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But your behaviour isn't just the workplace, it is private life too. To some degree your behaviour will always be dependent on your inner life.

I have also heard a few times that the enneagram describes our neuroses. I remember it was the topic of a video as well. Not sure if it will have merit for you, but it worked out well for me when deciding on the core type.

I have been taught to look at it this way - the first number represents the self, the second how we think we are, the third how we engage with the world.
Ah that's interesting.

I wonder if I struggle with this idea of thinking about the 'whole self', because I think I have a fairly 'developed ego' of that makes sense - that is, I've made efforts to 'build myself' in certain directions.
 
Ah that's interesting.

I wonder if I struggle with this idea of thinking about the 'whole self', because I think I have a fairly 'developed ego' of that makes sense - that is, I've made efforts to 'build myself' in certain directions.
I struggle with the idea simply for doubting to have an Ego :laughing: (with the exception of being triggered). Logically and spiritually impossible at this point, but it probably does sort of make it easier to see myself critically, from afar.
 
@John K Apparently leading with 9 translates into a very chilled, "going with the flow" kind of approach in a social setting. At least giving that vibes.

I have to say I'm not sure what your core is. You're a mysterious one. ;)
 
@John K Apparently leading with 9 translates into a very chilled, "going with the flow" kind of approach in a social setting. At least giving that vibes.

I have to say I'm not sure what your core is. You're a mysterious one. ;)
Yeah I would I agree... I'm not sure either.

I might sound insensitive here, but I tend to think of John as some kind of Obi Wan or Yoda character - he glides into threads and drops wisdom bombs from a very warm, dignified, mentorish place. And to be totally honest, I look forward to those replies a great deal.

That is, John seems too 'rounded' and 'whole' - even including the internal conflicts - for the harsh distinctions of enneagram to make much sense to me.

Sorry for speaking about you in the third person, John!
 
9w1-2w3-5w4 I believe?

Been researching more about the Enneagram Nine and it’s found that INFPs and ISFPs identify more with the type than INFJs. So I’m a bit perplexed at the moment, lol. :m083::m075:
 
That's the tritype 458. I am of that tritype :) Except that I am a core 4. I hear it's quite a rare tritype.

458 usually corresponds to INFJ or INFP, 548/854 more often INTJ/INTP or even ENTJ (if leading with 8).

You can't be a 1w2 and a 845, though. I think your Gut is more likely 1. Check out the tritype 145.
Hmmmmmmmmmmm.

The truth is...

FUCK. KNOWS. :tearsofjoy:

I don't know what I am, to be totally honest, my friend! I'm not even sure about my MBTI type after 5-6 months of this.

It's not just a typology thing (if it ever is, for anyone), but it genuinely involves self-discovery efforts and thus a lack of confidence about who I really am.
 
@John K Apparently leading with 9 translates into a very chilled, "going with the flow" kind of approach in a social setting. At least giving that vibes.

I have to say I'm not sure what your core is. You're a mysterious one. ;)
Yes - I’m struggling to find a comfortable fit. It’s rather interesting. :). What’s confusing is that there are differences in the way the types are described between the sources I’ve looked at - in degree of introversion for example. One thing I’m not clear about is the effect of age - this has a significant impact on non preferred functions in mbti, but what if anything is the impact in the Enneagram? It may be that we become more peripatetic between E types as we get older for example, but that’s just speculation.
 
I have found nothing is as reassuring as the loss of self to find yourself. I know it doesn't help, but that's how I became to something approaching a stable state.

Another method is constant self-observation and cross-referencing, which I found to be both wearisome and essential to my way of thinking. Because due to this constancy, I refine the theory in my head, making everything co-relate and influence each other, in order to have one fluid picture in the end that breaks the system by using all systems.
 
Yeah I would I agree... I'm not sure either.

I might sound insensitive here, but I tend to think of John as some kind of Obi Wan or Yoda character - he glides into threads and drops wisdom bombs from a very warm, dignified, mentorish place. And to be totally honest, I look forward to those replies a great deal.

That is, John seems too 'rounded' and 'whole' - even including the internal conflicts - for the harsh distinctions of enneagram to make much sense to me.

Sorry for speaking about you in the third person, John!
That’s fine Hostsrius and thanks for the good feedback. I posted something that said the same sort of thing while you wrote this :).
 
I've got to say though, that I keep answering these from the perspective of 'how I behaved in my last workplace' rather than, say, how I behave in my personal life, with family abs friends, &c.

Doing these tests, my mind goes first to my 'external workplace persona' rather than my inner life, for some reason; but then isn't enneagram behavioural and not cognitive anyway?
Putting too much english in it :p

When you have a moment take it again, clear your mind and relax, empty your work persona and then read each with what you perceive fits best in any situation...how you believe you are. I say this because we often put on a personality mask with certian aspects of life and individuals we feel or think we need to be guarded with for whatever reason. We seldom get to our core persona, the I or self.

Similar to MBTI, we take the test answering how we want to be instead of how we believe we to be. And, depending on conditioning, upbringing, sense of internal values, our moral compass, or lack of :p, life events, stage of life, etc., we may derive different answers repetively each time we test ourselves.

I'm a believer that all of these sort of tests are in constant flux throughout life and we should revisit them every couple years, even 2x's a year perhaps, just to see if there are fixed attributes of functions, or with more knowledge do they change. (?)

I'll use myself as an example...there is truth in my being the so called "rare" INFJ, but under pressure or stress, especially in a work environment I morf into a focused ENTJ. Going from the comforting mom-type of here, let me fluff your pillow, comfy? Good, have some thing to drink, here's a cookie...to laser-like analytics of this, this, and that stays, this and this need to go, no questions? Good, out the door and I'm on to the next thing. LOL

Fluctuations in mindset and theory :p
 
@Sandie33 Thanks for your words, Sandie, I agree a lot with what you said and it got me thinking about what my 'assertiveness' is about at core, because it doesn't sound like a type 8 kind of assertiveness.

It's not exactly the will to dominate, though I have felt that on a few occasions when confronted with exceptional bullies.

It's more like compulsive truth-telling in the face of things which are either factually, logically or morally wrong. For a long time, in fact, I identified 'truth' as my highest principle (until something happened which shook me to my core and I had to flip it with 'justice').
 
@Sandie33 Thanks for your words, Sandie, I agree a lot with what you said and it got me thinking about what my 'assertiveness' is about at core, because it doesn't sound like a type 8 kind of assertiveness.

It's not exactly the will to dominate, though I have felt that on a few occasions when confronted with exceptional bullies.

It's more like compulsive truth-telling in the face of things which are either factually, logically or morally wrong. For a long time, in fact, I identified 'truth' as my highest principle (until something happened which shook me to my core and I had to flip it with 'justice').
I can relate. Asserting the truth in the moment can be a lonely quest. Standing for what is right/fair, or in favor of the underdog in other words. Have you read the 2w1? ;) You may just need to walk a few paces to the right into the heart zone of the Enneagram.
https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/how-the-enneagram-system-works/
 
I got White, but I was shy, humble, kind and completely in my own world as a child.

MOTIVE [ Peace ]
Whites are motivated by Peace. They seek independence and require kindness. They resist confrontation at all costs. To them, feeling good is more important than being good. They are typically quiet by nature, process things very deeply and objectively with great clarity. Of all the colors, whites are the best listeners. They respect people who are direct but recoil from perceived hostility or verbal battle.

ABOUT WHITE
Whites need their "alone time" and refuse to be controlled by others. Whites want to do things their own way and in their own time. They ask little of others and resent others demanding much of them. Whites are much stronger than people think, but are not often seen for their strength because they don't easily reveal their feelings. Whitesare even-tempered, diplomatic, and the voice of reason; but can also be indecisive, unexpressive, and silently stubborn. When you deal with a WHITE, be kind, accept and support their individuality, and look for non-verbal clues to understand their feelings.
 
I can relate. Asserting the truth in the moment can be a lonely quest. Standing for what is right/fair, or in favor of the underdog in other words. Have you read the 2w1? ;) You may just need to walk a few paces to the right into the heart zone of the Enneagram.
https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/how-the-enneagram-system-works/
Thanks for this, Sandie... You're helping me a lot actually, and I think focusing on when and why I'm assertive might be very revealing. I identified a lot with what you describe here.
 
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9w1
5w4
4w3

I guess. I don't take much stock in the wings of tritypes as it seems like pretty minuscule factors at that point, as opposed to a primary wing or standard tritype.
 
it’s found that INFPs and ISFPs identify more with the type than INFJs. So I’m a bit perplexed at the moment, lol. :m083::m075:

Don't let general trends cast doubt. Anybody could be anything really.
 
That was fun, thanks Sandie :)

https://www.colorcode.com/about/ tests me as Blue.

I've decided to take the Enneagram test in Dutch, just to make sure I don't misunderstand any of the options, and it resulted in Type 6, Type 9 and Type 4.
https://www.123test.nl/enneagram/id=3CU9VMPQVA2V&version=