Ah! So *you're* who I thank!

It's funny, a lot of people have pegged me for a 4 over the years, but I'm really, in my heart of hearts, an 8. A highly individualistic 8, yes, and pretty well rehabilitated so that sometimes I act downright Two-like, but still, when all is said and done, an 8.

I think 8s, in the literature, get a bad rap because we come on so strong. I've read some pretty lousy stuff about myself as an 8 in Enneagram books, but I've learned to love myself for who I am, complete with all my neuroses and defense mechanisms.

I have my survival skills to thank for my survival, even if it is time to dismiss them with my thanks and a "That will be all."

I love finding other people who are Enneagram-literate, and am even happier to find people who are able to be self-aware as 8s; it's been a while since I've met any. So thanks for this tribe, and for that one.