Posted by Aislinn on July 01, 1998 at 16:08:45:
In Reply to: Re: Enneatype: Defense Mechanism? posted by Christy on July 01, 1998 at 14:51:09:
Hal, you aksed in your post:
"If you act like a 7 and have motivations like a 7, does that not make you a 7?
And if you then "fix" those problems so you now act out of the motivations of
a 4w5, does this really mean you were a 4w5 all along, even though all evidence
suggested you were a 7?"
No, it means I was acting out at my point of DISINTEGRATION - being a crazy, unhealthy 7 like 5's often do when they are VERY unhealthy.
Now that I "got a grip" on myself and my problems, I can "relax in 4", and not letting my somewhat domineering 5 wing go all manic into 7.
I have always been a 4w5, but I hope to God I will not be a 4w5 that disintegrates to 7 ever again - it ditroyed me!
Being a type 7 is a whole different story than being a 4w5 disintegrated to 7. See?
-Aislinn