Enneagram 9w8- The Comfort Seeker
Have you ever met someone who is easygoing and calm but can be bold, assertive, and strong when the situation calls for it.? That’s Enneagram 9w8. They have a unique blend of traits such as a peaceful and calm nature from type 9 and a strong, assertive, and bold nature from type 8. They always prefer and value harmony and peace while staying committed to their beliefs. 9w8 individuals always strive their best to avoid conflicts and promote and create a positive environment. They have a deep desire for stability.
What is Enneagram 9w8?
They are commonly called as The Referee, The Advisor, or The Comfort seeker. Their names reflect their strong desire for peace and harmony. They have a unique mixture of traits such as peaceful, calm, harmonious, assertive, and bold nature. This mixture makes individuals have a strong desire for peace and harmony while also having a strong and assertive nature. Typically, 9w8 individuals have a calm, composed, and grounded nature. They know how to manage difficult and tough situations. They are more assertive and adventurous than other type 9s.
9w8 Meaning
9w8 refers to Enneagram type 9personality with a strong influence of type 8. Type 9 makes them calm, and peaceful while from type 8 they have an assertive, bold, and dominant nature. Because of type 8 traits in their personality, they are risk-takers and never hesitate to lead tough situations and challenges. They always value harmony and avoid unnecessary conflicts. They always strive their best to maintain control over their environment.
9w8 Personality Traits
- Reliable and Loyal
- Compassionate
- Peace seeking
- Self-reliant
- Protective
- Calm and Easygoing
- Strong and Assertive
- Patient and Forgiving
- Diplomatic Leadership
- Stubborn
Basic Fear
The core and basic fear of Enneagram 9w8 is feeling detached from life and being disconnected. They are afraid of experiencing conflict and loss of peace. They are afraid of situations that create and promote conflicts and produce negativity in the environment. Unknown situations and unfamiliar feelings make them uncomfortable and disrupt their peace. They have a deep fear of loss, rejection, and being unimportant. Because of type 8 traits in their personality, they are afraid of losing their strengths, freedom, and control.
Basic Desire
The core and basic desire of Enneagram 9w8 is to feel connected to life and maintain peace and harmony while having control of their environment. They have a desire to have an internally and externally balanced life. They always strive hard for a calm and peaceful life. They have a deep desire to have freedom and independence in their life and have control over their and other’s life. They always try to create and maintain a positive environment where they can live safe, secure, calm, and a peaceful life.
9w8 Strengths and Weaknesses
Strengths
- Supporting
- Encouraging
- Warm-hearted
- Generous and calm nature
- Assertive
- Loyal
- Forgiving
- Protective
- Advent
- Acceptance for others
- Leadership traits
Weaknesses
- Over Emphatic
- Indecisive
- Contradicting
- Stubborn
- Neglect Emotions
- Resistance to Change
- Passivity
- Resentment
- Need for Approval
- Overcompensation
Healthy vs Unhealthy Enneagram 9w8s
In a healthy state, Enneagram 9w8 individuals have a calm, peaceful, assertive, and bold nature. They always strive their best to avoid conflicts and maintain peace. They are natural leaders and they take leading and commanding challenges. When they face difficult situations they never step down and strive their best to handle the situations with their assertive nature. They are generous, caring, and loyal towards others. They always help and support others in their difficult and low times. They use their diplomatic leadership qualities to avoid conflicts and maintain peace.9w8 individuals value and prefer their independence and freedom while maintaining peace. They know how to maintain and stabilize their relationships.
On the other hand, unhealthy 9w8 individuals are overly controlling, dominating, passive and avoidant. Their excessive desires make them stubborn and aggressive. Their calm and peace-seeking nature sometimes leads to passivity. Unhealthy individuals suppress their emotions and withdraw them from relationships. Sometimes they become bitter and bullying towards others. When their needs and desires are not fulfilled they become anxious and stressed.
9w8 Relationships and Love
9w8 vs 9w1
The main difference between Enneagram 9w8 and 9w1 is their approach to managing life. They both prefer peace and harmony and want to make the world a peaceful and positive place to live. 9w8 individuals are more confident assertive, and bold while on the other hand Enneagram 9w1 are more perfectionist and idealistic. They strive their best to do things that are morally right and they prefer to avoid conflicts.
9w8 vs 7w8
They both share some common traits such as assertive, bold, and independent nature. The key difference between them is in their motivation and approaches. 9w8 always promote peace and harmony and avoid conflicts while 7w8 are natural leaders who take challenges as enjoyment. Enneagram 7w8 individuals always take leadership and commanding roles.
9w8 Compatibility
They are compatible with partners who appreciate and support their nature and value peace, stability, and loyalty. They want people who appreciate their need for independence and freedom. They want someone who supports them morally and emotionally and stands with them in their low times. They are compatible with Enneagram types 1s, 2s, 6s, and 8 because of their supportive nature.
9w8 in Love
In their love relationships, they are generous, caring, loving, and protective. They are not very expressive about their emotions but they show their love through their actions. They always strive their best to create a peaceful and calm environment and want their partners to do the same. They always desire partners who value their peaceful and generous nature and provide them them the support they want.
9w8 Female
Enneagram 9w8 females have generous, caring, and peaceful nature. They are the mediators in professional life and relationships. They are very protective of their loved ones. In her relationships, they want long and stable relations. They want relations based on mutual trust and respect. In their professional life, they are natural leaders and always take commanding roles
9w8 Childhood
Enneagram 9w8 children are always seeking peace and stability. From they have an assertive and bold nature. They have a deep desire for freedom and they want their parents to give them the space they want. They are adaptive and easygoing children. They love to play and love to make new connections.
9w8 Relation with Specific MBTI Types
INTP 9w1
They have a unique blend of traits such as analytical thinking, calmness, and assertiveness. Basically, they are calm and peaceful people and they always strive their best to avoid conflicts. They have a deep desire for harmony and always want to create a positive place in the world. Their core desire is to have inner peace while their core fear is to be in disharmony
INFJ 9w8
INFJ 9w8 has a unique blend of traits such as a visionary and empathetic nature from INFJ and a calm and assertive nature from 9w8. They are deeply attuned to the emotions of others. Their core desire is to have inner and outer peace while their core fear is to be in constant conflict.
9w8 Characters and Celebrities
Individuals having type 9w8 are as follows
- Tom Hanks – American actor
- Steve Carell – American actor
- Oprah Winfrey – American host
- Barack Obama – 44th U.S. President
- Elizabeth II – Former Queen of the United Kingdom
Anime and Frictional Character
- Piccolo – Dragon Ball Z
- Shikamaru Nara – Naruto
- Vash the Stampede – Trigun
- Jiraiya – Naruto
9w8 Career Paths
- Counselor
- Social Worker
- Publicity Writer
- Veterinarian
- Diplomat
- Salesperson
- Judge
- Editor
- Religious Worker
- Therapist
In Summary
Enneagram 9w8 is commonly called as The Comfort Seeker or The Referee. They have a unique blend of traits such as an assertive and bold nature from type 8 and a calm, peaceful, and harmonious nature from type 9. They are generous and calm people who strive their best to create a positive impact and make a peaceful environment. Leadership traits and their calm nature are some of their strengths while aggressive behavior and stubbornness are some of their weaknesses.
