How did you come to the conclusion (however tentative) that you are a 6, [MENTION=12991]Huxley3112[/MENTION]?
Initially I thought 4w3, but things about the 4 didn't line up as well as they should. I thought these things could be explained by a heavy 3 wing.. but started to realize they don't. For instance, i do not like seeing myself as different from other people, it actually makes me uncomfortable. I don't mind having different ideas or style, but being fundamentally different creates worry, and I realized that I take great joy in finding similarities between myself and others, i connect better, and this is what i really prefer. While i was posting as a 4 i had a few people mssg me that i seemed more 3w4 than 4w3. okay.
THe problem with 3w4 is that I have rarely "played the game" to move myself up in hierarches. I lack the energy and focus a 3 would have, and while I do enjoy competition, it is in very friendly environment where I am sure no ones toes get stepped on. The result has never been as important as people are to me. I am even embarassed at times when I've been awarded or recognized, because I never want people to be threatened by me or feel bad about themselves in comparison. (I think I may inwardly worry about the consequences or retaliation too)
In every job I've had since about 19, I've taken on a workers activist/humanitarian role for the underdog. Just not officially. I didn't see this pattern until someone else pointed it out. I have gorged myself in company policy at times, not the details of my job, the big detail of employment. I will understand employee/employer rights like the back of my hand, and when I see any type of power abuse I'm fairly vocal with it in large meetings (where I present it in more of a questions format to draw attention to it, but not target myself specifically) and in personal one on one basis with other employees, which has caused many people to "seek me out" when they get their ass in tight spot and need support and direction. I can usually tell people if they are within their rights, how to manipulate it, how to cover their tracks and handle their failing with minimal risk.
Support and direction are key words. I thought I belonged in the identity issue triad because I felt like I don't have a solid grasp on who I am in ways (especially compared to the SJ's).. but what I realized is that it is only when my external model is threatened or falls, something i've invested alot into, that I lose my standing. This might be a relationship, school of thought (Taoism), political stance, etc.
I recognized intense emotional reactivity (especially when going CP 6) and thought it was 4, but it's not the same. I don't like to wallow in emotions and feel out of control when I do it. Control is another keyword. I can not tolerate hanging in the balance with anything, a job, a person, etc. I will actually provoke situations (to my detriment at times) only to find closure in where I stand. Somehow, the worst outcome is actually better than "not-knowing" for me.
Being Sx drew me to alot of parallels with the 4.. but I read that 4's are true introverts and I definately am not. 6's are often more ambivert, they appreciate their alone time but need that constant checkback with the external world to feel okay.
When I read the 6 scrip it sounded so doubtful, skeptical, pessimistic, I was sure I couldn't be this (enter 7 wing). I ping-poing between the extremes, and run CP more often than phobic these days, but if that does not produce the necessary stability I charge into a CP, who gives a fuck, let the cards fall where they will, and can be very confrontational.
If I have to go in for any kind of medical surgery, I will look up every possible outcome, especially dangerous or life-threatening ones. Everyone around me thinks this is just bizarre, but I am made more comfortable by knowing. I feel that If i know it all, then when or if something goes wrong I can spot it fast and correct it before it gets out of hand. I went in for a laprascopy once, refused to be sedated! They had their entire medical staff trying to convince me and eventually gave up giving me a mild sedative and allowing me to consciously watch the entire thing. Pretty crazy huh. lol.
E6 really does seem like the best fit, and I've become much more self-aware with reactivity issues. When I take tests I come out with high scores in 6, 3, 7, 8 and 5. (I think I read these are common scores for e6 too).