purplesunset
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PurpleSunset - do you also forum over at INFPGlobalChatter? Being in a forum full of alleged INFPs will help you figure out how you compare to other INFPs.
And yes, if you were Ne primary you would be ENFP, not INFP.
If this helps any - I think I'm super Ne strong and super Fi strong. The reason I know that I am not led by Fi is that when I go places and meet people I'm often inundated with vibes. I know that I am not Se dom because I don't get physical details, I don't necessarily notice things like new furniture or new glasses, I don't look at a scene like a photograph.
Rather, I feel energy and I get an overall sense of things. I really like going to public spaces to just let all that kind flow around me. That's why it's easy even as a strong 'E' to get sensory overwhelmed by my surroundings but I no longer (usually) get panicked (which I think ENFPs are prone to do) because I've just accepted that I will never fully be able to feel like I can fully encompass my external environment with my mind, if that makes?
Also, being Ne dom, I approach most situations and people with interest and expectation, I always want to know what's going on and wondering my attention in a way is always being thrown out and I am very receptive. Ne is like a two way antenna.
I feel that Fi doms are more grounded in their energy when they are out and about, if that makes sense?
Actually, the way you talk about Ne resonates perfectly with me.
When I walk into a museum, there's a certain mood/atmosphere/vibe that I instantly detect. When I walk into a room, I can detect the dominant vibe, like if there is tension or if the people are genuinely relaxed.
When I take nature pics, it's all about the mood/atmosphere that suddenly and instantaneously arises in me from say...watching the sun bursting through the clouds in a certain way.
In all these, my Se is practically non-existent and I never actually pay attention to what's around me. It's an instantaneous and intuitive thing and I'm practically always inside my head. When I'm forced to come outside of my head and use Se, it's a different sensation all together, and I feel naked and vulnerable.
There are no subtypes in MBTI. Maybe you're thinking of Socionics and don't know yet?
Hmm...I've never looked into Socionics.