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Type 1: The Reformer |
The Reformer has a basic desire to be a "good" person and
may put pressure on himself/herself to be perfect. This drive to improve
both self and others masks the Reformer's inner fear that somehow he/she
is not good enough, defective, or even evil. Though at their worst,
Reformers will be intolerant and hypocritical, at their best, they are
self-disciplined, wise, and realistic, and they have a strong
sense of ethics and values that can inspire other.
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Type 2: The Helper |
The Helper has a basic desire to feel loved be others that masks a
basic fear that he/she cannot be truly loved because of an innate
unworthiness. Thus, the Helper seeks to win love by what he/she does for
others. At their worst, this causes Helpers to be patronizing,
intrusive, and manipulative. At their best, however, Helpers are truly
unselfish and altruistic. This is because they come to love both
themselves and others.
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Type 3: The Achiever |
The Achiever has a basic desire to feel valuable and worthwhile in an
effort to calm the basic fear of being worthless. Anxious to measure up
the standards of others, Achievers at their worst will do whatever
it takes to get recognition and approval even if it means being
opportunistic or dishonest. Paradoxically, at their best, Achievers are
both intrinsically motivated and truly authentic. Their competence makes
them highly valued by others.
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Type 4: The Individualist |
The Individualist has a basic desire to find himself or herself and
create an identity. This desire is an
effort to ease the basic fear of having no personal significance and no
real identity. Because they focus on emotions and use thinking to
maintain their moods and feelings, Individualists at their worst can get
trapped in an emotional quagmire and fall into depression and blaming
behaviors. However, at their best, Individualists can transform their
sensitivity into universal expressions of the human condition through
creative endeavors. They can be empathetic and vulnerable while also
being emotionally strong and self-renewing.
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| Type 5: The Investigator |
The Investigator covers up his/her basic fear of being useless,
incapable, or helpless by cultivating his/her basic desire to be highly
competent and knowledgeable. Investigators often postpone taking action
until they feel they have all the facts. At their worst, they retreat
from others and get lost in the unrealistic ideas generated by their own
minds, becoming obsessive and/or eccentric. At their best, however,
Investigators are visionaries, who can see things in their true context
and, at the same time, make accurate predictions and create innovative
solutions.
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| Type 6: The Loyalist |
The Loyalist has a basic fear of being without support or guidance,
and so the basic desire is centered around finding a reliable source of
support and guidance. Thus, the key word for the Loyalist is
security, and of all the types, Loyalists can behave in the most
contradictory ways. At their worst, Loyalists are afraid they have
ruined their security and may feel distrustful and even paranoid.
However, at their best, Loyalists are trusting and both independent and
interdependent, seeing themselves and others as partners or
equals.
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| Type 7: The Enthusiast |
The Enthusiast is the true "party-animal" of the Enneagram.
The eager response to variety of the Enthusiast is a disguise for the
basic fear of being in pain or being deprived. The basic fear leads to
the basic desire to be satisfied and content and to have all needs
fulfilled. Consequently, at their worst, Enthusiasts can lead a
desperate quest to quiet their anxieties and can become impulsive and
compulsive, even obnoxious and addictive because they are never able to
find the contentment they crave. At their best, though, Enthusiasts are
truly joyous and deeply grateful for the simple (and the enormous) gifts
life offers them.
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| Type 8: The Challenger |
The Challenger is self-confident and decisive. They key word for the
Challenger is power. Challengers' basic desire is to protect themselves
because they have a basic fear of being harmed or controlled by others.
Thus, at their worst, Challengers will reject authority and become
ruthless, dictatorial, and even violent. At their best, however,
Challengers are courageous and resourceful and can be the most
empowering of others of all the types. They have huge hearts and realize
the power to be found in surrendering to a higher power.
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| Type 9: The Peacemaker |
The Peacemaker is accommodating and agreeable. This is because the
Peacemaker's basic desire is to have inner stability and peace of
mind. Behind this cooperative demeanor, the Peacemaker has a basic
fear of loss and separation, and so the Peacemaker may go along with
others when in fact, she/he would prefer something else. Consequently,
at their worst, Peacemakers can be highly repressed and numbed out to
the point that abandon themselves and others just to avoid conflict. At
their best, though, Peacemakers are truly "nice" people. They
are present and connected to themselves and to others and are able to
form deep, supportive relationships.
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