CatBalou
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- Joined
- Aug 18, 2013
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- MBTI Type
- INFJ
- Enneagram
- 6w5
- Instinctual Variant
- sp/sx
So, I'm trying to figure out my enneagram type/instinctual variant. I'm pretty sure I'm a 6 (when I was younger, I was constantly plagued by doubt, anxiety and paranoia and I still can be under extreme stress).
I've read other threads on here discussing that 6 is an Self-Preserving type anyway, so it's hard to separate the 6 from the SP. According to http://www.enneagramworldwide.com/explore-the-enneagram/instinctual-subtypes/instinctual-subtypes-self-preservation.php, SP in a 6 actually looks like this:
which sounds very different from the typical SP concerns with financial stability.
I do act like this in a work situation, but I guess most people do - especially Fes. While I will try and build relationships with people I need to have a relationship with - e.g. bosses, stakeholders (like most people!), I don't generally put a disarming amount of warmth into it and I'm not - consciously - doing it so they won't harm me. If I see someone as a potential threat, I'm much more likely to either avoid them or start confronting them, often to the detriment of that person's view of me.
In terms of general SP-ness I am pretty bad at maintaining daily routines, knowing when I'm tired or hungry and budgeting.
I feel more SX, in that I am very one-to-one focussed and feel bereft if I'm single too long. I find myself toning down my intensity in day to day life as I get older because it doesn't jive very well with most people, but possibly that means I'm actually SX second...
All thoughts welcome
I've read other threads on here discussing that 6 is an Self-Preserving type anyway, so it's hard to separate the 6 from the SP. According to http://www.enneagramworldwide.com/explore-the-enneagram/instinctual-subtypes/instinctual-subtypes-self-preservation.php, SP in a 6 actually looks like this:
which sounds very different from the typical SP concerns with financial stability.
I do act like this in a work situation, but I guess most people do - especially Fes. While I will try and build relationships with people I need to have a relationship with - e.g. bosses, stakeholders (like most people!), I don't generally put a disarming amount of warmth into it and I'm not - consciously - doing it so they won't harm me. If I see someone as a potential threat, I'm much more likely to either avoid them or start confronting them, often to the detriment of that person's view of me.
In terms of general SP-ness I am pretty bad at maintaining daily routines, knowing when I'm tired or hungry and budgeting.
I feel more SX, in that I am very one-to-one focussed and feel bereft if I'm single too long. I find myself toning down my intensity in day to day life as I get older because it doesn't jive very well with most people, but possibly that means I'm actually SX second...
All thoughts welcome
