It should be noted, however, that very few individuals seem to have attained this degree of integration and non-identification with their ego. This explanation should therefore be applied rarely and with great caution. In this situation, the same pattern results from the subject identification with too many traits indiscriminately. A subject who has obtained the same score in several types should also read the type descriptions on this website and the longer descriptions in Personality Types and Understanding the Enneagram carefully, with particular attention to the types' motivations, and then retake the test. The personality type that most frequently encounters this difficulty is type Nine.
Nines have problems seeing themselves because their sense of self is relatively undefined.
They have developed their capacity to be unselfconscious and receptive to others and therefore tend to see themselves in all of the types and in none very strongly. Furthermore, since Nines also tend to identify strongly with others, they may mistakenly apply the personality traits of loved ones to themselves. Nines are not the only type to misidentify their type, however. A Three, for example, may test almost equally high or higher in another type because he or she invests a great deal in projecting a particular image, especially in his or her career. Threes who want to see themselves as entrepreneurs may test high in Eight, or as intellectuals may test high in Five, or as artists may test high in Four.