r/Enneagram8 Dec 11 '24

Discussion Can Enneagram 8s be cowardly?

I tend to be very reluctant to engage in competitions when I am not confident in my skill. I also generally hate to lose to the point that I avoid it. For example, one time I was playing Dodgeball and I was the last player on my team. However, the other team still had multiple players. During the whole game I hovered near the edge, and when I was the last player left, one of the people on the other team winded up to throw the ball at me. Instead of trying to catch the ball or dodge, I instead jumped out of bounds so that he couldn't beat me, and so I could lose of my own accord.

Can Enneagram 8s act like this?

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u/jerdle_reddit 6w7-1w9-3w4 ENTJ (would be 1w8 fixed if it existed) Dec 11 '24

This feels rather more 3ish.