"Sixes are the only number that can be divided into two types. This distinction has to do with the way they respond to fear or anxiety."
-Suzanne Stabile

Brief Overview

  • Sixes are the loyalists. They’re the ones that hold the groups together and look out for the common good of society.
  • Without Sixes, we wouldn’t have the people who make up the fabric of everything that happens.
  • Sixes can be both phobic and cower under their fears or counterphobic and overcome their fears. Most Sixes fall somewhere on this continuum.
  • In relationships, Sixes will stick around if they trust you. The trust is hard to earn, as Sixes are naturally suspicious of motives and don’t trust what doesn’t appear genuine.
  • Because Sixes self-doubt, they appreciate being around people who are authentic, mature, and wise.
  • Sixes look to others for reassurance and guidance, and they need people who can encourage them to trust themselves. 

In Relationship

  • Sixes find it difficult to trust others.
  • They are very loyal once you've earned their trust.
  • Sixes ask a lot of questions to alleviate anxieties.
  • They value authenticity and are suspicious of surface image or disingenuousness.
  • Sixes need reassurance that you're in it for the long haul, but it will be difficult for them to believe you.
  • Sixes long for someone to listen to their fears without diminishing or demeaning them.
  • They always need information up front so they can prepare for the worst. 

Dependent Stance

Stances are formed by which of the centers of intelligence is repressed. For Sixes, it is thinking. ​
Sixes are both thinking-dominant and thinking-repressed. They use thinking to take in information, but they don't use thinking to process it correctly. Sixes have an inner committee in their heads that causes doubt and distrust, so their own thoughts often don't line up with what's going on right in front of them.