Countless people around the world have made the experience that finding your Enneagram type can be an incredibly liberating moment. It feels like someone finally gets you.
For most people, it’s pretty obvious what your basic type is. You read the type description of your personality type, and suddenly there’s a pit in your stomach, a chill down your spine, a tingle in your fingertips. In some way our subconscious usually lets us know when it feels understood.
Finding your Enneagram type is like the first step you set on a path that can lead to incredible self-growth.
But for various reasons, some people don’t recognize themselves instantly.
That’s okay. Let’s find out why and what you can do to find your Enneagram type.
There are a few reasons why some people have a harder time recognizing their type than others. Some types are simply inherently handicapped in getting clear scores on Enneagram tests. Other times, your level of personal development or cultural pressures to perform a certain role can interfere.
Ultimately, most people describe the feeling of finding your Enneagram type as a moment of „Yes, that is so me!“ But there can also be a bit of a different feeling: One of being found out. To put it plainly: It should hurt a little. Our personality type grants us certain strengths, but it also comes with its limitations and dangers. Recognizing those can be a better indicator of your Enneagram type than anything else.
Might I re-take the questionnaire? I accidentally/auto clicked 3 responses while taking the test. With my doubts, I PAID...
Am a type 1 🙂
I am a 4w5 and yes, finding out I am a 4 did hurt because I can be very self absorbed and feed into my melancholy. Thought I was a 9!
It's not the right one until it hurts – this helped me, since I thought I was a 3w4. But reading the description for type 4 gave me much more 'this hurts' moments than the one for type 3.
Type 9 here who literally thought "i'm all of these types" XD
This helped me as a type 3 that that was convinced I was a type 8. I always want to be strong and commanding, but the truth is, I'm nothing like a type 8. I care way too much about what people think about me.
Very insightful and helpful - thanks!
This is honestly not that accurate to be honest.
After so much time finally some enlightening site regarding my type Thank you so much
Since I joined this site I found my type Love you guys
You helped me to find my type Thanks
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