Hey! We're on the board here at LT for most active talk! Let's keep going!

Hah! You wouldn't think a few INFPs would be so chatty! :) I know I'm sharing so much because I feel pretty safe here.

Yeah, let's show everybody what we're made of--them INFP's! Who knew? LOL!!

I'm starting to think that this type of medium is MADE for us! wooohooo

Yeahhhh, let's gooooooooooooooooo.....!!!!

Villandry, I think it is. I verge on being an ENFP - and the characteristics mentioned are deeply ingrained in me, and different from what you read of the INFP, so it's important - but I've always found online communication an incredible freedom, even when the I is in full control. I may not be able to deal with people in the same room, but I can certainly write! And that's a boon. What an awful time, between the demise of letter-writing and the internet boom!

#6 - my "I" is not too far from the middle either! depending on the project or work i'm doing and how heavily it depends on other people...I take on many of the ENFP characteristics...yearning for novelty, thinking EVERYthing is significant, intense championing of a cause (or person), etc.

Yes!

The novelty is a big one, for me. And my unexpected rebellious side comes out, too. Normally, I manage to avoid conflict, but the desire for independence is very strong; it gets worse when I'm rather extraverted. And then, too, I have a sort of milder ENFP party-dress: carrying people along in a wave of enthusiasm, kindling up a love of life or enjoyment of it, charming them for their own pleasure, so much as I can.... and feeling life - for all its faults - incredibly good; seeing its pageantry and interest, in which I would like to be immersed. I'm one of the few people I know who, though sensitive to sound and chaos, loves crowds - festivals, fairs, big human gatherings....

I am all the way on the I side of things. All the way on the NF and the P, too.

I'm so torn on all but the N that it took a lot of time and thinking, realizing what was ultimately MOST true; what my trump cards would be, in a way. But as much as I sound like a gentle E, sometimes, there's no question that beneath it there's a wealth of I. :)

I'm am actually a bit on the "other" side for the P/J dynamic. I test as an INFJ 80% of the time, but it's always borderline on the J and the other 20% have said INFP. After reading up extensively on both personality types, I agree very much with the tests that tell me I'm a good fit for both of them as I find that I am very much a J for causes and ideas but much more of a P when it comes to individual people.

Once in a while I act like a bit of an E, loving parties and crowds and whatnot, but I think my I is still one of my stronger attributes despite the tests having it listed as borderline. I'm okay with being the center of attention for a while as long as I don't actually realize it (living in the moment, half aware of reality - sound familiar?) but as soon as I "come to" and feel in the spotlight I want to run and hide.

I'm very definitely INF&P. I agree that internet chat is a fantastic medium for our type! I can articulate what I mean so much better in writing, and I don't have all the flustered shyness I get in conversation. (not every conversation, but many)

"Flustered shyness" is a perfect description!

I prefer the written word to the spoken word. Maybe that is why my therapist tells me to write stuff down. I can be myself when I'm writing, but am not so well expressed when I'm speaking. Probably a common problem with INFP.

Paul

I am more comfortable with writing than speaking. I'm a teacher so I have to work extra hard to convey information. It is stressful. I love one to one conversations, though.

Theresa,

Same here. I can deal with one on one conversations, and be friendly and helpful in them. I get unnerved in groups though.

Paul

Paul, yes, as a rule, I hate groups and crowds. I can get through a classroom situation as long as I can get "in the zone." It's hard to explain, but a feeling of calmness comes over me. Underneath the calm, though, is a fissure, a crack that grows wider if I get distracted.

It is the same with social situations. I love to sit with one friend to eat or talk. But if another enters, I become quiet. Even if it's also a good friend.