Enneagram type 5w4

I share it; do you relate to me at all? (I honestly haven't absorbed the enneagram (much less the MTBI) well enough yet to diagnose anyone else.)

 

Jet, I found What's My Type by Kathleen Hurley to be a good read on the Enneagram if you are interested.

 

I don't know any other INFJ 1w2 irl so I have nothing to compare to. I suspect one of my ISTJ friends is 1w2 and that would explain why me and her are so similar, yet so very different. Also, while I know there are several other 1w2 members here, I can not remember them off the top of my head

 

I am pretty sure I am a 5w6. I am sure I have probably me another one somewhere along the path in life. However, I can't remember any off the top of my head. However, I am sure that I'd be able to relate to them on certain levels while wondering where exactly they cam from on others.

 

I'm a 1. However I was convinced for awhile I was an 8. I kept saying to myself, anger...I don't have issues with anger. However, if the shoe fits....

Didn't really get a strong wing though.

 

I'm a 5 with pretty balanced wings, maybe a slight lean to the 4.

I don't know anyone else that has verified an enneagram irl.

I am sure there are some other 5s that I have been drawn to, especially in school.

 

yeah i can identify with 5w4's though i don't really put as much emphasis on it as before. i'm trying to move towards my heart point at type 8 so although i can see these aspects of myself in others, the desire to isn't really there as much as it was before.

also another aspect of consideration is subtypes, i just recently typed out the type 5 subtype descriptions and they can really influence how any given type approaches a situation. so although i do believe i've talked to infj/5's before in my life, 5w4 sx/sp is another story.

 

That is another distinction that needs to be made. The stacking can make things very different inbetween the same enneagram. If I met another 1w2 who is not an so/sx like me, they likely would have a very different demenaor. More so if they are lead by sp.

So in reality. It will be really hard to find someone exactly like you. because that means there are 1728 different combinations between MBTI, Enneagram, and stacking.

 

I wish I understood enneagram more. I'm always caught between type 4 and 5. I'm a lot like both, but more like one than the other depending on the day. Too bad there's not an in-between. As for the subtypes, I haven't spent much time understanding their meaning, but I really want to now. Maybe it will show me how my tendency for and attraction to melancholy feelings, and need to set myself apart from others, balances with my need for knowledge and understanding things independently....

 

INFP
4W5
SP/SX/SO

So many classifications, just shows how unique humans are and how hard it is to out them into certain personality types.

 

i'm supposedly a 5w4, it kinda fits. particularly the part that life is gonna ask too much of me.

 

I'm a 5w4. I guess by "life" they mean the part going on outside my head. In that case, I agree with the part about "feeling" like I can't face life. This feeling never manifests into a reality though. The part about not being able to ask for help rings true. I'm terrified of asking for help.

 

I'm not real familiar with enneagrams, let alone the mbti.

I did take the test, and it turns out I'm a disaster, a self absorbed one at that. 4 w 3.

I admit I identify with most of it, except for part of being artistic and expressive. I have no creative talent and always try to blend in and fly under the radar. *shrugs*

No wonder why I have a hard time connecting with others on here.

 

Ehhh, I thought I was a 5w4, but I've somewhere down the road lost this kind of sensitivity to protecting myself from people. You could argue that I've become "counterphobic" or something. I don't care; I don't identify with it very deeply.

Also, I see quite a bit of non-continuity in my personality, so I'm not so keen on Enneagram anymore either.

 

doesn't the MBTI also presuppose a certain level of personality continuity?

 

Oh yes, I've voiced my distrust of MBTI before: http://forums.infjs.com/showthread.php?t=12962

I only think the part that says our brains are wired to be efficient for certain types of activities (depending on type) is true. I don't necessarily think that there are 16 discrete types, nor do I think a specific type will always enjoy a specific kind of activity.

Similarly for Enneagram, I don't think we have just one basic motivation, nor do I think we are necessarily stuck in one center. Someone who starts down a given area will tend to get stuck in that type of thinking, but that's about it.

Err, I still hold onto the INTP label though, because it's the most accurate description of my personality of the 16-types, with INFP a close second.