What Is Your Enneagram Personality Type?
82 Questions
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According to the Enneagram, there are 9 different personality types. Find yours by answering TRUE/FALSE to each of the following questions:
Questions and Answers
- 1.I am a serious and formal person: I dutifully do my job and work hard.
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True
- B.
False
- 2.I am a responsible, and hold standards and values higher than most people. Principles, ethics and morality are central issues in my life.
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True
- B.
False
- 3.People say I am strict and very critical – that I never let go of even the slightest detail.
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True
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False
- 4.I believe that people do things either right or wrong. No grays in the middle.
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True
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False
- 5.I lose my patience and get irritated easily.
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True
- B.
False
- 6.Things that are done in a sloppy manner can really annoy me.
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True
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False
- 7.I can't stand mistakes. I don't tolerate them well in myself or in other people.
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True
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False
- 8.It’s hard for me to recognize an error. I can’t imagine admitting that I did something “incorrectly.”
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True
- B.
False
- 9.Sometimes I can be extremely harsh and punitive with myself for not having met my own ideals of perfection.
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True
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False
- 10.I have a special gift for detecting what other people need.
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True
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False
- 11.I know how to open my heart and give all my best: I can go to great lengths in order to help somebody.
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True
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False
- 12.It's easy for me to connect with people.
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True
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False
- 13.People say that I am a good person.
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True
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False
- 14.Sometimes, in trying to help others, I overextend myself, and end up exhausted and with my own needs unattended to.
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True
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False
- 15.The world's problems are to be solved with more love, not with more thinking
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True
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False
- 16.I’ve been told that I am intrusive, but I think that what actually happens is that many times I know better than the other person what she or he really needs . . . and I can’t help but intervene.
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True
- B.
False
- 17.I feel hurt when others don’t appreciate all I’ve done for them, or when they take me for granted
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True
- B.
False
- 18.It’s hard for me to request help from other people: for some reason, I am always the one who is doing the helping.
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True
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False
- 19.I am a very confident person
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True
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False
- 20.I am efficient, fast and always super-focused on my goals.
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True
- B.
False
- 21.It’s critical to project the correct image, at the right time.
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True
- B.
False
- 22.I am a workaholic: it doesn’t matter if that makes me grab hours away from sleep or family.
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True
- B.
False
- 23.When I set a goal, I will achieve it no matter what.
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True
- B.
False
- 24.To achieve success, one must put feelings aside and do whatever needs to be done to move forward.
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True
- B.
False
- 25.I am very competitive: I believe competition brings out the best in oneself.
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True
- B.
False
- 26.I am very impatient with people who can’t follow my pace.
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True
- B.
False
- 27.I am very professional: I take special care of my image, my clothes, my body, and the way I express myself.
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True
- B.
False
- 28.I am a very sensitive person
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True
- B.
False
- 29.Sometimes I feel as if I don’t belong in this world, that I am different from everybody else.
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True
- B.
False
- 30.It's hard for me to adapt to a routine; I can't understand how others live this way.
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True
- B.
False
- 31.I am often invaded by a deep state of melancholy.
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True
- B.
False
- 32.I live in a constant state of dissatisfaction.
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True
- B.
False
- 33.I am very imaginative and creative. I feel attracted to art, beauty, and aesthetics.
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True
- B.
False
- 34.I am a romantic and my feelings are deeper than most people's.
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True
- B.
False
- 35.I often feel misunderstood.
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True
- B.
False
- 36.When I don't have something I want, I long for it. But when I finally have it, I lose interest in it.
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True
- B.
False
- 37.People say I am very distant and cold. The truth is that it's important for me to have space and keep people at arm's length.
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True
- B.
False
- 38.I feel drained by people and their emotions.
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True
- B.
False
- 39.I am not very sociable, and whenever possible, I tend to avoid gatherings at which I’ll be forced to interact socially.
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True
- B.
False
- 40.Sometimes a good book is my best company.
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True
- B.
False
- 41.I like to approach any issue in an objective, analytic and systematic fashion.
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True
- B.
False
- 42.It’s important to conserve resources: I don’t like other people to take control of my time, energy, and money, and I tend to easily feel intruded upon.
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True
- B.
False
- 43.To “recharge the batteries,” I go alone into my “cave” so nobody can bother me.
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True
- B.
False
- 44.My head produces lots of ideas, but I often find myself unable to take action and put them into practice.
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True
- B.
False
- 45.I think that most people do what “the masses” do, without much reflection and independent thinking, and this is a very non-intelligent way to be.
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True
- B.
False
- 46.I often feel like an external observer of others, an observer of society's incoherences.
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True
- B.
False
- 47.I am a very loyal, trustworthy and friendly person.
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True
- B.
False
- 48.I am very anxious: I am always anticipating the things that could go wrong.
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True
- B.
False
- 49.It’s hard for me to trust others: I am quite skeptical of others and tend to look for hidden intentions.
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True
- B.
False
- 50.I tend to be ambivalent and it's not easy for me to take decisions. I consult with my friends and if possible, with experts, to get their advice on what should I do.
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True
- B.
False
- 51.I am very cautious. I think you must tread carefully in life.
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True
- B.
False
- 52.I tend to catastrophize: I may react disproportionately to minor inconveniences.
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True
- B.
False
- 53.I complain a lot. I often feel that if I don't complain, my efforts are not recognized.
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True
- B.
False
- 54.I sometimes play “devil's advocate”: I can defend an idea, and simultaneously the opposite posture. I do that to test ideas.
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True
- B.
False
- 55.I respect authority, and when I am loyal and obedient I feel safe and protected. But if I perceive injustice from authority, I may end up rebelling.
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True
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False
- 56.I consider myself an optimistic and positive person.
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True
- B.
False
- 57.I love life and all the opportunities that it offers.
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True
- B.
False
- 58.I got bored easily so I try to keep myself stimulated.
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True
- B.
False
- 59.I am curious; I have the ability to learn fast and can speak on just about any subject
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True
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False
- 60.I feel suffocated under a fixed routine: I prefer to leave things open and be spontaneous.
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True
- B.
False
- 61.I tend to spend more money than I have.
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True
- B.
False
- 62.I don’t have strong discipline: although I do a lot of things and projects, I many times get bored after the initial excitement, and then it’s hard for me to bring them to completion.
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True
- B.
False
- 63.People say my enthusiasm and sense of humor are contagious.
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True
- B.
False
- 64.I can’t say “no” to myself: it’s hard for me to put limits on myself, and once I want something, I don’t stop until I get it.
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True
- B.
False
- 65.I am a natural leader, strong and dominant.
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True
- B.
False
- 66.Power is not something you request or have granted to you. Power is something you take.
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True
- B.
False
- 67.I am very direct and say things “in your face”, no dancing around.
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True
- B.
False
- 68.I tend to challenge others – I like to see where they stand.
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True
- B.
False
- 69.Things are done my way. Whoever doesn't like it, there is the door.
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True
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False
- 70.I get angry easily, and have no problem in manifesting it.
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True
- B.
False
- 71.I can be protective and take care of the people in my intimate circle—or whoever I see is being treated unfairly.
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True
- B.
False
- 72.In life you must be strong – otherwise, people will take advantage of you.
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True
- B.
False
- 73.I don’t let go of offenses against me. I wouldn’t call it vengeance; I’d call it justice. I always “settle the accounts.”
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True
- B.
False
- 74.I am a friendly person, easygoing and stable.
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True
- B.
False
- 75.I try to flow with others and not cause conflicts.
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True
- B.
False
- 76.I am diplomatic and at the time of conflict I know how to put myself in other people's shoes to understand their point of view.
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True
- B.
False
- 77.I often don't know what I want, and end up following other people's agenda.
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True
- B.
False
- 78.If I get pressured, I can become obstinate and stubborn.
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True
- B.
False
- 79.Many times I've paid a big price for having avoided a conflict at all costs.
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True
- B.
False
- 80.I often tend to think that problems will take care of themselves – and this causes me to not take appropriate action.
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True
- B.
False
- 81.I tend to lose sight of my real priorities and get busy on inessentials, while leaving aside the important and urgent.
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True
- B.
False
- 82.I often say yes when I actually meant no.
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True
- B.
False
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