INFJ

- Yashanshi Kala

Out of all the bullshit we have to deal with on a regular basis, there’s an additional one, INFJ. Gandhi was an INFJ, which makes me question my existence and pray that we’re not equals. This isn’t about the bald man and his “adventures” but understanding what INFJ is. Out of the 16 personalities in the world, INFJ stands for some fancy words and the abbreviation sounds like it’s to do with Aliens. Something you’d hear in the news, like, ‘just East of Te Puke, locals saw an INFJ. Astrologers predict it’s due to Mercury in Retrograde’. Bullshit like that.

An advocate with an introverted, intuitive, feeling, and judging personality trait is an INFJ. Sounds like a tragic mind to live in. Out of curiosity and because I don’t have a life, I found eight signs to find out whether you’re an INFJ-alien as well.

The first is ‘being in a different wavelength’. Like a flat-earther. To simplify, it’s that one student who asks questions in lectures that: a) makes no sense and; b) has already been answered.

A scenario where you’d go ‘not this idiot again’. We’ve all been there.

The second is the perfectionist but also the procrastinator. The definition of a ‘spread love and light’ student, who doesn’t follow their own advice. The one who’d loudly complain about ONE WORD THAT DOES NOT ‘FLOW’ WITH THEIR PIECE OF WRITING’. The only emotion that flows within the walls of that class is rage. Trust me, I had one of those.

The third is that you’re perceptive and good at reading people. Basically, you must be a law student. Psychologists too, though they can barely read their own behavioural patterns.

The fourth is you have a small friend circle. For closure, this ain’t that guy who played basketball in high school. Nor the girls with 900 followers on Instagram. They are no loners, trust me.

The fifth sign is that you’re deeply empathetic. So, anyone but a business student. Those creatures just want to open Mcdonald’s after figuring out the difference between Microeconomics and Macroeconomics for three years straight.

The sixth sign is that you cannot stand small talk. Like being in a room with snakes. Save that energy, pal. Say no more.

The seventh is your future-focused. A Capricorn.

And number eight is gravitating towards people who need help. That miserable ex you thought you could change? Yeah, them.

So, let’s talk about your deep-rooted trauma during Christmas time, sí?