Alanis Morissette being an INFJ (previously thought INFP)

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  • čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
  • August 2020 Update: After several years of studying personality type and the Jungian cognitive functions in depth, I have come to the conclusion that ALANIS IS ACTUALLY AN INFJ, but I have chosen to keep this video up.
    It just goes to show that no one should be typed without taking into account the cognitive functions. INFP and INFJ are extremely different and have a completely different function stacks, despite only being one "letter" apart.
    I also want to apologize for the inconsistent volume throughout the video as well as the utterly obnoxious repetition of certain catch phrases meant to emphasize my point.
    =================ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION======================
    Not only am I obsessed with MBTI and fascinated with INFPs, but I think Alanis Morissette is awesome. I know people are going to ask what this means, so here's a link www.keirsey.com...

Komentáře • 95

  • @cosmogirl007
    @cosmogirl007 Před 12 lety +29

    "I fear being on my deathbed, having missed out on my whole life because I was always living in the future." - that almost broke my heart how insanely it applies to me.

  • @Mr.EmeraldTheGreen
    @Mr.EmeraldTheGreen Před 4 lety +8

    I love this woman so so soooo much! I too am an INFJ, and could just listen to her for hours on end!

    • @eleanor4759
      @eleanor4759 Před 2 lety

      And I do, haha. Her podcast and interviews are 👌🏼

  • @jkveda
    @jkveda Před 12 lety +9

    dont forget that introversion doesnt mean 'shy'

  • @naughtmoses
    @naughtmoses Před 12 lety +15

    Very few people achieve Kohlberg's highest (sixth) level of rule-free, fearlessly conscious, moral conviction. Alanis has been there since she was in her early 20s for sure, and perhaps before that.

    • @eleanor4759
      @eleanor4759 Před 2 lety

      She's an anomaly. I'm so in awe of her.

    • @eleanor4759
      @eleanor4759 Před 2 lety

      And I will have to read about that theory!

  • @Bearfreaked
    @Bearfreaked Před 12 lety +13

    I am an INFP and I LOVE it! These words and thoughts sound so much like me.....

  • @shaunbeswarick7952
    @shaunbeswarick7952 Před 3 lety +5

    So glad and thank you for updating:) I am a big fan of Alanis and have been convinced for some time that she is INFJ...I remember first seeing your video about her being INFP and thought, "Alanis being an INFJ more like it!" Can be hard to type celebrities but she is certainly I (no brainer there), N (thinks and speaks about underlying patterns and meanings a lot and rarely references linear facts), F (feeling is strong with her and data is almost non existent in her interviews), J (a good example is You Outta Know...she wrote it to bring closure...very J behaviour). Her Ni is very strong...her typical reason for writing comes from within whereas INFP's tend to get inspiration from outside of themselves)...and Fe is in nearly all her interviews where she speaks of wanting to connect with others, and help others...an extroverted focus rather than Fi) 😊

    • @candi6642
      @candi6642 Před 3 lety

      Interesting. I'm INFP and got here by searching for that, as I know I'd always heard she was INFP and always thought so myself bc I related to her so much. I guess there's probably not a ton of difference between the two, but wonder why it was changed. You Oughtta Know resonated with me, INFPs can definitely be like that when hurt too. But idk now, lol. As much as I like her angry feminist side, I most admire and appreciate her for her spiritual side. Looking back, as a 90s kid who is now a secular Buddhist, I realize she was my first teacher on this path in a way.

    • @shaunbeswarick7952
      @shaunbeswarick7952 Před 3 lety +1

      Thanks for sharing, Candi. I find Alanis's lyrics touch me deeply, as does Birdy. It is hard to type celebs for sure. A secular Buddhist...what is that? 😊
      I had tickets to see Alanis last year but...covid...now it won't be until 2022...hope I still like her 😂

    • @candi6642
      @candi6642 Před 3 lety

      @@shaunbeswarick7952 Basically, I think the philosophy has great value and follow the path, but don't believe in anything supernatural woo woo, respect science. Not a big fan of organized religion, but deeply spiritual, believe we're all connected, practice compassion, loving kindness, right speech and action, gratitude, awareness, etc. Imperfectly, of course. 😊
      I was bummed last year when I found out she was doing the tour but canceled it for COVID. Actually, my husband and I just got tickets today to see it in September! I'm sorry that you have to wait till 2022, but I'm sure it'll be worth it! If you still like her, haha. 😉 Not familiar with Birdy, guess I'm going to need to look into her!

    • @shaunbeswarick7952
      @shaunbeswarick7952 Před 3 lety +1

      A Birdy song for you...czcams.com/video/zcw5qmsUfB8/video.html
      Why do you think we are all connected? (Sorry, INFJ inquisition as usual 🙄)

    • @candi6642
      @candi6642 Před 3 lety +1

      @@shaunbeswarick7952 Beautiful, thanks for sharing!
      Well, as an INFP, I just feel it, haha. But also, quantum theory, superstring theory, mirror neurons, etc.
      patimes.org/connected/

  • @shaunbeswarick7952
    @shaunbeswarick7952 Před 4 lety +3

    I've watched many interviews and listened to her music for hours and hours...I'm an INFJ and would be very surprised if she isn't too...resonates so much and reminds me of me...:)

  • @filmcourage
    @filmcourage Před 12 lety +2

    Thanks for this montage. People watching is fun and free. When you get caught, just smile. :) Love Alanis!

  • @snaildragon
    @snaildragon Před 12 lety +3

    Yep. I think she is probably an INFP. I wish the volume on the video were more consistent so I wouldn't have to keep turning it up to hear it, then down to keep it from being painful to my ears, but that is a minor complaint. I really liked how you compiled all of these interview fragments. I liked this video.

  • @USGirl22
    @USGirl22 Před 12 lety +2

    There aren't enough words to express how grateful I am to you for creating & uploading this video. Thank you dearly. Alanis is one of my favoritest people ever, and even at the "Huh?" part on the video, I "got" her. So excited!! It makes me feel REAL and important and needed in this world when I watch videos like this. Btw, I have INFJ preferences so thank you for highlighting NF qualities in the vid.

  • @heartpeter
    @heartpeter Před 13 lety +3

    Genius insight! Love the video. Listening to her speak I was taken with her idea of being like a flower. If you are in the flow of life you are a flow-er. A flower. A very INFP thought thaqt I recognise as one myself. Bless you and Alanis for this sharing!

  • @GaryLucasMusic
    @GaryLucasMusic Před 4 lety +2

    I have always associated with her words, whether in lyrics or interviews. I've seen her labelled as INFJ too but either way, from an INFP here, there was so much I related to. Thanks for making this video! I kept laughing when Versions Of Violence came on.

  • @piscesmoon3512
    @piscesmoon3512 Před 4 lety +5

    This resonates being an INFP 🌕

  • @M4rjolein
    @M4rjolein Před 12 lety +3

    @equitando Introverted doesn't mean people can't communicate or are withdrawn or shy etc. It means you get tired from being around people/strangers all the time and need 'alone time' on a regular bases. Alone time recharges introverted people, whereas extraverted people go to a club or a party to recharge.

  • @dills001
    @dills001 Před 8 lety +8

    She's HSP. Look it up

  • @mz3735
    @mz3735 Před rokem

    yep, she thinks like me. i am infj too. and highly sensitive like her. And i am with an istp. and we are perfectly opposite of eachother. love it. he helps me not miss out on my life.

  • @IleSpasev
    @IleSpasev Před 13 lety +5

    @equitando I'm definitely INFP and I'm quite extroverted. Introverted in INFP description comes in terms of deepening inside for creating or for contemplating the volcano creation starting the birth inside you. We are not afraid of talking as some introverted people are. So, I think you should see at personality types in more broader way.

    • @lisamcdonald425
      @lisamcdonald425 Před 3 lety

      I read INFPs (I am one) are the most extroverted introverts. Introverted doesn't mean shy, quiet, or withdrawn. It just means we need alone time to introspect, reflect and process our thoughts. Recharge ourselves. That's all.

  • @infinitysconcinnity2418
    @infinitysconcinnity2418 Před 8 lety +4

    Strong vote for INFP here...I see the Fi all over the place!

  • @peacelovr234
    @peacelovr234 Před 12 lety +2

    i didnt even kno about her, as an infp i'm going to make the commitment of doing so immediatly!!

  • @TehKhronicler
    @TehKhronicler Před 7 lety +3

    This is a really fuckin great video, but maybe the title should be calling her being a champion of NF values slash being a super INFJ

  • @pray4salvation
    @pray4salvation Před 12 lety +2

    I always liked Alanis didn't know why...now I do.

    • @shaunbeswarick7952
      @shaunbeswarick7952 Před 3 lety

      Love your channel name :) Your post, does that mean because you are an INFJ?

  • @CoolVallieJean
    @CoolVallieJean Před 13 lety +2

    @aelishaful agreed. of course we're able, I just meant those Functions come very naturally to the INFJ, we typically have to work at it. :)
    Patch Adams is INFP and loves helping people, but look at his life. he became a doctor from a deep frustation of the system of how people were being treated in hospitals (idealism). from that, because of that, he loves helping people.

  • @mellowDovey
    @mellowDovey Před 3 lety +1

    I dont know much in-depth about personality types, but I know that I am an INFJ. And listening to her songs and reading through all her lyrics, I couldnt help but think she could be an INFJ too because I feel like her lyrics reflects my thoughts too precisely 🙂

  • @Americanbadashh
    @Americanbadashh Před 13 lety +2

    @equitando
    Introverted in the myers briggs refers to looking inward when decided upon who you view the world, it has nothing to do with being open, having good communication skills and being sociable, and INFP can easily be a the life of the party while an ENFP can just as easily be deathly shy.

  • @Burtifly
    @Burtifly Před 6 lety +2

    Yeah I'd have to agree, very INFP.

  • @nandinoel
    @nandinoel Před 8 lety +2

    Oprah's Life class is where I kinda first heard her speak about her philosophies and ideas

  • @minister314
    @minister314 Před 5 lety +1

    As an INFJ, I don't feel it's neccessary for anyone to know someone through outer expressions, but through a interpersonal perspective that is not meant to be completely understood.

    • @lisamcdonald425
      @lisamcdonald425 Před 3 lety

      @M Muss True. As an INFP I have childlike qualities (seeing the good in people, always optimistic, n seeing the world through rose-colored glasses, etc.) Yet I am an old soul mature with wisdom n indepth knowledge on a variety of subjects. (I'll be 51 next month in July.) I have been using my 4th function lately, Extroverted Thinking. I read older mature INFPs do that. My archetype self is the innocent child and my persona is the wise old man (sage). To figure. Lol....

  • @jaimeflor4181
    @jaimeflor4181 Před rokem

    As an INFJ and an HSP, a lot of what she says resonates. I’m an INFJ 5w4, so my enneagram is different than hers. Nevertheless, I agree with her in regards to the dislike of the competitive aspects of the music industry, the big picture, spirituality and social issues. The way she thinks cognitively is very Ni-Fe.

  • @bbruce995
    @bbruce995 Před rokem

    She is actually a HIGHLY SENSITIVE PERSON,

  • @joiamed8544
    @joiamed8544 Před 2 lety

    I think she is ENFJ because she's extroverted and intuitive

  • @guinepighamster
    @guinepighamster Před 12 lety +1

    she used the word anathema. I learned this word a week ago and although there are something like 400 words in the excel file that I have which keeps all the new words, anathema is like one of five that I've actually used. :)

  • @DJJonPattrsn22
    @DJJonPattrsn22 Před 12 lety +1

    I'm an INFP (well, actually the I & the F are pretty close to E & T, even the N isn't very far from S- in fact I've gotten those results on multiple occasions... don't think I've ever gotten a J though)
    Anyway, that was great- I think you're pretty on point.
    Except... !!! ... I wondering why you didn't normalize the sound so it doesn't jump back & forth from really loud to very soft & muffled. It's super easy to do, any media software has the function :-)
    Still good stuff though!

  • @steviestagemaker417
    @steviestagemaker417 Před 9 lety +3

    0:45 ...The Anarchist movement sure could use her vocal cords

  • @suzlundy
    @suzlundy Před 13 lety

    Thank you A.M.! I identify 100% with @ 4:44 - being an emotional content person. I realized a few years ago that I am like that, and since then have wondered if anyone else was too.

  • @melindaszathmary9878
    @melindaszathmary9878 Před 12 lety +2

    Ask Alanis, which type she is...:)

  • @moonsharn
    @moonsharn Před 2 lety

    Alanis leads with extroverted Feeling, you got close with INFJ, but she’s actually ENFJ. These quotes also fit ENFJ, Alanis other ENFJ quotes which don’t fit with INFJ “I love to just jump in, all the way in”, “I get lost in this raw emotional release of sounds and that can go on for hours”, “I remember things by the emotions that were triggered in that moment.” “I can’t even count the amount of times someone has called me ‘too much’, and I take that as a compliment”

  • @infiniteworlds5
    @infiniteworlds5 Před 4 lety +1

    When you say 'huh'? I' as an INFP, 'get' her.

    • @candi6642
      @candi6642 Před 3 lety

      Same here, I thought the "huh" was kinda rude, lol. She is wise, people should listen. 😊

  • @MonAdieu
    @MonAdieu Před 12 lety

    Great work, bobbitsneazer.

  • @Coneman3
    @Coneman3 Před 3 lety

    I suspect INFJs always have beautiful eyes.

  • @kierlak
    @kierlak Před rokem

    She seems like an ENFJ 🤔 But could be an INFJ actually. She mentions "intuition" often. As an INFJ myself I am very introverted (but that's perhaps because of my childhood trauma) but not 2 INFJs are the same.
    Still not sure whether she's an INFJ or ENFJ...

  • @CoolVallieJean
    @CoolVallieJean Před 13 lety +1

    @bobbitsneazer Okay, but all the Introverted-Intuition, Extroverted-Feeler clips were selected instead of the opposite Functions of the INFP. This isn't a bad thing, INFJs & INFPs are very similar, we have the same Idealistic view of the world, very creative & imaginitive, but their emotion/purpose is expressed outward. Think of it like being Right- or Left-handed, we can use both but each person has a more dominant side.

  • @valsharai
    @valsharai Před 12 lety +6

    Her MBTI type is INFJ, dudes. Sorry to disappoint you, but she's not INFP. I know this because I married an INFP.
    INFJ uses extraverted Feeling to connect their values with those of everyone of the world toward a greater overall ambition, INFP uses introverted Feeling which is concerned with connecting its values to individuals whom they think display & have those same needs.
    Your video has only served to prove she's INFJ. Learn more about Jungian Cognitive Function preference order, please.

  • @PeaceboneGotFound
    @PeaceboneGotFound Před 12 lety +1

    "Haha - SHOULD!"

  • @untitledSWchannel
    @untitledSWchannel Před 12 lety

    Hahah, awesome! MY friends an INTJ and he rolls his eyes all the damn time, but I'm an INFP so he;s in the same boat as you!

  • @pamela.tejada
    @pamela.tejada Před 7 měsíci

    she's just like me fr

  • @naughtmoses
    @naughtmoses Před 12 lety

    The Myers-Briggs system is way suspect because it takes a snapshot of a person in a momentary now and pastes an everlasting label on them. I have seen the Myers-Briggs =suggest= a general orientation towards others, but be way off the mark when unexpected, intervening variables come into play.
    What I'm more intrigued with is her devotion to the views of Jiddu Krishnamurti and others of the anti-authoritarian / dis-establishmentarian / strictly experiential / "what is" school of thought.

  • @PocahantasBam
    @PocahantasBam Před 12 lety +1

    yes i have had a teddy bear the same one since i was a wee one he never misses a trip with me, i don't take him to be funny i take him because i need him. his names mr.vorchesky. i'm not even sure that's a name but idc i made it up :) man i wana cookie!

  • @vedranaflips
    @vedranaflips Před 12 lety

    She looked to me as INTP. I am ISFJ so don't resent me telling this. : )

    • @thatguybutitsactuallyagirl5384
      @thatguybutitsactuallyagirl5384 Před 4 lety

      What do you mean? Because you're an ISFJ, what you say have no meanings? No, she doesn't look like an INTP, and, if you do the effort in knowing more about MBTI, you can understand why she doesn't too. There's nothing about whether being an ISFJ or not.

  • @chiaragennaro4925
    @chiaragennaro4925 Před 4 lety

    She is infj

  • @CoolVallieJean
    @CoolVallieJean Před 13 lety +1

    she's a total INFJ!!! deeply caring about others & their rights, HIGHLY developed intuition, even catagorizing different types of people, INFPs are much more selfish --not that that's a bad thing :D ha
    all NFs are 'idealists' but hers is outward for others (Extroverted-Feeling) --> 5:00 6:00 ....INFJs are also known as the 'Mystics'

  • @87enoughBULL
    @87enoughBULL Před 12 lety +1

    @equitando I'm an INFP and I'm always mistaken as an extrovert. I think you misunderstand the definition of an introvert.

    • @lisamcdonald425
      @lisamcdonald425 Před 6 lety +1

      87enoughBULL I have a thought. Tell me what you think please if you see this. Ok. Back then when Briggs and Meyer composed the test in 1943, it was cut n dry -either extrovert or introvert. Black or white no gray between. Today there's a new term like a gray area between the black n white (introvert/extravert) called Ambivert. Perhaps you are on the high end of being an ambivert? :)

    • @candi6642
      @candi6642 Před 3 lety +1

      @@lisamcdonald425 The test does use a spectrum, and an ambivert will likely fall closer to the middle. I'm an ambivert, but still INFP. But even textbook introverts are not necessarily shy, quiet, or antisocial, just need alone time to recharge in between.

    • @lisamcdonald425
      @lisamcdonald425 Před 3 lety +1

      @@candi6642 Exactly. Have they changed the major test yet or adjusted it to say ambivert yet? I am an INFP like you (read other comments you wrote on other replies that you are) I can be extrovert or is it ambivert when I hanging out with close friends 1xs or 2xs a month or a once a year Dead n company show (Former members of the Grateful Dead n John Mayor) but I need to have a lot of alone time afterwards. I wasnt always so introverted like as a teen or in my 20's.Either a low end extrovert or highly ambivert. Idk...Since my 30s on (I'm 51 in July) I have mellowed out a lot.
      I read somewhere INFPs are the most extroverted introverts. I dont know where I read that or if it even was an accredited site.

    • @candi6642
      @candi6642 Před 3 lety +1

      @@lisamcdonald425 They haven't changed it that I'm aware of. I just meant that when you take the test, you get an individual score based on a spectrum from completely I to completely E. You get classified as I or E, F or T, etc, based on which side you fall on, even if you have some traits of both and are close to the middle, so you're not necessarily exactly the same as others of the same type. One INFP could be a complete introvert, while others are ambiverts. From what you say, it sounds like you are an ambivert too. We like to socialize some and are people people, just also need plenty of alone time to recharge, whereas an extrovert is actually energized by being around others. I don't think mellowing as you age and wanting less socializing really changes your core type, if you still enjoy it sometimes. My husband scores E on tests, he's more outgoing, but also is more of an ambivert because he doesn't always like being around people. I think it's confusing bc most people probably are not completely introvert or extrovert, but fall somewhere on the spectrum, and I'm not sure if there is a clear point that someone goes from mainly introvert to ambivert, lol. Here's an article that goes into it more, might be more helpful than I am. 😊
      www.healthline.com/health/health-ambivert#benefits

    • @lisamcdonald425
      @lisamcdonald425 Před 3 lety +1

      @@candi6642Wanted to thank you for the article. I am reading it next. Yes, it makes total sense everything you said. You were quite helpful indeed. I don't know many true INFPs. The friends n FB friends that took the short version MBTI test dont seem to be INFPs but ISFPs. They can not follow me in abstract thoughts nor ever have ideas, theories, or possibilities, ok listeners, didn't jump out of line time thinking, etc. Werent any of these things. Maybe they weren't using Extraverted Intuition but everytime I quizzed them? Strange.
      Thx again!!!!

  • @jayjasperjp
    @jayjasperjp Před 8 lety

    Alanis is INFJ, not INFP www.16personalities.com/infj-personality

  • @sojournemper
    @sojournemper Před 9 lety

    infj

  • @CoolVallieJean
    @CoolVallieJean Před 13 lety

    @bobbitsneazer I know less of Alanis, she's awesome though. A nice example of an INFP musician is Beck. watch?v=fBk5tNrxXC0

  • @infiniteworlds5
    @infiniteworlds5 Před 4 lety

    No. I am an INFP female, and I do not sleep with a teddy bear. I havn't since I was a small child.

  • @ManuelHerrera-tl9ky
    @ManuelHerrera-tl9ky Před 4 lety

    T amo mi amor

  • @theblacksworde
    @theblacksworde Před 6 lety

    INFJ (I'm a INFP)

  • @lmn-3927
    @lmn-3927 Před 9 měsíci

    INFx? Alanis Morisette doesn't even strike me as an introvert at all! She seems an ESTJ to me and I truly believe that's her real type.
    People should stop attributing false personality types to celebs. It creates so much confusion.
    INFx are rare. Stop saying every other person is an INFJ or an INFP. Intuitive Feelers are already misunderstood as it is. By mistyping, everyone is contibuting to the mess.

  • @mariaisabelperez8742
    @mariaisabelperez8742 Před 5 lety +1

    She's Infj and HSP too

  • @SiNderellaSiNderellie11
    @SiNderellaSiNderellie11 Před 6 lety +3

    she is legit on the page of infjs when u test INFJ ... keep dreaming tho

  • @eunisgrc
    @eunisgrc Před 11 lety

    she has Fe, either infj or intp, not an infp

    • @Burtifly
      @Burtifly Před 6 lety +1

      Not intp

    • @AZIZAxBLUE
      @AZIZAxBLUE Před 3 lety +1

      I’m an INTP and she’s not really like me 🤷🏻‍♀️ don’t think she’s one of us 😅