ISFPeaceOut
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other than the fact that ISFPs are supposed to be artists, what are some other ways of telling the difference?
ISFJ's would rather make plans, while ISFP's would rather just hang out and see what happens.
ISFJ's would probably tend to want to emotionally connect to others a bit more than an ISFP would.
ISFJ's are more likely to be list-makers.
ISFP's will probably be more focused on their own pleasure, while ISFJ's will probably tend to me for focused on making sure everyone is happy.
ISFP's will tend to be more easygoing, while ISFJ's will tend to be more stubborn.
ISFJ's will tend to be more serious.
ISFJs are more stubborn (can be verrry stubborn)
and they enjoy arranging the external world, both for their own pleasure and to take care of or accomodate others.
I think ISFPs are also more "in the moment" and ISFJs can get "stuck in the past" emotionally more often or take longer to get over things. It's not to say that ISFPs never think of the past, but ISFJs are Si doms so look to the past for the best course of action to take in the present.
Glad this has come up because I am questioning my type again. I was going to respond line by line to Marm's post until I realized that most of what she said about ISFJs is spot on for me, except....
I do go with the flow but if I'm honest I only do it when I really like and trust you, or when I have expressly decided that I am just going to go with the flow and not plan or think at all (which I do more often as I get older).
I don't know what this means. Can you give some examples?
Yes, if it's really important to me, I seem to take longer than normal to get over things.....But with small stuff I let it go quicker. One of the reasons why I'm questioning my type again is because i've recently spent time with someone who I believe may be an SFJ and she seems waaaay more rigid than me and stuck in the past. So much so that she thinks I'm too laid back and reckless and will NOT trust me with things that are important to her. (<of course this offends me because it's not true and I've trusted her) She just freaks out over things that would never occur to me to freak out about.
Anyways, I'm not sure if I look to the past to make decisions in the present or the future. How does that work exactly?
Oh okay. I must use Si more than Se then, because I don't think I would ever not remember something similar that's happened to me in the past when I'm experiencing something.
I'm just thinking of several specific SFJ males I know. When they've decided they are right, they are right.
my ESFJ mom too. and ISFJ grandma. when they are right, They Are Right. there is no negotiating.
I think it's kind of hot when they (the male version) really are right. I'm like "Yes, Daddy
I think it's kind of hot when they (the male version) really are right. I'm like "Yes, Daddy.".
Goodness! I don't think I'm that rigid. Unless you're just an idiot.
Me: "Mum help I just got bitten by a shark!"
Her: "I know how you feel, I was bitten by a mosquito once..."
Well exagerration obviously, but that's the kind of basic gist of it. Whenever you talk to her everything is always being dragged back to her personal experience. Anecdote is everything.