFP and so we have a lot of overlap. I'm going through a pretty introspective transition in my life so I started to think that maybe I have shifted to an INFP too but this definitely confirmed I'm still am ENFP. I consider myself more a beginner n it was awesome so thank you! 💗🙏
Such a smart solution wow!
Amazingly, you cleared it up for me just like that. I guess I needed to hear it put simply. Thank you!
Ohhh my gosh. The best explanation thus far. Thank you thank you thank you!
This was great, you have so much knowledge and it really helped. I'm pretty sure after watching this that I'm an ENFP. I always thought INFP because I thought ENFPs were bubbly/bouncy all the time and that they could be too much for other people, and I didn't want to be that way (even though I can be like this, I like to withdraw sometimes too, but Ne can be quite an introspective function I've read, so makes sense!)
I think another way that can help is looking at how ENFPs/INFPs respond to stress and also looking at the difference in those lower functions positioning in the stack.
With these 2 specific types it is really worth going into whether the person is a decider (IXXP, EXXJ) or an observer (IXXJ, EXXP). Objective personality made a great video about this, comparing Rhett (ENFP) and Link (INFP) from Good mythical morning, examining where the imbalances/insecurities in their lives seem to be, and while for Link it seemed to revolve around people more (self vs tribe), for Rhett it seemed to revolve around either physical or abstract "things" and information (relating to control vs chaos).
Although I have to admit, deciding if a person is a decider or observer takes to actually know the person on a deeper level, because observers can talk a lot about people and deciders can focus on things more at specific moments too.
I'm one of those ENFP-s that some other people might even type INFJ or INFP, because I tend to be more introverted than other ENFPs and spend some time in my shadow mode relatively often, but since I know myself enough that I know I am an observer, only INFJ or ENFP are possible, and because I know my cognitive functions enough , I'm sure I am an ENFP.
Good key points here, Meghan...
Thank You!
Hey, I'm really late. But I just wanted to say this is one of the BEST comparative analyses I have seen of these types. This was certainly not a waste of time and a pleasure to watch. I wish you the best!
Awww thank you so much!!
Meghan LeVota You’re wonderful ☺️ I’m officially subscribed
I'm still confused lol which maybe solidifies my belief that I'm right in the middle of the spectrum.
I do have fear of expressing my authentic self and have been trying for years to reconcile who I think I am vs. who others think I am based on my behavior. One such conflict is that others have labeled me as vanilla, quiet and serious when I think I'm fun and goofy, but have historically struggled with shyness and social anxiety. The fun and goofy side comes out but it's apparently overpowered by the shyness and anxiety. I find that incredibly frustrating.
I've also changed a ton throughout my life and have this drive to growth/expansion that runs very deep. I've definitely tried and experimented with a lot of things throughout my life and am constantly learning/never want to stop.
So idk 😆
You did fine darlin, good job!😀
I am very very sure that I use Fi as dominant function, but I am a bit confused because I speak very loud and just can’t stop talking, many website said introverts think before they speak or act but in my case,that completely not true , I always say and do dumb thing and apologise later(and later think that why the hell would I do that!), yes I am pretty shy but again I love talking! I always tell jokes in my classes and enjoy seeing my classmate laughing ,that’s seem to be very E, I am also annoyed by small talk but some said ENFP don’t like it too.