Psychological Reactivity (or Passion): Sloth
Higher capacity that is emotionalor Virtue): Appropriate Action
Whenever a sort 9 has a biased emotional dynamic, they encounter an Emotional Reactivity (or Passion) called Sloth. In Sloth, the Nine’s energy sources are reactive and anger is neutralized through either conformity or opposition. The Nine disperses their power out of their human body, often merging it with other people.
When a kind 9 restores their emotional dynamic, they encounter a higher capacity that is emotionalor Virtue) called Right Action . The nine realizes how to act rightly, in support of life and with plenty of energy still available in Right Action. This action that is right performing on the virtues.
Instinctual Center & Subtypes
Whenever some of the Enneagram types suffer with biased passion and reactivity that is emotional they could either include or make up for the connected preoccupations through their subtypes.
Personal Preservation (Self-Survival): Appetite
Type 9s with a self-preservation subtype cope with emotional bias by expressing the craving for connection and belonging through an accessory to hobbies, chores, collections, and errands. Having lost touch they try to reconnect through indiscriminately craving these substitutes with themselves. Comfort desired through passions and things that are little.