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Re: 5's are cold and detached

Re: 5's are cold and detached

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Posted by Laurence on July 22, 2000 at 09:43:36:

In Reply to: Re: 5's are cold and detached posted by Sean S on July 21, 2000 at 12:27:36:

Yes, good description. I'll just add that I do take the emotional dimension of any given situation into account as one more variable in the equation (an important one). And when I started my NLP training and discovered some of the inner (subconscious) articulations (system's links), it was such a huge relief and joy to know exactly where and how they (the emotions) fit in.....

: Speaking as a 5 myself, I share the view that 5's can have intense emotions. I also believe that we are afraid they will interfere with the ability to think clearly. This is perhaps the main reason why we disengage from our emotions so much. I value the ability to observe and assess situations objectively and to formulate strategies for handling them. If I feel my emotions start to rise, I instinctively react to try to stop them taking over. It's hard to describe, but it's as if I separate my thinking mind from my emotional reactions, which then seem to disappear into the background. Sometimes this takes enormous effort.

: I understand why 5's appear cold, but I agree that this is misleading. I believe that, generally speaking, 5's are incrdibly passionate, and that the apparent coldness is an extreme reaction to handle extreme emotions.

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: Yes, good description. I'll just add that I do take the emotional dimension of any given situation into account as one more variable in the equation (an important one). And when I started my NLP training and discovered some of the inner (subconscious) articulations (system's links), it was such a huge relief and joy to know exactly where and how they (the emotions) fit in..... : : Speaking as a 5 myself, I share the view that 5's can have intense emotions. I also believe that we are afraid they will interfere with the ability to think clearly. This is perhaps the main reason why we disengage from our emotions so much. I value the ability to observe and assess situations objectively and to formulate strategies for handling them. If I feel my emotions start to rise, I instinctively react to try to stop them taking over. It's hard to describe, but it's as if I separate my thinking mind from my emotional reactions, which then seem to disappear into the background. Sometimes this takes enormous effort. : : I understand why 5's appear cold, but I agree that this is misleading. I believe that, generally speaking, 5's are incrdibly passionate, and that the apparent coldness is an extreme reaction to handle extreme emotions.

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