I think about moving to a new country and starting all over. Personally, I stop being productive, numb myself out, get dark and despondent. However, this can come at a cost, like taking on major weaknesses of the new type, as well, and continuing to feel stressed, since it is often uncomfortable and stressful having to take on personality traits that don’t come as naturally.įor example, Eights may become knowledge-focused and curious like Fives, but they may also withdraw completely from others for long periods of time, adopting a prime blindspot of type Fives that may outshine the experienced strengths. Depression, isolation, existential disillusionment. If the situation doesnt improve, they lean towards their disintegration type (type 7) and the latters negative traits are adopted into their behaviour. During disintegration, a person’s usual behavior alters to reflect.
These changes are normal in the Enneagram system, as personality type integrates or disintegrates, through growth or stress respectively, into the behaviors of its corresponding type. When put under a great deal of pressure, it’s likely people will do what it takes to push through, often seeking to adopt the strengths of another type. To use the language of the Enneagram, they disintegrate to a Type 4 (The Individualist). disintegration, and points, but essentially. Though people are widely considered to remain the same Enneagram type throughout their lives, they may experience points where they adopt characteristics of a type on the other side of a line, especially when challenged or put under a lot of stress and when experiencing a period of growth or self-enlightenment. Each Enneagram type is closely connected to other types through lines. Enneagram 5 with a 4-Wing: : 'The Iconoclast' Enneagram 5 with a 6-Wing: 'The Problem Solver' The Meaning of the Arrows When moving in their Direction of Disintegration (stress), detached Fives suddenly become hyperactive and scattered at Seven. disintegration, and points, but essentially, they’re a way of looking at how a personality develops or fluctuates. Lines can be called many things, like arrows, integration v. Each Enneagram type is closely connected to other types through lines, as shown below, which can be seen as movements.