Comments on: INFJ Anxiety Under Stress and Depression

By: Emma Patterson

Emma Patterson — Wed, 06 May 2020 08:52:31 +0000

I di this too, I search if I’m a narcissist if I make a wrong decision. I can’t bare making anyone feel uncomfortable or if I have upset them. So then I literally start panicking thinking I’m a bad person, when I know that I am not. It’s sad x

By: Josh

Josh — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 14:08:54 +0000

I truly can’t articulate how wonderful it was to come across this article today. There are some things in here that I absolutely identify with, including being a Highly Sensitive Person and sometimes having sensory input overload when my stress levels are high (sometimes it’s light patterns, especially when driving and when my stress is high [which is always, when I’m leaving work], sometimes it’s just too many cars on the road or too many people in the room). Feeling that instant sense of being disconnected is scary and frustrating and compounds the stress. It’s such a relief to see it isn’t just me. Misery does love company. Thank you to the author – this may be an old article but it is still doing its job. I wish I’d have found it back when it was written, it might have made the last years at least a little less frustrating.

By: Sue

Sue — Fri, 04 Jan 2019 23:17:20 +0000

Old post, still getting sporadic comments, I see. I’ll add my two cents in case it helps someone. I’m an INFJ with a moderately high IQ but that doesn’t matter because the Dysthymia and Generalized Anxiety (from childhood abuse) demolish my focus, memory, patience and creativity. I’ve taken medications off and on, but usually only when I’m working full time, because that’s when it’s the worst. For the last 3 years I’ve been working 40-45 hours a week with an hour+ drive each way, just bought a house, and am supporting my spouse and two kids, so it’s scary to think of finding another job I may not do as well at. But the work/life balance is bad and I’m exhausted and angry. So I know what I have to do: either find a closer job, pressure my spouse to find a job so I can work a little less, or just medicate myself until I’m fine with things again. I’d love to meditate, but my house is a loud, chaotic mess and I found out it’s not good to do while driving. So lots of decisions are in my future.

By: Laura

Laura — Sat, 25 Aug 2018 22:54:36 +0000

I’m a 45 year old woman who has been living and anxious, mostly depressed life. Long story short…… I’ve recently come into the Myers Briggs types and I’m a INFJ. I’ve been researching and it’s beyond accurate. It saddens me to think if I knew this many years ago how differently my life could have been. I’ve been struggling my whole life thinking there was something wrong with me, I was weird, never fit in, never had any true friends, etc. Doesn’t help having many failed narcissist relationships. Anyway, this is one of the best I’ve read about us INFJ’s. What a breath of fresh air! Thank-you is not even close to a word of how grateful I am. They say your never to old to start over. So I’m going to take my INFJ self and finally accept myself for the rare person I am :). Anti-depressants have never worked for me, in fact made my symptoms worsen. I’m going to try the ideas you suggested that helped you out. See how it goes. From one INFJ to another, let’s be our true, unique selves and thrive!! Fingers crossed!!

By: Audra

Audra — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 18:23:34 +0000

Littered with typos. My bad.

By: Audra

Audra — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 18:22:45 +0000

As a 5w4 INFJ myself, I disagree that we’re “unlucky” to live in a modern, western world. In fact, we basically won the birth lottery to only have to worry about first world problem. Do we have a rough time of it in this society? sure, from a mental and emotional standpoint. But an important part of reducing anxiety and stress is expressing gratitude.

By: martin

martin — Sat, 10 Mar 2018 16:25:34 +0000

Thanks for your recommendations of the herbs against depression and anxiety.
Rhodiolo Rosea has helped me a lot.
l-theanine does not. It makes me feel more depressed. So I think if you suffer more from depression than anxiety – stick to Rhodiola.
I have the same bad experiences with l-theanine as they write here om Reddit:
https://goo.gl/VKyx99
Kind INFJ-regards
Martin

By: Jeffrey

Jeffrey — Fri, 12 Jan 2018 14:47:20 +0000

Hey, your story spoke to me because i am in a similar boat. I have had severe panic attacks for the last 3 years, am jobless and have no friends or family i can count on anymore.
I almost went on antidepressants until i found a better solution. (for me of course )
I went vegan and slowly cut out all junk food in my life and all dairy and meat. I also started excercising more (just start with 30 mins of jogging per day, and you’ll probably want to increase it eventually. Because it feels so good) safe to say i found a new purpose in life wich really makes me feel happy. Is still have no friends, but knowing i am on my path makes me alot happier. I hope this helps for you as well! And if you want, i can post what i eat every day so you don’t have to do all the work. I hope you find your purpose too!

By: Tash

Tash — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 21:06:41 +0000

Thank you for that. I needed ti hear that.

By: 10 Things People Don’t Realize You Are Doing Because of Your Anxiety – Awareness Act

Mon, 04 Sep 2017 13:30:42 +0000

[…] Image via […]