Being an INFJ child, I felt like an alien adult stuck in a child's body. Never bothered to try to explain what I was thinking to anyone since I was certain they would neither care nor understand. Not much of that has changed except my 75 year old body I'm stuck in.
Lonely was an understatement. I remember thinking the only thing worse than being different was being like those around me. Most were bullies. I had to learn how to care about others without caring what they thought of me back. Now, I forget most people make most of their decisions based on what others think of them. It's easy to see, and hard to relate. Once an alien, always an alien. 👽
I remember in 6th grade, was standing in hall at school wondering why the hair on my arms didn't keep growing like the hair on my head. Asked a teacher about this who gave me a "you're very odd" look.
@seastar3611, wow at 8 yrs old I told my mother ,'God had put me with the wrong family',and one day they will come and get me back'. I eventually when I got into my 30's did a door slam on them all and never looked back,got sick of being their scapegoat.
I remember, as a preteen , I sat out under the stars and while bawling asking why they sent me back here. I hated being here. I'm 47 now and just finally understanding why I always felt so different. It's like waking up from a really weird dream.
An INFJ handles the “ world “on their own . Unfortunately. Which can compound later in life depression, unless they meet a very empathetic partner or have insightful friends and allies.
As a child (and all my lifetime) , I was so connected to animals not because how cute they are( and they are cute) but to their emotions. I was and will always be so thankful for animals and the deep connection with them! Animal cruelty which has many, many different subjects on the topic is something that keeps my heart broken every day.
I remember since I was a small feeling like I was soul looking through the world through the windows of my eyes. I was always wondering why and if all the crazy stuff going on in the world necessary. My survival mode was voracious reading, music, academia and personal spirituality. Yes, I did review and spell checked what I just posted.😄
Took of asking questions to realize I fell onto this personality type, and that I didn’t have a mental disorder or just was chronically weird. Probably come off as chronically weird to a lot of people, but I’ve come to mostly make peace with that. I’m just happy to know I’m not uniquely weird, is a specific brain pattern/behavior type. Anytime, I bring it up to family though they treat me like I just want to be a special snowflake or something so I keep it to myself.
I think most people, including my parents, never really understood me back then. But that's okay. I had a teacher who saw through me. She guided me without putting me under pressure, kind of like a wise big sister. I will never forget her ... however, i guess this video is made for parents of "highly sensitive" children?
I am an INFJ I love any kind of personality system but was always frustrated because I would see myself in all or many options. I would want more background on the questions asked. Who am I with and what is happening in the situation. One night I was going through RUclips videos and found one that said see if you are the rarest personality type. One of the things it said was INFJs are chameleons. The lights came on why I am really quiet with some but the life of the party with others. How I become the person someone needs me to be in each situation. The other lights on for me is we are walking paradoxes. That me see why I simply could take other personalitie programs effectively. I was up until four in the morning watching videos. One verifying that I am an INFJ. The other feeling like, for the first time in my life, someone understood what it was like to be me. I have had a challenging life. I had two older brothers who had nothing good to say to me. One would really hassle me because I would absolutely nothing to do with immoral living and drugs. My mother really loved me but she so was not handling my brother well. He told me that she hated him. She also had Huntington’s chorea. My Dad loved her too much to correct her when she was in the wrong. I was the parent in the home. As a young child I had imaginary playmates. I was the leader. They would face problems. I would give the answers. As an adult I realized that these playmates were my way of dealing with such a complex world
As an INFJ child and teen, I was highly misunderstood, considered weird, strange, mentally ill and people were scared of me. My parents thought I was a problem child and sent me to a psychologist. I used to think I WAS a strange, mentally ill and unpopular person, until nowadays, I'm 70 years old and I can look back and see these things I'm telling you now What caused me most of my problems, I was insubordinate and uncooperative with the people who misunderstood me
My trusted family have always known what my personality was, and encouraged me in it. Amd my mother kept me away from certain family on purpose. I used to ask who is God's mom? And all kinds of out there questions. My aunt used to tell me to stop asking silly questions and my mother would argue with her about how she responded to me, and we would go be loners to ourselves to be who we are naturally without someone having a problem with it
My mother told me how I used to hate asking for help in the middle of a project or important work to me, and then I would ask for feedback post completion.
Since the age of 3.5 years I have known that I was born into a very dangerous family , so by age 4 had plans to escape with my baby brothers as when that family met , I knew nothing good was going to happen and the pure hell of growing up like this ! both parents narcissistic and just wicked , and wtf am I doing here?? really wtf am I here and why? Mother suspected something about me and told me , you cannot be telling these things you see ( aura's , spectors , dreams and how mean and ugly are the humans ) , so went aloof and did not ever say a thing as was called crazy , cute mother but I know what you are and do not trust you or that thing you married and had me with that mean, nasty , demon, who helped turn her into a worst one , she was smart , college educated and could she ever do psyco-ops ! Even in university , anthropology , I drove them mad , trying to figure me out and I have very unusual physical characteristics, but they never asked the right questions , also never did a psychologist or psychiatrist ever figure me out ! DUMBKOFFS! EXPECT NOTHING FROM THE HELL PLANET OF A PRISON !! WE ARE DOOMED TO DESPAIR AND LONELINESS AND NOT POINT IN TRYING TO HELP ANYONE ! THEY WILL JUST VAMPIRE US !
Being an INFJ child, I felt like an alien adult stuck in a child's body. Never bothered to try to explain what I was thinking to anyone since I was certain they would neither care nor understand. Not much of that has changed except my 75 year old body I'm stuck in.
wow if you are 75 and still no one understands you i am fucked
Lonely was an understatement. I remember thinking the only thing worse than being different was being like those around me. Most were bullies.
I had to learn how to care about others without caring what they thought of me back. Now, I forget most people make most of their decisions based on what others think of them. It's easy to see, and hard to relate.
Once an alien, always an alien. 👽
I remember in 6th grade, was standing in hall at school wondering why the hair on my arms didn't keep growing like the hair on my head. Asked a teacher about this who gave me a "you're very odd" look.
I thought "I must be in the wrong family" All my childhood.
Turns out I was! Even when everyone in my "family" denied it and and called me crazy. Go figure.....
@seastar3611, wow at 8 yrs old I told my mother ,'God had put me with the wrong family',and one day they will come and get me back'. I eventually when I got into my 30's did a door slam on them all and never looked back,got sick of being their scapegoat.
@@jcoop49 ❤❤❤ I moved across country.
I remember, as a preteen , I sat out under the stars and while bawling asking why they sent me back here. I hated being here. I'm 47 now and just finally understanding why I always felt so different. It's like waking up from a really weird dream.
An INFJ handles the “ world “on their own . Unfortunately. Which can compound later in life depression, unless they meet a very empathetic partner or have insightful friends and allies.
I am an INFJ, but I’ve noticed that allot of the signs mentioned are common amongst autistic people which I also am.
Took me 50 years to find out about being an INF❤
Add me to the list. Took the Myers-Briggs about three months ago.
As a child (and all my lifetime) , I was so connected to animals not because how cute they are( and they are cute) but to their emotions. I was and will always be so thankful for animals and the deep connection with them! Animal cruelty which has many, many different subjects on the topic is something that keeps my heart broken every day.
thanks for your understanding
A blessing when you realize yourself as an infj💓, but a curse if you haven't 💔
So true
Agreed
I had to take a personality test to find out that I'm 100% INFJ.
I remember since I was a small feeling like I was soul looking through the world through the windows of my eyes. I was always wondering why and if all the crazy stuff going on in the world necessary. My survival mode was voracious reading, music, academia and personal spirituality. Yes, I did review and spell checked what I just posted.😄
Took of asking questions to realize I fell onto this personality type, and that I didn’t have a mental disorder or just was chronically weird. Probably come off as chronically weird to a lot of people, but I’ve come to mostly make peace with that.
I’m just happy to know I’m not uniquely weird, is a specific brain pattern/behavior type.
Anytime, I bring it up to family though they treat me like I just want to be a special snowflake or something so I keep it to myself.
The only person I ever successfully explained myself to turned out to be a sigma iNFJ. We're different but that's okay.
I think most people, including my parents, never really understood me back then. But that's okay. I had a teacher who saw through me. She guided me without putting me under pressure, kind of like a wise big sister. I will never forget her ... however, i guess this video is made for parents of "highly sensitive" children?
Loneliness was my experience.
I am an INFJ
I love any kind of personality system but was always frustrated because I would see myself in all or many options. I would want more background on the questions asked. Who am I with and what is happening in the situation. One night I was going through RUclips videos and found one that said see if you are the rarest personality type. One of the things it said was INFJs are chameleons. The lights came on why I am really quiet with some but the life of the party with others. How I become the person someone needs me to be in each situation. The other lights on for me is we are walking paradoxes. That me see why I simply could take other personalitie programs effectively. I was up until four in the morning watching videos. One verifying that I am an INFJ. The other feeling like, for the first time in my life, someone understood what it was like to be me.
I have had a challenging life. I had two older brothers who had nothing good to say to me. One would really hassle me because I would absolutely nothing to do with immoral living and drugs. My mother really loved me but she so was not handling my brother well. He told me that she hated him. She also had Huntington’s chorea. My Dad loved her too much to correct her when she was in the wrong.
I was the parent in the home. As a young child I had imaginary playmates. I was the leader. They would face problems. I would give the answers. As an adult I realized that these playmates were my way of dealing with such a complex world
I was an old soul. Now im just a soul.
As an INFJ child and teen, I was highly misunderstood, considered weird, strange, mentally ill and people were scared of me. My parents thought I was a problem child and sent me to a psychologist. I used to think I WAS a strange, mentally ill and unpopular person, until nowadays, I'm 70 years old and I can look back and see these things I'm telling you now What caused me most of my problems, I was insubordinate and uncooperative with the people who misunderstood me
Thanks for sharing your experiences with us! Greetings!
My trusted family have always known what my personality was, and encouraged me in it. Amd my mother kept me away from certain family on purpose. I used to ask who is God's mom? And all kinds of out there questions. My aunt used to tell me to stop asking silly questions and my mother would argue with her about how she responded to me, and we would go be loners to ourselves to be who we are naturally without someone having a problem with it
My mother told me how I used to hate asking for help in the middle of a project or important work to me, and then I would ask for feedback post completion.
"Jung" is pronounced "Yung"
So many problems
and so few solutions
Naw, youre projecting an adult mindset on children here
Thank you for your contribution. Greetings!
Since the age of 3.5 years I have known that I was born into a very dangerous family , so by age 4 had plans to escape with my baby brothers as when that family met , I knew nothing good was going to happen and the pure hell of growing up like this !
both parents narcissistic and just wicked , and wtf am I doing here??
really wtf am I here and why?
Mother suspected something about me and told me , you cannot be telling these things you see ( aura's , spectors , dreams and how mean and ugly are the humans ) , so went aloof and did not ever say a thing as was called crazy , cute mother but I know what you are and do not trust you or that thing you married and had me with that mean, nasty , demon, who helped turn her into a worst one , she was smart , college educated and could she ever do psyco-ops !
Even in university , anthropology , I drove them mad , trying to figure me out and I have very unusual physical characteristics, but they never asked the right questions , also never did a psychologist or psychiatrist ever figure me out ! DUMBKOFFS!
EXPECT NOTHING FROM THE HELL PLANET OF A PRISON !! WE ARE DOOMED TO DESPAIR AND LONELINESS AND NOT POINT IN TRYING TO HELP ANYONE ! THEY WILL JUST VAMPIRE US !