Do you have the SP/SX Enneagram Subtype? Then this article is for you.
Your enneagram type determines your behavior and how you respond to certain situations. However, your instinctual enneagram subtype helps you become more self-aware and deeply understand your personality traits. You can have the same enneagram and wing with someone else and still act differently.
One such instinctual subtype is the SP/SX. Let’s explore what the SP/SX subtype is.
Ready? Let’s go.
What is the SP/SX Enneagram Subtype?
The instinctual subtypes are traits that ensure our survival, and they are:
- Social (SO): This subtype prioritizes community acceptance. It loves being part of a group or community and fostering various relationships.
- Self-Preservation (SP): This subtype focuses on providing the essentials, like food, shelter, water, and health, and responding to threats that threaten a person’s existence.
- Sexual (SX): This subtype prioritizes individualistic relationships or coupling and doesn’t necessarily cover sexual relations. People with this dominant subtype focus on intimate relationships.
Read: SO/SP Instinctual Enneagram Subtype
You can further divide this enneagram subtypes into six variants:
- SO/SP
- SP/SX
- SX/SP
- SO/SX
- SP/SO
- SX/SO
Every subtype comprises the dominant and secondary instincts. People are overly aware of the dominant instinct, neutral about the secondary function, or repress the blindspot. If you have the SP/SX subtype, you prioritize the essentials and focus less on intimate relationships. Social connections are not their forte.
Read: SO/SX Instinctual Enneagram Type
The SP/SX subtype values personal security but feels a strong need to have intimate relationships. They can push their intimate partners away, and these intimate partners may not be romantic.
How do you know you have the SP/SX subtype? Here’s how.
Top Signs You Have the SP/SX Instinctual Subtype
- Appearance: They look calm, intense, and self-absorbed.
- Mysterious: They are often very mysterious and secretive people. If they ever share, they only share with people they trust.
- Motivation: People with the SP/SX subtype just want to be comfortable. They want to provide the essentials and have the freedom to live the life they truly desire, and also provide enough for their loved ones.
- Deep loyalty: socialization is not their favorite. When they form a small social circle, they become intensely loyal to them and develop deep personal bonds. These alliances make them feel secure. They may not know how to behave culturally well in a group, but they know how to read people well and scan the group for awkward signs.
- Security: People with the SP/SX subtype value intimate relationships, but when it threatens their personal safety and self-esteem, they withdraw. Unhealthy people may come off as insensitive, detached, resistant to change, or selfish.
How Does the SO Blindspot Affect SP and SX?
They often have intense clashes with family, friends, and social groups when they fail to see how their withdrawal is causing problems. In most cases, they are very hesitant to form new relationships.
