How to Break Codependency Habits and Stop Being Codependent
Many of us have codependent tendencies. Early in our childhood, we are taught to put other people’s needs above our own. We learn that to receive love, we need to do what we are told and give excessively. As adults, we continue to display these people-pleasing...
How to Take Criticism Better As a Sensitive INFJ?
Once a student asked me, “Should I start a blog? Do you think I’ll be judged?” Without hesitation, I blurted out, “Yes, you will be judged.” And the student stared at me like I’m the most discouraging teacher ever. I laughed out...
Do You Need to Be Needed? (And Other Signs of Codependency)
Being needed makes us feel good. It makes us feel important, valued and wanted by other people. It increases our sense of worth and self-esteem. But when is our need to be needed too much? Similar to workaholism, wanting to be needed is okay until it turns...
Why Do INFJs Get Angry and How to Deal with Anger?
People usually don’t associate the word “anger” with INFJs. It’s difficult to imagine how a gentle and quiet person like an INFJ can be angry. Especially, aren’t we the personality type that desires harmony and dislikes violence and...
How to Feel Worthy and Know Your Worth in a Love Relationship
How do you know your worth in a relationship? What is self-worth based on? And exactly how worthy are you? Imagine you are shopping in a departmental store now. You see something you really like… let’s say a shirt, a dress, or a pair of shoes. You look at...
How to Find Peace in Your Past Trauma as an INFJ?
Most if not all of us have experienced some kind of trauma in our life, but not everyone will see it as a trauma. Trauma is defined as a deeply distressing or disturbing experience. But it’s not limited to acutely painful and life-threatening experiences such as...
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