

Also, dominant Fi can cause self-consciousness since it may be very important to ISFPs to only portray their “true” idealized self to others. After all, the ISFP would feel that way, so everyone else probably would, right? Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. Fi may also lead those with ISFP personality to assume they understand what you’re feeling, even if they do not. ISFPs that are not extraverting with their Se will probably seem distant, rigid, uninviting, or perhaps emotionally cold. This is in stark contrast to the high Fe user who may immediately seek the support of someone else, to externally sort through their feelings. When faced with a challenging situation, they’ll probably look inward first and cope in solitude, while they sort through their feelings or stance.
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Those with this personality type feel very deeply, but will probably only share the full extent of these feeling with a few close friends or family members. Some can even come across as somewhat cold as a result, although others may be more expressive and warm. ISFPs may or may not be emotionally expressive in public.

(Self-discovery is a never-ending journey for most high Fi users.) Fi dominants on average struggle to find their personality type because of this subjective, over-analysis. ISFPs in an argument will tend to appeal to someone’s emotions, values, or humanity, rather than relying on cold, hard facts.įi will lead ISFPs to constantly ask “Who am I?” as they analyze their feelings, reevaluate their stances, and continually seek to discover their true self.

At the very least, they will feel compelled to maintain their values with great conviction, and will struggle to fake an agreement or allow themselves to be associated with something they disagree strongly with. However, those with the ISFP personality may quickly discard that need to uphold harmony in situations where their internal value system is threatened. Having a feeling function in either the dominant or auxiliary position will usually result in a desire for harmony, because feelings and values are considered first. Although, bolder ISFPs might be completely comfortable with stating an objection, depending on the circumstances or the gravity of the offense. If you cross one of those boundaries, there is a good chance they may uncomfortably but passionately voice their objection to it. Since ISFPs are leading with a judging function, albeit introverted, they may appear more judgemental once they begin sharing their value system with you. Those with this personality type will wish to be recognized as unique, and may impress upon others the importance of being unique and staying true to one’s self. ( Click here for a more in-depth description of Fi.) ISFPs are very individualistic. Dominant Fi users, like ISFPs, have a strong personal sense of what they believe to be right or wrong. The ISFP personality type leads with Introverted Feeling (Fi). 🙂 Dominant Function: Introverted Feeling (Fi) With all that said, we hope you find this article useful for self-analysis or understanding the minds of others. These scenarios may be briefly mentioned in the article below, but this article is not specifically written with those scenarios in mind. Exceptions may occur when the ISFP is stuck in an Fi-Ni loop or in the grip of Te. However, an ISFP should relate to the underlying principle of each function, and most of what is described below. Ergo, it’s unlikely that an ISFP will relate to or demonstrate every single quirk or trait mentioned below. Please realize, however, that everyone is unique, and the entire world cannot fit into 16 personality type boxes. Below we attempted to break down each cognitive function and practically explain how it will surface in an ISFP. The cognitive functions for the ISFP personality type in order are Fi-Se-Ni-Te.
