What are the differences between INFJ-T and INFJ A?

INFJ-T have thinned skin, like having a lot of holes in their personal boundaries where stress can easily get thru and they trigger easily (hence the word “turbulent”). That thinned skin makes them get overwhelmed easily and are HSP, that they often dump their stresses and anxieties unto other people to feel good about themselves, they don’t own those stresses anymore because they found a scapegoat.

INFJ-T types have an external locus of control.

INFJ-A types have an internal locus of control (assertive).

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INFJ-A are much “cooler” in the way they carry themselves, they own a solid personal boundary where everyday stresses bounces off their shield and rarely gets thru. INFJ-A types typically have more intimate relationships (usually with ENTPs, ENFPs, and INTPs) because they are “assertive” at getting their needs met.

Those two types are worlds apart, and we can’t relate to each other.

Immature boundaries vs. mature boundaries.

I’m wondering about attachment and transference with the therapist and the idea of escape and fantasy? How much do you think your strong feelings, constant thoughts, desires to be with your therapist are a way to escape from your present life? I wonder if the transference serves another purpose than to show us our wounds and/or past experiences, but is a present coping strategy for managing what we don’t want to face (even if unconsciously) in the present—-current relationships, life circumstances, etc. Can anyone relate to this concept of escape in relation to their therapy relationship? How does this play out for you?

What are the differences between INFJ-T and INFJ A?

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