Posted by Deborah Knight on February 23, 1998 at 21:06:39:
In Reply to: Re: "Healthy" people of 2 personality styles are more alike. posted by Carol Voisard on November 01, 1997 at 06:17:11:
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: DERF; I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOUR GETTING AT AND CERTAINLY FOR RELATIONSHIP COMPATIBILITY, TWO PEOPLE AT A SIMILIAR LEVELS OF MATURITY WILL SEEMINGLY GET ALONG BETTER...YET I UNDERSTAND THAT THOUGH THEY MAY GET ALONG BETTER DIFFERENT TYPES, ENERGIES OR STYLES SUCH AS REVEALED IN THE ENNEAGRAM WILL HAVE DIFFERENT PITFALLS OR ROOT SINS OR COMPLUSIVE BEHAVIOURS AS WELL AS DIFFERENT VIRTUES, GIFTS AND MEANS OF DEALING WITH WHAT GOES ON AROUND THEM AND IN THEIR LIVES....AS WELL AS OFFER VARIOUS PERSPECTIVES AND INSIGHTS ACCORDINGLY TO WHO THEY ARE..THE GIFT OF BEING ONLY 1/9 TH OF THE WHOLE...THUS HOPEFULLY MORE MATURE OR HEALTHY PEOPLE MAY BE MORE OPEN TO THE BIGGER PICTURE, RECEIVEING OTHERS AND THEREFORE GETTING ALONG BETTER.
: ALL PERSONALITIES COME FROM AN UNHEALTHY PLACE ?....
: "THE STEPS TO MATURITY ARE NECESSARILY IMATURE"
: WHAT CHA THINK........
: CAROL
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: : I'm pretty much sold on the theory that "personality," as we know it, is a result of mostly negative conditioning. I think that "healthy" people of two personality styles seem more alike to each other than "unhealthy" people of the same 2 styles. Mentally healthy people still have their unique overtones (as well as a unique gift, spiritual quiality, and purpose in life), but overall, the "core essences" of healthy people are more uniform. I like this idea, because universal harmony is becoming more important to me as I grow older. Yet, some people might be averse to this idea. Any thoughts?