Living for the weekend

So what's going on, Blogland!  Just came in to say hello.  I was over at Single Ma's and she was talking about what type she is...complete with a link to the  Riso-Hudson Enneagram Type Indicator test.  I decided to take it because I really need to learn more about me.    After 37 + years I still have alot to learn. 

The highest score is your basic type.  I am a Type 5: The Thinker. The perceptive, cerebral type. and my second highest score is Type 4: The Artist. The intuitive, reserved type.hmmm interesting combination.

Type 5-  

World View: The world is invasive and confusing. I need privacy to think.
Basic Desire: to understand the world
Basic Fear: of being overwhelmed by the world

Wow...that is insightful.

Healthy loop controlled by Basic Desire:

Cheap cigarettes download movies Need to understand the world -> observe -> analyze -> understand the world -> Need to understand the world

In the healthy state, the need to understand the world induces Type Fives to observe and analyze the world, which help them to better understand the world. When Fives reach a good understanding of the world around them, their need is satisfied and a balance is reached.

In the average state, when Fives' do less of observing and analyzing the world, they start to not understand the world. This increases their need to understand the world, which helps Fives to return to more observation and analysis. Thus the balancing loop can help Fives to recover.

Fear of being overwhelmed by the world -> detach from the world -> understand the world -> Fear of being overwhelmed by the world

In the unhealthy state, the basic fear of being overwhelmed by the world can cause Type Fives to become detached from the people around them and the world around them as a defense. This unfortunately causes them to understand the world even less, which further increases Fives' basic fear. The cycle continues to build up.

We can see from the diagram that a way to help break the control of the basic fear is to weaken the unhealthy loop. Fives can stop their detachment from the world, and start to observe and analyze the real world more. This will increase their understanding of the world, and reduce their fear of being overwhelmed by the world.

Type 4 - Artist  

World View: Something's missing. Others have it. I'm different from them because I don't.
Basic Desire: to understand self
Basic Fear: of being defective

Healthy loop controlled by Basic Desire:

Need for self-understanding -> examine self -> understand themselves -> Need for self-understanding

In the healthy state, the need for self-understanding induces Type Fours to allow their emotions to surface and examine these emotions in order to understand themselves. When Fours achieve self-understanding, their need is satisfied and a balance is reached.

In the average state, when Fours' do not examine closely their emotions, they start to not understand themselves. This increases the need for self-understanding, which helps Fours to again examine themselves. Thus the balancing loop can help Fours to recover.

Unhealthy loop controlled by Basic Fear:

Fear of being defective -> indulge in fantasy -> understand themselves -> Fear of being defective

In the unhealthy state, the basic fear of being defective can cause Type Fours to ignore their true selves, allow their emotions to overwhelm them, and indulge in wild fantasy about themselves. This means they will understand themselves even less, and further increases Fours' basic fear. The cycle continues to build up.

Insight:

We can see from the diagram that a way to help break the control of the basic fear is to weaken the unhealthy loop. Fours can refrain from indulging in fantasy and start examining themselves. This will help Fours to understand themselves, and reduce the fear of being defective.

 

 Ok...I agree with some parts of it...I do often say I need privacy to think...In the past, I have thought something was missing...didn't know what...then I found Jesus.  Some days I still get the "something is missing" sensation, but it does not have the overwhelming, crippling effect it once did.   I do often become detached but only when I am intensely focused on a task or project (or so I thought)  but  maybe I will pay more attention and see if it occurs when I am feeling stressed or overwhelmed.  I really do fear being defective, so I pride myself in going above and beyond in all that I do.  In a way this adds to my stress because I get frustrated when the answers seem to elude me.  I think my career choice (analysis) is indicative of my need to analyze and understand everything I come in contact with.  I can really say it.  I, MzNewy, have  a fear of failing.  I have a fear of not being enough.  That is probably why I backed out of the two engagements I have had in this life. I really never really thought that my past still effected me, but it does...Today, I put fear behind me...It gets no more of my energy. 

  Learn from your past, but don't define yourself by it...you can't change it but you CAN 'not repeat it'. SAB

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