Self-Deprecation as a Smoke Bomb

Third on the list, INFJs use self-deprecation as a smoke bomb. You've learned how to make your sharpest

instincts disappear in plain sight, not by hiding them completely, just by lowering

the volume. So when you notice something off, when you feel the mood shift in the

room, when you catch the contradiction in someone's story, you don't come in

like a judge. You don't announce your certainty. You don't say, "You're lying,"

even when every part of you can feel it. You smile a little, you soften it,

you offer yourself up first. "Maybe I'm overthinking it. I could be wrong.

I'm probably being dramatic." And people relax instantly, because you just