Question: Can an unhealthy 9 act like a 6 online and still be a 974 or a 947?

Katherine: Good question, I would first need to know what you consider or think acting like a Type 6 online is.

If you are speaking of asserting a defensive or rebellious comment; or a yes or no answer it could be Type 6 or Type 9. Anyone can be defensive, but the question is what triggered the defensive response and what was it protecting?

If you are discussing showing the Type 6 defense strategy online; it suggests that Type 6 is most likely in your Tritype® in addition to having a line of connection to Type 6.

Type 9 and Type 6 relate to Type 7 in many ways. You could be the 964 Tritype®.

• The Type 9 and the Type 7 can share a love of ease, diversity, and going with the flow.
• The Type 6 and the Type 7 can share a love of curiosity, learning, and enjoyable interests.

For what it is worth descriptions and behaviors are never accurate for the purpose of typing. You need to drill down and find the emotional need under the behavior.

Also, someone with Type 6 in the Tritype® will naturally want a description that matches. They are experts at tracking behaviors and what people do and don't do.

It is important to note when typing, that the Enneagram is the only personality typology that is not based on behaviors or what people do or don’t do, can or can't be.

This is because type is based on motivations. idealized images, core fears, and defense strategies rather than behaviors, descriptions, skills, or talents.

Type 9: Being physically at ease and comfortable eases the tension and resistance of the Type 9 as well as their unconscious fear of lovelessness, being unlovable, without love, or feeling unable to love.

Type 6: Having certainty and/or allies eases the anxiety and worry of the Type 6 as well as their unconscious fear of helplessness; being alone, on their own, not knowing what decision to make, without someone they can trust.

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
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