Viridian
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- IsFJ
I've been thinking about something that has bugged me for a while. Several descriptions of Fi talk about how it focuses on authenticity and not caring about social mores or "superficialities" or fitting in. However, I have heard several people claim that INFPs are more prone to shyness than INFJs. Combine that with INTJs and INTPs - iconoclasts, subverters of societal expectations - also claiming to be shy, and all hell breaks loose in my head. I reasoned that shyness was all about Fe, about wanting to achieve human contact but being afraid of rejection and humiliation.
However, I began to wonder whether my definition of "shy" was not overly narrow-minded. Was it all just about the "chain of command"? Could there be several different manifestations of, and reasons for, shyness in different types?
To make a long story short, do you believe different types are (potentially) shy in different ways or for diferent reasons? What are your experiences with those dynamics?
However, I began to wonder whether my definition of "shy" was not overly narrow-minded. Was it all just about the "chain of command"? Could there be several different manifestations of, and reasons for, shyness in different types?
To make a long story short, do you believe different types are (potentially) shy in different ways or for diferent reasons? What are your experiences with those dynamics?