This is very helpful in a way. I am definitely an INFJ personality. I feel the sense the pain of others intensely, like it was my own, keeping me awake at night and overwhelming me at times. I do expend alot of time helping others which I do find reawrding. Sometimes I am regailed of other's experiences who I do not know, and I have to shut these well meaning conversations down due to the draining effect it has on me, it's rediculous, you get the stage of compassion overload, though i feel guilty about that. I suffer from dissociative seizures, particularly when stressed or overloaded by other's problems and in trying to help others, especially when the help is not wanted, in which case I will withdraw.
I think the comments about not saying, "don;t be oversensitive" etc are good, there is nothing I can do about it, despite trying not to care so much.......
James S (not verified)says...
This is very helpful in a way. I am definitely an INFJ personality. I feel the sense the pain of others intensely, like it was my own, keeping me awake at night and overwhelming me at times. I do expend alot of time helping others which I do find reawrding. Sometimes I am regailed of other's experiences who I do not know, and I have to shut these well meaning conversations down due to the draining effect it has on me, it's rediculous, you get the stage of compassion overload, though i feel guilty about that. I suffer from dissociative seizures, particularly when stressed or overloaded by other's problems and in trying to help others, especially when the help is not wanted, in which case I will withdraw.
I think the comments about not saying, "don;t be oversensitive" etc are good, there is nothing I can do about it, despite trying not to care so much.......
I am a 43 year old male, married with one child.