Triadic Relations: Attachment
Triad: Object Relations
Types Included: 3, 6, 9
Attachment types relate and interact with the world by connecting to things in the external world that they see as valuable. Each attachment type lies at the center of their specific centre of intelligence, which can make for types that seem to embody their specific centre. These types are known for their adaptability, especially in terms of dealing with their core fixation (ie. anger, shame, fear). Each type tends to blend the strategies of their neighboring types in order to combat this fixation, but at the cost of disconnection from the quality they seek to combat and themselves alike. Those with heavy attachment influence tend to struggle to type themselves within the theory because of this blending and ability to adapt to combat the world around them, both of which allow them to relate to a wide variety of traits. Those lacking in attachment influence tend to have less fluid and inconsistent personality styles, but tend to have difficulty adjusting themselves to the outside world (or view such as purposeless).
How They Embody Their Triad
3: Being the center of the heart triad, threes tend to be most out of touch with their “true self” and their shame. By both reframing their weaknesses as adjustable and narrowing down skill sets and traits that they deem as useful and desirable, threes adapt to the outside world by focusing on combating their weaknesses and working towards integrating these traits that they see as ideal. As a result, they tend to reject their natural self as mediocre or worthless without adjustment.
6: Being the center of the head triad, sixes tend to be most out of touch with their inner guidance and fear. Being at odds with both their inner world and self trust as well as the unstructured external world and the reliability of others, sixes adapt to the world by seeking security in external and reliable structure, be it a belief system, a network of information, or other trustworthy individuals. Nonetheless, this leaves them uncentered and persistent ambivalence.
9: Being both the center of the gut triad and the attachment triad, nines tend to be most out of touch with their presence, anger, and self. By erecting boundaries between themselves and both their internal and external world, nines adapt to the world by becoming incredibly fluid and adjustable in both behavior and personality in attempts to maintain inner harmony and avoid external pressure. This can leave them disconnected from their inner drives and self as well as quelch their overall presence through merging.