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Enneagram Type 5

Does this sound like you? You may be a 5.

  • I can take care of myself and think that others could do the same.

  • I don't always say things out loud, but in my head I am pretty sarcastic and cynical.

  • I often feel awkward around other people.

  • I'm OK if people ask me a few specific questions about myself, but I don't like it when people want too much information.

  • I need time alone.

  • If I want people to know how I feel I will tell them. I generally wish they wouldn't ask.

  • I think thoughts are more reliable than feelings.

  • I need a couple days to process an experience or know how I feel about something.

  • People are wasteful. I hold onto what I have.

  • Often I find that I would rather observe than participate.

  • I trust myself. That means I think about things for a while and then I make my own decisions.

  • I can't understand why people get together "just to hang out."

  • I'm a listener.

  • I have to be very careful with my time and energy.

  • I get tired when I have to be with people for too long.

  • I often felt invisible as a child. Sometimes as an adult I choose to be invisible.

  • Sometimes I think I should be more generous. It's hard for me.

  • In groups, being uninformed makes me very uncomfortable.

  • I don't like big social gatherings. I'd rather be with a few people.

  • Material possessions don't make me happy.

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