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Enneagram Main Board Archive Re: ObsessivenessPosted by Gigi on October 01, 1999 at 04:08:20: In Reply to: Re: Social wings. posted by Derf on September 30, 1999 at 22:02:00: > I'm a self-preservation subtype. Here's me with my wings and arrows: > 4 (self-preservation): obsessive about holding onto moods (in all ways possible, from aesthetic surroundings to imagination to scents to music to reliving events in my mind over and over and over....) Can you open up "reliving things in the mind over and over?" I do something like that and it bothers me a lot. I think it is my image-surveillance which is a 3 thing. Maybe we are talking about different things. > 2 (self-preservation): obsessive about receiving special treatment (secretly going into an irrational rage when I don't get more attention than anyone else). Again, I thought this was a 3 trait. I do it often, not obsessively though > 1 (self-preservation): obsessive about everything (including the above). Talking about obsessiveness! Did you want to break me up? Obsessive to ideas, to people, to material things. I cannot throw away things easily. I find places to tuck them in case I need them later. I think this is more in line with being a 6- loyalty to things owned. The sight of people being pulled out of their "garbage houses" comes to my mind. The woman living in the house next door is unmarried and rarely comes out, except for shopping. Her mind seems OK but she is paranoid. Once I had a chance to enter her house. 2 of her rooms were full of plastic bags full of "things." Of course, I am no way like that but the moment I realized the similarity I started throwing away. I am afraid some valuable things have also been thrown away. I also think obsessiveness is an inherited trait. There was a discussion about detachment earlier. Some prefer meditation for this; it is mostly a 9 exercise. I cannot do it Gigi Gigi
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