Replying to @Jay INFJ dissociation is often misunderstood as emotional shutdown, but it’s actually a pattern-analysis state. Unlike trauma dissociation, which reduces awareness, INFJ dissociation increases perception by withdrawing from emotional noise. Using introverted intuition supported by extroverted feeling, INFJs enter neutrality to track psychological structure, motives, and timelines. This explains why INFJs are often projected onto, seen as “cold,” or misunderstood during emotional mom