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[Miss Lila]

:unsure: Type 6w7 feel bad when they believe they have upset an esteemed authority.


I’m sorry if I was abusive Mr. Deras. I was just being playful. I’m not as smart as you but I’m a nice person. Please except my apologies.
I do not believe you are psychotic at all. I was just flirting. I’m the insane one. I did not mean to be disrespectful.

[lilalove]

LOL

A 6w7 will get them self kicked off the EI board because they are upset that everyone is leaving. lol

[Nivloc]

to be edited later

[SFDancer]

I'm a 6w7, I think...

I also think I have avoidant personality disorder. But my therapist thinks I come up with too many labels. Hmmmm.
Anyways, also being an ISFP, I have the urge to go out and do fun things, but the fear that bad things will happen. Very annoying combination.

[Louise]

Hm I think I am a 6 as well, anyway I got 74% for both type 6 and type 1...

I have a sort of similar problem: I have the urge to go out and socialise often, but fear rejection so I either avoid altogether or it all just comes out wrong. It is very annoying.

[Louise]

I've decided that I probably am type 6 after all. For the reason that, I tend to overthink things (resulting sometimes in long and boring posts, like the one that probably put poor old field marshal to sleep). Probably also the reason why I classed myself as introspective in another topic.
I'm not sure about my wing though, 7 just REALLY doesn't sound like me - I am the most reserved person alive. But parts of 6w5 don't fit with me either, so for the time being I will be wingless..
anyway, my results were:

Enneagram Test Results
Type 1 Perfectionism |||||||||||||||||| 74%
Type 2 Helpfulness |||||||||||||||| 66%
Type 3 Image Focus |||||||||||| 42%
Type 4 Hypersensitivity |||||||||||||||| 70%
Type 5 Detachment |||||||||||||||| 62%
Type 6 Anxiety |||||||||||||||||| 74%
Type 7 Adventurousness |||||| 30%
Type 8 Aggressiveness |||||||||| 34%
Type 9 Calmness |||| 18%
Your main type is 6
Your variant is social

[ENTJ/P]

Somebody today decided that I was a 6. Perhaps because my anxiety levels are very high right now due to workplace stress.

However, 6 usually scores in the bottom 3 for me, just above 2 and 9. 3 usually scores first or second. 5 either scores very high or rather low. 1, 4, 7, and 8 depend on the specific test.

I have reached the conclusion that I am 3w4. It explains a lot of things. 6 just does not seem to really click with me.

[logical lee]

As a result of this really amazing thread on the EIDB, I've come to realize that I'm a six. Now I gotta deal with the implications.
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[Functianalyst]

This being from Thomas Condon's "The Changeworks" description:

[shorty]

I just tested as 6. I relate to a alot of that ^^ description. Not entirely sure it is my type though.
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[shorty]

So, does anyone see advantages or benefits that come from our over-thinking and anxiety ridden ways?

I guess worrying can be useful at times, although it isn't pleasant or particularly fun. I used to turn to mind altering substances to drown it out, but it just seems to make it worse and worse.
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[xNFJiminy]

I relate to the reluctance to disappoint admired authority figures, although I don't know which wing I have. I don't respect authorities for the sake of authority, but I do prefer to have an admired, effective and reliable authority figure in any task-oriented group. I can enjoy leading, but really prefer second-in-command as a long-term position, so long as my thoughts are carefully considered. Supportive teamwork gives me much pleasure.

I am more open to and fascinated by conspiracy theories than the average person. It doesn't feel like much of a stretch of the imagination to suppose that those in various positions of authority are not what they are claimed to be, or that everything I've learned to take for granted as true might actually be a lie. I'm so used to these thoughts, they don't bother me at all. The way I see it, worrying, along with being miserable about world events, doesn't solve or prevent anything, but only has the potential to make things worse. What makes a difference is awareness, readiness and actually, happiness. People are three hundred times more effective when calm and happy.

I don't see myself as anxiety-ridden. It's just that my first reaction to anything is always to assess how to achieve maximum safety/security/potential. Not out of any negative feeling I'm aware of; it's just automatic at this stage of my life. Clinical anxiety has affected me in the past, but I don't think that's due to my type. My type may have influenced the way unhealthiness manifests itself, but it's not responsible for it. Thinking too much? I used to consider that an oxymoron. Isn't thought an absolute good? Now I see that it can get in the way of more appropriate uses of the conscious brain, but still I think it's the nature of thought, rather than the amount of it, that is problematic for most people. If you find yourself thinking irrelevant things when you're supposed to be having a conversation, and it stops you enjoying it, you might well do better to put off thought for another time and immerse in the moment.

People around me have claimed I worry too much, but that's due to their perception that pro-activity is something people do only out of fear. Personally, it makes me happy to clean my teeth thoroughly before I leave the house. The knowledge that if I end up in hospital that day unable to brush them, there won't be anything festering in there gives me pleasure. Likewise, controlling what I consume and inhale is nice because I like imagining all the good that the nutrients and clean oxygen are doing in my body and brain. I believe these things also create the maximum potential for happiness by giving the body its ideal environment and resources from which to create and effectively use all the chemicals associated with positive affect.

I flatly refuse to do anything I consider unsafe in the name of 'fun', for example drugs or rides in travelling fairgrounds. Simply because I value my life more than I value any single and in the end rather shallow experience there may be. This doesn't impact my quality of life at all, so I don't consider it a problem. It just statistically extends my life, in which I don't need to take risks to be happy. I appreciate that others do, but they don't always seem to appreciate that I don't.

I am curious about how other personality theories correlate with type six. As you have probably guessed, I'm xNFJ in MBTI, being pretty adaptable to E/I situations. Don't know about any other measures. What about everyone else here?

[manchmal]

I'm curious if there are any other 6s whoa re ISTJ. I feel like the 6 describes me well, because it fluctuates between security and insecurity (via anxiety). But when I take the MB test, I always end up looking like someone who has no compassion or interest in sentiment or emotion, and who is interested in logic and fairness over anything else.

It's weird, because it is true that abstract sentiment and "dreamy" disarray really frustrate me, but it's also true that I volunteer for things I believe in, and that I feel a real connection with, for example, people who are in poverty. In fact, I'd probably identify myself as a socialist.

So how is a socialist also a ISTJ? I think this all relates, somehow, to my being a 6.

The other "weird" thing is that I'm a graphic designer, though I've always seen myself as being more analytical than artistic. I do not, for example, draw by hand. But I'm a good designer.

[xNFJiminy]

manchmal, I've known two ISTJs who appeared to have strong 6 traits. Your theory about the 6 influence on your life sounds pretty good to me. It's hard not to empathise with others when the need for security is such a dominant force in your own life. We naturally search for potential problems and all their possible consequences first, and I suppose that extends to the way we think about other people's lives. Other types perhaps don't get around to analysing problems and imagining themselves in the various predicaments encountered, as much as we do, because we're so concerned with assessing how likely they are to affect us.


How does the phobic/counterphobic aspect affect everyone here? My experience with is best depicted through the way I am about theme parks (as opposed to travelling fairs).

When I discover I'm soon to visit a theme park, I'm the one most visibly excited, apart from the very 7-like people. Just watching the rides on Youtube is thrilling. When we get there, I'm struck by the reality of them all around me. I imagine everything coming loose or breaking down at the worst possible moment. End up going on less than half of the large rides I'd intended, but actually enjoy the smaller ones anyway. Suppose I have a very low thrill threshold. Still, what excites me about the larger rides is the idea of facing limits and the relief and pride afterwards. There's an element of the extreme sensations I enjoy too, but it's not as important to me as it is to a 7 or a dom-Se. I'm fascinated by the idea of facing fears, though not so expert at actually doing it.