'Um...I would stop being their friend. Not to be an asshole, but...yeah.
I don't know if anyone has mentioned this yet, but: The Mountain Goats. Dear god, The Mountain Goats.
Punk, hardcore, and metal were my arteries into really loving music. Collectively, they're still a major influence on my tastes. I also grew up during rap's era of commercialization, so my exposure...
Just pulled out my IRL journal to answer this question; here is an excerpt from 6.25.2008: I'm still in a rut, but I'm drawing a lot. I feel weird. I need a change, a place where I can savor the...
I think I put on an intimidating persona, sometimes. It's a defense against feeling vulnerable, I suppose.
I always feel like I'm being a hater when this subject comes up, because I know how deep the Disney movie nostalgia runs - and I don't want to disrespect that - but I honestly have a hard time loving...
I'm the same! My mind is super-active at night; I can lay in bed and close my eyes for hours, but I can't stop thinking long enough to fall asleep. Audio books have been a godsend, for me - you...
I am a toy instrument virtuoso. I also play the violin and guitar, but toy instruments are the most fun. I've been wanting to learn to play the accordion for a few years now, but they are...
Allow me to quote a man far wiser than myself; though I am not religious (and he is known for being such), he frequently saves me: Do not depend on the hope of results. You may have to face the...
I didn't drink or do drugs when I was in school, but I don't really consider that relevant to being good. I didn't party, but I still wasn't well-behaved. I think I resent the good girl...
I'm sorry life is hard for you right now. I can't possibly know exactly how you feel, but I can relate to the experience of having to grow up too fast. I know a lot of it's a waiting game - waiting...
I completely agree. Getting on a sopabox about opinions is...masturbatory. That said, I admit that I get drawn in every once in a while, although far less now than when I was a teenager - time and...
I've definitely been there, and you're right-on in realizing how destructive resentment is in a relationship. It killed my last serious one, and I still feel awful about it. Keeping it at bay is...
I haven't associated my real name with this forum, for privacy reasons, but I identify very strongly with it. It's really unique - I've never met anyone else who has it. According to Google, there...
Constantly! I start re-playing recent conversations in my mind, but somewhere along the line, they take a turn for the weird. For example: driving away from a gas station, I might start thinking...
I've been in your position, and it sucks to let someone down, but believe me - friends can tell when you're keeping something from them, and the longer you wait to tell Girl #1 the truth, the worse...
I'm with you on this - I'm much more skeptical than a lot of INFPs. Mysticism, in its truest sense (that is, the pursuit of direct experience of Ultimate Reality - whatever that means) does appeal to...
I said yes, but I really do look my age. It's just that I'm 4'11, so people tend to see that before *really* looking at me. I'm (in the process of) becoming a teacher, and all of my students are...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLGXJ0k1I34&feature=related AND rainymoods.com I'd get this microchipped into my brain, if I could. It's a loop of nice, calm rain noise, and it is currently...
Yes! And they always have this look about them - like they know what I'm thinking. I think they just sense that we're part of their tribe.
Mmm. I like this interpretation. I see myself as an indirect sort of healer - I don't want to give concrete answers or solutions; I just want to help people ask themselves good questions -...
THIS. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsPABBb1yWk Oh heavenly day, All the clouds blew away Got no trouble today, with anyone The smile on your face, I live only to see
I totally respect that. I do feel that way sometimes, too; I wait a lot longer when I think the person I'm with has Serious Long Term Potential. I can flip that switch though, and I recognize that...
I can't agree with the sentiment a lot of people have expressed here - that not having sex somehow saves you heartbreak. I've had my heart broken by several people I never even kissed, and still have...
I handed in my V-Card when I was 19. It was with somebody I loved and trusted deeply, and even though the actual experience was all kinds of awkward (hear me, virgins: it will ALWAYS be awkward; no...
I love this.
Best standard ever.
I...don't. Partly because it's Too Real, but also because the format bothers me. There are greater, systemic evils (not penny-pinching insomniacs) that are causing widespread poverty, malnutrition,...
I agree. I actually threw myself into evangelical Christianity when I was a teenager, but, in retrospect, I realize that it was a way of dealing with a total lack of guidance or stability at...
ISFJs and INFPs can balance each other really well, I think, if they learn to communicate - SJs choosing words (and tone of voice!) carefully, and NPs learning to take things less personally. Your SJ...
I'm pretty sure I know why you fail to achieve your high standards: by making a woman's appearance the first test she has to pass to have the honor of calling you her man, you immediately put...
I know, I'm sorry! I don't mean to imply that ALL SJs are rigid and dogmatic. ISFJs, especially, get a pass. I LOVE you guys. I like that you are *secretly* warm and tender. It's like a treasure hunt!
Not necessarily; healthy people don't self-medicate. Unhealthy INFPs might be more likely to abuse substances, and people with brain-chemistry imbalances might display some traits associated with...
I completely agree. I don't measure my accomplishments in objective terms. I mean, I could write I have a vast reservoir of weird, trivial knowledge and useless skills that I draw upon in unexpected...
Hahaha, yeah. Plenty of people (SJs, AHEM) have a hard time recognizing the difference between childish and childlike. They can criticize all they want, but show me someone who thinksgrowing up ...
Prescription painkillers are dangerous, dude. Chemically, a lot of them are basically heroin. If you're using them to self-medicate, see a psychiatrist! Not because you're, like bad or an addict...
I think that it is shallow to idealize women from a distance. When you do that, you're prioritizing your expectations of what a dream girl should be over your fantasy object's actual...
In job interviews, you're not really supposed to honestly describe yourself in three words. You're supposed to tell them three words they want to hear, which could at least be vaguely applied to you....
I have a hard time with roommates. I went potluck my freshman year and ended up sharing a room with a girl who had NOTHING in common with me. But even though we ended up getting along poorly (she...
Me too. I've scored as all three on different tests, but 4 is slightly dominant. 5 and 7 are almost equal.
Angles: 20 out of 20 (very male) Spot the Difference: 43% (balanced) Empathising: 6 out of 20 (very male) Systemisizing: 5 out of 20 (very male) Eyes: 9 out of 10 (very female) Fingers: My ring...
Yes! It's all about how you use it. I approach swearing as an art form; expletives are boring and unimaginative when thoughtlessly peppered throughout a conversation, but a well-placed f-bomb can be...
This, this, this. I have learned time and time again that nobody can talk or push me out of a dark place; the best thing a concerned friend can do is help guide me back to the light within myself. ...
The sweetest thing in all my life has been the longing - to reach the Mountain, to find the place where all the beauty came from - my country, the place where I ought to have been born. Do you...
I agree! Of course math has its practical applications, but what makes it interesting is its elegance as a system. I like it because it's the closest thing to truth-with-a-capital-T that exists...
That's AMAZING. Stories like that make me glad that I'm studying (ostensibly) to be a teacher. The golden ratio is one of my favorite mathematical concepts (with Euler's Formula coming in at a...
I need to start reading threads before I post. I LOVE that you have a favorite paint color - and, by extension, clearly understand that what is your favorite color? is a very complicated question. ...
I like word-play, absurdity, and mocking bizarre political figures, so SarahPalindrome sort of came together on its own. I wanted Zenarchist but apparently that's taken.
I do the same thing. I think it's because I spend so much time in my head, formulating elaborate concept analyses (which draw on all kinds of nebulous thoughts and disparate references), until I...
As an INFP, I love the feeling I get when external circumstances evoke bittersweet nostalgia - listening to a certain song, on a certain stretch of road, in certain weather, at a certain time of...'
