Yes that's exactly what I was trying to articulate, that with different functions (but potentially same drives/motivations), sone might explore the realm of 'suffering' differently. I do explore this realm too, through my 4 wing and in my case this exploration is a lot more in the masochistic dimension than in the 'philosophical /…Read more

"Enneagram fours don’t seek happiness or pleasure but, rather, explore suffering and its expression."

Would this be the case with Si 4s as well though (if such 4s exist)?

As an Enneagram three with a four wing and Si, I do very much indeed seek pleasure (in the suffering too), and to me the 2 aren't contradictory (seeking pleasure and e…Read more

"It just occurred to me, my SiTe husband does not have my same holographic memory retrieval skill. That’s always been my superpower. His memory in general is much worse than mine."

I suspect that me partner is also SiTe and he too doesn't share the same 'holographic memory' recalling super-power, so I'm wondering if it could b…Read more

I'm glad my thoughts were helpful, not sure I understand what you mean by "That makes the emotional complex approach not intuitive enough" but I'll have a read of the other thread now to see what else you've written there. I'm quite new to these CT concepts and terminologies so I…Read more

Here are a couple of notes I made while reading through the thread:

"Rhythmic soothing

This might explain another Si trait, which I’ll call here rhythmic soothing for now, where a given sense-trigger is positive enough to encourage its perpetual r…Read more

So as a Te lead, I'm with @Bera on the topic of anger vs disgust for Te, but I'll detail it out a little more below.

“I picture my Te like a machine”. - Yes, this is how I sense my Te as well. I’m new to CT so I’m still learning about it all, but in a nutshell I used to identif…Read more

Got some work to do this morning but I'll read the report properly later on and will be joining in on the discussions here as well soon! It might take me some time to find my way around the forum so feel free to tag me in any thread you think might be…Read more

You mentioned that we don't have many Te leads on here so I'd be happy to introduce myself properly as well soon, is there a preferred format for this?

Also, I've noticed that many people go…Read more