#enneagram 1w2

Social 1 "Rigidity"

As a Social type they put their focus on the external world and how they can better it. They do this through showing their integrity and taking on moral responsibilities. Enneagram 1 is known for their ideals and their need to help others. In the case of the social 1 they do this through helping the world Bia creating a moral standard others and themselves can follow. A healthy social 1 will move past their need for moral superiority and perfection and will set a real, achievable moral standard that can benefit the world. An unhealthy social 1 will become detached, more rigid and judgmental from others. Becoming detached and forcing their inflexible moral standards on everyone. They can often resemble an E5 due to their competency focused approach to morality. Or a E2 due to their need to help people.

Characters: Princess Bubblegum, Hermione Granger, Robb Stark, Light Yagami, Leto Atreides, Li Shang, Storm and Chun Li

Self-Preservation 1 "Worry"

The simplest way to understand the SP1 is through "personal choices". While the SO1 is focused on helping others to find morality. The SP1 focuses on their inner moral to find morality. They focus on what makes a person good through the hyper fixation of their choices, believes and lifestyles. In my personal opinion they tend to be the most obsessed with the idea of perfection. Often having a black and White view of what is morality and what makes a person good. They can Resemble an E6 (anxious about the world and scared to be perceived as impure) and IMO they can also resemble an E4 due to their self obsession and focus on the self.

Characters: Kikyo, Claude Frolo, Rick Grimes, Alicent Hightower, Jill Valentine, Stefan Salvatore, Kurapika, Skylar White

Sexual 1 "Zeal"

While the focus of the SO1 is being through helping and the SP1 is being good through personal choices then the SX1 is about being good and perfect through inter personality. They look for another that can fulfill their inner most desire for perfection. Their ideal partner doesn't have to reflect their personality but the ideal traits they desire in another. Unlike the other ones they are much open to express distaste and anger. They might often struggle due their perfectionistic standard to truly fuse with another. They can resemble type 8s due to their openness with anger.

I love Katara as a character, and I love Mae Whitman's voice performance in the role. Here's how I see Katara's personality!

Katara's Enneagram

Wound: Katara lost her mother to the Fire Nation when she was a young girl. Her mother died in her place, protecting her by claiming she was the last remaining waterbender, and not Katara.

Wounding message: This is tricky. Some possibilities are: the world is not a just place, you can't rely on anyone else, your mother died for you (so you'd better be worth her sacrifice)

Core desire: I think her biggest desire is to make things "right" regarding the death of her mother. At various points, this means different things.

Core fear: That what happened to her mother will happen again, to others. That she isn't worth the sacrifice her mother made.

Defense mechanism: to try and make the world (and herself) better

Strengths: Katara is principled, empathetic, hard-working, responsible, and kind

Challenges: Katara can be stubborn, overly critical, irritable, self-righteous, and inflexible

When healthy: Katara is more flexible, spontaneous, and playful

When unhealthy: Katara is angry, pessimistic, and vengeful

Looking at all of this, here's what connects when I go back to the Enneagram post:

Wound: 1, 4, 6, 7, or 8

Wounding message: 1 or 7

Core desire: 1

Core fear: 1, 7, or 9

Defense mechanism: 1

Strengths: 1, 2, 4, or 8

Challenges: 1, 2, 4, or 8

When healthy: 1, 6, or 8

When unhealthy: 1, 2, 6, or 7

Katara is an Enneagram 1.

Katara is such a classic example of all the flaws and the wonderful things about Ones. She can be annoying and bossy and dig in her heels over little things, but she will reliably do the right thing.

(My friends say I'm the Katara of our friend group. No idea why... 😂)

Katara is the character who won't let something go if it's wrong. Whether that's Sokka making a sexist comment, or Master Paku refusing to allow girls and women to learn fighting, she will always take a stand for what she believes in.

What's tricky about identifying her as a 1 is that we don't really have a lot of evidence that she was especially criticized growing up. I wonder if (like me) the harshest criticism she faced came from herself.

Ones live in the Gut center and tend to repress anger.

From Personality Path:

Anger is typically repressed by Type 1s. Type 1s try hard not to express anger as they associate it as a “bad” emotion. Instead, they report a lot of irritation. Interestingly, when their anger is eventually expressed, it can be intense, with a laser focus. Shame or Sadness can get triggered when they realize they made a mistake or if they feel they have behaved inappropriately.   Fear enters the picture when they feel a loss of control or anxiety over potential errors, mistakes, and missteps in the future. A harsh inner voice dictating rigid internal standards is often at the bottom of each of the three core emotions for Type 1s.

Wing

The Enneagram Institute describes 1w9 as "The Idealist," and 1w2 as "The Advocate." To me, Katara is very clearly a 1w2 (like me).

Here's the description of 1w2 from Truity:

These Ones are more focused on the livelihoods of other people, and champion causes focused on meeting people’s needs. They may appear overly controlling or critical of other people in an effort to help them become the “best version” of themselves. Like the Type Two, this type wants to help and feel appreciated.

Other 1w2s include Kakeru Manabe and Hiro Sohma, both from Fruits Basket, and Geto Suguru, from JuJutsu Kaisen.

Subtype

My guess, before reading detailed descriptions of the subtypes, is that Katara is either a SO or SX 1. She does tend to focus her desire for "rightness" on the world, which is typical of a SO 1, but she's also pretty likely to show anger, which is more typical of a SX 1.

After reading the descriptions, I do think SO 1 is most likely. From Enneagram Explained:

Focuses On:  The need to be correct/right with their groups and communities. SO 1s often take on being the teacher or role model with those around them; trying to show others the right way to live. These 1s are often concerned with fairness and justice. Relationship to Their Vice (anger): SO 1s often suppress their anger but are also a bit ok with showing it.

Katara is a SO 1w2

Other SO 1w2s I've analyzed include Geto Suguru again, and Mayuko Shiraki, from Fruits Basket. I've also analyzed two SO 1w9s, both from Fruits Basket: Hatori Sohma and Kazuma Sohma. These two share Katara's subtype, but not her wing.

Tritype

With 1 as Katara's Gut type, I think 6 is her most likely Head type. I could see any of the Heart types as possible, though I'm leaning away from 3.

After reading the descriptions, I think 1-4-6, "The Philosopher", is most likely, though I can still see a good case for 1-2-6, "The Supporter".

Here's the description of 1-4-6, from Katherine Fauvre's website:

If you are a 146, you are diligent, intuitive, and inquisitive. You want to be ethical, original, and certain. You are a private and introspective person and prefer to keep your world small to pursue your creative interests. Only one or two know your true thoughts and insecurities. Morally focused, you voice your expectations and criticisms, hoping your insights will help them to improve. However, you are kind-hearted, and cannot turn a blind eye to others you feel you should assist.

She shares this tritype with Geto Suguru, Kazuma Sohma, and Mayuko Shiraki!

Katara's MBTI:

I liked the format I used for MBTI in my Aang post, so I'm going to stick with that here.

Information-Gathering:

Everyone uses both iNtuition and Sensing, but one will be more natural to rely on. Everyone will also introvert one of these processes, and extrovert the other.

Someone who introverts iNtuition and extroverts Sensing will be able to cut to the core of understanding something in a state of deep, solitary focus. They will gather sensory information through their experience in the present, preferably with others.

Someone who extroverts iNtuition and introverts Sensing will tend to brainstorm aloud, connecting many possibilities at once, and will rely on comparisons to past sense-memories in order to understand the present.

I think the second paragraph describes Katara better than the first, and I think she uses Ne more than Si. This makes her an -N-P type.

Decision-Making:

Just like with the two information-gathering processes, everyone uses both Thinking and Feeling to some degree, but will use one more naturally. And again, they will introvert one, and extrovert the other.

Someone who introverts Thinking and extroverts Feeling will use their own internal logic to come to decisions, and will base their decisions on outcomes for the people around them.

On the other hand, someone who extroverts Thinking and introverts Feeling will rely on external logic in decision-making, such as rules, laws, procedures, checklists, etc... and will base their decisions on the kind of person they want to be, or the kind of person they see themselves to be.

I feel that Katara has an extremely strong inner moral compass, making the second paragraph a better description of her. She very clearly uses Fi more than Te, making her an -NFP type.

Knowing her four processes (Ne, Si, Fi, and Te), and that Ne and Fi are her preferred processes, the next step is to figure out whether she's Ne Fi Te Si, or Fi Ne Si Te (an E or I type; ENFP or INFP).

I personally see Fi as her most likely dominant process, and Te as her most likely inferior process. Let's see how the Myers and Briggs Foundation describes these:

Fi as dominant:

Seeks harmony of action and thoughts with personal values. May not always articulate those values. Empathetic, sensitive, and idealistic. Keyword: Valuing.

When exaggerated:

carry the weight of the world on their shoulders, hypersensitive, pompous, feel sorry for themselves

Te as inferior:

overly critical and negative toward others, judge others harshly, quick to take action to try and control/correct their own imagined incompetence which often backfires making the problem worse

I think this all sounds like Katara!

This would make her INFP, The Healer! A description:

Idealistic, loyal to their values and to people who are important to them. Want to live a life that is congruent with their values. Curious, quick to see possibilities, can be catalysts for implementing ideas. Seek to understand people and to help them fulfill their potential. Adaptable, flexible, and accepting unless a value is threatened.

She shares this with Tohru Honda, from Fruits Basket, but also again with Geto Suguru! (I actually think Geto is an INFJ now, so...)

Katara's Personality Summary:

Enneagram: SO 1w2 (The Reformer/The Advocate)

Tritype: 4-6-1 (The Philosopher)

MBTI: INFP (The Healer)

Katara is distinguished by her strong moral compass, her commitment to her values, her empathy, and her diligence. She's stubborn and fierce and I love her for it.

Review!

(Note: the left guy is "Pran", played by Nanon and the right guy is "Pat" played by Ohm, both are amazing actors)

This series is Thai BL series. Normally, I wouldn't even consider watching Thai BL series at all. Even if I'm Thai. Frankly almost all BL series in Thailand are written by people who have no idea what it's like to be in gay relationship. They assign 'roles' to the couple, like there must be a bottom and top. Oh, not to mention that 'I'm straight but I'm only gay for this guy' and 'a girl that appears once only to make our mc knows he like this guy' trope. That's so damn boring. The usual BL series often depict gay couple unrealistically, and I think it's an insult to our LGBTQ community. But this series just blew me away. In all the right way.

First, they don't portray a 'gay' couple but just a couple falling in love. It is universal, just two people warming up to each other and fall in love, supporting each other through thick and thin. I'm a sucker for a good love stories, and this is one of them. It's not just a gay story, it is a love story and a damn good one at that. Next is the great story pacing, it's an emotional roller coaster. When it's sad, it brings you down to the lowest. When it's happy, you can't stop smiling. When it's funny, hell, I laughed my ass off so many times I can't remember.

This story that blends all these elements into one seamlessly. I love it. But you know what's the best? The acting of every actors on screen is PHENOMENAL. I can't describe it, but they are so natural. All the emotions, they embody the characters perfectly. The banters, the kisses, the cuddles, all of them are completely natural and depict exactly just how a couple actually live. Not to mention the fact that this show isn't even sexualized. Sure, main mcs are hot, but they are not like artificially hot. Just a simple, quite hot (but not overdone) guys. A type of hot guys you can find in any setting and not artificially overdone to the point of unrealism. Which is great, because many times BL series place unrealistic expectations to us that we have to be a modeling material to be in relationship. (I never dared to hit on someone because I feared I wasn't good looking enough despite me not being ugly in anyway). Other thing worth mentioning is the "Zero Waste Village" arc, this arc is a pure gold, both for environmentalist and people just enjoying the show.

But you know what touches me the most? The fact that they are supporting each other through thicks and thins. The fact that even with insurmountable obstacles, they still stay true to what they believe in. And there is a line "If you don't leave me, fight together with me. I'm already really happy." This line strums my heartstring so hard I cried for god knows how long. It just shows how a healthy and supportive relationship can be. We are all trying so hard to be what people want us to be, to the point we are being swallowed by the current of our world. But what if we fight it? What if we say "even if I can't change the world, I won't let the world change me." This is really the essence of this story.

So, the sorting.

(Noted that the official transliteration doesn't reflect aspiration-tenuis contrast existed in my language. And we have a habit of using random English word as our nickname, so I'll just use the English orthography when that's the case)

Pat: ESFP 8w7 sx/so Snake-Lion. (A really good example of healthy 8w7)

He is actually quite easy to sort but not easy to type. He is clearly Snake primary. He cares deeply about his people (family, Pran and friends) and will go to extra length to protect them. He is a loyalist who focuses on his own happiness and his people's wellbeing. A healthy and mature Snake primary. When he knows that he likes Pran, he doesn't care about anybody else, he just lunges himself forward into enemy territory to find him.

He clashes with Pran's Badger a little because Pran cares about what his community (friends and family) would say about their relationship and later (spoiler) runaway to the sea. Pat just wants to stay with the man he loves and that's it. He is very assertive and reactive. If something happens, he charges head first into it fearlessly. When his friends are being attacked, he is the first to act and fight. When Pran failed the presentation, he steps up and improvises, go for the most obvious solution. And he is brave as hell, his faculty has long standing and often violent rivalry with Pran's but when Pran's faculty hosts an environmentalist camp, he lunges himself, alone, into the enemy territory just to talk with Pran (after an incident). He is surrounded by an enemy but he just doesn't care. His method is antithetic to Pran's. He is reactive and hands on while Pran is heady and meticulous. Like that bus stop scene where Pran can't think of a single idea for the bus stop project. Pat simply just told him to get up and imagine, if Pran is the one using it, what he'll want from this bus stop (and this 5 minutes long scene is completely improvised too, mad respect). While Pran encourages Pat to be more thoughtful of the consequences and to be overall more regimented and less impulsive.

MBTI and Ennagram wise, he is a tad harder to sort. He's definitely ESxP, but I wasn't sure about his judging function. He is very attentive to his surrounding, often notices things people don't notice (like Pran's reactions, the poster that hints the company is interested in environmental-friendly projects, etc,) and is quick to leap on those opportunities. He is quick thinking and fast to act physically. He is the first to rush to his friend's help and is able to accomplish a string of events in a very short period of time. He can and will use whatever in the surrounding to his advantage. That's all indicator to Se-dominance. But is he Ti-Fe or Fi-Te? He often goes to the most obvious fix and straightforward solution that is very Te in nature. He isn't driven by logic or desire to understand, instead he is driven by his strong internal values that dominate all of his decisions. Pat is driven by his own sense of right and wrong and will enact it physically if he must (Se-Te). He isn't exactly that subtle, he is very smart but many times, his simple methods (Lion secondary + Se-Te not being very subtle) can mask the depth of understanding and deliberation he has So, he is ESFP. . His enneagram is harder to sort, he is definitely either 7w8 or 8w7. Both aggressive stance. But which one?

He is so healthy that some traits escape me. But he is definitely 8w7. He is aggressive go-getter who doesn't afraid of anyone and will fight with anyone if necessary. He doesn't really understand or care about personal space much. He will just barge into it and assume it's alright (much to Pran's annoyance). He just barged into Pran's room and leisurely walked around the room while Pran told him, exasperatedly, to get out and he didn't care (ofc, Pran likes him so he doesn't really resist...). That is, except his inner circle (mainly Pran and his sister Pa) where he lets out more of his 7 wing. Being playful and positive. His 7-wing comes out in a form of lighthearted and often cute gestures. When the going gets hard, he stands his ground and fight. He is that kind of 'authoritative' 8 (Yara Greyjoy) as opposed to 'authoritarian' ones (E.g. Tywin Lannister).

He lacks the obvious domineering and often harsh nature of enneagram 8. But that's simply him being healthy person. He doesn't need to dominate people or to actively act mean toward them (except for Wai, initially) so much as protecting his own and his people's rights when they are challenged. He doesn't need to. He is secure enough in his own skin that he doesn't have to subdue others to feel big and safe. But when someone challenges his authority or harming his friends he will let them have it. He shows integration to 2 when he is with Pran. He becomes more caring and helpful toward Pran. He cares for Pran and provides him with help, as well as be there for him. Pat is naturally understanding, empathetic and kind guy which in essence is his integration toward 2. But he is still 8w7 first and foremost, just a healthy one. (And as to why not enneagram 2w1 disintegrate to 8w7? He isn't image type and he is not dependent type. He is gut type first and foremost then he is aggressive stance type second which is 8w7).

Pran: ISTJ 1w2 so/sp Badger-Bird.

Pran is the opposite of Pat in that he is easy to type but not easy to sort. He is ISTJ. Always the perfect, precise, calm and level-headed individual. He is that neat and responsible guy who tends to do things himself (as opposed to leave it to other people) and do it very meticulously. Like, when he figures out how to help his friends pay for the bus stop they wrecked that isn't even Pran's own doing.

First, Pran does it out of his sense of responsibility, both as the president and friend and his own desire to help (Si-Fi to the max). He slowly pieces together how much he will need and how will he gets the money needed. Then delegates exactly how to lower the costs and how to find money (which are all strong Te). And he condemns Pat because his friends are jerks who bullied Wai (Pran's bff) which resulted in the fight at the bus stop. And since he is 1w2, he is a dependent stance type, or as I'd call them "should and must" types. He constantly suppresses himself, his reactions and emotions, in order to be what he 'should' - a perfect child, responsible, proper and regimented guy. But when he finally reconnects with his feelings and step out of his comfort zone, he shows 7 integration. Being playful, silly and chill. He teases Pat on too many occasions and he is cute. But he's also quite wrathful like to that actor guy (irresponsible smirk face) and lashes out in anger before telling him to **** off from the project if he can't be more responsible.

But he has rather weak intuition and often detached from his surroundings (a sign of inferior Ne). It doesn't occur to him that he could just cook up a project to build the bus stop and presents it to the university or to outside CSRs. (Which, to Ne-dom like me, it's immediate apparent. I've been in this situation once and that was what immediately came to my mind, though I could never hope to be nearly as meticulous as ISTJs are ... they are superhuman...). But he is also opens to alternative ideas and change in plans as it is able. He didn't see the poster in the lift when he went to present his project (courtesy to Pat) and failed to capitalize on the company's policy on environment architectural projects. Though luckily Pat intervenes. When his friends come to him for advice, he doesn't give them emotional advice but practical and often blunt ones. When he fought with his mother, he doesn't yell. He didn't even want to talk to her at all, but when she pressed him. He just told her bluntly that he and Pat are in relationship. And told off his mother before door slamming her and retreated to his room (well, he has a point though. Both parents pitting off their children to hate each other because of their own unresolved disputes is just not cool, at all). That's how Fi-Te works in FPs and TJs. (So, INFJs don't door slam people guys!)

He is friendly and amicable but also introverted. Sure, he has a lot of friends, but he is very protective of his emotions and personal space. He needs a lot of time alone to feel content. So he is very reluctant to let Pat into his room at first. To him, this is his private space and only after they warm up to each other he lets Pat in. He is often calm and reserved on the outside, always rational and practical, but he actually harbors so much intense emotions within himself. Many of which he sacrifices for what is logical like denying his feelings for Pat, because of possible consequences. Stop playing guitar (which he loves) because his mother doesn't want it and the possible consequences.

I mean, he was uprooted on a whim of his mother when she saw him in a band with Pat. He was traumatized and doesn't want it to happen again. But when they have their first kiss, Pran pours out all of his suppressed feelings into the kiss, all the pain and love he held back all these years (it's implied that Pran falls for Pat at least when he was in Grade 10 and the kiss happens in their 1st year of university, so at least 4 years). After that he retreats back to his room, crying, shut himself off from Pat and reflect on what he had done. He knows he loves Pat but he also knows the consequences. He was confused and hurt. Only after Pat's daring trip to Environmentalist camp (with Pran's friends waiting there to beat Pat to pulp, literally) he steps out of his comfort zone and start dating. But that's only after Pat proves it to him that it's ok to go for it. That is how inferior Ne works. If they make sure that this venture will not doom them, they will usually go for it.

Sorting wise, he is either Bird or Badger primary. He is all about upholding what's 'right' that comes from the outside world. Rules, laws, system and teachings. However, I don't think he is Bird primary. He is Badger primary. His main focus is to be a part of the community and upholding them. From his family to his friends. He is aware that his relationship with Pat will affect more than just them, but the community as well. He is broader than Pat in this sense. While Pat is all about him and people he loves, Pran is all about him and the community he is a part of.

However, he is also very healthy. He doesn't devalue anyone. No matter who and where that person came from. They are all people in his eyes and if necessary, he'll be there for them. And he doesn't let the community overrides his freewill. Sure he cares about his community deeply, but he does things for himself and his happiness as well (while negotiating with the community's wish halfway, like, faking that he broke up with Pat to keep his family content, but there relationship is still going strong).

His secondary is bird. He is all about skills and strategies. He doesn't do well when things don't go according to plans. He panics and retreats. Like, that presentation. He didn't expect the judges to refuse to fund him. And he was literally shocked. He loves gathering skills. Like music and architectural skills, he tinkers with it and find enjoyment in improving his skills for its own sake. But sometimes he focuses too much on skills and plans that he forgets the human element. Like when he tries to design the bus stop, he can't draw a single line. He is stuck in his constructed methodology. But opens when Pat's method proves useful. I might not express this well, but he's bird secondary.

TLDR

Pat - ESFP 8w7 sx/so Snake-Lion

Pran - ISTJ 1w2 so/sp Badger-Bird

Short typing:

Pa - ESFJ 2w1 so/sp

Ink - ESFJ

Korn - ESTP 7w6 sp/so

Wai - ISFP cp6w7 so/sp Bird-Badger (his intuition is actually good. He is the first person to sense something more is going on between Pat and Pran, but he derives it from sensory evidence first which suggests Se > Ni. Though I'm not particularly fond of him, especially since he outed his friends without asking him the reason. He is initially the immature Bird primary and 6w7 who felt betrayed when his friend withhold the secret from him and being vengeful unnecessarily. He grows out of it though, thankfully.)

I wish there are more intuitive types represented in Thai series. Most of the series don't have a single intuitive. If in the west you guys have intuitive bias, we have sensor bias. Intuitives are often ill-received by our culture and media landscape.

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PS 1. I don't want to post a character picture individually, because Thai media's tendency to tune up the otherwise already great looking (as in normal and realistic looking) guy when pictures individually. And I don't want to risk copyright complication by taking a random screenshot so ...

PS 2. Thai phonology has aspiration contrast and since p t k in English can be both aspirated (Pen, Ten, King) and unaspirated (Spa, Stark, Sky) we simply just write p t k for both aspirated and unaspirated consonant. Not to mention the tone (5 tones in total), extra vowels like /ɯ/ /ɯː/ /ɤ/ /ɤː/ /ɔ/ /ɔː/ /ɛ/ /ɛː/ and vowel length distinction (short-long). So, the transliteration can be quite deceiving.

The proper pronunciation of this series character's names are as followed (in IPA)

Pat - pʰat˦˥

Pran - praːn˧

Pa - pʰaː˧

Ink - ʔiŋ˦˥

Korn - kɔːn˧

Wai - waj˧

PS 3. I just love how both Pat and Pran are mother hen to their friend groups. I wish I could have a relationship with someone like Pat. I love this kind of healthy and great guy. But I'll have to work on myself too ... being less grumpy and overall becoming a better person before I can feel like I deserve this kind of great guy.

It has taken me ages to be certain of my core and tritype, but I think I am finally here. Thought of sharing my own Enneagram journey with you folks, in the hopes that it might be hopeful to someone. I am going to do this as a three parter, so I can go through my discovery process in as much detail as possible.

(Note: Hermione's core is a 1w2. Mine is just a fix, to my core.)

As an Ne dom, I could easily imagine myself as every type save for 3, 8 and 9. I have always been a passionate, opinionated person who freely embraced self expression. Therefore, self - erasure of any sort was obviously out of the question, plus sloth has never been one of my principle vices. I have had boundary issues with people all my life, which my 8 fixed mother keeps pointing out to me. She says that I am far too lenient with people and that's why I "suffer". However my readiness to anger was something which still had me on the fence between 1 and 8.

As a child, I remember getting angry because some of my classmates were kicking a dog. I was so speechless with rage; I just sat down and started crying, while throwing rocks at them. Also, 8s seemed ballsy and that's something I couldn't relate to at all. Even so, I am not a moralizing sort. I don't get off on punishing people for breaking rules or telling them off. I possess no strong internal moral framework. I was still not sure. Besides, most 1 descriptions seemed so...dull and uptight I couldn't see myself in that at all. So I pegged myself as a weak 8 fixer (even though I doubted it as I have never been an active power seeker, or concerned myself with it as long as I had my autonomy). The real breakthrough came about when I posted on PersonalityCafe aka PerC. Someone commented that I was a 3 because the presentation seemed so perfect. The words if I remember correctly were "It seems crafted, and so polished". Right down to the punctuation. So formal for even a casual post on a typology forum. After much argument, I accepted it somewhat reluctantly because of my own misconceptions regarding the types. Intuitively though, I knew that it just didn't fit right. The Misidentification between 1 and 3 article on The Enneagram Institute website was spot on. It explained all the 3-ish elements of my writing style. It helped me understand the key difference between 1 and 3, in that 3 wanted it to merely look perfect while 1 had to BE perfect in order to meet high internal standards. I remembered my work self and that was definitely very much in line with 1. I thought about how my junior told me I used to be short with her about her sloppy performance when I was angry/stressed. Throughout the earlier years, I was an over achieving, perfection seeking child/person. At my job, I was fairly good at handling details (though it stressed me out awfully because of inferior Si) every now and then. I have thrown out many pieces of writing because they seemed like cold painted corpses. Perfect, beautiful and absolutely lacking in warmth. Going to therapy helped me cement the 1 fix as well.

When I was issued the psychometric assessments, I was worried about getting it wrong. Worried about the answers, WHEN THERE WERE NO WRONG ANSWERS! I asked for an extra sheet to clarify my answers, to a freaking MCQ. I didn't want the therapists to get it wrong either. I told my therapist that I discontinued the previous one because he was incompetent and useless. She asked me if I was holding her up to a certain standard as well. I'd to admit that every word and expression was being scanned internally for signs of disinterest, lack of authenticity, competence etc. Repeatedly, the therapist wrote down *Perfectionist* and *Control* in my worksheets. Finally, when she said "It is okay to not know everything. It is okay to be wrong" it is like something within me just snapped and I looked away, to hide my tears.

Something that Richard Rohr said in one of his videos particularly hit home with me. He mentioned that Ones tend to get pissed off when someone gets something they didn't work for or deserve. He said Ones are obsessed with the idea of establishing a meritocracy. Here we were, two people from different generations and cultures. Yet... I felt like he was speaking directly to my soul. It brought to mind all the times I'd bitched about nepotism and strongly advocated in favour of establishing a meritocracy.

As for figuring out the wing to my 1 fix, it was easier. There is a heat found in an angry 1w2 which is lacking in a 1w9. 1w9 tend to be more silently critical, cool and judgmental. They don't tend to forgive easily or get involved nearly as much as a 1w2. 1w2s actively place themselves in a mentoring role. They are warm, and willing to engage with people. They see the potential in people and encourage them. My writing style tends towards warmth and engaging with the reader as opposed to the cool, precise and impersonal style adopted by the 1w9. There is a mild streak of activism in me, better explained by the 1w2 rather than 1w9. However since it is my last fix, it doesn't translate into action a lot. I prefer to fix things by critiquing existing systems, reworking it to the point of serving personal effectiveness rather than actively throwing myself into any kind of activism.

Knowing one's enneagram types is never a fun process. It can be long and tedium filled. But when you come face to face with the truth, it will be worth it. For it will knock you over. Like a gut punch, you are left doubled over and breathing hard. But you can get up, and see yourself for who you are. The good bits, and the nasty bits. Accepting and integrating the two will finally lead to growth.

Hello guys I am currently finishing to watch Monster Anime and im currently stuck between some typologies for some characters and I wanted to hear your opinions and arguments. Cuz I want to figure this out

Kenzo Tenma: Most people agree that he is an INFP 1w2 sp/so however idk how to feel about Fi dom for him tbh. I think XSFJ makes more sense to him. Personally I'm leaning towards ESFJ FeSi. As for his enneagram SP1 doesn't sound like him to me at all. If anything SO1 or SO9?

Johan Liebert: INFJ E5 for sure however im not fully sure between SO5 or SX5 yet. Im leaning towards SX5 tho.

Nina Fortner (Anna Liebert): I can def see ENFJ however I think EXFP can be more accurate ? As for her enneagram I think SO1 is fine however SO7 and SO9 may fit as well?

Eva Heineman: Obvious Te Dom in Fi grip. ESFP is a bit absurd to me. However I dont know if she is an ESTJ or ENTJ (TeSe). As for her enneagram I am between SX8 or SO3. Both of those fit perfectly to her character imo.

Wolfgang Grimmer: I think ENFJ is also okay ? however idk maybe there is a better fit out there. SO9 is actually okay tbh.

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"People get built different. We don't need to figure it out. We just need to respect it.”

Hello sorry for taking long to answer but basically

SP1 (Super Ego+Comptency+Frustration)

The Sp1 looks to find goodness and moral through their hyper fixed idea of good and bad. Usually the focus on this type is their decision making and lifestyle choices. Perfection is their main goal and drive in life.

Ex of Sp1- Bree Van Der Kamp , Nina Swayer , Megumi Fushiguro and Charles Xavier.

SP5 (Withdrawn+Competency+Rejection)

The sp5s desires is to find and withhold knowledge from others. Since they are a withdrawn they rather live inside their head and ruminate about the possible knowledge and how they understand the world.