ENNEAGRAM
TYPE 4
OVERVIEW
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4
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"The Romantic
Individualist"
intuitive. sensitive. passionate.
CORE FEAR
Being inadequate, emotionally cut off, plain.
ordinary, commonplace, abandoned.
defective, or flawed.
CORE DESIRE
to find their authentic selves, and unique
significance.
SELF-IMAGE
I am always on the search for identity and
meaning, I love expressing myself
authentically, artistically, and emotionally. I
am self-aware and dramatic.
CORE WEAKENESS
Self-absorption can take over me. I can
become very sensitive, depressed, and
dramatically moody.
CORE LONGING
You are loved and seen for who you are.
This is the message fours need to hear from
loved ones.
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4₁
Fours live primarily in their
imaginations and feelings. They
love to express themselves in
unique ways.
B
"Beauty is in
the eye of the
beholder."
AT THEIR BEST
Authentic.compassionate, introspective,
expressive, creative, supportive, refined,
and unique.
AT THEIR WORST
Withdrawn, exaggerated moods,
depressed, self pitying, moralistic, self-
absorbed, possessive, tempermental
HOW TO TREAT A TYPE 4
Don't tell me I'm too sensitive
Give me plenty of compliments, they really
give me a boost!
Respect my unique intuitive abilities
Let me just be melancholy sometimes.
