I think INFPs are supposed to be creative, right? I’m in a medical field so not sure how traditionally creative I am, but I’d like to think there’s at least a little bit of an art to what I do and that I’m able to think outside the box. I wish I were more traditionally creative though, and I definitely appreciate the arts.

Regarding “giving” in a caring profession, I’ve learned to create emotional distance between myself and my patients otherwise I wouldn’t be able to function (I’d give and give and give) and I’d be consumed by their stories (they are cancer patients). That doesn’t mean I don’t think about them when I’m at home or sometimes in the middle of the night or whenever. I am immensely touched by just about every patient who lets me into their lives and it is incredibly fulfilling. I think that’s why I have a little bit of an easier time with that concept in therapy. I have had the feeling of being left alone with my feelings after a session while I know my T is moving on to the next thing. But then I remember that it’s not personal and it doesn’t mean he doesn’t care.