Wow, I actually have done those types of tests several times in my life (in connection with career counselling) and I'm an INFP too!  Would never have anticipated the very first response to this thread to be from another INFP (especially since my career counsellor had given me the impression it was one of the rarer types!)  I'd imagine we will mostly be different personality types on here, though the most interesting aspects to me personally are whether people are higher on Feeling vs. Thinking, or Introversion vs. Extroversion (I was actually secretly thinking of Myers-Briggs when I made the post!)  I am not sure how Sensing/Intuition or Judging/Perceiving would relate to the fetish except I suppose that a Sensing person could be more focused on the physical aspects of the crying while an Intuitive person could be more focused on the meaning of the crying.  In theory.

I will admit I am guilty of following my feelings a bit too much when it comes to decision-making.  I am definitely more Feeling than Thinking whenever I've taken those types of tests.  Guess the "Feeling" part shows up differently for different people.  I wouldn't go so far as to say I'm illogical -- but guess I'm not exactly practical in my day-to-day living (though highly creative!)   Guess I'd say my feelings are probably what drive me to do things and be interested in things.  Which does go with the fetish as well, in the sense that I have a general "interest" in feelings.

But for those who don't like taking tests, feel free to just respond with what you know about your own tendency towards being emotional (which I guess is a slightly different question from whether you rely more on feeling or thinking to make decisions), and tendency towards being an introvert or an extrovert!

Last edited by woundedpuppy (May 14, 2012 12:46 am)

Introvert. In fact I suffer from social anxiety.

Inwardly I consider myself quite emotional. Outwardly I am sometimes perceived to be cold and distant. I guess expressing emotions is what I have a problem with.

carrotcake wrote:

Woundedpuppy, can you really cry on cue? How do you go about that? Not to veer off topic in your thread, but you made me curious!

Mostly I've used music (music that reminds me of something, or has meaning to me), or even just hearing that same music in my head can sometimes be enough.  The other way I've done it is thinking about subjects that would have that effect on me.  I don't really want to say what subjects I've used, but I've used different ones.

I actually haven't tried it in quite some time, but if I'm rusty, I think listening to familiar music would bring it back within a few tries, because I think once you get into doing it, it's easier to do (you can kind of condition yourself).  Although I worked up the skill, unfortunately, I've almost never had a reason to use it.  I would like to try to use it in a play someday, though (I know it wouldn't be nearly as easy to do on stage!), and especially might use it someday if a guy seems like he wants to open up to me but is being hesitant (to make him feel less self-conscious about his own crying, therefore hopefully increasing my chances of seeing *him* cry!)

I guess "on cue" might be sort of an exaggeration... I guess I can "make myself cry" is all I'm trying to say.  By using the help of music and imagination.  Which is a heck of a lot harder to do in front of someone than alone.  I admire actors so much for that!!!  I'm not shy about it, but I just find it way more distracting to be watched (harder to zone into the right emotion).

Extrovert, definitely, haha. When I'm not in a shy mood - which happens less because I'm actually shy, and more because a lot of people intimidate me -  I'm generally very outgoing.

I don't really know how emotional I am. Even though I'm not fond of crying in front of people, I have no problem getting super impassioned/upset, I guess, and no problem talking with people about times I've cried. And I'm pretty easily moved by things. But at the same time, I always have this desire to sort of intellectualize emotions so they're easier to process - whether they're happy or sad or just, like, over the top - so I'm not really sure.