James W
New member
- Joined
- Nov 4, 2013
- Messages
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- MBTI Type
- INFP
- Enneagram
- 9w1
- Instinctual Variant
- sx/sp
Hey guys, I couldn't find anything too descriptive about it on the FAQ stickies so I thought I'd jump the gun and make a thread on it.
What's the consensus on having multiple Enneagram types? I see this quite a lot on people's signatures and personality descriptions.
I feel as if when I'm alone, with my identity stripped down to its bare bones, thinking about my philosophies and motivations in life in a bigger picture sense, I'm a solid 4w5.
But lately I've noticed when I'm being social, working on a project, trying something new or just keeping myself busy enough to "forget myself" in a sense, I show traits of a counter phobic 6/7, in that "I don't want to be alone, I need to conquer all my fears so that people will like me, I don't want to stay still, I need to explore every opportunity given to me" kind of way. Nervous energy is the best way to describe it.
I also feel like I'm slipping into type 2 territory as well. "Mr motivator," is my new nickname with all my drinking buddies. Building people up, offering people help and advice without a second thought, putting others first before myself at any given opportunity, almost to the point where people could be taking advantage of me and I wouldn't be aware of it. And I think part of the reason I act this way is the hope that people will repay that kindness in some way in a karmic sense, which seems like a type 2 kind of thing.
The Ennegram system is very confusing to me at the minute. Any help or advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks.
What's the consensus on having multiple Enneagram types? I see this quite a lot on people's signatures and personality descriptions.
I feel as if when I'm alone, with my identity stripped down to its bare bones, thinking about my philosophies and motivations in life in a bigger picture sense, I'm a solid 4w5.
But lately I've noticed when I'm being social, working on a project, trying something new or just keeping myself busy enough to "forget myself" in a sense, I show traits of a counter phobic 6/7, in that "I don't want to be alone, I need to conquer all my fears so that people will like me, I don't want to stay still, I need to explore every opportunity given to me" kind of way. Nervous energy is the best way to describe it.
I also feel like I'm slipping into type 2 territory as well. "Mr motivator," is my new nickname with all my drinking buddies. Building people up, offering people help and advice without a second thought, putting others first before myself at any given opportunity, almost to the point where people could be taking advantage of me and I wouldn't be aware of it. And I think part of the reason I act this way is the hope that people will repay that kindness in some way in a karmic sense, which seems like a type 2 kind of thing.
The Ennegram system is very confusing to me at the minute. Any help or advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks.