Yes about building relationships !!! I actually learned that from an astrological perspective, but just through my life I realized that so much of your growth and paths that open to you come from relationships, being open with others, and making mistakes you're afraid to make!! 🙏💗
I think one of the most important thing for INFPs is to allow ourselves to make mistakes, work past our perfectionism that often stops us from bringing our ideas into the world, and accept our own imperfections like you mentioned- but make the best of them!
I've been seeing a therapist for almost two years (CBT approach) because I felt I was in a really dark place in my head and saw no way out of that, at least, no way out without having to give up on my ideals, ideas, and thoughts about life, and I really care about them. I would better say that they are what matters the most to me. According to the therapist, my problem would be that I 'avoid' normal life situations, like talking to people, dating someone, and so on, and I end up isolated. I don't really agree with this point of view, but I have been trying to follow these kinds of advice because I was kind of desperate in my own pain, so I have been trying to compromise my need of 'being in my head' with trying to live a life outside of it. Although I feel that the therapist doesn't really understand me, I think that this perspective could be somehow related to your idea of getting closer to being a healthy INFP. The most difficoult part is to find an "idealistic" reason to get out in the world, I feel that I really need a reason to do that which has to make me feel really "emotionally involved" into it. But when I find this reason inside of me, what I get is that the world doesn't really understand it, and that's the most frustating part.
Yes about building relationships !!! I actually learned that from an astrological perspective, but just through my life I realized that so much of your growth and paths that open to you come from relationships, being open with others, and making mistakes you're afraid to make!! 🙏💗
I think one of the most important thing for INFPs is to allow ourselves to make mistakes, work past our perfectionism that often stops us from bringing our ideas into the world, and accept our own imperfections like you mentioned- but make the best of them!
I've been seeing a therapist for almost two years (CBT approach) because I felt I was in a really dark place in my head and saw no way out of that, at least, no way out without having to give up on my ideals, ideas, and thoughts about life, and I really care about them. I would better say that they are what matters the most to me. According to the therapist, my problem would be that I 'avoid' normal life situations, like talking to people, dating someone, and so on, and I end up isolated. I don't really agree with this point of view, but I have been trying to follow these kinds of advice because I was kind of desperate in my own pain, so I have been trying to compromise my need of 'being in my head' with trying to live a life outside of it. Although I feel that the therapist doesn't really understand me, I think that this perspective could be somehow related to your idea of getting closer to being a healthy INFP. The most difficoult part is to find an "idealistic" reason to get out in the world, I feel that I really need a reason to do that which has to make me feel really "emotionally involved" into it. But when I find this reason inside of me, what I get is that the world doesn't really understand it, and that's the most frustating part.
Being in the moment is when riding a horse or swimming, working out in a gym but yeah the mind still wanders even then 😊