you ever get this, when you go to class say at college and just by virtue of walking into the room you suddenly know what everyone feels about you i mean that is an exaggeration but seriously
whimsical said:you suddenly know what everyone feels
I got this feeling, but it was back when I was pretty insecure. I bet I was wrong more often than not.
I often wonder if I come across as self absorbed....It's the truth, perhaps, 'cos I'm just so damn interesting, but you know, I don't think I'm selfish.I think us INFPs have a very difficult time with this. Because we spend a majority of the time focusing on ourselves and "noticing" ourselves, I think we feel very noticed and exposed when we are out & about.
I'm not sure who extroverts are focused on - each other I guess. :hi:
I'm an INFP but honestly, I think that is just our perception of the looking glass self. We see people percieving us in the way that we feel others percieve us. If that makes sense? We see people taking us in and 'believe' the manner in which they take us in is a certain way. Sometimes this causes that perception to be true and sometimes it isn't.
We have a very strong internal mindset, as any introvert does, and therefore are more prone to live in our mind. So it's harder to understand the perceptions of another's mind when we are so deep routed in our own.
Don't get me wrong- I walk into a room and think people are percieving me in a certain way too. But most of that is feeding off my own insecurity and not the reality. Just as Udog said for his own past.
i think it's paranoia, but who knows maybe I'm right. now I'm paranoid about whether or not I'm paranoid.
Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you. Better to be paranoid and not need to be, than oblivious and gutted like a fish.
Always carry a weapon.