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PHQ | QUESTIONS FROM COMMUNITY: In this episode Joel and Antonia answer a question about the personality of the Highly Sensitive Person.
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We reference the phrase as defined by Elaine Aron’s book The Highly Sensitive Person which introduced the concept/vernacular into public awareness. Check out the Wikipedia article for a fuller definition: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highly_sensitive_person
As far as why others view INFPs as super sensitive (to criticism), we address this in part in our long form podcast about INFPs and their relationship to validation. Have you listened to it yet? If not, find it here: www.personalityhacker.com/podcast-episode-0055-infp-personality-type-advice/
Thanks for the questions!
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Apparently INFPs are the most introverted introverts so this could have something to do with it… because we spend so much time in our inner fantasy worlds, the outer world and all it’s noise, brashness and activity can be especially jolting and hurtful
I’m curious as to why being ‘sensitive to criticism’ wouldn’t fall under the HSP umbrella. I think your interpretation of HSP 2 is a bit more Fe-oriented… dom-Fi users, for instance, don’t CHOOSE to get hurt by personal comments, but we’re so skinless when it comes to the world affecting our emotions, that we can’t help but be hurt more easily when it comes to things that relate to the self.
i imagine this might be an annoying process for someone who isn’t dom-Fi, but I assure you that it’s a very real kind of sensitivity. I have consistently seen every type call INFPs out for being ‘sooo sensitive,’ as if markedly moreso than other people and am wondering how this fits. Maybe it’s a more selfish, unrelatable sensitivity but I think it’s very much there, and not just a development issue (although more underdeveloped people will have it in a more extreme, untenable way).
Maybe I’m not explaining this the right way, but I guess I’m just wondering if you can help me understand why so many people of every type consistently (even INFJs) will call INFP the most sensitive. I have seen this consistently in various MBTI communities and IRL