Expectations are the source of all heart aches.
Maybe we just have to learn not to expect much then we will just be happy with what we get, maybe .
INFPs prefer writing about personal topics. You may lose your creative drive if the subject matter isn’t meaningful to you. If so, try taking an angle that allows you to write about your feelings on the topic. If you’re an INFP technical writer, look for ways to connect with readers by anticipating and meeting their needs.
INFPs have a keen insight into the nature of things. Their prose often conveys startling images of mood or atmosphere rather than objects. They enjoy complexity and can patiently unravel dense material. They are able to see many sides of an argument and so may have difficulty reaching a conclusion. During the writing process, they may frequently pause to consider alternatives or to seek connections between seemingly disparate things.
Potential Blind Spots of the INFP
INFPs strive for elegance in language. Avoid polishing the work too soon. INFPs tend to write long, meandering first drafts, so you’ll likely need to synthesize and cut material later. Save the search for that perfect metaphor until the revision stage.
INFPs communicate their values and personal vision through their writing. They search for the meaning behind the facts, and so may consider the facts themselves to be of marginal importance. This is not true, however, for most of your readers. Avoid writing in purely abstract terms. During revision, add concrete details. Appeal to the five senses. Include statistics. Incorporate other points of view for balance. Make sure your research backs up your conclusions.
INFPs tend to be sensitive to criticism; nevertheless, consider showing your work to a trusted friend or colleague before you begin the final draft. This feedback may be especially helpful in focusing your work and ensuring that it includes enough facts to sway your audience to your position.
source : http://andreajwenger.com/2009/08/15/the-infp-writing-personality/
When it comes to Depression, I found that INFP is the most likely of all the types to report suicidal thoughts in college (MBTI Manual, 1998) as well as having the highest level of depression of the 16 types (Shelton, MBTI Applications, 1996). From McMan's Depression and Bipolar Web, he conducted an informal poll and posted the findings here: Taking it Personally. In it he found that more than 80% of the respondents are introverts, when they only account for less than 30% of the general population. Idealists (NF's) are also over-represented, at around 40% (but only comprise 8% of general population).
McMan mentioned a study by David Janowsky MD of the University of North Carolina in 2002, where he found a preponderance of introverts and feelers among a depressed population (74 percent introverts and 84 percent feelers).
So, what have we learnt?
• IN's are a lonely bunch
• NP's are most likely to be diagnosed ADD
• I's, NF's and F's are predominant among the depressed
Hey, who has all of the above? INFP! Of course, this doesn't mean that all INFP's end up being depressed ADDers, or that all those diagnosed with ADD and depression will be of type INFP. Just that there's a strong correlation between the type and the respective "disorders". Some people are biologically depressed due to chemical imbalance. Some type of ADD are caused by brain defects. But studies show that less than 10% of depression is biologically caused. So what causes depression? Stress (among other factors). Feeling the need to "fit in" a world dominated by ESTJ/SJ's, or at least a world where ESTJ type is encouraged (many U.S. presidents are ESTJ's, including George W. Bush). Also, a lot of gifted and creative kids are mis-diagnosed with ADD, simply because they are misunderstood.
I think we need more understanding all around. To understand ourselves better, and to understand each other better. For the "majority" to understand that the "minority" are not just "trying to be different", they are different. And for those who are different to understand that it's OK to be different. If we can try to understand how the various personality types function, the different ways they view the world, the different things that make them tick, we can get along much better and have more meaningful relationships.
http://blog.cybette.com/archives/000089.htmlThere are two major types of ADD at this time (this aspect of ADD keeps evolving): ADD with hyperactivity (the traditional type of ADD, also known as ADHD) and ADD without hyperactivity ("inattentive" type).
One common misconception about ADD is that many people assume ADDers cannot pay attention. This is completely false. In fact, ADDers are known to "hyperfocus" on anything which captures their attention, to the point where it is difficult to get their attention. It is true, however, that a higher degree of interest is necessary before the ADDer can pay attention.
The MBTI types that are most likely to be diagnosed ADD are: INFP, ENFP, ENTP, and INTP. You might notice that they are all of the type xNxP. From ADD and Personality Type, Rachael Hawkins wrote that there is increasing evidence to suggest that NP personality types are overrepresented in the ADD/ADHD population. Most of life is SJ; great if you are SJ, OK if you are SP or NJ, really crap if you are NP. Some characteristics of NP's may include: procrastination, divergent thinking, many interests, scatter-brained, get bored easily with something that doesn't interest them, extremely focused with something that does interest them, daydream a lot... etc. (hmm, seem to describe me perfectly). Often, these are also the descriptions of ADD behaviour.
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