The 4 Pivotal Infj Developmental Stages In Life explores key ideas related to psychology, presented clearly and practically.
their chronological age, INFJs tend to feel
advising others using their deep insights..
introverted intuitive skills through early
childhood, into adolescence and adulthood?
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the infj child goes through the most vigorous
INFJ’s are led by intuition and gut feelings,
yet as a child, these functions aren’t entirely
developed yet, ultimately leading them to trust
ideas, assumptions or fears that aren’t entirely
real. This dominance and development of their
most dominant function can seem like ordinary
Through imaginary play, INFJ children may
Yet, it’s not always in a positive manner.
a difficult time with scary thoughts, imaginary
fears and deep uncertainty early on. However, just
like the INFJ adult likes to keep things private,
this first phase in an INFJ’s developmental years
friends and family, and even then, if they
don’t know how to explain it properly, they’ll
keep their imaginative findings to themselves.
Later in this developmental stage, the INFJ
begins to introduce their secondary function,
extraverted feeling. As they step outside of their
own little worlds, the curious infj child begins
to look outside of themselves for new information
and substance for their imagination. By slowly
learning to navigate the outside world, these two
main functions work together as the INFJ slowly
forms and expresses their own judgments. Yet,
without the development of their third function,
introverted thinking - which allows the developed
INFJ a more logical spin on their thoughts and
ideas - the INFJ child may end up expressing
close-minded tone. By this time they become well
equipped to evaluate people’s moods and motives,
but they’re not exactly sure what to do with the
information. This can make the INFJ pre-teen come
off as slightly rebellious and opinionated,
mostly rooted in feeling overwhelmed by the
Through years of primarily perceiving intuitively
with the minor influence of extraverted feeling,
their introverted intuition and their ability
to pick up on the moods and emotions of others.
They start to realize the importance of their
empathy and sensitivity when it comes to their
deep-set compassion for humanity, and because
of that, they may begin to feel a little more
extraverted in their overall character. In fact,
it’s around this time in life that the INFJ truly
surprises themselves in their outgoing nature,
even when looking back once they reach adulthood.
It’s also around this time that INFJs begin
to open their eyes to the short-comings of the
world around them. They become increasingly
sensitive to the injustices of the world,
During this teenage-stage, the INFJ becomes
actively help others by using their maturing
introverted thinking function to strategize.
This is what often gives INFJs the pull to help
or befriend the underdogs and misfits they meet.
but it’s only a short amount of time before they
get bored of unoriginality. In fact, once an INFJ
has reached the end of this developmental stage,
their hesitancy to take things at face value and
their need to decode everything allows them to
see right through the facets of popularity..which
Phase 3 - INFJ Early Adulthood (Ages 20-35)
By the time the INFJ has reached their early
Not only do they begin to become their own person,
but it’s around this time that INFJs develop
their boundary-setting skills as they become more
critical of their previous people-pleasing habits.
Depending on the INFJ, these realizations may
happen early in their twenties, or later on in
their thirties; but when they do happen, the
people around the INFJ can definitely be taken
by surprise. In fact, once this empathetic
type has reached a certain level of maturity,
their new found determination for autonomy can
even end up offending the people around them.
This is especially true for INFJs that find
themselves ending one-sided or emotionally abusive
relationships during this time period. Although
it’s extremely challenging and out of character,
once the INFJ realizes the strength and power
in their empathic gifts, they can’t help but
to take the appropriate measures to protect their
energy. However, it’s a slippery slope according
to personality type Author Dr. A.J. Drenth who
claims that right around an INFJ’s 20s-30s,
which he refers to as the main culprit behind the
INFJ’s occasional unwise career and relational
decision-making around this time. With that
being said, at the start of this self-evolution,
to the point of considering this conscious
shift as nothing but a quarter-life crisis.
Little do they know it’s just the start of the
INFJ’s wisest years..but only if they can find the
maturity to reach it. Leading us right into the
final stage of the INFJ cognitive development..
Phase Number 4: INFJ Adulthood (Ages 35 and up)
Now, of course all time frames vary from person
to person, and for this final development phase,
sometimes it’s not reached until much later
in life. In fact, some sources say that the
more stubborn INFJs never fully engage with this
stage in their cognitive evolution. And that's the
deeper understanding and integration of their
inferior function extraverted sensing. Like we
said, extraverted sensing can be difficult for
an INFJ to use to their advantage when they’re
first getting used to it because of the influx of
information they experience at all times. Although
most types end up getting more introverted as
they get older, the INFJ can reach a point that
they actually get a little unsettled when simply
relying on their imagination and day-to-day life.
Once this intuitive type is able to actively
integrate their extraverted sensing properly,
they actually enjoy the company of others in the
sense that they don’t have the strong independent
pull that they once did. At some point, all
INFJs long for is to interact with the world
Aside from socializing, INFJs may feel called to
utilize this least dominant function by starting
and creativity. Whether it’s an instrument,
a new exercise regimen or a craft of some sort,
this perfectionistic type can be met with a
new found sense of detail-oriented sensing. In
fact, with extraverted sensing properly in use,
the INFJ is able to finally enjoy artistic
hobbies with full attentiveness and without
feel that sense of wholeness within themselves
regardless of certain outer circumstances.
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