'I just came up with a new theory to explain this.  It's because there are 3 centers (body, head, heart) and each type is composed of two centers. So 3^2 = 9. ...|||You need to replenish your salt if you have lost a lot of salt, e.g. through sweating, vomiting, or diarrhea. I'm not sure whether drinking causes you to lose salt. Gatorade contains salt, because...|||Kind of hard to answer, because it's hard to get inside your head and see exactly what you think of as nervous energy and nervous as in anxiety. Having said that, I think there's a continuum of...|||Suit yourself. I'm not sure anyone but a 6 could flop as much as you do.|||https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/139/319073031_a5043c89be.jpg|||I'm sure that Ginger is not aware of your owl-hood.|||It seemed kind of stupid to kill the whole thread over that silly little argument.  But this one does feel lighter and more nimble.|||I would have called it Fairy Tales 2, but whatever.|||Live kitten cam.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rbi31aWL8Js|||It's just a cat fight.  http://i.imgur.com/vOcCHjh.gif|||Agree|||http://i381.photobucket.com/albums/oo252/speederice/tumblr_ljgs3gkQaW1qcay1ao1_500.gif|||Hmm. It doesn't really look like Raynaud's anymore.  It really reminds me of 6 how you posted this. 6s have a tendency to ruminate on health issues.|||I don't know, but it reminds me of this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raynaud%27s_phenomenon  Maybe that will give you a head start in figuring it out.|||I don't like anything about Ted Cruz except that he hates Donald Trump:  Ted Cruz just humiliated Donald Trump by refusing to endorse him during his convention speech - Vox|||6s are able to do a lot of damage IME.|||Yeah. You don't hear dead people complaining, right?|||Who told you that 6s are harmless?|||I'm probably not the best person to ask.|||Do you feel shame?|||I didn't really weigh your fear and weigh your shame. You don't seem very ashamed, but I don't expect you to agree.|||Sure. I want to see.|||From an enneagram standpoint, it doesn't matter how much fear she has. All that matters is which one is most prominent: fear, anger, or shame.|||I'm curious to see a screenshot of your Linux setup.|||Probably because you have a nice life. There's not much to really be afraid of.|||Some of those 2 statements are not specific to 2, e.g.:  May enjoy multitasking, keeping several threads or projects going at once.|||The number of items with at least one bolded word:  2w1: ++++ 2w3: +++ 6w5: ++ 6w7: ++++++++  Based on that informal measure, you should be giving the most attention to 6w7.|||I'm not sure if we disagree on anything important. I do think PV is a 6. So if her childhood behavior fits 6, then that's even better.|||I have to confess to not reading all that you post on this issue. That being said, I still think of you as a 6, so I automatically agree whenever you say that you resemble 6.|||I couldn't really fit the part about you flaunting your differences into 9. Except that 9s are stubborn.  As far as the other parts:  She is strong minded and cannot be swayed easily. -- 9s are...|||I think this could be a type-9 soul child.  The rest was TL;DR sorry|||Agreed.|||Again, I hate terrorism and terrorists and I can't wait until this stops dominating the news.:frustrating:|||Those are pretty nice pictures. You might be a 7 after all.:cool:|||She has a knack for catching the dogs in nice poses and with nice expressions.  Here's another masterpiece:...|||The most defining characteristic of 1 is the anger/wrath IMO. I can feel some of that anger coming through in your post. :wink:|||^^ This made me LOL.  I was perfectly happy with my type. I was already aware of what my personality was like, so there were no surprises there. I was just happy that the Enneagram had a type that...|||Your cat pictures are very nice, but they are definitely not 7ish.  This is a picture that my sister took. It is 7ish:...|||I think it actually crossed my mind at one point that you could be a 7. Of course, I took a picture of a cat once, and it didn't make me a 7. So it's not automatic.|||I dislike the idea of tritype.|||Speaking of saying anything that comes to mind-- Whatever happened to fair phantom?  Animal Is it really that you like this thread, or is it more that you like the idea of liking this thread?:kitteh:|||I'm not sure I have a good explanation in terms of theory. I noticed a while back that my sister (7) took good pictures of dogs. Then I noticed some other 7s with good pictures of their pets. It...|||It's not exactly a new idea for a bunch of (mostly) women to sit and gossip... it's like a sewing circle.|||It sounds frivolous, and it is. But I have found that 7s like to take pictures of their pets. And they take good ones.|||You could argue that the other threads are deep and this is shallow. But I agree, it's a good thread.|||I didn't really want to start anything about FaT while he's gone (or at least, can't speak). However, I do feel certain that he's a 5. Since we all know him, he's the best illustration of how 5 plays...|||5s are not all warm and cuddly. Just ask FaT. (Oh wait... he's banned for offending people xD)|||You don't even own a cat.|||The typical 5 complaint is that other people are boring them and wasting their time, not the other way around.  Also, 7s have anxiety.    I suppose that *your* cat is so photogenic that a...|||I'm not sure how best to explain why you aren't a 5, except that if you were actually a 5, I don't think so many people would be seeing 9. 5s are not really easygoing and sweet-natured like 9s....'