INFJ 1w9 Characters
Unlike Freud, Jung believes in the unseen, the unconscious mind, the ego, the super-ego, and many other complex things, including ghosts, mediums, the supernatural, and believing he can see ‘beyond’ and anticipate what comes next. He’s irritated by Freud being so ‘literal’ and ‘limiting himself to one hyper-sexualized interpretation of psychoanalysis’ because he is driving his own conclusions toward a greater conceptual whole. Jung is insightful into his patients, easily figuring out what is driving Sabina and her particular psychosis (he asks her if being beaten by her father was sexually arousing for her, already knowing the answer). Jung is determined to create his own theories and systems, by expanding his thinking into undiscovered areas.
Jung calls Sabina too free with her feelings, while being unable to avoid getting emotionally attached to her himself, and he winds up compromising his honor as a doctor by having sex with her, while she’s still his patient. He only gives her up when Freud tells him that a rumor is circulating around Vienna about him sleeping with one of his patients; then he gets anxious about the potential career consequences and gets rid of her, only later to find another ex-patient to become his long-term mistress. He can be warm and consoling with his wife, but also distant and preoccupied when he’s talking about something that matters to him. Jung shows Fe in that when arguing against the immorality of a fellow psychologist, he says that suppressing one’s sexual urges would be for ‘the greater good of society.’ Implying that whatever we do as individuals has an effect on the morals and quality of life of others.
Because he loops into Ni/Ti a lot, Jung is somewhat oblivious to how he is affecting other people and to their needs (talking excitedly to Freud for sixteen hours straight, taking more than his share of potatoes at dinner, and having to be told to go to bed since it’s late, not to mention not thinking about the consequences of his affair upon his marriage or how his wife might feel if she learned the truth, but only about how his reputation and professionalism might suffer or he could lose his license).
You could argue that his sexual affair with a patient is indicative of inferior Se getting caught up in the moment, and becoming so engaged with it, that he has neglected to consider the potential consequences. Inferior Se is under-utilized, but over-indulgent and risk-taking when it does get triggered. He also likes to gather a tremendous amount of research to support his theories, taking detailed notes and drawing upon patient records.
Enneagram: 1w9
Jung is haunted by his own inability to own up to his mistakes, and not see everything he does as somehow justified, because he wants to do it. He has an affair with a patient (a violation of being a psychologist) and cheats on his wife, but cannot deal with it, because his lofty ideals (people should be faithful and responsible) are not playing out in real life (I violated my code of ethics, and Freud caught me at it). He beats himself up for making mistakes and for “abusing” his position as her doctor. (He tells her they should stop, what they are doing is wrong, but has trouble sticking to it.) Prior to helping a patient (who eventually runs away), Jung had firm moral views on what was appropriate – not getting involved with a patient, not sleeping with them, maintaining appropriate levels of boundaries, etc., but afterward he went on to sleep with Sabina, then after breaking up with her, replaced her with another of his patients. He just cold not hold onto a value system when faced with his own sexual desires. He is also cold, somewhat detached, and clinical when dealing with other people, showing competency and detachment.
His 9 wing soaks up other people’s thoughts and opinions easily; he tells Sabina he must be careful talking to Freud, or he might “adopt all of his ideas and abandon my own.” In treating one sex-crazed patient and listening to his immoral reasoning, Jung starts to believe the same things—“I thought I was supposed to be your doctor,” he complains. He also is unemotional, distant, and calm most of the time, even when other people escalate into hysterics.
