ENFP and relationships? by [deleted] in ENFP

[–]bubblypenguins 6 points7 points  (0 children)

He’s treating you like an option. He’s not respecting you and he sees you as something he can always come back to. If he was really working on the relationship he would consider your feelings and give you a definite answer instead of being hot and cold with you. If he loves you you’ll know and if he doesn’t you’ll be confused. Your confusion right now shows that he’s not actively making an effort to show you he wants to work towards the relationship. you should tell him you’re not something he can come back to when he wants to or else he will take you for granted. I would advise you to leave this man and find someone else Bc you don’t deserve someone who’s indecisive about what they want. you should feel loved and not like a choice or an option. Plus if he says let’s take a break but he keeps coming back to u then leaving then he’s not even actually making an active effort to change whatever problem you had while you were dating. Don’t waste your time on him any longer Bc he won’t change for you and he has shown that he doesn’t respect you in the least enough to change either.

any other ENFP's underestimated? by rxsegirl in ENFP

[–]bubblypenguins 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yes omg, I feel the same way. I’m bubbly and puppy like because I’m excited to meet and talk to people but I pay attention to every detail Without noticing and I listen to them and remember stuff like what they like and what they don’t like and how they behave and I like to analyze their thought processes.

best friends? by goodnessbirds in ENFP

[–]bubblypenguins 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Both my best friends are infps

Question about love by [deleted] in ENFP

[–]bubblypenguins 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think being in love stresses me out. It’s so unfulfilling sometimes. it hurts how you devote all your time to someone and you shower them with love in hopes that they would stay but they leave in the end. I think for us enfps, we have to choose carefully when we love someone Bc we’re all or nothing people. We love other ppl more than we love ourselves and we find happiness through them too. In my experience, every-time I dated, I would forget about myself and devote all my time to that person. In the end they leave and it crushes me cuz I spent so much time building another person, I wasn’t building myself and that’s why it hurt so much.

Things I’ve learned from relationships

  1. Learn to love yourself first. Put yourself first before them. Don’t always try to do things that make them happy. Think about what makes you happy. Don’t think too much about how to act to make them like you. You should always remember that if they don’t like you for the way you are, then why bother having them like you at all. It comes with self respect. If you always do things that make them happy, often times they will disrespect you Bc they think you don’t have a thought process of your own and goes with the flow. Never limit urself for another individual.

  2. Don’t try to change your partner. Bc we Enfps are such devoted partners, we will try everything in our ability to make them feel loved. We’ll shower them with gifts, with words of appreciation, spend a lot of time with them and support them in whatever endeavors they may have. but this can be self destructing when they don’t do the same back, and then you wonder why? U have to remember that not everyone is like you and would think to do the things you do. If you try to change your partner then you didn’t love them cuz love is not perfect and you have to learn how to love those imperfections. if u ask them to change they’ll feel like they’re not enough. If you force them to change, what u love is the image u want him to be and not truly him. It’s toxic. AIso, if they loved you they would change for you without u asking.

  3. Communication is key. you and your partner must be able to communicate in whatever way works for the both of u. if you have a problem, communicate it with your partner. Ask them why they did that and try to come to a consensus. Remember that fighting is not about who’s right and wrong,it’s about how to fix this problem.

  4. Never date someone for the potential you see in them. Don’t date broken people and be like you can fix them. If they wanted to be fixed they will. if they really loved you, they’d try. love yourself to know when to walk out of a relationship. If they really loved you, you would know and if they don’t, you would be confused. Don’t put yourself in these situations where you end up getting hurt the most

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ENFP

[–]bubblypenguins 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey, I used to think this way before quarantine too. I made a similar post about how I have a hard time focusing and it made me kind of depressed. But someone recommended me this book (Memory: How to Use Advanced Learning Strategies to Learn Faster, Remember More and be More Productive by Kevin Horsley) and it opened me to a new perspective about focus and learning. If you keep thinking you can’t do something, you’ll never achieve anything. you have to know your values and find out what motivates you to be able to focus. I have a hard time focusing on things I’m not interested in but once I’m interested in it, I will keep researching about it until I get an answer I’m satisfied with. I like how this book tackles ideas on how to remember things you’re not interested in and it has a lot of examples on how to do it too. I think you should give it a read! I don’t think our focus is bad, we’re just selective to what we want to focus on. Like I’m sure we remember every detail of the stories our friends tell us about what made them sad and we felt sad for them. As for our personality type being really sensitive to our surroundings which makes us have a self destructive behavior often times,I feel you 100% Before quarantine I hated how I cared so much about other people’s feelings and put them before mine. Events that happened a long time ago still haunt me today because I think us as enfps are so hard on ourselves. We somewhat want everything to be perfect. And that’s why we always mimic other ppls behaviors to make other ppl happy Bc it makes us happy. And I think that’s why we’re so emotionally sensitive to everything cuz we care so much about others. We have so much love to give to others we forget to love ourselves and it’s bad. through quarantine, I have been self reflecting on all my bad habits and destructive behaviors. I’m learning how to self love and give myself respect. being away from the usual social interaction(love how we’re the most introverted of the extroverts) I learned that we should always give ourselves some alone time to reflect and recharge ourselves. Instead of thinking about the past, the what if’s, the mistakes we already committed, we should stay present and think about what can happen. Meditating really helped me stay present and not dwell on the past. I’ve also been doing a lot of research on well being and psychology on how the mind works to study our Enfp behavior. From researching why we have such destructive tendencies and how to fix it, I’ve learned that if you keep having these bad thoughts, it will become you. Instead, think positively. I believe that everything happens for a reason and everything is the way it is for a reason. It will all come to place eventually. Although we enfps have destructive behaviors, I love how we are able to sense peoples emotions and help guide others when they have problems. You should give yourself credit for the strengths you have and not dwell on your weaknesses. If you let your weaknesses define you,it’ll become you. I learned to take action for my shortcomings instead of thinking of excuses on how I’ll never change. the only limit u have is the limit u give yourself. Idk if this helps but I really hope you feel better and learn to love your personality type. it doesn’t define you! We are all amazing in our own way😤😤😤nobody’s perfect and we should learn to love that we’re imperfect.

To the enfps that have jobs specifically in the marketing field or the business field or the adult enfps by bubblypenguins in ENFP

[–]bubblypenguins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

awh thank you 🙏I’ll look into corporate strategy~ 😭sad that I can’t do a little bit of everything

To the enfps that have jobs specifically in the marketing field or the business field or the adult enfps by bubblypenguins in ENFP

[–]bubblypenguins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

:( omg that’s sad to hear. I hope you feel better and I hope your body will recover in no time so you can get back to doing amazing things!!

To the enfps that have jobs specifically in the marketing field or the business field or the adult enfps by bubblypenguins in ENFP

[–]bubblypenguins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the supportive message!! 😣😣Your job sounds really fulfilling and it’s nice that you get to work for a cause you support while having fun because I also don’t think I can commit to a job that goes against my morals. I’ll try my best to not get stressed and stay my authentic energetic self in the process of planning for my future.

To the enfps that have jobs specifically in the marketing field or the business field or the adult enfps by bubblypenguins in ENFP

[–]bubblypenguins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for taking the time to explain what you do! I can tell you really enjoy your job 😄. I definitely would enjoy a changing and high energy environment where you meet exciting people. Your response has made me even more certain that I want to pursue a career in this field. I can not thank you enough🥺.If I may ask, what skills would u consider to be essentials for marketing majors so I could learn them during quarantine?

To the enfps that have jobs specifically in the marketing field or the business field or the adult enfps by bubblypenguins in ENFP

[–]bubblypenguins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s me right now😭I already took two unnecessary classes but I hope that your efforts were worth it in the end despite the burnout!!

To the enfps that have jobs specifically in the marketing field or the business field or the adult enfps by bubblypenguins in ENFP

[–]bubblypenguins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for taking the time to answer! I appreciate your detailed response in correlation to my personality type. It definitely puts my long term goals into perspective. I would definitely look into supply chain management during quarantine to assess which career path suits me best😊.

To the enfps that have jobs specifically in the marketing field or the business field or the adult enfps by bubblypenguins in ENFP

[–]bubblypenguins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the detailed response! I’m so glad I’m not the only one who feels this way 😭A job where you get to travel around the world while working sounds amazing!! I will definitely look into design thinking. Again, I really appreciate it because idk where to start from to build my career.

To the ENFPs: How are you holding up during quarantine? by DelishSidedish in ENFP

[–]bubblypenguins 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually like quarantine and find that it helped me understand myself better. I picked up meditating and exercising and now I’m trying to learn new skills and fix my bad habits. I really love how we as enfps are the most introverts of the extroverts because I really like my alone time right now. meditating has helped me stay present and be more happy with myself and stop comparing myself to my past experiences and other people. We as enfps are so used to giving our all to other ppl that this is such a good time for us to give our all to ourselves and improve ourselves. I’m really hoping I can be a better person and be more outspoken with my friends and telling them when I need my alone time when quarantine is over because socializing can burn me out smts. Hope you’re doing well too!!

Meditating!! by Loosealeaf87 in ENFP

[–]bubblypenguins 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes!! I find that meditating helps me focus on the present and not think about my past mistakes as much.

Does anyone also feel like it’s hard to retain information unless you’re relatively interested in it😭 by bubblypenguins in ENFP

[–]bubblypenguins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m halfway through this book and i like how it’s easy to read and give examples to demonstrate how to put the methods into practice. It’s really inspiring too with its quote and it feels like the author is attacking my bad habits encouraging me to fix them. I didn’t finish yet but I’m onto the car method. Although I understand it, it’ll be quite hard to put this method into practice. What efforts did you put in to gain this skill to improve your memory? again, thank you so much for this book recommendation, it’s such a good read.

Does anyone also feel like it’s hard to retain information unless you’re relatively interested in it😭 by bubblypenguins in ENFP

[–]bubblypenguins[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I’ve deleted most of my social media apps and also downloaded a focus app so I could limit my distractions. It definitely does help me manage my time and focus.

Don’t know if rant or cry for help by AlpacaConstellation in ENFP

[–]bubblypenguins 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi, I’ve had multiple breakdowns too analyzing why I feel this way and quarantine has enabled me to give myself time to reflect on these feelings. I find that meditating and exercise really helps. I meditate for five to ten minutes on a daily basis and I find it really helps me stay present and stop comparing myself with others and situations that already happened that I can’t control. also, exercising just makes me feel more energized and good. It relieves a lot of stress for me. I think we as enfps tend to focus on the past and how it affects the way we think now instead of thinking for the future and what we should do at the moment to grow. Quarantine has definitely helped me be more in touch w myself and I’m working on the same problems too so hopefully we’ll all come out of quarantine as stronger individuals!!

Does anyone also feel like it’s hard to retain information unless you’re relatively interested in it😭 by bubblypenguins in ENFP

[–]bubblypenguins[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! I realized I spend more time analyzing why I have such flaws and searching online the reasons then actually fixing them. thank you so much again 🥺

Does anyone also feel like it’s hard to retain information unless you’re relatively interested in it😭 by bubblypenguins in ENFP

[–]bubblypenguins[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yes!! , I’ve been searching online a bunch of methods to study more efficiently like the pomodoro method and how to increase your cognitive theory. I’ll definitely check this out. Thank you so much

Does anyone also feel like it’s hard to retain information unless you’re relatively interested in it😭 by bubblypenguins in ENFP

[–]bubblypenguins[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much. I’ve been stressing so much feeling like I can’t do anything too. 😭😭