Enneagram:
Type Four

Features:

The Heart Center: Moves towards others - Underdeveloped feeling.
Original Loss: "I was too plain and common."
Problem Emotion: Sadness
Decision: Being unique and special allows you to survive and be loved.
False Claim: "I am not ordinary. I am one of a kind."
Four Adjectives: Intuitive and creative, but self-absorbed and depressive

Self-image: "I am different. I’m not like you."
Compulsion: To be unique and have a special style.
Avoidance: Ordinariness, everyday commonness.
Sin: Envy
Gift: To bring out the unique, special qualities of a situation or a person.
Three Wing: More extroverted, upbeat, ambitious, flamboyant, and image-conscious.
Five Wing: More Introverted, intellectual, idiosyncratic, reserved, and depressed.
Stress Point: 2 - Excessive helping, compulsive intrusion, hysterical, and desperate.
Security Point: 1 - Steady, principled action, distinguishes between feelings and values.

Crossing the River: Uses fancy styles and even does a water ballet.
Affirmation: "I will value each day no matter how ordinary."

Adjectives for Average Functioning Fours:

Descriptive Adjectives for Low Functioning Fours:

Famous Examples of Fours:

Jackie Onassis, Jeremy Irons, Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, Anne Rice, J.D. Salinger, Edgar Allen Poe, Prince, Judy Garland, Vincent Van Gogh, Marlon Brando, James Dean, Patsy Cline, Elizabeth Taylor, Janis Joplin, France - the Country.

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