Re: wings: esp. for David and Ayla (re: 5w4 dis?intigration)

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: Whoa! Adavis, your description of a 5w4 disintegrating to a 7 fits me to a tee. I probably could have been a millionaire by now if not for 7ish distractions! I am curious though, have you ever "snapped to 8"? When this happens, typical 5ish fear of being overwhelmed suddenly gives way to the 8ish Will to Prevail no matter what the cost. Attention is focused like a laser - every fiber of your being unites to meet the danger which threatens. This state is extremely rare and uncharacteristic for my rather reserved 5ish self, but it has occurred to me on two occasions. Without going into circumstantial details, I believe I actually saved my life by going into this mode on one of these occasions. I'm sorry if all this is vague, but if you have been there, I think you'll know what I mean. I'm curious if any of this strikes a chord with any other Fives (or Fours) out there. : : : : : : I think Devorah-Leah gives really good advice when she says to concentrate : : more on points of integration and disintegration than wings! I am a five : : with a four wing (I score very high on four), but I also feel a great : : affinity for six at times. What I think is much more revealing than : : looking at wings is the integration and disintegration dynamic. As a : : five, I disintegrate to seven, which though it can be a lot of fun : : (especially for an otherwise pretty uptight five), can also be really : : escapist for me. Before I learned about the enneagram I would have never : : understood this dynamic. Now I know that when my instincts tell me to : : go out and have another couple beers and just have fun (re:stick my : : head in the sand and avoid pain, responsibility) I need to really examine : : what's going on. As a four, you disintegrate to two, so that might : : explain the four/two confusion. Do you notice that you're more giving/ : : accomodating when you're under stress?

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