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Point One: The Program of Perfection with Resentment
| Special Gift: |
A vision of balance and completion |
| Self-Definition: |
"I'm right. I'm hardworking." |
| Shadow Issue: |
Wrath |
| Rejected Element: |
Direct expression of anger |
| Addiction: |
Perfection |
| Strength Needed: |
Forebearance, serenity |
| Defense Mechanism: |
Reaction formation |
| Psychological Disturbance: |
Compulsive personality |
| Talk Style: |
Preach and teach |
| Preoccupations Include: |
Demanding internal standards.
Difficulty acknowledging personal desires that conflict with these standards
of correctness.
Comparing self to others and concern about criticism.
Compulsive worry about wrong decisions.
Self-righteous displacement of anger towards what appear to be legitimate
outside targets.
Focus on error (which can develop superb powers of criticism, including
humor).
Conflict between rigidity and sensitivity. |
| Focus: |
Personal emphasis on worry.
Couple emphasis on jealousy.
Community emphasis on consistency and firmness. |
| Life Task: |
To achieve a sense of serenity with a body secure in its capacities.
As projections are worked through and resentment has been tamed, compassion
becomes possible. |
Margaret Frings Keyes
Emotions and the Enneagram
Working Through Your Shadow Life Script
Molysdatur Publications, Muir Beach, California,1992, 164 pages
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