[Quin Sabe]

You know you're an [unhealthy] nine (or maybe just phoelomek...) when:

-Introspecting - trying to finally figure out who YOU are, what YOUR personal desires and aspirations are, it always feels like you're "discovering" or experiencing successive epiphanies instead of "evaluating," and your answers are different every time you think about it because "well, I could be this, or maybe that, and possibly some of this, or...(ad nauseum)" (and maybe this only applies to me but, I always have this weird feeling of dread, like I am about to uncover some horrible truth about myself that, until that point, I hadn't been aware of.) It feels like you don't have direct access to/contact with your innermost self like do other people. It's like you have to look through a glass of water to see yourself - it reflects, but can also warp your perception, and depending upon the angle of your vision, the object (you) will look drastically different.

Sort of like Plato's cave, except, instead of reality, it's you.

-You don't always offer up your opinions - not because you don't have any, but because they're forever changing, and you don't want this other person to think you're a liar the next time you talk about it and your ideas have inevitably changed.

-Asked your favorite color, you are totally honest in saying, "I don't have one."

-You sat in class on your first day of second grade with blood dripping out of your knee and down your leg, trying to hide it, because you didn't want to draw attention to yourself or make your new teacher mad at you for interrupting her on the first day of school.



"Phoelomek, would you mind taking care of my kids for the week, solving the world's economic problems, picking up my groceries, and finishing that 300 page report by tomorrow?"

(thinking: Say YES I MIND! YES! say YES!) "Oh, sure, no problem!" (why did I SAY THAT?! )

Yeah, that's pretty good.
I've given up try to introspect who I am, I've decided it's like happiness, you only know it when have it. If try seeking it you'll never find it. So far it's worked out for the most part I'm definitely moving to three and feeling healthy as a nine.

There was one time I was like 6(definitly like 1st or 2nd grade, maybe before then) or around then, I got stabbed in the arm with a pencil by an older girl(like maybe high school), and they only someone found out about it was because another student saw it and told someone.

I feels such conflicting emotions on that last it's not funny, I feel trapped and bad that I feel trapped, I should be happy to do it, but then it's not true to me, but I want to help people, loop


And, I subconsciously agree with people too, like I was with them, or shared the experience. It's weird and I never noticed it until a friend pointed it out. It can be things I don't agree with or would or would like. It can be a statement like "them:taking a dick in the ass is awesome, me: yeah, them: sweet you're gay too, I had no idea me: wait!? what?? no, no no, I was just.... ummm...agreeing... that ummm.....yeeaahhh, nice weather isn't?"

[Eylrid]

You might be an introverted Nine if you raise your hand in group disscusions when everyone else is just blurting things out. (I've found it an effective way to get a word in edgewise.)

You might have been a Nine as a kid if when a bunch of kids were taking turns with something fun you just stood on the fringes of the group and hoped someone would notice you and give you a turn.

You know you're an [unhealthy] nine (or maybe just phoelomek...) when:

-You feel like you were BORN with no self-esteem.

-Introspecting - trying to finally figure out who YOU are, what YOUR personal desires and aspirations are, it always feels like you're "discovering" or experiencing successive epiphanies instead of "evaluating," and your answers are different every time you think about it because "well, I could be this, or maybe that, and possibly some of this, or...(ad nauseum)" (and maybe this only applies to me but, I always have this weird feeling of dread, like I am about to uncover some horrible truth about myself that, until that point, I hadn't been aware of.) It feels like you don't have direct access to/contact with your innermost self like do other people. It's like you have to look through a glass of water to see yourself - it reflects, but can also warp your perception, and depending upon the angle of your vision, the object (you) will look drastically different.

Sort of like Plato's cave, except, instead of reality, it's you.

-You don't always offer up your opinions - not because you don't have any, but because they're forever changing, and you don't want this other person to think you're a liar the next time you talk about it and your ideas have inevitably changed.

-After a half-hour of trying to figure out what you want at a restaurant, you finally "decide" by closing your eyes and placing your finger somewhere on the menu.

-Asked your favorite color, you are totally honest in saying, "I don't have one."

-You sat in class on your first day of second grade with blood dripping out of your knee and down your leg, trying to hide it, because you didn't want to draw attention to yourself or make your new teacher mad at you for interrupting her on the first day of school.

-You only need to be around someone with a different accent than yourself for a little while before you catch yourself beginning to talk like them, (and turn bright red upon the realization, of course )

"Phoelomek, would you mind taking care of my kids for the week, solving the world's economic problems, picking up my groceries, and finishing that 300 page report by tomorrow?"

(thinking: Say YES I MIND! YES! say YES!) "Oh, sure, no problem!" (why did I SAY THAT?! )

Those are all excellent.

I like buffets for that reason. It's so much easier to just take a little of everything than to have to choose one thing from a menu.

[butterflykiss]

Wow, So Im new to this site and Just found out I am a 9 and its funny to realize that I'm not the only one. And to that end, I am going to just post this before I delete and rewrite the post again for the 3rd time thinking it just doesnt sound right what are people going to think........


Here goes.....

[Quin Sabe]

When you have trouble disagreeing with the movies recommended for you by netflix. Hmm, I think I'll give it three but Netflix says I'll give it 4 stars......

[Eylrid]

Wow, So Im new to this site and Just found out I am a 9 and its funny to realize that I'm not the only one. And to that end, I am going to just post this before I delete and rewrite the post again for the 3rd time thinking it just doesnt sound right what are people going to think........


Here goes.....

Welcome to PerC!

[sodden]

You know you're a nine when you're pretty sure you're every single type except nine, and you read every single type and think, oh my God, that's totally me.

- You lied to your parents for ten years about going to church because you didn't want to hurt their feelings.

- You identify with people you like and then find yourself sharing their interests, their foibles, etc.

- If someone asks you to explain yourself, you talk about how you're like someone else, eg, your favorite musician, writer, athlete, etc.

- Determining your enneagram type seems way more important than actually doing something real that will truly improve your life.

-Everyone tells your husband that he has the coolest wife in the world- so easy-going, lets you do whatever you want, etc.

-How people perceive you is entirely different than how you perceive yourself.

[sodden]

More- I'm Only Sleeping and Across the Universe are your favorite Beatles' songs, not to mention all of John Lennon's later work. (How people type John Lennon as a 5 vs a 9 is beyond me.)

[Essay]

More- I'm Only Sleeping and Across the Universe are your favorite Beatles' songs, not to mention all of John Lennon's later work. (How people type John Lennon as a 5 vs a 9 is beyond me.)

Hehe, if there's one person I can't relate to, it's John Lennon... but maybe he's a wing 8.

[sodden]

Hehe, if there's one person I can't relate to, it's John Lennon... but maybe he's a wing 8.

You know you're a nine when one person disagrees with you and you begin to question whether you really are a nine.

[Eylrid]

More- I'm Only Sleeping and Across the Universe are your favorite Beatles' songs, not to mention all of John Lennon's later work. (How people type John Lennon as a 5 vs a 9 is beyond me.)

The 9 theme song: