[Tritype] Does tritype order matter?

[senza tema]

[MENTION=23222]senza tema[/MENTION] [MENTION=22109]Evee[/MENTION] [MENTION=4347]Virtual ghost[/MENTION]

How would someone differentiate their core from the rest then? Are there any reliable "markers" to look for?

I'm afraid I'm not the best person to ask, given that I had a very hard time identifying my core type. If there really were reliable markers, people would have an easier time typing themselves, I think. For me, it came about through reading and exploring until I found something that clicked in all respects and the fact that I had the very wonderful Starry to guide me through the process and explain to me distortions in my thinking that I couldn't see myself but which were more apparent to outsiders.

As far as order of fixes is concerned, the reason I think it may not be so important is because of my own experience, which is that 4 is clearly my primary type, especially in terms of fears, secret hopes and motivations (the behavioral descriptions don't fit that well, which is why I didn't initially think I was a 4) but my 7 and 1 fixes are roughly equal but opposite forces in my thinking. Being constantly happy and entertained is a very pressing force on my psyche but so is being proper and correct. I draw from either or both, depending on the situation.

 

[pinkgraffiti]

I suspect that it does, much like instinctual variants - an sx/sp and sx/so can be quite different.

The difference here is not in the impact but in the difficulty of inquiry - the theory is still in diapers and it's going to take it longer to get to the point where it can explore those differences because it has a lot more ground to cover.

Interestingly... I think I have a near perfect case study for this: [MENTION=13377]pinkgraffiti[/MENTION] - if I remember right your a 784 while I am a 748. Is there anyone here who knows us both well enough to note critical differences that could be related to tritype fixes?

I dont think I ever said that. I have no idea which one is more developed in me, I think they are quite balanced, the 4 and the 8. For some reason tritype theory takes 1 number per" sub-ennegram" (mental, emotional, instinctual): I guess i manifest by mental state as 7, instinctual as 8, emotional as 4. You're basically asking whether im more instinctual than emotional, I think it depends on the situation, many external factors.