'How aware are you of unmet needs?   Pretty aware of when something is off, but it takes me awhile to process it and figure out the source, much less what to do about it.  How do you cope with...|||Another one:  https://www.enneagramworldwide.com/type-comparisons/#one_to_five  I am core 5 with 1 in my tritype, so I know your battle. Both 1s and 5s want to appear competent and capable, so...|||Interesting conversations and things that make me analyze, or topics I can fixate on for long periods of time. Chewing the cud mentally, so to speak.|||INTJ.  Spock, a few times. But that's hardly fair. I couldn't dream of living up to that, haha.  And the person who called me that is ENFP, so, you know.|||As you say, it gets even messier when one thinks about the degree to  which the wings or instincts and so on play a role. In theory they may  be discrete categories but in practice we do exist on a...|||You know, that's a good point. For me I think it's pretty cut and dry, because as a core 5, both wing 6 and SP as my dominate instinct create the same essential attitude in me. I am security and...|||Everybody's got an opinion. As a student of the Enneagram (not an expert and certainly not someone who has attended every lecture or workshop since the 70s as I was not alive then!) I have found that...|||In the Big 5 there is an additional scale of neuroticism: calm to limbic. Assertive (A) corresponds to calm and turbulent (T) corresponds to limbic.|||Core 5.  Disintegration to 7: It's like I move more towards my inferior function, Se, and become more impulsive and scattered. I eat or drink a lot and I do so randomly because I'm trying to avoid...|||I can second that experience between 5s and 9s. I've known so many 9s and get along with them on a deep level, but once I started to explore the differences, it became apparent.   At the very...|||Ok, nevermind. You left a statement in the context of this discussion (We are similar in some ways, and we are different in others) and such a statement does little to clarify the point since it's...|||Don't you think that asking you for your personal experiences, from your relevant perspective, counts as research? I'm asking you for your perspective and your observations here. You said something...|||What would you say are the notable similarities and differences, as you both share an MBTI type but not an Enneagram type?|||Perhaps 5 going to 7 in their direction of disintegration starts to exhibit scattered behavior that may include impulsive (not controlled or balanced like a proper healthy extroverted type) trips to...|||I realize that there is some manner of debate about the correlations between typologies. I do hold that there are correlations or at the very least connections. You say they are evaluating different...|||Certain Enneagram types heavily suggest certain MBTI traits. For instance, 1 embodies J characteristics. 2 embodies F characteristics. Are there any xxTx 2s? I'm sure there is an ISTJ or something...|||I think this is a great question.   5s need a lot of time to process on their own. The cruelest thing you could do to a 5 is put them in a situation where they need to rely on their senses or...|||When your non-MBTI friends are annoyed as shit at you for your obsession with typology.  ...And they still refer to things from a typology perspective, because they are so used to hearing YOU do it.|||Emotions of the Enneagram 5  Now I want to see what you guys come up with for your types.|||Hahaha! This is the best thread ever!  Average 5w6 day  On my way to work|||I have OCD. What makes these thoughts stick around is my horror and reaction to them. The more I resist thinking about them, the more they persist. Just like don't think about polar bears. And what...|||Kinda sounds like the INTJ is nothing but a placeholder for you. You met on tumblr of all things, and he filled an emotional hole you had. But when the real relationship you have disappears, more...|||Wow,  @hornet . Good insight.  The 9 I dealt with recently was at the unhealthy levels. Like, can't brush teeth or get a job, completely dependent on others unhealthy. But most of the 9s I know are...|||This conversation has been going on for awhile, and I apologize if I've missed any of the finer points. I just wanted to chime in on my recent experience with 5 versus 9 dynamics, from the...|||I suppose being female in a male dominated type preference is likely to produce females that don't fit in as easily to the predetermined female mold. Ask around in the INTJ forum, I'm not sure they...|||Your question is pretty loaded. In one sense, Ni-doms do tend to participate in the world in a deeper way and tend to forgo material or inane interests. But that doesn't say anything about what types...|||I do not identify as femme; I'd say I am a masculine of center androgynous queer person. I guess I just prefer person to any gendered terms. I would prefer to be known for my ideas and my mind...|||I'd have no problem participating in such a survey. But in the interest of academic integrity, if the content came from a source that was not you and wasn't properly cited (nor was permission...|||INTs FAIGHTO!  I especially liked that line about the Fi talking. Anytime an INTJ disagrees, it's the Fi, right?|||51.667/100 masculine  42.5/100 feminine  49.167/100 androgynous   Biologically female INTJ|||1. I have synesthesia (mostly the grapheme/color one). 2. I type primarily with my left hand alone. The other hand holds a coffee cup. I have 60+ WPM typing with my left hand on my full sized...|||Despite my undying obsession for MBTI, I never use it to craft my characters. I do, however, type them after the fact.  My main in probably my most significant story is ISTP, and it took me awhile...|||If my feet (and head) aren't covered, I feel too vulnerable. Can't sleep with too small a blanket to cover both parts, obviously.|||I'm definitely thinking that how caregivers responded in the formative years played a huge role--my parents tried to shame and embarrass me when I was struggling with my emotions (mostly frustration,...|||That is quite possible. I know that Fi is by its nature a private function, whereas Fe would have far less trouble being involved with group-emotion situations like audiences or unison activities. ...|||Yeah, a part of me was thinking that being reserved with emotions is probably an introvert thing in general, but it's interesting to see how Fs and Ts relate to their emotions, or Fi and Fe users,...|||Absolutely. And I can't stand things that can't be ordered into neat little boxes in my mind.|||Yeah, I always felt most awkward with my family. I think both my parents were Ts. I know my dad is, and honestly I can't remember my mom ever exhibiting much in the way of F. When she died my dad and...|||That's exactly what it's like for me. If I can conceptualize my feelings as thoughts or ideas I can discuss them just fine. It's the raw emotion I can't deal with.|||How do you relate to your emotions and feelings? Do you tend to regard them with a degree of embarrassment or do you just let them flow?  I've been reflecting on an element of my personality that...|||This is hard to put into words. With Ns, there is a tendency to phrase things as if it were a question, or an opening to a question. A statement is an invitation to ask questions, to discover, to...|||Now I'm curious about what they look like. That sounds interesting.|||There isn't a whole lot here that is screaming out 'N' to me. Maybe the subject matter of your fascination, but NTs don't own physics, research, or enjoying the process of gaining knowledge, despite...|||Have you ever considered that this ISTJ is so compelling,  and so devastating,  because he is the thing you cannot reach? You mentioned your mother and her disdain and disapproval of you. Do you...|||I think people eat lettuce for two reasons. One, because they've always had it that way, and like lemmings they must continue to perpetuate consumption of this useless food item. And two, because...|||Uhh...  Correlation does not imply causation. On that note, I do happen to have large blue eyes.|||It's not a flavor of the month, exactly, because I've been doing it for years but I started a crochet project and have been making a few things again. I took a knitting class two or three months ago...|||I'm not disagreeing with your personal opinion (which is your right to have). I'm just saying that being on the other end of that informs my answers to the above.  I waited until marriage, and my...|||258490|||Sure you can have some Te.   Just offer up your ideas, feelings, and opinions to be shattered by the tide of logic. What have you been incorrect about lately?'