ISFJ: “The Nurturer”

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Some people call it the Jung Typology Test and others call it the Myers-Briggs Test.

ISFJ = Introverted, Sensing, Feeling Judger

Nickname of ISFJ: “The Nurturer” or “The Martyr” or “The Protector”

Main Qualites of ISFJ

  • Consistent
  • Friendly
  • Conscientious
  • Precise

Good ISFJ Careers:

  • Tech Support
  • Retail Store Manager
  • Real Estate Agent
  • Secretary
  • Bookkeeper
  • Paralegal
  • Teacher
  • Nurse
  • Veterinarian
  • Biologist

Famous ISFJs  & Fictional ISFJs

  • Alfred, Lord Tennyson (The Lady of Shalott and Idylls of the King)
  • Barbara Bush
  • Bianca in Taming of the Shrew
  • Bob Gunton
  • Charles Dickens
  • Charlie Brown
  • Connie Seleca
  • David Copperfield
  • Dr. John H. Watson, M.D. (Sherlock Holmes’ faithful sidekick)
  • Ed Bradley, Journalist
  • Ed McMahon
  • Elijah Wood
  • Hephaestus, the Greek god of fire and crafts
  • Hero in Much Ado About Nothing
  • Jack Klugman
  • Jimmy Stewart
  • Joel Barish (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)
  • Johnny Carson, comedian
  • Julianne Moore
  • Kristi Yamaguchi, Olympic figure skater
  • Lambert (“Navigator” in Alien)
  • Louisa May Alcott (Little Women)
  • Marie Osmond
  • Mary Tyler Moore (Dick Van Dyke Show & Mary Tyler Moore Show)
  • Megan Mullally
  • Melanie in Gone With The Wind
  • Michael Cane
  • O.J. Simpson
  • Oliver Read
  • Ophelia in Hamlet
  • Porky Pig
  • Princess Diana of Wales
  • Queen Elizabeth II of England
  • Queen Mary I (“Bloody Mary”) of England
  • Robert E. Lee
  • Robin Roberts (Good Morning America)
  • Rose McGowan
  • Sarah Polley
  • Snow White
  • St. Teresa of Avila (Teresa de Jesus)
  • Storm, X Men
  • Terri Garr
  • Tertullian (Martyr)
  • Theka (Martyr)
  • Thomas the Martyr
  • Toni Collette
  • Tonya (Doctor Zhivago)
  • Tori Spelling
  • Tyne Daly
  • U.S. Presidents: William Howard Taft
  • Vanessa Ferlito
  • William Howard Taft (U.S. President)
  • William Shatner (Captain Kirk, Star Trek)

These Web site were helpful for this article:

KnowYourType, TypeLogic, MyPersonality, Personality-Tests.eu and SimilarMinds

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Discussion

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Below is an archive of comments from my older blog:

210 Responses to ISFJ: “The Nurturer”

Niko-chan says: August 19, 2011 at 12:13 am

Hey i am an isfj, sure i was a social outcast for a time, but now my life is never better. I've got great friends. Am i loyal? Yes. Am i nurturing? Yes. But I LIKE WHO I AM, so keep your dumbass comments to yourself, because i'm pretty sure i have a better life than you, and i feel sorry for you. Because that's the type of person i am.

Courtney says: August 4, 2011 at 2:30 am

Hey, Isfjaregay, how am I a loser? I am who I am. Everyone is different. What's your personality type? Because I'm thinking it's time to break out of my “nurtering” shell and bash it 😛

Ashii says: May 23, 2011 at 7:36 pm

I'm an ISFJ and I'm quite pleased with myself, as well as other ISFJs. Feel free to keep your thoughts to yourself; I'm sure no one is willing to give a penny for them, especially after you've made an arse of yourself.

John Stevens says: May 11, 2009 at 7:12 pm

Under ‘fictional ISFJs’, if you count mythology as fiction, you could add Hephaestus, the Greek god of fire and crafts.

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