Going by bus

[altariel]

"INFJs, making up an estimated 1% of all people, are the most rare type (males even more so). They are introspective, caring, sensitive, gentle and complex people that strive for peace and derive satisfaction from helping others."

I always think this never quite gets the blind rage and fury that accompanies knowing exactly how the universe does and should work, and then being faced with the unalterable fact of other people.

INFJs are highly intuitive, empathetic and dedicated listeners. These traits tend to act as a "tell me what's wrong" sign on their forehead, hence the nicknames Confidant, Counselor or Empath."

Deanna Troi, eat your heart out. "Pain! Pain! Bottomless despair and anguish!"

"INFJs are intensely private and deeply committed to their beliefs."

Right up to and then just past the point where they're forced to strangle you.

On the good listener thing - often, when I'm on the bus, I get someone's life story (there seems to be just enough time between the Bingo Hall and Chesterton High Street). I often wonder what this is all about. Is it really a function of the INFJ "tell me what's wrong" sign? Or does it happen to everyone? Or are there only INFJs on buses? The last two people with whom I travelled on a bus are both INFJs. "INFJs: Confidant, Visionary, On The Bus."