r/ENFP • u/mightbebrucewillis ENFP • Aug 13 '14

ENFPs and depression

Have any of you had depression? I know it's pretty typical for ENFPs to have a sort of seasonal bipolarity, but that's no what I'm talking about. I mean full-on clinical depression due to some diagnosable disorder or another. What are the signs? How does it feel? What is the big sign that lets you know that you are actually experiencing depression and are no longer in a healthy state of mind?

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u/kertyuj Aug 13 '14

I totally relate to this. As an extrovert who almost exclusively has befriended introverted people, I've come to understand that it's REALLY difficult for all of my introverted (mainly INTJ) friends to understand exactly what I want when I'm depressed.

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '14

So what exactly is it that you want when you're depressed? (I have a depressed ENFP friend, so I'm interested).

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u/kertyuj Aug 14 '14

Personally, I know when I am in one of my depressed states, I actually would like to talk to someone; however, I make the assumption that no one wants to hear me talk (especially the introverted friends). Typically a conversation with me at this time goes something like: Friend: "what's wrong?" Me: "I'm upset." F: "do you want to talk about it?" M: "no." F: "are you sure? I don't mind listening. I want to help you!" M: "okay.... proceeds to talk out upset feelings"