The big fat enneagram questionnaire

Modern enneagram communities really, really suck but here is a collection of many type-me sorts of questions. None were written by me. I found them on Reddit and PersonalityCafe. Later, I'll answer them myself on a different post, because why not. 

1. Tell me about your internal experience of yourself. What makes you, you?
2. You just had a really good day. Describe it. It can be a real recent example or an aspirational one.
3. If someone is upset with you, what is the typical reason for it? Give a recent example.
4. What are you like when you're stressed? What are your coping mechanisms? Give an example of a recent stressful situation and how you handled it.
5. What pushes your buttons? What makes you angry? How does your anger manifest? Can you be openly angry with others?

6. What’s your deepest fear? Why is that your fear?

7. What types of memories cause you the most shame? What feelings cause you the most shame? What is it about them that causes you shame?
8. What is your relationship with pleasure? What gives you pleasure? Can you have pleasure when you want it, or do you have to earn it?
9. What’s your relationship with authority? Think both abstractly and with specific authorities in your life, possibly your parents, boss, religious leader, doctor, or government figures? Are you an authority?
10. When your mind wanders, what are you thinking about?
11. You have a big decision to make. Describe how you decide what to do.
12. What’s your biggest flaw?
13. What makes you special? (Or, if you don't feel special, what at least makes you different from other people?)
14. How much of your mental energy is spent on thinking about each of the past, the present, and the future?
15. You unexpectedly find yourself with a whole weekend with no obligations, and everyone else is busy. How do you feel about it? What do you do?
16. What’s your personal vibe/style/aesthetic? How cultivated vs natural is it, and how much time do you spend on it? Do you turn it on and off?
17. Which of the following is the most like you? Explain. A) I know what I want, I go out and make it happen, and people won't stop me. B) I am content to be on my own and not draw too much attention to myself. C) I have to be responsible and dedicated, and I put others’ needs first.
18. Which of the following is most like you? Explain. A) I dislike stress and negative vibes, and I may try to distract myself from my problems. B) I have strong feelings, get worked up easily, and am not afraid to show it. C) I don’t like to let my feelings show; they get in the way of being efficient and logical.
19. Which of the following is most like you? Explain. A) I look to others for feedback and guidance and am willing to be flexible when needed. B) I am always aware of how things could be better, and I’m disappointed that they are not. C) Deep down, I am afraid people won’t give me what I need unless I make it worth their while. 
20. Recall an event where you were distressed or faced great difficulty. Describe your subjective experience.
21. What is your perspective when it comes to relationships and social interaction of all kinds? What do you value?
22. How do you feel about your own needs and desires? Are you confident that they can be fulfilled? How and why?
23. What is your personal worldview? (Indulge your philosophical side here!)
24. What major life lessons have you learned or are currently trying to learn? What makes you different from the more foolish/immature you in the past?

Prerequisites

What age range are you in?

Any disorders or conditions we should know about?

Main Questions

1. What do you think your life is about? What drives you in life? This can be something like a goal or a purpose, or anything else that comes to mind.

2. What were you like as a kid?

3. Describe your relationship with your parents. Does anything stand out about the way you interacted?

4. What values are important to you? What do you hope to avoid doing or being?

5. Aside from phobias, are there any fears that characterized your childhood? Have they continued into the present day, or not, and if not, how have you dealt with them?

6. a.) How do you see yourself?

b.) How do you want others to see you?

c.) What do you dislike the most in other people?

7. Which habit do you most automatically act on? Rank the following habits from most to least automatic, on a scale of 1 (most) to 3 (least).

a.) Work for personal gain with more concern for self than for others.

b.) Strive for a sense of tranquility in yourself and the world around you

c.) Decide what is right for the betterment of something or someone else.

8. Where does the wandering mind take you? What provokes this?

9.What makes you feel your best? What makes you feel your worst?

10. Let's talk about emotions. Explain what might make you feel the following, how they feel to you or how you react to the emotion:

a.) anger

b.) shame

c.) anxiety

11. Describe how you respond to the following:

a.) stress

b.) negative unexpected change

c.) conflict

12. a.) What kind of role are you naturally inclined to take in a group? Why?

b.) If put in power, how do you behave? Why?

c.) Do you tend to struggle with others who have authority over you? Why?

13. What do you see or notice in others that most people don't?

14. Comment on your relationship with trust.

15. Briefly: What religious and/or political beliefs do you have? Do you think they influenced your responses in this questionnaire?

Optional Question (due to personal nature)

Discuss an event that has impacted your life significantly; more importantly, how you responded to it.

Extra Questions

Which of the following temptations do you find yourself acting upon the most? (And briefly state why)

• To constantly push yourself to be “the best”
• To be without needs, well-intentioned
• To replace direct experience with concepts
• To have an extreme sense of personal moral obligation
• To think that fulfillment is somewhere else
• To cyclically become indecisive and seek others for reassurance
• To overuse imagination in searching for yourself
• To avoid conflicts and asserting yourself
• To consider yourself entirely self-sufficient

What's something you are: a.) thankful you have b.) wish you could have? Why?