Enneagram 4 MBTI
Enneagram 4 MBTI
ESFJ: intense emotions that run their lives, and spill onto others in the immediate
area, prone to over-reacting and feeling isolated; the desire to connect to others but
also remain different from them; believes there is something ‘wrong’ with them that
nobody can fix. Inferior Ti makes them reluctant to step away from, or admit their
emotions may be too intense for the situation. Often prides themselves on being an
‘artist’ and going against the grain; may involve themselves in various good causes,
and then drop them when they become ‘too mainstream.’
INFJ: often mistype as INFPs due to intense emphasis on individuality, but may fail
to realize their comparison method is through Fe; more independent and less inclined
to connect to or mirror others, because this feels inauthentic and insincere; 4 places
intense emphasis on Ni-dom creativity which might stoke inferior Se problems of
inertia (dreaming of the ‘perfect’ relationship/project rather than starting it); 4 + Fe
means this INFJ is much more open about their feelings and in discussing them as
things happen, and fearful they will not be loved for themselves.
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ENFJ: charismatic and eccentric, may be a natural trend-setter… and annoyed by it,
prone to a melancholic view of the world, with much emphasis on their NiSe sense of
fashion, design, taste, or ideas; the desire to connect to others but also remain
different from them; believes there is something ‘wrong’ with them that cannot be
fixed; over-focus on negativity and elitism. Inferior Ti makes them reluctant to step
away from, or admit their emotions may be too intense for the situation.
ESFP: will express a dramatic sense of self through fashion and/or sensory hobbies
and pursuits, with Fi working with 4 to exaggerate a sense of uniqueness / being true
to oneself; due to extroversion, wants to be noticed and appreciated but also feels
different from other people, and may drive them away with intense emotional
outbursts and destructive behavior (Te being prone to bluntness). Good at finishing
their creative projects (tert Te) but may be more idealistic with inferior Ni than is
usual for ESFPs.
ISFP: sensitive, passionate, emotional (though they may not say it, they will act on it)
and with a sense of never belonging; strong need to use aesthetics to self-present /
differ from others, often a snobbish sense of good taste and/or money spent on
extravagances; usually channels their creativity into art, dance, music, etc., as a
method of self-expression; will suffer for their art, cannot do without suffering or
feeling it. Prone to intense, melancholic Ni loops, where they fixate on a dark vision
for the future.
ENFP: more sensitive, melodramatic, and melancholy than other ENFPs, but also
more driven to implement their idealizations into reality through tert-Te; often
dramatic and attention-seeking, will go out of their way to be different as a protective
stance against their fears of being broken; has more trouble with inferior Si, in that
the ENFP-4 who falls into the grip may become HIGHLY depressed / full of guilt and
shame over past mistakes and relationship failures; prone to self-doubt and an
intense need to have all their ideas and projects be unique from their peers. Only
happy when able to express emotions through their art, often hot-tempered and prone
to blasting people with Te.
INFP: melodramatic, easily insulted, and highly individual, the 4 enhances all the
natural traits of the INFP to hyper-levels: intense, melodramatic emotions (and more
openness in expressing them than other INFPs), high levels of creativity (and extreme
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sensitivity toward criticism of their hobbies, crafts, writing, costuming, taste in books,
etc), a tendency to wax melancholic about the past and fixate on former mistakes, will
suffer for their art, cannot do without suffering, and idealize romantic interests (while
inferior Te struggles to keep momentum going in any project that does not
‘emotionally resonate’ with Fi).
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