Question: How can you tell if I have the 385 or the 395 Tritype®?

Katherine: Tritype® is based on your more hidden motivations and defense strategies. www.katherinefauvre.com/tritype
It is not three types alone. It is based on what is amplified and minimized because of the merge of the three types and is based on the shared views of the types in the Tritype®.

So you need to look at the blend, as the two Tritypes® you are considering may be right next to one another, but are very, very different from one another. The difference is based on the values and defense strategies that are combined and create a more specific view.

I suggest you look at which defense strategies you use rather than your behaviors. What is underneath what you do and what are your secret core fears, which gut action do you take or not take?

Type 9: Viscerally, are you afraid to act without hesitation and need balance? How do you feel about being uncomfortable because someone is or will be angry with your decision? How do you feel about being separate from others? What will you do to ensure you do not feel like the bad guy?

Type 8: Or do you need to act immediately and will change course later if you are wrong? And are willing to stand alone, for others or against others, for what you feel is true?

385: Type 3s with types 5 and 8 are a more opinioned and outspoken 3 than the 359 Tritype®. They deal in a no-nonsense what are the facts manner, and make their decisions without emotion. They seek the advantage. They know what they want to do and how they want to execute it. They do not mind if their reputation suffers as long as they are the winner.

395: Type 3s with types 5 and 9 are more reserved and almost like secret agents, and keep their opinions to themselves until they find a strategic way to share them. They seek the advantage by considering how others would react, even though this Tritype® has to guesstimate what others might feel. But, they know they do not want to hurt their personal reputation or cause separation from others.

If you have trouble deciding because you can do both, then consider the 369 Tritype® as more likely.

More on Tritype® here:
Katherine created a test that has been programmed to pick up particular patterns that the types use.
Take the Test here: https://enneagramtritypetest.com
General Information: www.katherinefauvre.com/tritype
YouTube: Katherine Fauvre | Creator of Tritype®