Are Infjs The Most Mentally Resilient Personality Type explores key ideas related to psychology, presented clearly and practically.
With intention and understanding at the root
of most INFJ experiences, there's no wonder
why this old soul personality type is known
for being rather mentally resilient. Yet,
sensitive to stimuli, caught up in perfectionism,
and self criticisms, how does the INFJ use
this mental resilience to their advantage?
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This first reason behind the INFJ’s mental
resilient nature is one that a lot of people
can learn from. With stereotypical self-critical
habits, you’d think they look to others as a form
of competition. In reality, that’s far from
the truth. Because in reality, there’s nobody
the INFJ intentionally competes with other than
their past selves. With an unwavering empathetic
viewpoint and understanding of the people they
meet, INFJs don’t see the value in thinking less
of others for any reason. Their compassion
allows them the mental resistance against
allowing bitterness and jealousy into these
judgments. While they’re no stranger to envy,
the INFJ uses these personal acknowledgments to
make changes to their own life. They use other
people’s successes as well as their failures as
inspiration and as a blueprint to later apply
the necessary steps to achieve their own form
of similar success. This also allows them the
freedom to use other people’s strengths and
abilities to their own advantage and to the
advantage of others without feeling the need to
prove that they’re not as talented as they are.
After a hard hit, some may question the INFJ’s
rather aloof recuperation period. While it’s
nearly impossible for them to avoid taking time
out to analyze the situation after the fact,
this period of reflection doesn’t last long.
Whether it’s an unexpected change or an outcome
that goes against their initial hopes, the INFJ
will only ruminate for as long as necessary.
They won’t prolong the process because as soon
as this normally-organized type begins to lose
grip of their everyday responsibilities, it’ll
only add more stress to the situation. In fact,
in most instances, they actually prefer navigating
through a series of stressful situations over
living a more stagnant life. It’s as if without
some sort of struggle, challenge or distraction,
the INFJ feels as if they aren’t evolving
at a steady pace. In other words, the INFJ
can’t help but to be mentally-resilient if they
want to avoid further self-inflicted pressure.
The INFJ personality type analyzes the most
intricate of details when it comes to both
positive and negative experiences in life. They
need to know not only how certain experiences
came about but also what they ‘mean’ on a grander
scale. Not only are these deeper understandings
important for their own repertoire of knowledge,
but this counselor-type prefers using personal
examples of real life experiences to get their
point across. In fact, they’re also known to
analyze other people’s lives when they feel they
can learn certain lessons they wouldn’t experience
themselves. In the end, these lesson-finding
not only allowing them to recognize the emotions
that are expected with certain life obstacles,
but to also remain optimistic in their own life
circumstances, and when giving advice to others.
Number 4: Their stereotypical sensitivity
‘holds them back’ from being considered mostly
mentally resilient is their innate sensitivity.
With a combination of introverted intuition and
extraverted feeling as their two most dominant
functions, the INFJ can easily become overwhelmed
by excessive or prolonged environmental stimuli.
This includes too many details, sensory overload
in the form of light, sound, smells, and people,
and even a sensitivity to certain strong energies
and emotions being experienced by others nearby.
times, this special gift gives the already
extremely observant INFJ the ability to predict
possible outcomes; in turn, allowing them to
adapt to change and uncertainty before things
play out. Which leads us to our next point..
No matter how daring, difficult or confusing a
personal decision may be for the INFJ personality
type, they always seem to keep cool, calm
and collected in times that others would seem
panicked. Whether it’s picking up on the subtle
cues through their sensitive and observant nature,
or it’s seeking out the evidential research, INFJs
are usually more prepared and informed than they
may seem. Now, is this because they don’t trust
that everything will fall into place? In some ways
yes. However, from an outer perspective, it may
seem as if they’re more irrational or unable to
take life seriously than they really are. When in
reality, the INFJ is able to remain calm because
they can trust their own judgment due to this
highly analytical and perfectionistic attitude.
For example, if this ambitious type set out to
do a cross-country solo road-trip, some may roll
their eyes and think “They won’t get past the
neighboring city”. Or they may be doubtfully
asked something like “have you ever budgeted for
a trip?” when in reality the INFJ has mapped out,
each stop and destination. Not only that,
but they will also have an extensive mental
according to other people’s experiences as well
as a deeper reasoning behind their journey.
The definition of psychological resiliency is
the ability to cope mentally or emotionally
with a crisis or to return to pre-crisis status
quickly. And with psychological resiliency comes
the need to remain open-minded and objective..
2 strengths that INFJs naturally possess.
Since the INFJ is notably open-minded, they tend
to be excellent at understanding other people’s
viewpoints, opinions, and actions. Not only does
this give them the natural ability to empathize by
putting themselves in other’s shoes, but it also
holds them back from auto-pilot judgments that
may not be true. This gives them a different type
of mental and emotional resilience that makes it
nearly impossible to throw this personality
type off by a behavior or action. In fact,
sometimes the subtle lack of automatic grandiose
reaction can give people the sense of peace they
crave in a hectic situation, especially when
someone feels as if they’ve made a mistake.
Number 7: They rarely feel sorry for themselves
While it may be considered a less-ideal approach
to self-regulation, the self-critical INFJ almost
never feels sorry for themselves. Whether they’re
experiencing something that is beyond their
personal control or something they’ve inevitably
caused, the INFJ always resorts to questioning and
gratitude-giving. Questioning how they could’ve
avoided the situation at hand, questioning what
lessons are present for future scenarios, and
then adding a more philosophical set of lenses
to the mix by questioning if it was ‘supposed’ to
happen or not. In addition to questioning, their
appreciation for life becomes much more apparent
as they consciously take count of the things in
life that are going right. Between all of this
analyzing, detail-downloading, and intuitive
questioning, rarely does the INFJ stop to think
that maybe it’s life who just has it out for them.
they rather not waste their time sulking in what
could’ve been. Ultimately giving them the strength
to pick themselves up, dust themselves off and
move forward. Which brings us to our next point..
notion of unwantedness fueling the desire.
For the INFJ, self improvement tends to come a
little more naturally. While they may criticize
themselves for their idea of perfection, deep
down, the INFJ knows just how capable they are.
They’re able to easily recognize which areas of
life they need to focus on without the degrading
undertone that stops people from taking action.
This gives the INFJ the one-up when it comes
to actually confirming their intentions before
then combining them with their high standards.
Well PSYCH-Os, that’s it for today.. So, would
you consider yourself a considerably mentally
resilient person as an INFJ? Let us know in the
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