Vasilisa
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complexity of the self
People of Enneatype Four construct their identities around their perception of being unique and fundamentally different from others. Of all the types, they are the most acutely aware that the persona is a construct – something which has been created and can thus be re-created but there is a paradoxical quality to this whole endeavor. Fours strive for authenticity, for an expression of themselves which is “true,†but the image they portray is, by its nature, delusory, and inevitably fails to convey the true complexity of the self. It also necessarily falls short of the Four’s own personal ideal. This sense of perpetually “falling short†contributes to the Four’s sense of inadequacy, as Fours feel that they are not only unable to live up to society’s ideal but to their own individual ideals as well. This dynamic of striving and falling short is at the core of the Four’s sense of shame, frustration and heightened feelings of self-consciousness.
Five 58%
Nine 58%
Eight 54%
Six 49%
Two 45%
Three 28%
Seven 28%
One 0%
Enneagram Triads Quiz
Your Result: Four 77%
Your Result: Four 77%
People of Enneatype Four construct their identities around their perception of being unique and fundamentally different from others. Of all the types, they are the most acutely aware that the persona is a construct – something which has been created and can thus be re-created but there is a paradoxical quality to this whole endeavor. Fours strive for authenticity, for an expression of themselves which is “true,†but the image they portray is, by its nature, delusory, and inevitably fails to convey the true complexity of the self. It also necessarily falls short of the Four’s own personal ideal. This sense of perpetually “falling short†contributes to the Four’s sense of inadequacy, as Fours feel that they are not only unable to live up to society’s ideal but to their own individual ideals as well. This dynamic of striving and falling short is at the core of the Four’s sense of shame, frustration and heightened feelings of self-consciousness.
Five 58%
Nine 58%
Eight 54%
Six 49%
Two 45%
Three 28%
Seven 28%
One 0%
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