OrangeAppled
Sugar Hiccup
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Yep, good stuff
I don't associate Type 9 with INFP. Type 9s are more Fe than Fi.
"However, what they generally do not have is a sense of really inhabiting themselves—a strong sense of their own identity."
9 - Enneagram Type Nine: The Peacemaker
It's a strange thing, but I assure you it happens. Just because I might be very self aware to my emotions doesn't mean I have always listened to them. What happens when my emotions and needs go against the group? While the 4 might say "screw society", I had found it easier to bury those thoughts for sake of group harmony. Do that long enough, and it's easy to lose that sense of self.
That's the point though, Type 9 isn't aware of their emotions.
According to PTypes.com, INFs are 4s, 9s are xSTJs...
According to PTypes.com, INFs are 4s, 9s are xSTJs...
There's no real correlation.
i know an infp 9 and its love/hate
There's no real correlation.
besides, i based my thread topic both on research and experience. i have known INFP 4s and 9s in real life. the STJs i have known have been 8s, 1s, and 6s.
In what ways? I'm really curious how the INFP 9 vs INFP 4 interaction can look from the 4 side of things.
It's a strange thing, but I assure you it happens. Just because I might be very self aware to my emotions doesn't mean I have always listened to them. What happens when my emotions and needs go against the group? While the 4 might say "screw society", I had found it easier to bury those thoughts for sake of group harmony. Do that long enough, and it's easy to lose that sense of self.
That's the point though, Type 9 isn't aware of their emotions.
Whenever I've read the type Nine descriptions, it just grates on me and I feel a total repugnance towards it, a need to fiercely reject it.
Nines are aware of their emotions. They simply strive to block them so as to control them.
- doesn't always express their true wants; afraid to rebel or say 'no' even when they want to
- bases decisions on the people around them over their own feelings and ideas
- can't outright say things, so passively try to hint at them instead (example: "what kind of pizza should we get, pepperoni?" - "yeah. or cheese might be good..")
- low self confidence; seeks affirmation of approval when they already have it
- attracts (sometimes pursues) close friendships, then backs away (i think perhaps they fear that once others 'figure out' they are not as sunny and perfect as they seem on the outside that they won't like them anymore - so far from true..)