Catharsis
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- MBTI Type
- INFP
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- 5w4
Do tell.The thread title is a new name for an old theory that probably had no name.
Do tell.The thread title is a new name for an old theory that probably had no name.
Do tell.
A little more elaborate and concrete, if you will.Ok, here goes. Your avatar is depressing.
A little more elaborate and concrete, if you will.
I'm talking about that "old theory" you mentioned.About your avatar, it seems a little fake, but it could be real. Who wants an arrow through the armpit and stomach? I don't.
I'm talking about that "old theory" you mentioned.
What you're saying is, behaviour like this isn't at all like the phobic/counterphobic modes of type six?Oh. I don't know why I even called it a theory. Giving it a name like "counterdepressive" makes it seem like a theory. But it's really just an observation about type fours, some of whom are more kick-ass than other fours in their behavior, but "really aren't." Information on this type goes back to my reading in the early 1990s, which included, Riso, Palmer, Hurley & Donson [Dobson], and various authors in the Enneagram Monthly (one of whom was yours truly).
What you're saying is, behaviour like this isn't at all like the phobic/counterphobic modes of type six?
The motive, I assume, would be to fight the pain that makes fours withdraw and entertain fantasies instead of engaging the real world. Like a counterphobic six overcoming fear by facing it directly, a four would confront the source of their shame and their envy instead of succumbing to it.Behaviors may be similar, but motives differ. That's why I always ask about motives.
I hadn't come across the depressive and counter-depressive.. but that makes ALOT of sense. I type as both a 7 and 4 depending on the test. I identify with both descriptions, both's defense mechanisms, but I think that I might be a counter-depressive 4! I read that often times when you are confused with enneatype, the one that disturbs you the most will end up being your type, but you may want to reject it because the weakness and defences hits too close to home. This is certainly true for me being a 4. What got me into thinking I was a 7 is that I really do despise sitting in any kind of pain, be it emotional, physical, mental.. and ofcourse that sounds cliche, as in who would like being in pain? lol but it is especially true that I will go to great lengths (distracting myself) to avoid it. I also know that envy is a great motivator for me, but at times I have been known to entirely reject what ever I have been envying or view myself lacking as a form of relief.
When I have tested as 4, it is always with a very heavy 3 wing, and I agree that it makes sense for 4w3 to be more counter depressive and 4w5 depressive.
this guy is a counter-depressive 4w3 sx/so
holy shit. first time i've ever actually liked opera. that guy's awesome.