Hawthorne
corona
- Joined
- Jan 8, 2015
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- MBTI Type
- INTP
- Enneagram
- 5w4
- Instinctual Variant
- so/sp
So I’m starting to realize and accept that I’m a 9 but there are some things holding me back.
I don’t see myself as necessarily conflict avoidant or the sort of person who would sacrifice something of my own to maintain the peace of environment. In fact, I sometimes do the opposite but usually not without a purpose. I’m also not naturally harmonious, etc, etc and basically, I get the impression that Nines are typically F types which I don’t think I am. I’m hoping those are just broad generalizations and not core aspects of the type though.
Even though my epiphany is fairly recent, looking back I can see a lot of the lines to Six and Three (which I believe is in my tritype) that would seem to confirm that 9 is a good fit for me.
So I guess what I’m asking is, why do all the signs point to Nine and yet, when I go and look up more information about it, I don’t really “see†myself in those descriptions? What nuance might being a 9w8 (or w1. Still not 100% sure but leaning towards 8) with possible 5 and 3 fixes bring to that? How uncommon are sexual first, social last Nines and could that also be contributing to my inability to relate?
Basically, if someone could explain the flavor of this combination to me that would probably help me get over the last hurdle for accepting this typing.
Preemptive thanks much.
I don’t see myself as necessarily conflict avoidant or the sort of person who would sacrifice something of my own to maintain the peace of environment. In fact, I sometimes do the opposite but usually not without a purpose. I’m also not naturally harmonious, etc, etc and basically, I get the impression that Nines are typically F types which I don’t think I am. I’m hoping those are just broad generalizations and not core aspects of the type though.
Even though my epiphany is fairly recent, looking back I can see a lot of the lines to Six and Three (which I believe is in my tritype) that would seem to confirm that 9 is a good fit for me.
So I guess what I’m asking is, why do all the signs point to Nine and yet, when I go and look up more information about it, I don’t really “see†myself in those descriptions? What nuance might being a 9w8 (or w1. Still not 100% sure but leaning towards 8) with possible 5 and 3 fixes bring to that? How uncommon are sexual first, social last Nines and could that also be contributing to my inability to relate?
Basically, if someone could explain the flavor of this combination to me that would probably help me get over the last hurdle for accepting this typing.
Preemptive thanks much.