A Self-Preservation Nine’s Quest for Connection and Control

Bryan Johnson and the Anti-Aging Blueprint

The Self-Preservation Nine, as outlined in the Essential Enneagram Guide, embodies a unique paradox. These individuals crave comfort, stability, and connection while simultaneously retreating into themselves, seeking solace in routines and habits that provide an illusion of control and peace. This subtype is marked by a focus on maintaining physical and emotional security, often relying on routines to anesthetize themselves from the messiness of life. For the Self-Preservation Nine, peace can feel synonymous with survival, and their routines—whether simple or intricate—become a sanctuary from the complexities of human interaction and emotional turbulence​.

Enter Bryan Johnson, the tech entrepreneur and biohacker whose journey is chronicled in the Netflix documentary Don’t Die. Johnson, whom we type as a Self-Preservation Nine with a 935 Trifix (The Analyst), exemplifies the potential of this archetype to channel their self-preservation instinct into something extraordinary—and yet profoundly isolating. Don’t Die reveals a controversial figure driven by disconnection and a profound desire to escape the vulnerabilities of human existence through highly disciplined efforts to cheat death itself.