The 6 Major Elements To Infj Self Awareness

The 6 Major Elements To Infj Self Awareness explores key ideas related to psychology, presented clearly and practically.

of one's own character, feelings, motives,

With such a simple definition, self awareness

is actually quite the complex topic, especially

when it comes to the contrasting approaches

For the INFJ, self awareness plays a major

role, not only in their development but also

in how they utilize their cognitive functions.

So, what are the elements to this complex

topic and how does the INFJ experience them?

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The first self-awareness element: Consciousness

For the introverted intuitive INFJ personality

type, consciousness affects all they do, think

Defined as the awareness of both internal

that the INFJ utilizes this element of self-awareness

With the continual analysis of concepts, patterns,

results, experiences and human behavior, there’s

nothing that quite catches the INFJ’s attention

than an opportunity to simply expand their

consciousness on all things life-related.

Because of this innate interest and the subconscious

tendencies to back it up, the INFJ is known

However, the level of consciousness this personality

type experiences on a day-to-day basis is

Since their extroverted cognitive sensing

and feeling functions make them highly aware

of their surroundings, the INFJ can pick up

on things that become overly distracting,

distressing, and even too overwhelming to

Acting like a sponge, they subconsciously

absorb the information around them at record

speeds, only to later find themselves ruminating

in an attempt to sort out their internal world.

Luckily, it also allows them to feel intune

with this internal world, allowing them to

stay connected to their imaginative creativity

Speaking of being intune with their inner

reality and true character, INFJs experience

the self-knowledge element of self-awareness

Focused on one’s understanding of who they

are; including their beliefs, values and motivations,

the INFJ personality type practices diving

deeper into self-knowledge in the later years

Once the confusion and self-alienation from

adolescence subsides, the INFJ is met with

the challenge of expanding their self-knowledge

in order to be able to appreciate and use

While they work out the kinks of who they

are and how they belong in a world where they’ve

always felt outcast, INFJs begin questioning

their beliefs, values and motivations in order

Instead of following the herd, this is the

element of self-awareness that helps them

understand why they feel uncomfortable complying

with certain norms while developing logical

reasoning and self-assurance to back-up their

This is the ever-developing stage that allows

the INFJ to experiment with their own capabilities

without the self-pressure to do only what

with their unique nature, and ultimately discover

The third element of self-awareness is where

With extroverted feeling as their secondary

cognitive function, emotional intelligence

comes with a challenge that not many other

Defined as the ability to understand and manage

and influence the emotions of those around

them, the INFJ innately masters one half of

With the ability to not only easily understand

both the expressed and hidden emotions of

others, but also the power to internally absorb

external feelings, the INFJ is known to carry

Their gift to recognize and influence the

emotions of those around them is uncanny.

Yet, with such capacity to understand others,

they do pay a price when it comes to their

In fact, they say that INFJs have a difficult

time expressing their own emotions, not only

because they struggle to be vulnerable, but

also because they find it nearly impossible

With highly logical and intuitive minds, the

emotional aspect often comes as a secondary

reaction in most cases which can be frustrating

to those around them as well as themselves.

for their own, and may even feel emotionless

and numb at times where deep feelings are

Although it’s a work-in-progress, internal

emotional intelligence will never match up

to the INFJ’s external emotional intelligence.

The fourth element of self-awareness is another

challenging concept for the INFJ personality

Going hand-in-hand with self-knowledge, self-acceptance

is something that INFJs accomplish overtime.

In fact, once the highly-self critical INFJ

thinks they’ve finally accepted every quirk

and difference they possess, they kind easily

find themselves back at square-one within

With the combination of such uniqueness, the

habit of overthinking and their highly observant

nature, the INFJ can feel accepted and confident

one day, and then incompetent and incomplete

The road to self-acceptance can be a bumpy

one, with many twists and turns for this personality

Yet, in the moments of getting a taste of

that self-acceptance, they’ll be pleasantly

surprised at just how easy it is to exchange

their self-sabotaging beliefs with compassion

Luckily, through self-knowledge, genuine ever-lasting

Ironically, a subtle sense of self-acceptance

is required for the INFJ to step into the

And one element is impossible without the

other, making it a win-win once the INFJ overcomes

Defined as the element of self-awareness involving

being able to think deeply about one’s own

feelings, thoughts and goals in order to gain

an even better understanding of who they are

and their place in the world, self-reflection

However, while self-knowledge is something

you obtain, self-reflection is instead, something

Fortunately for the INFJ, self-reflection

is something they do whether they like it

It’s the ability to spectate and evaluate

their own cognitive, emotional, and behavioral

processes, something the INFJ is wired to

INFJs are constantly questioning why they

do things the way they do, how certain thoughts

are formed, how specific imaginative ideas

are sprouted, why they believe the things

Not only does this allow them a better understanding

of self, aka self-awareness, but it also allows

the INFJ to more easily learn from their mistakes

while avoiding getting stuck in the past for

Oddly enough, self-reflection is one of the

the depth in which they can go within their

internal world can have a rather negative

notion at times, there’s nothing that can

stop their need for personal reflective work.

The last and most controversial element of

theorized self-awareness lies within our spiritual

INFJs are known to be more intune with their

spiritual side in comparison to some other

personality types, and because of that, this

element of self awareness can come quite naturally.

Rather than looking into one’s self, spiritual

growth requires you to look beyond the mental

and emotional aspect of the human experience.

They say being born into the INFJ personality

type is a spiritual experience in itself,

making it difficult to avoid a spiritual awakening

Whether it’s trying on different religions,

taking the teachings from all religions and

making it their own, or delving into what

they think spirituality is to them, the INFJ

type can come to unimaginable conclusions

and understandings; some so deep they wouldn’t

Through their unique struggles, most INFJs

come to a point in life where they have no

choice but to turn to searching for a deeper

Through this helplessness is where they’re

able to strengthen their faith and philosophize

And while it can be a lengthy, painful and

confusing journey, the aspect of self awareness

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