extraverted Feeling (Fe): 3 Things I Love About Fe

If you’re new to Geek Psychology, my name is Matt Sherman. People call me Sherman. I'm a personality type expert, life coach, hypnotist, author, podcaster, and course creator. I help mainly INFPs embrace their unique strengths and navigate life's challenges. Through practical strategies and deep insights, I aim to help people like you live a more fulfilling and authentic live where you can wake up and feel good about who you are and your impact on the world. I have a lot of Fe in my life and have come to appreciate many things about it. In this video I talk about 3 things I love about extraverted Feeling and, in consequence, some major differences between introverted Feeling and extraverted Feeling.

Please join me in spreading the love below with your positive comments about Fe :)

[nineinchnailsforever]

It's nice to see an Fi user who appreciates Fe. Your analysis was super accurate for myself (INFJ). Thanks!

[CrimsonHazmat]

Fe is a giant workhorse for us too as INFPs, understanding those group dynamics, building thicker skin, and moving forward in the business world etc.

[jaywalks]

That's good! I would add that Fe is linked to Ti. I would add the 'logic' behind what Fe is doing, you've touched on it by implication. Fe is happening for a reason. Fe is aware of feelings in others. How people feel changes what they can do at that moment. Fe can help to adjust the emotional position of an individual/group so that the task at hand can be performed. If the Fe user also activates Ni, then it will be in a responsible way for the future benefit of each individual in the group according to Ti standards.

People talk of Fe as harmony, but it isn't quite that. For example, if a group dynamic is not healthy by Ti standards then Fe may well disrupt the group to 'help' create a new structure. Fe can equally and with intent destroy a group. It's not all flowers and sunshine. Although mostly it is. - ENFJ

[karenjahn]

Thank you from an INFJ! Made me appreciate my Fe again. I love your sharing of insights and your positive approach for your videos.

[amirahl]

Hi, as an ENFJ, i just want to say how accurate this video is for me! Amazing. Were you in my mind? I feel so validated from watching this. The description as a group healer is spot on and something I catch myself doing a lot in group settings. I would do timely “scans” just to check how everyone is, and it’s done so subconsciously I never really thought about it. Also, “sacrificing” how I feel for the group is very accurate as well. I had a falling out with a person in my friendship group and was hurting a lot but because I wanted to preserve the group and not let my other friends have to lose this individual as a friend too, I negotiated with said individual to hang out with us as i perceived that preserving the group in the long-run would mean less suffering (for me and everyone) than letting how I feel in the moment ruin everything. Just my 2 cents. Thanks for this video! You’ve earned a subscriber :)

[Rafasasaki]

I feel like it´s very true, though as an introvert I tend to want to help people individually instead of a whole group, unless I know the group, great video man!

[Sara-usmn]

You're the best MBTI channel. Spot on. I just came to the comments to tell you that you're cute though.

[claudiapatricia]

I loved the video! Now, eagerly awaiting a video teaching how to develop extroverted feeling.

[ziahd.]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! I haven't seen other channels make Fe feel so seen. It's usually that Fe's not so great or it's bad, stupid or something like that...

[akaboo]

I'm not good at Fe. But I spare feelings from an Fi perspective. I never want to hurt anyone.

[juhoyla-outinen]

My mnemonic is:
Fi is emotional impression
Fe is emotional expression
Of course, internal emotions can be transferred from person to person (Te-Fi) and emotional atmosphere can be rationalised internally (Ti-Fe). But, it's interesting how different these conduit channels are in that regard, purified of all logic.

A Te user can't probably even understand Fe as a functional concept. It's sometimes easy for an Fi user to confuse Te-Fi with Fe, Te functional aspect being reflected inwards to the Fi realm synthesising false Fe. And tadaa, there seems to be a confused "xxFJ".

[Elimbi]

I have an Esfj aquaintance who just can't stop calling my emotional state out during stressful situations (I'm a high a Fi user so I need to process my emotional state for myself). It is so infuriating like dude I'm sad and just because you wanna extravert your emotions doesn't mean I want to do the same.

[saranox]

I agree. :) I love to uplift the dynamics, being highly sensitive to the moods it will affect me becuase I can't turn of my Fe and it will literally torture me if there is unresolved conflict (with my Fe combined with Ni I sense tension, emotions etc. and I tend to forget that this may not come to others as effortlessly as to me) and I love to support individuals even more. :)

[MossycupMolly]

I would summarize it like this, and I do think this way a lot and I have FE (INFJ) in 3 years I'm not going to look back and say I'm really glad I burned that bridge with that person to prove I was right. I'd rather take the L because I really don't care how other people think of me I know what's going on and I know what the truth is and I validate myself and actually whenever I give in and sacrifice myself so that we can keep going with this relationship I feel even better about myself internally for doing the adult thing the thing that's hard. The adult road.., 💝 Not many people can do that I don't understand why. But I'll do it because I'm capable and to keep this ball rolling LOL

[FoxMamba]

Absorption of emotional atmosphere is Fe and the ability to express a feeling.

[emailgothacked]

For me as an enfj 2w3 sx-sp it's slightly different. It's because of the sx-sp craving to use the enfj functions. So to achieve something for a group. But that it matters in a deep, intimate way (sx) As well as a practicle strategy (sp).

I'm glad I've learned to tune down the Fe. It hurts to feel people suffer and it hurts to constantly know that everyone always needs something. I don't like that feeling. Sereen meditations and creative expression, as well as nature have been a beautiful blessing in fe over stimulating times.
I wanted to write this to show a bit of how I experience Fe. I can see how too much can be unpleasant. I think someone should point out that fe in a sx-sp context is pretty much not so much concerned with social stuff, even though it sees it and is talented at it... it doesn't crave it. It craves intimate solutions and intimate moments/expressiveness.

:) that's all I had to add.

[CrimsonHazmat]

Another thing, I forget how much Fe users distaste of private conversation...they don't believe anything should be said outside the group but I thrive for that 1 on 1 interaction to get my real feelings out tbh. Not that I'm a disloyal person but it's definitely a Fi Fe difference thing.

[anansi]

As an ENTP, Fe kinda feels like the Ne of feeling lol. It’s so inclusive and open

[majavidova]

Is your friend ENFP better at Fe than Fe dominants you know? How would you describe Fe in Enfps?

[nvericks]

Idk if there's been any video made about this but what about tertiary Fe? what about FJs in adverse situations?