#so(5)

An overview of an enneagram type. Not an expert. May change later.

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Center: Head/Thinking/Fear

Other triads: Competent, Withdrawn, Rejection

Basic motivation: To be competent, knowledgeable

Basic fear: Being useless and helpless

Wings: 5w4, 5w6

Disintegration/stress: 7

Integration/growth: 8

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Traits

- Strengths -

Insightful

Curious and observant

Analytical and rational

Independent

Innovative and inventive

- Weaknesses -

Detached and distant

Can isolate self too often

Intense, doesn't understand feelings

Nihilistic

Feeling incapable, incompetent

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Wings

- 5w4 -

5 and 4 are withdrawn types so a 5w4 is a very internalized type. 5w4s often need a lot of alone time to reflect and recharge. This type is a deep and sensitive thinker, very observant and detail oriented. Can be very focused and attentive. They work hard when it comes to things they are passionate about.

- 5w6 -

The 6 wing makes 5 a little more open and receptive to people. They're quite organized and structured with a plan for pretty much everything, considering 5's need to be knowledgeable and 6's need to be prepared all the time. They can be creative problem solvers and are quite practical.

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Disintegration: 7

Disintegrating to 7 shows up in a 5 as scatterbrained behavior. Easily distracted and impulsive. Can have a hard time concentrating as their mind is filled with too much and keeps jumping from one thing to the next. A disintegrated 5 is very restless.

Integration: 8

Integration to 8 means a 5 is learning to become more comfortable in participating in the real world. Fear no longer makes them want to hide away all the time. They are capable of living outside of their minds and fully living in reality. They don't get stuck analyzing choices over and over again to the point of paralysis - they learn to just do things regardless of their paranoia.

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Subtypes of 5

- Sp 5 -

Sp 5s are the most protective over their time and energy. They have clear boundaries they are not shy to set. Sp 5s have a need for independence and will not allow anyone or anything to take it away from them. This subtype is much more of an observer of life rather than a participant. They would rather focus their time and energy into personal projects that bring them life.

- Sx 5 -

Sx 5s are less concerned with boundaries as they seek to find a person who has a similar mindset like them. They want to find someone who can truly understand them so that the sx 5 can comfortably open up their private world to them. However, their independence can still make them fearful - it can take a lot of time for them to genuinely open up. They try to attract by having various interests and having interesting inner lives.

- So 5 -

So 5s want to be seen as competent and wise by others. They want to be seen as intellectual and so will be drawn to opportunities that allow them to showcase their knowledge and skills. However, their need to be alone conflicts with the desire to be viewed as an intelligent role model. They don't want to be overwhelmed by the world yet still want to participate in it. Although a social subtype, they may still struggle to connect with others, but they will still be drawn to like minded individuals.

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Megumi has never been much of a fan of the blanket of white on the ground. Snow was the first sign of winter coming. The beginning of the coldest months of the year, a reminder of a birthday missed, a Christmas forgotten, a New Year of the same. Yet here he was out in the thick of it, dressed full out in a thick hoodie, gloves, and a striped scarf covering part of his face, just so he could help you build a snowman as you light the courtyard in a fit of childish laughter.

He can’t say he enjoys the blistered cheeks, numb fingers, and cracked skin from the cold biting at him and riding on his breath. Hates it actually. But the way you preciously smile at him despite the harshness, thoroughly happy at his presence next to you as your fingers accidentally brush his in your attempts to smooth out your snowman makes the cold inside bite a little less, to where he feels he can smile too.

“I’m going to get my phone to take a picture!”

Megumi watches as you run back up the hill, your feet sinking ankle-deep into it as you excitedly trudge forward. “Slow down. You’re going to fall,” he warns a split second too late as you faceplant forward onto the ground. “What did I tell you?”

“I didn’t fall. I’m making a snow angel,” you answer back, and even with your face muffled in the snow, he can hear your embarrassment echoing from within. He comes to your aid, helping you sit up. You’re covered head to toe with snow, skin ashen-ed from the cold, and still, you manage a chuckle. “Ha-ha, I think snow went up my nose,” you tell him with a shiver and a sniffle.