ISFPs

[Uytuun]

This personality type seems to be rather elusive. What are your experiences with ISFPs?

[Solaris]

This personality type seems to be rather elusive. What are your experiences with ISFPs?


They are drawn to me (I am their utter and complete opposite). I hate them. One, I didn't hate, I married. I divorced him when I came to my senses. Just ssoooo incompatible. Let me put it this way:

Me: Steamroller
ISFP: fluffy, playful kitten

I am drawn out of the steamroller by the cute kitten, the fun wears off, and I get back to work. The kitten accidentally gets crushed while cavorting adorably.

For their own good, ISFPs should just stay away from me. I don't wish to destroy any more of them. They are way too easy to control, it seriously freaks me out. I don't want that kind of power over a person.

[Kotetsu]

The only person I've ever interacted with who I could pin as an ISFP was very quiet, and the only thing that got them roused was conflict; because they hated it. Of course, me being my usual conflict-inducing self, they didn't like me much at all...

[True Rune]

Don't think I've ever had to deal with one, but I'd imagine it'd be boring.

[curiousjane]

Not sure I know any, although an artistic co-worker comes close. I'd peg him as either ISFP or ISFJ, although the latter seems unlikely, since he's fairly non-traditional.

[EsoteriEccentri]

There's an ISFP girl in my class.
I miss typed her as INFP at first, as she has the dreamy look and she's very quiet and shy. She's easy to talk to and has never said anything bad about anyone, but it's hard to really get to know her.

However she's also creative - but in the crafty way. She likes to make and sew things, customise her bag, ect. And she is not exactly conformative but she dislikes anything that she finds too unusual. She took the test and sure enough she came out as ISFP.
She's very intelligent and hard working, not nearly as lazy as me... and again, though we're both interested in art we both like a different type of art. I'm more into drawing and painting.
And she's not so drawn to the internet ^^ INxx types seem to love the internet.
Another proof of her S is that she's not so interested in theory.

[Santana28]

my friend at work is an ISFJ.... which is a really odd personality type to me. The SF aspect leads him at times to be HIGHLY neurotic, annoying, critical, overbearing, and basically he just needs to CALM DOWN. The "J" makes it all ten times worse! He is assertive about his sensor-feelings and will really go off on rants about things which aren't even remotely a big deal.

BUT... other than this random tendency... we get along just wonderfully. I have a thing for FP types, and the I works well also. IS's i've noticed are all pretty neurotic about minor things... which is annoying to me, a big-picture person. But if I can ignore their occasional rants, we get along pretty well.

[Lagawrd]

They are way too easy to control, it seriously freaks me out.

This is extremely correct, I had friend in class that was an ISFP. He liked me because I had an answer for all his idiotic questions. He became more attached to me, and would start conversations in a very awkward way which leaves me clueless. After some time it was very easy to persuade him into doing anything. It was awarding, until I found out he was not understanding anything I said or did.

He was very educated in history though... and thats about it. He was was very awkward in front of people, he had no clue how to state anything of importance.

Of course this may not apply to every ISFP out there.

[Mafiaangel180]

For those that mentioned ISFJs, ISFP and ISFJ are sooo completely different.

My mom is an ISFP and my grandmother is an ISFJ.

My mom rocks. Her P keeps her open minded and non judgemental. She's artsy. As apparently a lot of ISFPs are. She got her children into art, writing, games, etc. We definitely had a super fun childhood!! She's really smart too. The only downfall that I can think of are the fact that you can't confront her, even logically if she thinks she's being attacked.

[Solaris]

This is extremely correct, I had friend in class that was an ISFP. He liked me because I had an answer for all his idiotic questions. He became more attached to me, and would start conversations in a very awkward way which leaves me clueless. After some time it was very easy to persuade him into doing anything. It was awarding, until I found out he was not understanding anything I said or did.

He was very educated in history though... and thats about it. He was was very awkward in front of people, he had no clue how to state anything of importance.

Of course this may not apply to every ISFP out there.

My ISFP ex was like this.





Solaris added to this post, 1 minutes and 32 seconds later...

For those that mentioned ISFJs, ISFP and ISFJ are sooo completely different.

My mom is an ISFP and my grandmother is an ISFJ.

My mom rocks. Her P keeps her open minded and non judgemental. She's artsy. As apparently a lot of ISFPs are. She got her children into art, writing, games, etc. We definitely had a super fun childhood!! She's really smart too. The only downfall that I can think of are the fact that you can't confront her, even logically if she thinks she's being attacked.


My best friend is an ISFJ, and she is fantastic. But I still have to be careful as my Te sometimes causes her to feel I am attacking her when I am not. She knows I don't mean to attack her though, so she usually doesn't flip out at me for it.

[Santana28]

For those that mentioned ISFJs, ISFP and ISFJ are sooo completely different.

absolutely. SFPs seem to be very open-minded and willing to accept other opinions... SFJs are quick to decide on their emotions and need sense smacked into them!!

[Minerva]

This personality type seems to be rather elusive. What are your experiences with ISFPs?

It isn't difficult for me to get close to an ISFP, as you all can imagine. They may seem elusive because they work best alone and are usually very quite. They are truly comfortable only around people they know well (people they consider friends) and so tend to be more verbal among people who have gained their trust. They can take the world FAR too seriously, and are known to become very frightened and even paranoid if anything goes wrong since they turn their negative feelings inward. So they also judge themselves with unwarranted harshness, thinking everything is his or her own fault. They are very heavy on the feeling aspect and so would stay away from conflict. They also have a tendency for holding on to someone who they see as a rock- something stable to cling on to.

They are very sympathetic and warm towards people and are not comfortable with logic. I suppose NTJs and ISFPs would not make a good combination. The former will be irritated and the latter can be easily hurt by bluntness, unless two people have come to know each other and are willing to work on the relationship. It may be HARD work though. I am usually very patient with people, but sometimes I loose patience. Some ISFPs simply do not, or have no wish to think for themselves. If you find them quite, it is a mark of not wanting to get involved with persons they don't know well. It is easier that way.

[DrEast]

Hmmm. Looking over this I have a sneaking suspicion my landlord's wife may be an ISFP. We mostly ignore each other comfortably, but interaction tends to result in her getting upset and me getting irritated.

[INTJoe]

I don't think I've ever known an ISFP. If I have, I haven't recognized them. The only person I can think of who may be ISFP is one of my little sister's friends.

I mean, we're (INTJ & ISFP) both introverts, and have otherwise completely differing personalities, so it stands to reason that we would rarely, if ever, cross paths. Even if we did, we likely would forget eachother within moments, and move along.

I assume INTPs and ISFJs are repelling, as would be INFPs and ISTJs, as well as INFJs and ISTPs. These types probably barely impress eachother.