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So, so true. I think it probably usually feels kind of humbling and generally shitty to realize your Enneatype.
IRT OP, 3 resonates with me stronger than I would expect given that it's almost definitely not in my tritype. What is interesting is that I feel like I am a 6 who typically behaves like a 9 (kind of floaty, pacifistic, tolerant, inert, stubborn) and feels like a 3 inside (competitive, comparing, workaholic, status-conscious, needing to feel admired). It's only when stressed that the 6ness really rears its head. Of course those two types connect to 6 via lines of integration(9)/ disintegration(3), but I feel like I carry some of 9's negatives in the day-to-day and some of 3's positives, especially over long time spans. I suspect that the Social instinct ends up combining with what 3 is in me to make those motivations appear particularly prominent in my mind, even though they're not always strong enough to alter my identity for.
[MENTION=8936]highlander[/MENTION], how does 3 manifest for you? I feel like mine is so entwined with Social-style perception that it would be hard for me to separate the two.
For me, the 3 is manifested much the way you describe - competitive, workaholic, status-conscious, needing to feel admired, etc. I'm extremely driven and achievement oriented. I really don't feel like 9 resonates at all though it amuses me that people on the forum seem to perceive those qualities.