A question for ISFPs

INTJMom · 03-22-2008, 08:24 PM

Are ISFPs "daydreamers"?

ie - spend time fantasizing about the future fulfillment of hopes and wishes

heart · 03-22-2008, 08:40 PM

I have an ISFP friend and she daydreams.

INTJMom · 03-22-2008, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by heart

I have an ISFP friend and she daydreams.

Thanks, heart.
I was wondering if they do because the stereotypical S functions more in the here and now than in the future.

You can vote in the poll if you want to.

heart · 03-22-2008, 08:56 PM

I would say that her dreams revolve around home, family and children, Christmas and cookies and such. She's got a real endearing childlike quality while being very motherly at the same time.

She is very creative but she doesn't believe she is. We work great as a team doing something creative because we come at it from different angles. I guess I gushed enough for this thread, but if you would like to know more about how I view my ISFP friend, PM me.

INTJMom · 03-22-2008, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by heart

I would say that her dreams revolve around home, family and children, Christmas and cookies and such. She's got a real endearing childlike quality while being very motherly at the same time.

She is very creative but she doesn't believe she is. We work great as a team doing something creative because we come at it from different angles. I guess I gushed enough for this thread, but if you would like to know more about how I view my ISFP friend, PM me.

I had an ISFP female friend. She was really gifted with artsy things. I don't remember of she was a daydreamer or not. She was a wonderful person, highly intelligent. She had a son with many severe allergies, and when she would describe to me the things she was doing to manage his diet, it always made me think she must be a rocket scientist to keep it all straight!

I'm actually planning to use the responses to this poll to help me decide what Jason Castro's type is (the American Idol contestant). I think he's an SP, maybe an ISFP. But one thing he has said about himself is that he likes to daydream about the future. I guess I was wondering if that disqualified him as an ISFP.

OctaviaCaesar · 03-22-2008, 11:30 PM

My ISFP said he was a notorious daydreamer in his household. But then again, his family seems much more on the S side of the spectrum--they are ESTP, ISTJ, ESTJ--and he is more towards the N side.

He has excellent Se, but he often wanders off into happy thoughts of the future, especially when the present is less than pleasant!

heart · 03-22-2008, 11:32 PM

I think Fi is where the dreaminess comes from. jmo. The effect of Se instead of Ne would make the content of the daydreams a little different probably but the dreaminess still there.

I tend to daydream about lives I will never have, happening to people I will never know, in situations I have never seen. My friend tends to daydream about her own situation and how it could be improved and her hopes for the future.

GZA · 03-23-2008, 12:09 AM

I think Fi or maybe Ni (not sure why) would cause day-dreaminess. I say that because my day dreams are Fi driven, not N or S driven, but influenced.

Nocap · 03-23-2008, 05:06 AM

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Originally Posted by INTJMom

Are ISFPs "daydreamers"?

ie - spend time fantasizing about the future fulfillment of hopes and wishes

That's not the only definition of daydreaming you have in mind is it?

alicia91 · 03-23-2008, 11:11 AM

I'm an ISFP and a major daydreamer! Not sure if it's the ISFP itself or the fact that I've got a significant quantity of N?

The things that I daydream about include; fulfillment of goals and wishes (living on the beach in Florida etc.), imagining myself as someone from the past (such as a historical figure), imagining my kids as adults, there are lots more but those are the most common. Another biggie is when I read a book, I tend to put myself into it.

Two of my good friends are ISFPs but I have no idea if they like to daydream, but going by my preference, I chose the first option.

View Poll Results: Are ISFPs "daydreamers"?
Yes, ISFPs love to daydream	27	84.38%
No, I don't believe ISFPs daydream very much at all, they're more realistic	1	3.13%
I'm not sure	4	12.50%
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heart heart on fire Join Date: May 2007 Type: infp Posts: 8,317	I would say that her dreams revolve around home, family and children, Christmas and cookies and such. She's got a real endearing childlike quality while being very motherly at the same time. She is very creative but she doesn't believe she is. We work great as a team doing something creative because we come at it from different angles. I guess I gushed enough for this thread, but if you would like to know more about how I view my ISFP friend, PM me.

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OctaviaCaesar Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Type: INFJ Location: Middle Tennessee State University Posts: 211	My ISFP said he was a notorious daydreamer in his household. But then again, his family seems much more on the S side of the spectrum--they are ESTP, ISTJ, ESTJ--and he is more towards the N side. He has excellent Se, but he often wanders off into happy thoughts of the future, especially when the present is less than pleasant!

03-22-2008, 11:32 PM	#7 (permalink)
heart heart on fire Join Date: May 2007 Type: infp Posts: 8,317	I think Fi is where the dreaminess comes from. jmo. The effect of Se instead of Ne would make the content of the daydreams a little different probably but the dreaminess still there. I tend to daydream about lives I will never have, happening to people I will never know, in situations I have never seen. My friend tends to daydream about her own situation and how it could be improved and her hopes for the future.

03-23-2008, 11:11 AM	#10 (permalink)
alicia91 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Type: Posts: 676	I'm an ISFP and a major daydreamer! Not sure if it's the ISFP itself or the fact that I've got a significant quantity of N? The things that I daydream about include; fulfillment of goals and wishes (living on the beach in Florida etc.), imagining myself as someone from the past (such as a historical figure), imagining my kids as adults, there are lots more but those are the most common. Another biggie is when I read a book, I tend to put myself into it. Two of my good friends are ISFPs but I have no idea if they like to daydream, but going by my preference, I chose the first option.