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[ENFJ] ENFJ behaviour

Domino

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P.A.C.R. I like that acronym. I'm stealing it!

But seriously, what's so wrong with being there? That's a cool place to be! That means I Like You. We're simpatico. We hang out, I like to discuss things with you, I call you up ask for your opinion on things rather than smiling and saying "That's very interesting!" We eat interesting foods, see progressive theater and contemporary art, I get drunk with you, try to smother you with my breasts. I may even sniff your finger! You're the person that I say, hey I'm going through Philly this weekend and I want to drop by and see you.

P.A.C.R.'s kinda like being in Limbo. I mean really, people that I'm closest to have to deal with a lot of my stuff. It's not always Tahitian Sands resort. And what if you get there and it's all a bottomless black sucking void? Now you want a refund and guess what? ALL SALES ARE FINAL. :sombrero:

LOL and +1

My breasts have killed many an unwary PACRer. Killed 'em good.

An excellent point you make about the waiting room -- it's NOT a bad place to be. And true, those closest to me ARE seeing *everything*, not just the palm trees and the hand-loomed rugs. They see maid service scrubbing toilets, the ugly pool boys flashing crack every time they bend over to fish a forgotten bikini off of the swim-up bar, the piles of drunken-reveler-soiled linens.

All sales *are* final. You will relinquish your free handmilled organic soaps and shampoos and proceed to the Big Black Door Of No Return.
 

TopherRed

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He has to be. He reached way down into her shadow realm and pulled out the true damsel in distress; Fi. For me, Fi is like a pure-hearted (but annoying) child locked in my basement. Everybody else comes first, and I mean everybody at the direction of Fe...even my Te. Then, at the end of the day, if I don't forget, I have to attend to Fi, who due to neglect, will fall over on the gas line and cause the entire house to burn down in flames if I don't.

As I said, Fi can be severely annoying sometimes. When not used correctly, it will undermine the respect and authority I've garnered from others with Fe by forcing me to serve as a morality cop, often arresting Fe from going to far into selfish manipulation. It keeps me in check.
 

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Yeah, is that what you call it? She says I made her an emotional wreck:doh:

But shh.... She still is full ENFJ in all its glory. Just one that has emo problems sometimes.

Thanks you helped me understand the Fi step child thing, it drives my wife nuts for people to think she is high maintenance which I never understood, especially since I can make her look high maintenance. Its to the point where even if I say anything everyone knows its not me because I am so laid back and easy going.

edit: take it one step farther I guess I completely destroy the image she tries to create of herself. Its not that I dont support her its I dont support her image.

to the op: sorry I hijacked your thread, but atleast your are learning alot about ENFJs.
 

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Poki; run through the emo flames, and rescue her Fi. She'll be stoically greatful, and you can enjoy some peaceful, romantic time with your wife's "Moon". Pretty soon, her Fe "Sun" will wake up again. Fi will retreat back to the castle tower willingly...it's right that Fe shines in her; it's partly your job to make sure that you cut through all the BS and bring her Fi back out when she (Fe) needs to rest.
 

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Does Fi mean buying me shoes? Cuz I'll throw down some cardboard and cut some hot moveZ 4 sum shooZ.
 

TopherRed

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Does Fi mean buying me shoes? Cuz I'll throw down some cardboard and cut some hot moveZ 4 sum shooZ.

Um, sure?

I suppose, if Fi felt like you were being especially integritous. And was your boyfriend (INFP?)
 

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hey, no problem poki,

i think fuzz's response of just ask him is the answer, sort of obvious but since he's dodged twice in the (distant) past, painfully so, had forgotten that was an option and had resorted to guesswork.. [but in defence if i try to pull away he stops me]

i love reading what you guys have to say, i've read all the enfj stuff on here, i always thought my enfj had it easy because he is so funny and popular and the dark side just made him more interesting, deep, ..and popular,
but the posts about how hard it is because you care so much, i can see that now but it makes you all seem even better too.. and i suppose i thought he is so socially confident that even when having a tough time it doesn't seem that serious to me because he knows how to recover, but reading the posts has made me think maybe he needs more taking care of than i thought,

i asked the question of why ENFJs entertain, because i sometimes resent the way people expect him to perform almost like they're using him, and wondered if he felt obliged to or actually got a kick from it,

after five years of knowing him with lots of emotional confusion on both sides i think, it seems like its come to a head where something has to happen or at least be stated clearly, and as talking about it with him has been so hard in the past i wanted to get some neutral but informed input, which i have! so thanks,

-- and the very first point of ENFJs calming down, and just having normal, relaxed conversation: its what i notice when he is with me, and i wondered if he was trying to give me what i want and thought i preferred it, or whether this was maybe a more 'real' self that didn't feel like it needed to perform..

-- and i don't think an average infp is at all interested in waiting room fun as an alternative to what's behind the door, we want to see it all or it doesn't feel genuine, or at best it feels incomplete, we definitely want to know where the dark is and will go to lengths to seek it out. we can deal with peoples sht because we limit the number of people to those we are deeply into, or that's true for me anyway
 

OrangeAppled

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You will know as you become close. I have observed with my wife a turning point in relationships with people around her. The closer you get the more mixed feelings you will see. At a certain point all hell breaks loose and its at that point that people decide there distance with them. What they want to disclose, what they want to hide, etc. I dont know if this is on purpose, or a test, its just something I have witnessed over and over with alot of people.

This is interesting. Do you think your wife does this as a test, to see her boundaries with people?

I notice the mixed messages the closer I get to ENFJs. Sometimes I feel like they say/do things to try and make me jealous as a way to confirm that I care, or to jab at me when they are mad that I may not care. I'm not an easy one to make jealous, but the attempt itself is annoying.

Ok. Beef: Why does this always turn into "ENFJs throw tantrums"? I'm no more tantrum-y than anyone else I know. I may be temperamental, but I don't take hostages and I'm certainly not controlling of my loved ones or delusional. I'd like an explanation please of the "all hell breaks loose" superlative as well.

I've never witnessed such a thing from an ENFJ either. I see them mostly happy, friendly, upbeat; or depressed, teary-eyed, and forlorn; or tender and mawkish; or frustrated and irritated; but I've never seen one blow their lid.

It may not even be related directly towards you, but you are the outlet because something you did triggered it that relates to the core internal conflict. This is how it appears from the outside.

This is what I think happened to me recently. An ENFJ lashing out at me, but it wasn't all about me. It's confusing to know where it's coming from and how I should take it.

I think ENFJ's are certainly outgoing in the sense that we converse with most people freely, but as far as revealing ourselves, we are extremely reserved. We have to truly believe you will appreciate us when we STOP being so charismatic and social and can handle our mixed, darker emotions.

I don't think there is a foolproof way to see how deeply an ENFJ feels because we tend not to be able to even verbally express the depth to which we feel things. However, ENFJs are pretty in-tune with what they feel and why they feel it.

What makes you feel comfortable to reveal yourself? I appreciate people more when they can go beyond the charismatic. It frustrates me to be stuck there with an ENFJ.


P.A.C.R. I like that acronym. I'm stealing it!

But seriously, what's so wrong with being there? That's a cool place to be! That means I Like You. We're simpatico. We hang out, I like to discuss things with you, I call you up ask for your opinion on things rather than smiling and saying "That's very interesting!" We eat interesting foods, see progressive theater and contemporary art, I get drunk with you, try to smother you with my breasts. I may even sniff your finger! You're the person that I say, hey I'm going through Philly this weekend and I want to drop by and see you.

P.A.C.R.'s kinda like being in Limbo. I mean really, people that I'm closest to have to deal with a lot of my stuff. It's not always Tahitian Sands resort. And what if you get there and it's all a bottomless black sucking void? Now you want a refund and guess what? ALL SALES ARE FINAL. :sombrero:

Yes, I have realized this with ENFJs. I'm the one my ENFJ best friend calls up when he's swallowed a bottle of pills and in the emergency room. It seems once he designated me his closest friend years ago, there is no going back. This is the kind of friendship I seek anyway, so it's no burden on me. I feel honored when a friend confides in me about the messy stuff. I'm all about the messy stuff.

Conversely, it bothers me that my other ENFJ friend does keep me in limbo now, where all is pleasant, because in the past, he'd delve into darker issues in his life (referencing the same person from my INFP/ENFJ drama thread). I'm not sure why we went backwards. Did I do something wrong - fail some test? One thing I am never guilty of is brushing people off when they are down, not hearing their problems out, trivializing their feelings, etc. I am always happy to provide a shoulder.
 

Lookin4theBestNU

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Poki: After having been married to an ISTP for so long myself I'm quite sure he would have described me very much like you described your wife. I'm not sure if she is unstable or not of course. She sounds a bit too much like me for me to say she is unstable at least in this post :). The "storm building" would sound pretty familiar to him. Although its a really rare occasion in our marriage he does to try to avoid it when possible. He's clever in that and thankfully very calming explaining the rational side of things that emotion may blur. I'd say with enough pressure behind it that I can rival any ESFJ in outpouring of emotion whether positive or negative given the right circumstances. He also knows the signals well when the outburst is inevitable. His last ditch effort is sometimes humor-which only someone I really love can get away with in such a state.

**my apologies for the sorta off topic post too**
 

WieldingTheSword

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What makes you feel comfortable to reveal yourself? I appreciate people more when they can go beyond the charismatic. It frustrates me to be stuck there with an ENFJ.

It typically happens like this: Said person sees me completely lose it-- anger, deep sadness, awful behavior, etc. when I don't want them to--they see that dark side fully on display--and they respond very well.
 

OrangeAppled

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It typically happens like this: Said person sees me completely lose it-- anger, deep sadness, awful behavior, etc. when I don't want them to--they see that dark side fully on display--and they respond very well.

So it's coincidence; you don't voluntarily choose to open up to someone at any point?
 

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It's...natural; most of the time we keep our "negativity tanks" at critical mass when we're around people we can't trust--the more we mature, the more true this is and the more we control who we "storm" around. Though with an INFP, like I said, once would be enough before we'd calm down and talk things out with you regularly cause you understand us.
 

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He has to be. He reached way down into her shadow realm and pulled out the true damsel in distress; Fi. For me, Fi is like a pure-hearted (but annoying) child locked in my basement. Everybody else comes first, and I mean everybody at the direction of Fe...even my Te. Then, at the end of the day, if I don't forget, I have to attend to Fi, who due to neglect, will fall over on the gas line and cause the entire house to burn down in flames if I don't.

As I said, Fi can be severely annoying sometimes. When not used correctly, it will undermine the respect and authority I've garnered from others with Fe by forcing me to serve as a morality cop, often arresting Fe from going to far into selfish manipulation. It keeps me in check.

It's not Fi. If it were Fi, the INFPs would find it. It's Ti. Poki found it, so it's Ti. (Ti, in service of Fe, as the deepest, darkest, unknown but always there truth and logical consistency to feeling.)

/hypothesis

*ducks and covers*
 

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It's not Fi. If it were Fi, the INFPs would find it. It's Ti. Poki found it, so it's Ti. (Ti, in service of Fe, as the deepest, darkest, unknown but always there truth and logical consistency to feeling.)

/hypothesis

*ducks and covers*

Thanks kalach. It is truth and logic. Its what Fe tries to keep people out of. Fe pushes people into Fi to avoid them going into Ti and ENFJs can use it to push themselves out of Ti to avoid facing the truth.
 

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I don't. Not anymore. I've embraced my internal logician because I realized that the truth needs to be observed; Fe will often determine how I use Ti (like telling the truth, but in a nice way), but Ti is present, and I'm not afraid of it anymore.
 
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Watch out for ENFJs, they can see dead people. Uh, I mean, they can read people.
 

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I don't. Not anymore. I've imbraced my internal logician because I realized that the truth needs to be observed; Fe will often determine how I use Ti (like telling the truth, but in a nice way), but Ti is present, and I'm not afraid of it anymore.

Sounds like you have Fe under control. I dont always "tell" the truth, but I always use it as a guide. I have never hid from it and always hit it dead on no matter what which means I have to do something with the feelings that get uncovered. The ones I cant ignore my Ni comes in and says "hey all of this could have possibly happened linked all these ways, are you sure your judgement is correct". Its my storm, but its a storm to create confusion in myself. TiNi is the storm and as long as we run/hide from our feelings it will continue to be used as a storm.
 

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I don't. Not anymore. I've embraced my internal logician because I realized that the truth needs to be observed; Fe will often determine how I use Ti (like telling the truth, but in a nice way), but Ti is present, and I'm not afraid of it anymore.

yay!
Chalk another victim convert up for the Dark Side!
(mua ha ha ha ha)
 

JocktheMotie

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The fact that ENFJs seem to have a much better time with Ti than INTPs do with Fe has always baffled me. I've begun to think that the qualities of the dominant function and how that affects mindset has to do with it. Fe seems more accepting, cohesive, cooperative in general and can find a place for things, like Fuzzy mentioned; whereas I find Ti is just so stubborn, so cutting, so exacting and exclusive it has trouble letting go of control for a process that [to Ti at least] wouldn't know truth if it slapped it in the face.
 
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