Enneagram Type 5, known as The Investigator, is The Intense, Cerebral Type: Perceptive, Innovative, Secretive, and Isolated.
Core Motivations
Type 5s are driven by a deep need:
- To possess knowledge
- To understand the environment
- To have everything figured out as a way of defending the self from threats
Core Fears
Their deepest fears include:
- Of being useless
- Of being helpless
- Of being incapable
Growth and Stress
The Enneagram is dynamic.
- In Stress: Type 5 moves toward type 7 (becomes scattered and hyperactive).
- In Growth: Type 5 moves toward type 8 (becomes more self-confident and decisive).
Conclusion
The journey of the The Investigator is one of balancing their drive for possess knowledge with the reality of the world.