Type 6’s are hyper-vigilant (a “flight” response). Type 4’s have a tendency to get depressed (a “freeze” response). Type 1’s are perfectionists (a “flight” response). You could do this with literally every type. Type 9’s sacrificing themselves to keep the peace is nothing more than an unhealthy “fawn” response. When we put it in terms of stress response, Type 2’s tendency to manipulate others can be seen as a “fight” response.Īnd Type 7’s tendency to need to stay busy and distract themselves could be the “flight” trauma response. (I talk a lot about stress response in this post on non-judgment and threats.) These are different responses to fear, and each one of us has a different method of dealing with threats or situations that trigger our primal fear. The four main types of stress response are: fight, flight, freeze, fawn (fit in). Trauma response is another way of describing people’s stress response. Type 9s are peace keepers at all costs… including at the cost of their sense of self. And Type 7s have a tendency to try to sweep their issues under the rug by covering it all up with adventure and adrenaline-seeking activities. When I look at Enneagram types, I don’t see personality–I see trauma and coping mechanisms.įor example, Type 2s have a tendency to manipulate others when under stress. Now that you have a rudimentary understanding of Enneagram, let’s talk about where they get these personality types from, and what they actually are. RELATED POST: What It Means to Be An INFJ Mother Enneagram: Trauma, Not Personality So… if I fully buy into my own type, why am I assessing the validity of this personality test? Because of trauma responses. I can definitely be melodramatic, I love color and art, fashion and expressing myself, and I appreciate beauty in life everywhere. It’s pretty clear from my posts about wild women and being a Buddhist witch that I like being unique, standing out from the crowd, and being a little bit of a “rebel”. Creative expression is my highest goal in life. This is the “Artist” or the “Romantic” type. For those of you who are interested, I’m an Enneagram Type 4. I 100% fit into one type and I am absolutely compelled by everything that my type says. So I have to be honest: I completely resonate with my type.
One of the tests actually said that I was Type 5 (which, if you know me, is absolutely laughable!). And there are a lot of bad tests out there. There are a couple enneagram tests, here and here, that can help you determine your type… but be warned: this personality test cannot be determined with just a quick online test.
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