The Comprehensive INFP Survival Guide by Heidi Priebe (PDF)

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Despite their agreeable demeanor, INFPs represent one of the most passionate and complex personality types within the Myers-Briggs Inventory. Employing a wholly unique stack of cognitive functions, this type sees the world around them not just as it is but also as it could be—making them a deeply imaginative and highly idealistic personality.In this detailed, type-based survival guide, seasoned MBTI author Heidi Priebe explains the strengths and struggles INFPs face as they navigate the world around them as one of the most creative and emotionally intense personality types.

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⭐As an INFP who has extensively researched and read just about every article I could find on the internet (many more than once), a lot of this felt like I was just reading those same articles over again. There really wasn’t anything new or insightful, it felt like the author copied and pasted directly from the web. Turns out the author isn’t even an INFP but an ENFP which may explain the lack of insight. Still, when you spend money on a book, you at least expect the wording to be different or told through personal anecdote, or provide some concrete real world examples if you are going to regurgitate overused phrases and descriptions. It all comes across and lazy and “fake”. But then gains that is my INFP authenticity B.S detector still at work for you. I wish she expanded on the 6w5 INFPs more since that is what I am. She spent over two pages on the other INFP Ennegram subtypes but only dedicated a paragraph to 6w5s. And I could read the same thing on the internet for free. Ughhhh!Now all that aside, if you have not done your research or are not very self aware, or just want more info, this book might be helpful and insightful for you. There are some good parts to this book but many which I did not find relatable which sucks. I guess I may not be a typical INFP. 6w5s don’t seem to get as much attention since we don’t tend to be as artsy fartsy or obsessed with standing out. Plus, we blend well and seem more intellectual and rational than typical INFPs , but we are still INFPs with all the INFP quirks.So generally speaking the book is a good overview but not very insightful for someone familiar with common descriptions of the INFP who also happens to be one.

⭐This book was so helpful, I ended up reading it all in a day. It was an effective tool for self understanding and healing. Heidi’s discussion of the shadow side and what happens when INFP’s dominant cognitive and feeling patterns are overwhelmed by stress really helped me understand a particularly difficult period I went through after a series of cumulative traumas, particularly why I struggled so much to take action to get myself out of it. Furthermore, her explanation of what an INFP needs to do to get out of what she terms a “grip” and how an INFP can maximize on their dominant cognitive and feeling patterns to attain health and well-being was very hopeful and ensures the INFP who has experience prolonged periods of stress, especially trauma that there is love, creativity and loads of possibility on the horizon. One small critique is simply that the book is not well proof-read. As the book progressed, the typos became more and more frequent to the point at times they were distracting.

⭐I’ve always enjoyed personality tests and exploring different systems. Usually I’ll read a description of my type and think, “Yeah, they got some things right.” I feel like a lot of those descriptions start to sound the same from system to system. Reading this book was a different experience. It left me feeling really, truly understood and validated in a way I don’t even feel from my closest friends and family. It was the first time in my life when I read things on the page that I had only ever “seen” in my head. It gave me insight into my current thoughts/emotions, and hope for navigating the future with better understanding of my cognitive functions. I don’t just feel understood; I feel armed. “Survival Guide” is an apt title.Yeah, the discussion of cognitive functions was technical, and I’ve had to go back and reread it to make sure I’ve got everything straight. But now that I have names for those functions, know how they interact, and know what order I access them in, I can be more self-aware. I can’t recommend this book highly enough for other INFPs, especially if you’re struggling or going through a tough time and haven’t been feeling like your creative, passionate, witty, idealistic self lately. It’s a quick but deep read. I did notice quite a few typos, which usually bugs me, but in this book I don’t even care. I’m just so happy to finally “get” a layer of myself that I didn’t know existed before.

⭐In my quest to find out more about myself I stumbled upon this INFP book and I must say that I found it both thorough and more or less accurate. Although Ms Priebe herself is not an INFP (at the back of the book she proclaims herself as ENFP), she does seem to have a fairly good handle on what an INFP is and walls through different scenarios including a healthy vs non healthy infp, how infps can make things work with any personality type, what enneagram type an INFP typically falls under, how an INFP deals with extreme levels of stress etc. She also has collected and consolidated many snippets of quotes from other infps including what they say about themselves, how they have dealt with scenarios such as a divorce and what other personality types say about infps and what they like about them. Really the only thing I had wished more of the author was if she could provide more male perspectives as an INFP male are such a minority in this world, and many of the quotes are female perspectives and examples. Besides that I found the book to be a solid, easy read and recommend it to anyone wanting to learn more about themselves.

⭐I am an INFP and I have never written a review about anything… ever. I love this book!! I have read it three times since purchasing it about a year ago because I feel understood when I read it, it helps me to grow and to accept myself for the way God has made me. I find that when I get into a dominant-tertiary loop (aka: drowning in my emotions) if I read this book I am able to pull myself out of it. Also, it helps me continue to try to relate to my E/ISTP husband. As an INFP I read A LOT. I can think of only one series and one other book that I have read twice. This is the only book I have read three times and am sure I will read several more times over the span of my lifetime, depending on how long I live, lol. Thank you, Heidi, for sharing your knowledge, insights and candidness in this great book! It is much appreciated!

⭐Have a read a lot of self-help books and this is one of the few I feel genuinely inspired to write a review about. For those not familiar with MBTI it provides a good overview. There is plenty else for those who are familiar with their type. I found the first few chapters about INFP uniqueness and struggles very comforting, uplifting and affirming. Worth the book just for that. It was interesting to read about the different INFP Enneagram ‘types’ – even within the INFP type there are many different variations, I’ve been different ones of these at various times and helps me to understand other INFP friends. The most interesting section for me was the Unhealthy INFP Behaviours. It went into detail about behaviours which I’ve had a broad awareness of doing, and not been able to see a way through, which it explained as going directly from Introverted Feeling to Introverted Sensing without drawing on Extraverted Intuition. In INFP style it gave one ‘broad brush’ solution from Te for getting back on track and one more ‘in the moment’ for responding when things crop up and push your buttons, all oriented towards simple action and ultimately for me restoring that sweet spot of happy balance for an INFP, when you feel grounded, alive and anything feels possible. I’m not going to explain them here as you should definitely buy the book – Heidi Priebe’s books are excellent. More personality types please!

⭐Such an amazing book, I felt compelled to submit a review. Heidi Priebe goes much further than the usual Introversion, Intuition, Feeling, and Perception definitions, and fairly quickly introduces the four cognitive functions. I had never heard of these before, but this book made them easy to understand. The cognitive functions really opened my mind to understanding many INFP behaviours, challenges, and strengths. Heidi describes unhealthy behaviours that an INFP can fall into, sometimes due to stressful situations, and provides the theory and practical examples of how to recognise warning signs and how to grow as an INFP. This book gave me an insight into the INFP far beyond the normal definitions, and enabled me to understand much of the theory. A really wonderful book that I return to time and time again. The chapters discussing how an INFP relates to each of the sixteen MBTIs were also particularly fascinating.

⭐I really enjoyed this book, I felt like I learned a lot about myself and some traits I have struggled with for as long as I can remember. My only criticism is that it didn’t really explore the ‘turbulent’ or ‘assertive’ elements of the MBTI, which I think is rather relevant. I would wholeheartedly recommend this book and will likely re-read it when I next feel lost and in need of direction.

⭐It’s fantastic that it’s written by someone who is INFP and it gives both detailed information of the functions and how these often manifest themselves, and also provides wonderful real life examples and stories from INFPs and from other personality types about INFPs. The book also goes into the development of an INFP over their life; into parenting an INFP and parenting as an INFP; INFP relationships with different types; into the workplace too, lots of great advice that I will keep coming back to.

⭐Every INFP has to read this. It helped me make sense of my feelings and a lot of issues I was having at the time. It’s helped me change my career and my life to be better suited for me and my ambitions.It’s been the best therapy I have ever had.

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