Maybe a stupid question

[hazelsees]

but please be patient.
What is the difference in an INFJ 9 and INFJ 4?
On the online tests, I got a 4, with 9 slightly behind it and 6 was next in the line-up. The INFJ was determined through a personality type facilitator at my work...and a shrink a long time ago. And me.

I read in another thread that those 3 types are ISFPish. I think ISFPs are "the bomb"...and am usually impressed by the ISFPs that I know.

Maybe I'm ISFP?! Yay!

 

[WALMART]

Nines are more isfp'ish, fours are more infp'ish.

Maybe. I'm just kinda making this up.


If you didn't see in a different thread - INFJ's, with maturity, seemingly become ISTPish. Just an FYI.

 

[Azure Flame]

4's are kinda like shirley manson from garbage. Sometimes they're kinda masochistic.

9's are kinda like... Idunno, not that intense. Kinda lame. Like to talk about dumb shit that sucks mostly.

I hope that helped.

INFJ 4

 

[mintleaf]

if I were you, I would just research the differences between 9s and 4s. Adding the INFJ factor just makes it more complicated.

I debated whether I was a 4 or 9, too. (Definitely a 9.) I asked about the differences in this thread

a couple other things I've heard/noticed:
- 4s tend to be more image-oriented ("cultivating" a self), while 9s are more concerned with maintaining a felt sense of self.
- 9s tend to have the most trouble typing themselves, because they may feel as though they relate to all types
- 9s are more likely to value a sense of belonging, while 4s are more likely to value uniqueness

I'm not saying that 6 isn't a possibility, I just don't know enough about the type to comment on it.

edit: the fact that your 3rd result was 6 might be telling; 9s resemble 6s when stressed.