Do You Know Your Enneagram Type?

I'm Type 7: The Enthusiast.

Sevens are defined by their desire to experience everything good and pleasurable that the world has to offer, while avoiding pain, boredom, and limitations.

Although Sevens appear enthusiastic and fun-loving, deep down, they have a fear of getting stuck in negative emotions.Thus, they tend to disconnect from their deeper feelings, instead focusing on their imagination and zest for life to keep them moving forward and gathering new, pleasurable experiences.

Sevens aim to fill every minute with an activity. They approach life as an endless rollercoaster of fun, joyous experiences—and if not fun, at least not sad, bored, anxious, depressed or painful. Sevens use their charm, enthusiasm, imagination, and positive attitude to get as much enjoyment as possible out of every moment of life. Ideally, a Seven aspires to ride a continuous high, avoiding the drearier aspects of reality.

At their core, Sevens ultimately seek deep inner satisfaction, to live a truly meaningful and satisfying life. However, they can sometimes become confused about what it means to get the most out of life, becoming distracted by momentary pleasures rather than pursuing the truly meaningful. Sevens often get caught up in trying every option they have available, becoming frustrated when they run into limitations that stop them from exploring a potential path. Unless a Seven has developed a level of comfort with boredom and even pain, they will have a tendency to consume experiences without being satisfied by them.

Strengths
- Enthusiasm for life
- Optimism and positive thinking
- Ability to imagine possibilities and brainstorm many ideas
- Adventurous, playful, and spontaneous
- Future-oriented and able to generate excitement about possibilities

Challenges
- Struggle to focus and avoid distractions
- Find it difficult to deal with limits and constraints
- More easily sees what is imagined, rather than reality
- Fears commitment and the boredom that may come with it
- Has trouble staying in the present moment

Seems to fit. What's yours?

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SomeMichGuy · M

From the Wikipedia article:

While Enneagram teachings have attained some degree of popularity, they have also received criticism including accusations of being pseudoscience, subject to interpretation and difficult to test or validate scientifically, "an assessment method of no demonstrated reliability or validity".[37] In 2011 the scientific skeptic Robert Todd Carroll included the Enneagram in a list of pseudoscientific theories that "can't be tested because they are so vague and malleable that anything relevant can be shoehorned to fit the theory".[38]

A 2020 review of Enneagram empirical work found mixed results for the model's reliability and validity.[39] The study noted that the ipsative version of the Riso-Hudson Enneagram Type Indicator (scores on one dimension decrease scores on another dimension) had troubles with validity, whereas the non-ipsative version of the test has been found to have better internal consistency and test-retest reliability. Furthermore, it was found that 87% of individuals were able to accurately predict their Enneagram type (before taking the test) by being read descriptions of each type.[39]

In a Delphi poll of 101 doctoral-level members of psychological organizations such as the American Psychological Association, the Enneagram was among five psychological treatments and tests which were rated by at least 25% of them as being discredited for personality assessment. Experts familiar with the Enneagram rated it with a mean score of 4.14 (3.37 in the first round of the study) which is approximately an equivalent to the option "probably discredited" (3 = possibly discredited, 4 = probably discredited, 5 = certainly discredited).[40]

ChampagneOnIce · 51-55, F

@SomeMichGuy Type 7 fits me well, and I think it's interesting and fun. I'm not planning my life around it. 😄