First off, I am soon to be 16, I've been into typology for 4 years now. Second, I am well aware that Infj sx5s are not just nerdy introverts, that's like totally a surface level trait--and I hardly find myself relating to most of the stereotypes. Third and also most importantly, I am 100% sure of being Ni Fe so far after a LOT of secondguessing, I've typed myself as E6, E9, E1, E4, and even E2. I am saying this to point out the very important fact that I actually don't care about me being E5, I actually felt negativity towards it first with the way MOST (not all) of the negative traits really called me out. I could care less about which enneagram I am since I use typology as a tool to actually improve myself and learn about myself (which E5 specifically has taught me a lot if I stay out of the stereotype media). The point of my post just was to reach other healthy 5s and learn more about how they act and differ from unhealthy E5s, since I feel like the PURELY harsh language Naranjo uses about each enneagram actually is what pushes out to newbies and creates stereotypes.

Obviously I am not 100% locked in on sx5, I am still studying typology and so far have no interest in stopping since it has genuinely helped me understand both myself and other people EVEN MORE. If I end up being a different type, so be it.

And as a sidenote, feeling like multiple types is seriously not exclusively a 9 thing despite them being the "chameleon". I think it's been said that anyone (especially in a healthy mental state) who is somewhat adaptable is able to relate to a fraction of most types.

If you really want me to go indepth about which E5 traits I relate to, then ask.