what type could i be?

Posted by schrips on November 17, 2000 at 04:46:06:

I just started learning about the enneagram recently, so i was hoping you guys could help me a bit. Do you think everyone has one primary type throughout their life, and during different stages of life "uses" other types, yet always seen through the "lens" of that primary type? Or, can people change completely their type? My reason for asking is that I'm not sure if i am a 4 or 5. While growing up, I showed every sign of being 5 (I read medical encyclopedias for fun, competed in science fairs, tried to learn the language of crows, etc) but how much of this could be due to a very domineering father who never expressed any emotion (other that anger) and who I tried in every way to emulate? Now that I'm in college, I feel inundated by emotion. Could this be pent up 5-type emotion or my 4 type finally coming out? I was an intp with the mbti, but I'm also pretty skilled at making the test show whatever I want it to. Whew...this might better belong on the care board, but I thought it seemed pretty specific to 5s. And I sense a kind of friendly competitiveness between the 4 and 5 boards about distinguishing between the two. Thanks..

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• Re: what type could i be? isaacthe54 13:22:59 11/18/00 (3)
  • ignore response below - i hit "post message" instead of "reset" by mistake Anonymous 16:51:57 11/19/00 (0)
  • Re: what type could i be? Anonymous 16:39:20 11/19/00 (0)
  • Purity of type Rotten Apple 13:31:58 11/18/00 (0)
• you sound a little like me TheGauntOne 00:44:24 11/18/00 (0)
• Only my opinion K.B. 05:04:38 11/17/00 (0)

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