Cimarron
IRL is not real
- Joined
- Aug 21, 2008
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- MBTI Type
- ISTJ
- Enneagram
- 5w6
- Instinctual Variant
- sp/so
Still can't decide between Enneagram 1, 5, and 6. What do you think? I also think I'm Sp/So, but not certain.
And if you're into tritypes, which out of 5 and 6 do you think is my Head type?
I guess I'll do the commenting thing:
What is the deal with 5 vs. 6 confusion?
And if you're into tritypes, which out of 5 and 6 do you think is my Head type?
I guess I'll do the commenting thing:
Sounds right except the green text. I mean, I do that, but not for that reason.You believe that your very survival depends upon getting things right. Your life is about shoulds instead of wants and desires. You channel anger (or guilt) into perennial worry and anxiety about doing the right thing and not making mistakes. You don’t believe the world is either generous or forgiving, so ultimately you worry alone. You resent the unfairness of life, but so what? You still must avoid the annihilating punishment from your inner critic, the thought-and-desire policeman. So you keep busy doing self-preservation tasks that keep the anxiety away, such as cleaning, keeping things in order or stocking up on provisions. You attempt to assert control and impose order over the natural world in matters of self-survival. It can look like you would rather be right than happy. Rightness becomes an imperative despite your desire and longing. At your worst, this worry can become very limiting and accompanied by much inner tension and little pleasure.
I think this was much more true of myself up until a few years ago...Now, it's still relatively close to me, but less so.What better place to protect your boundaries of privacy and person than in your own space? Through the sanctuary of your own mind or special place, you can keep others out or guard their access to you. You have avarice for your own space, whether it’s your mind, room, home or castle. In this way, you can preserve your time and energy, acquire more knowledge, build a storehouse of necessary subsistence items and assure your survival. As an Observer, you keep your precious independence by needing very little and hoarding what you think that you need. You experience pleasure doing with less, and often spurn possession and luxuries, You cling to whatever you believe assures your independence – money, books, energy, collections, food stores, even traveling from place to place with your backpack. No one owns you nor do you own anyone. You can obtain your sufficiency, so you believe, by assuring boundaries and the sanctuary of your place and person. At your worst, you can become so retracted that you end up lonely and lacking nurturance.
That one makes a lot of sense, actually, except I don't get what the last sentence is about. And I think it's a little overboard to call me "warm," but the gist is right about my approach to people.As a self-preservation subtype, you disarm others with your warmth and affection. By acting kindly with thoughtfulness and deferral, people won’t be angry with you or harm you. You’ll make friends and get people to like you by pleasing, supporting and aligning with them – in effect creating a safety zone populated with allies. This makes you feel safe and secure. Avoiding risks and staying within well-known boundaries also can abate your fears. At your worst, you give away your authority and power, paradoxically making you more vulnerable.
What is the deal with 5 vs. 6 confusion?