Posted by Christy on July 01, 1998 at 14:51:09:
In Reply to: Re: Enneatype: Defense Mechanism? posted by Andy on July 01, 1998 at 13:41:45:
: Sorry for jumping to conlusions here. I thought you said you was a five,
: but at second look it seems like you are a four, and then I can understand if
: he should be an eight. However I don't like to think of the ISTJ as a
: typical eight, but that could be very wrong. If you read the MBTI description
: of ISTJ and think what type it resonates with I think you see what I mean.
: Anyway, sorry for jumping on to fast here.
:
: Andy
I don't think I could prove he's an eight without sounding like I'm bragging- (even though his lack of empathy and overconfidence has caused some major hassles). He doesn't know how to be a passive agressive 6.
He's got a huge heart if you dig and dig and dig.
Anyways....... I think he's a good example of what I was saying about defense mechanisms. The eight, is a role he plays very well in order to get what he wants from people and out of life. If you call him on it - he knows he's doing it and will laugh. But he refuses to stop doing it.
Instead of comparing MBTI to Enneagram, maybe we should delve into the correlations of Enneagram to NLP.