Today, when smartphones and social media are highly developed, loneliness has become a trouble for more and more people. This pervasive emotion not only affects mental health, but also has a profound impact on physical condition. Loneliness is manifested in various forms, from short-term loneliness to long-term isolation, which are difficult for modern people to avoid.
Are you also confused about how to relieve loneliness? PsycTest Quiz official website (psychtest.cn) has specially prepared the 'INFP Advanced Personality File' for you to help INFP-type people establish healthier self-relationships and interpersonal interactions.
Although there is no personality type that completely avoids loneliness, the data show that among the 16 MBTI personality , the frequency of feeling loneliness is significantly higher. According to our survey, up to 69% of INFPs say they often feel lonely, while the average of all personalities is only around 51%.
INFP represents introversion, intuition, emotional, and perceived personality. They are usually empathetic, creative and idealistic, and attach importance to inner harmony and fairness. INFP desires to build sincere and profound relationships and hopes to share dreams and passions with others.
This article will focus on the 'three dimensions of loneliness' confirmed in psychological research, and explore the performance and challenges of INFP personality at three different levels: social loneliness, intimate loneliness and collective loneliness, help you better understand your own loneliness and enhance your psychological happiness.
Three dimensions of loneliness
Loneliness is not a simple “one person” state, but a painful feeling of a gap in a person’s social connections to the desired social connection. Psychological research divides loneliness into three core types:
- Social loneliness : Lack of high-quality friendship, support and companionship
- Intimate and lonely : lack of close partners who can express their feelings and build deep trust
- Collective loneliness : lack of a sense of group belonging that matches one's own values and goals
Losing any of these will cause loneliness to varying degrees. This also explains why some people still feel lonely under the surface of a happy marriage, or have many circles of friends but lack intimate relationships.
INFP and social loneliness
As an introverted personality, INFP attaches great importance to friendship. They hope to take precautions in front of their friends, speak freely, and share their dreams and thoughts. For INFP, friendship is not only emotional support, but also a resonance of the soul.
But their introverted traits can sometimes become a stumbling block to social loneliness. INFPs require a lot of solitary time to organize their thoughts and recharge, which may inadvertently alienate them from friends. Even if you are eager to contact, INFP may not take the initiative to make an appointment due to hesitation, which will intensify loneliness.
In addition, INFP prefers in-depth communication and does not like superficial social interaction. Making friends casually does not conform to their values, but may instead make them feel more isolated and helpless. Faced with the embarrassment of 'lost in the crowd', INFP often feels misunderstood and invisible.
However, once you find like-minded friends who can understand your heart, INFP will carefully maintain these precious friendships and are willing to give all your enthusiasm and care.
INFP and Intimacy
INFP invests great emotions and expectations in intimate relationships and often has romantic ideals. Thanks to its strong intuition and rich imagination, INFP often builds a blueprint for the ideal partner, longing for a true soul mate.
However, reality often finds it difficult to fully meet their expectations, and at this time the feeling of intimacy and loneliness will come. INFP is not good at actively expressing conflicts, is prone to suppressing self-needs, sacrificing oneself to avoid disputes, and may eventually fall into unhealthy relationships, thereby aggravating loneliness.
To this end, INFP needs to learn to stick to yourself in intimate relationships, maintain equal communication, and find a partner who can make you feel at ease to be your own partner in order to achieve true emotional satisfaction.
INFP and collective loneliness
Collective loneliness comes from the lack of group ownership that matches values. INFP is eager to find meaning and belonging through a career, interest or like-minded community. They are creative, idealistic, and often pursue a sense of mission that can make the world better.
If the work environment or social circle is inconsistent with your inner mentality, INFP is likely to feel isolated and frustrated. Fortunately, INFP can find a sense of belonging through various channels such as developing interests and hobbies, participating in art, devoting to volunteer services, and religious groups.
However, INFP's indecision may slow down their actions, make it difficult to quickly make participation choices, and miss the opportunity to connect with others. Only when they truly come into contact with their inner voice can they be directed to find things and groups that they love.
Conclusion and Action Suggestions
INFP personality may be more likely to feel lonely than most personality because of its desire for profound connections and value resonance. But this also means that they have strong introspective ability and can see the root of their emotions.
We recommend that INFP make good use of this power of self-reflection to actively identify and fill gaps in social, intimate and collective loneliness. With the free MBTI tests and MBTI advanced personality profiles provided by PsycTest Quiz, you can explore yourself deeply and open up healthier and more meaningful connections with others.
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