Enneagram Type Four - The Individualist
- Colin Adam
- Apr 16
- 1 min read
Area of Avoidance: Meaninglessness.
Core Positive Attribute: Creativity
Often Attracted to…
The extraordinary.
Depth of emotion.
Deep, meaningful relationships.
Interesting, stimulating experiences.
Calming their fluctuating emotions.
Feeling capable and adding value to world.
Reconnecting with the world.
Feeling special and recognised.
Often Avoids…
The ordinary, mundane aspects of life.
Being without identity, connection or personal significance.
People and experiences without depth.
Feelings of not being good enough.
Feeling insignificant or rejected.
Feeling incapable, inadequate and empty.
Criticism.
Feeling nothing.
High Integration – characteristic behaviours
Deeply compassionate and empathetic towards others.
Less wrapped up in own feelings and concerned for others.
Having some structure in place to focus their energy and creativity.
Able to experience the extraordinary in the ordinary aspects of life.
Able to cope with routine tasks and processes that are necessary.
Interested in the deeper meaning of life and experiences.
Sensitive to others’ feelings but not easily thrown off balance by others’ opinions or feedback.
Having a ‘grounded in reality’ quality.
Low Integration – characteristic behaviours
Prone to be very moody, melancholy, sad and depressed.
Emotionally reactive.
Very sensitive to what others think of them.
Living in the emotional drama of their imagination.
Having difficulty knowing how they really feel.
Disconnected from the real world.
Feeling defective and special at the same time.
Tending to blame self for almost everything that goes wrong.
Envious of others.
Typical development needs
Learning to develop emotional boundaries separating own emotions from other peoples’ emotions.
Learning to believe that they are whole, and good enough just as they are.
Learning to accept and cope with the ordinary, routine aspects of life.
By Colin Adam
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