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Point Six: The Program of Security with Fear and Doubt
| Special Gift: |
Care and concern for the Group |
| Self-Definition: |
"I'm loyal. I'm cautious." |
| Shadow Issue: |
Cowardice or counter-phobic reckless courage |
| Rejected Element: |
Originality |
| Addiction: |
Security |
| Strength Needed: |
Courage (Faith) |
| Defense Mechanism: |
Projection |
| Psychological Disturbance: |
Anxiety disorder, paranoid schizophrenia |
| Talk Style: |
Group Thought |
| Preoccupations Include: |
High alertness to danger.
Phobic/counter-phobic authority problems; submit or rebel; push or surrender.
Identity with the underdog.
Procrastination; thinking replaces doing.
Amnesia regarding success and pleasure.
Suspicion of other's motives, fear of hositility and possible eruption
of one's own negative reactions.
Skepticism and doubt.
Scanning the environment to look for clues that might explain inner sense
of threat. |
| Focus: |
Personal emphasis on warmth/affection.
Couple emphasis on strength/beauty.
Community emphasis on duty. |
| Life Task: |
To achive faith that nothing from the outside can hurt his or her essence;
to attain trust and strength of courage. |
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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