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u/squireix · 5 pointsr/Enneagram

The best way to find out is to read about it. Richard Rohr has a book on the Enneagram from a Christian perspective. It helped me figure out my number. (I think it is helpful even if you aren't a Christian). If you want something more modern, "The Road Back To You". I haven't read it but the authors have a podcast that has also helped me a lot.

Edit: I would also add that you shouldn't worry just yet about your wings, instinctual variants (so/sx/sp) or tritype until you really know what your core type is. Once you start to become more self aware by finding and discovering more about your type, all of that will make more sense later.

u/zachhernandez17 · 2 pointsr/Enneagram

I would mostly what you said is spot on about 9's. However, one of the biggest challenges about us 9's is that we merge or take on the traits of the other numbers. Honestly, we can see ourselves in almost every single number.

When I was figuring out my number, my initial thought was that I was a 2 because I absolutely love to serve others. Then I did some more digging, and I thought I was a 6 because of how loyal I am to the people around me. Then a friend starting asking me some questions about how I handle emotional pain that led her to thinking that I was a 7. Then I got into an argument and was being super combative, only to be told that I displaying 8 traits.

After all of this, I was SUPER confused about what I was. It took me forever to finally nail down that I am 9. My friend (a 7) recommended The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery, and everything just fell into place.

A lot of the book is rather spiritual, and the authors have roots in the Christian faith, but essentially they talk about the Enneagram, trying to help you figure out who you are and what you dominantly identify as. They specially have an opening section for each number, where they list 20 things that each number does, and it helped me zero in towards a couple of my potential numbers.

u/jddennis · 1 pointr/Christianity

It sounds like you have a peace-maker kind of personality, which is good. The world needs more laid-back people.

And I understand where you're coming from. I'm a very non-confrontational person myself. I typically go with the flow, and can normally see multiple sides of any issue. I'm often lost in my own headspace, looking for my own inner calm. Drives my wife up the wall.

Neutrality is most often seen as a weakness, and it can be in some situations. But I've found that it gives me the ability to stand between different groups, and help them reach either a compromise or a better understanding of each other. I've been a mediary often, going between two people and patching things up between them.

So I wouldn't say you need to learn how to be more assertive. Instead, I think you may need to work on helping others see different views. This does involve opening yourself up to vulnerability, but helping others this way may give you a lot of personal joy.

I recently learned about a personality classification system called the enneagram from the Liturgists podcast. I haven't read any books on the topic yet, but Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile have one coming out next month that I plan to pick up.