SOME FACTS ABOUT ME

I am the most unique and misunderstood number on the Enneagram.

I feel things deeply and am introspective and connected to my inner
self. I at times see myself as someone who is doomed to suffer in this
life and I kind of enjoy suffering. I can handle a lot of pain.
I sometimes feel that I am lacking something that everyone else seems
to have.
I have a deep frustration that I will never be truly known or understood
by others.
I have a unique ability to see beauty around me and can get lost in
fantasizing and day dreaming.

TYPE 4
I am often disappointed that what I imagined and anticipated is always
better than the real thing.
I am the most interesting and wildly creative number on the Enneagram
but have the greatest fear of not being significant or interesting.
THE INDIVIDUALIST I can often feel that the rules don't apply to me.

THE ROMANTIC I can find the best in what hasn't happened yet, or what happened in
the past, but I see the worst in the present moment.

NEED: TO BE SPECIAL OR
WAYS FOR ME TO GROW
UNIQUE OR SEEN AND TO BE
AUTHENTIC I must remember that I HAVE feelings, I am not my feelings. I am more
than my feelings, the simply tell me how I am experiencing THIS

FEAR: HAVING NO IDENTITY moment, nothing more.

I need to avoid putting off things until I am "in the right mood."
OR SIGNIFICANCE
Productive, meaningful work, and even and rhythm or schedule is
healthy for me. (as much as I may shudder at the thought - actually
TRIAD: HEART, SHAME, having one ironically feels good)
FEELINGS I must implement some form of self-discipline. Sleeping regular hours,
working regularly, or exercising regularly, all has a cumulative,
strengthening effect.
STANCE: WITHDRAWING
I must avoid lengthy conversations in my imagination, particularly if
(DOING REPRESSED)
they are negative, resentful, or even excessively romantic. These
conversations are essentially unreal and at best only rehearsals for
FIXATION: FANTASIZING action—even though, I almost never say or do what I imagine I will.
PASSION: ENVY Instead of spending time imagining my life or "preparing" for it, I need

HOLY IDEA: ORIGIN to get out there and begin to live it!

VIRTUE: EMOTIONAL BALANCE

THE TRUTH I NEED TO MEDITATE ON:

IN SECURITY MOVES TO 1
IN STRESS MOVES TO 2 I lack nothing. I am significant, simply because I am me. The real

world may not be as beautiful as I imagine, but it is still good.

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