I know what personality type I am for the MBTI, now my psychology crowd is into Enneagrams, which I know nothing about. I read all the descriptions for all the numbers and all the wings with each number. None of them really sounded like me... so I guess I will try here.
Main Questions
1. What drives you in life? What do you look for?
In life there are the basic needs; food, shelter, love, etc. So there is that. So if the question is "what am I living for?" I suppose that is more to the point. And the base answer to that is to learn and have fun in life. I have a pretty positive yet bleak outlook on life. I'm just sort of here, no big reason for it. Trying to make the best of it by having friends, and I mean real friends, playing games and learning whatever I can about anything I take an interest to.
2. What do you hope to accomplish in your life?
I don't really hope for anything besides being able to look back and say "OK, I've lived long enough. I'm ready to not."
3. What do you hope to avoid doing or being? What values are important to you?
I avoid not avoiding things. I seek out positive conflict. Anything that makes you hurt on a mental level is something that will make you grow as a person once you are done. The number one thing I don't want to be; the person who does something for an illusion. People who spend their life believing that money is important, or having more objects is important. It is all an illusion created by our culture. What is really important is decided by the person who has the actual strength to ask that very question, "what is important."
I'd say the most important value to me is being fair to all.
4. What are your biggest fears (not including phobias)? Why?
I fear that people pretend to like me so that they can use me. It is a bit ill-rational, because I don't have much use in any sense. But sometimes those thoughts stick for hours, during which time I speak to no one.
5. How do you want others to see you? How do you see yourself?
I want others to see me as a thing that isn't entirely there; a spirit that speaks through this body, rather than a body that speaks of a spirit.
6. What makes you feel your best? What makes you feel your worst?
Creation of art in any form makes me feel wonderful, especially film. Crafting something, working hours and hours to make sure it is perfect and seeing people react to it and enjoy it, and knowing this was a feeling I spawned inside them. That makes me feel great.
The worst feeling is that of being ignored by someone I respect.
7. Describe how you experience each of: a) anger; b) shame; c) anxiety.
All three I tend to withdrawal and process. Why am I angry? Why am I feeling shame? Why am I full of anxiety? Can I logic these out? Almost the feeling of ironing out wrinkles in a shirt; the feelings are only ruffles in the pattern of things. Most things aren't really required to be felt, so I can dismiss them. However, if I concluded actual offence was meant by something I used wit to strike back, and can sometimes be very snappy when angry. With shame, I tend to just relive a past moment and then shudder and sigh.
Anxiety will make me question what I am doing. If it is making me nervous, it might be dangerous.
8. Describe how you respond to each of: a) stress; b) unexpected change; c) conflict.
How is this different from the last question? I withdraw and think in stress. Unexpected changes are no biggie for me. And conflict is always a nice story after it is over.
9. Describe your orientation to: a) authority; b) power. How do you respond to these?
My authority and power or someone else's authority and power?
If it is mine, I become a judge. Fairness is very important to me. I use whatever measure of power that is mine to make sure that everyone gets a fair portion for their contribution.
With others, I usually take up a supportive or rebel role depending on the fairness of that person who is in power, who has control.
10. What is your overall outlook on life and humanity?
Humanity is filled with a lot of evil people who are simply looking out for themselves. Most people have no problem compromising their own wants so that others can have their needs met. But the people who put their mild happiness over the life of another, I think they are just sick. Yet we as a species are filled with these kinds of people.
Main Questions
1. What drives you in life? What do you look for?
In life there are the basic needs; food, shelter, love, etc. So there is that. So if the question is "what am I living for?" I suppose that is more to the point. And the base answer to that is to learn and have fun in life. I have a pretty positive yet bleak outlook on life. I'm just sort of here, no big reason for it. Trying to make the best of it by having friends, and I mean real friends, playing games and learning whatever I can about anything I take an interest to.
2. What do you hope to accomplish in your life?
I don't really hope for anything besides being able to look back and say "OK, I've lived long enough. I'm ready to not."
3. What do you hope to avoid doing or being? What values are important to you?
I avoid not avoiding things. I seek out positive conflict. Anything that makes you hurt on a mental level is something that will make you grow as a person once you are done. The number one thing I don't want to be; the person who does something for an illusion. People who spend their life believing that money is important, or having more objects is important. It is all an illusion created by our culture. What is really important is decided by the person who has the actual strength to ask that very question, "what is important."
I'd say the most important value to me is being fair to all.
4. What are your biggest fears (not including phobias)? Why?
I fear that people pretend to like me so that they can use me. It is a bit ill-rational, because I don't have much use in any sense. But sometimes those thoughts stick for hours, during which time I speak to no one.
5. How do you want others to see you? How do you see yourself?
I want others to see me as a thing that isn't entirely there; a spirit that speaks through this body, rather than a body that speaks of a spirit.
6. What makes you feel your best? What makes you feel your worst?
Creation of art in any form makes me feel wonderful, especially film. Crafting something, working hours and hours to make sure it is perfect and seeing people react to it and enjoy it, and knowing this was a feeling I spawned inside them. That makes me feel great.
The worst feeling is that of being ignored by someone I respect.
7. Describe how you experience each of: a) anger; b) shame; c) anxiety.
All three I tend to withdrawal and process. Why am I angry? Why am I feeling shame? Why am I full of anxiety? Can I logic these out? Almost the feeling of ironing out wrinkles in a shirt; the feelings are only ruffles in the pattern of things. Most things aren't really required to be felt, so I can dismiss them. However, if I concluded actual offence was meant by something I used wit to strike back, and can sometimes be very snappy when angry. With shame, I tend to just relive a past moment and then shudder and sigh.
Anxiety will make me question what I am doing. If it is making me nervous, it might be dangerous.
8. Describe how you respond to each of: a) stress; b) unexpected change; c) conflict.
How is this different from the last question? I withdraw and think in stress. Unexpected changes are no biggie for me. And conflict is always a nice story after it is over.
9. Describe your orientation to: a) authority; b) power. How do you respond to these?
My authority and power or someone else's authority and power?
If it is mine, I become a judge. Fairness is very important to me. I use whatever measure of power that is mine to make sure that everyone gets a fair portion for their contribution.
With others, I usually take up a supportive or rebel role depending on the fairness of that person who is in power, who has control.
10. What is your overall outlook on life and humanity?
Humanity is filled with a lot of evil people who are simply looking out for themselves. Most people have no problem compromising their own wants so that others can have their needs met. But the people who put their mild happiness over the life of another, I think they are just sick. Yet we as a species are filled with these kinds of people.