- #ENNEAGRAM TYPE 2 PLUS#
- #ENNEAGRAM TYPE 2 FREE#
This means all the healthy functional qualities of Type 4 like honest self-expression of suffering, focusing on the self, honoring personal needs and talents are denied to Twos.
At Enneagram Type 2’s lowest expression, the energetic door to Type 4 which is their polarity opposite is closed. And it tends to have only one OPEN door to the other type, which because of the lack of balance, adds lower functioning qualities to the primary type. When our Enneagram Type is at its lowest expression, it tends to have a CLOSED door to its opposite polarized Type, denying the balancing qualities of that type, to restore wholeness. Picture 2 doorways, between Two and the two other types Twos are connected to, Eight and Four. “It’s only at my highest expression that I discover what real selflessness is, that real love needs my self-love first, it needs my emotional honesty.” “I didn’t recognize myself as a shame type, because I’m fine.”Īt the lowest expression Twos have created a false sense of selflessness by polarizing away from their own needs and feelings. “It took a lot to humble myself to start really looking at my emotional needs, and learning to be honest about my hurt.”. “I’m charming and I enjoy connecting to people.”. “I’m irritated by people who are dramatic and show their pain.”. “My partner told me that when I get angry it’s because my pride is wounded, that’s tough to hear.”. “I say I don’t need a thank you, but it hurts and I feel angry if I’m not appreciated.”. “I look for the right words to use to show care.”. “I don’t want to be rejected, so I don’t mind giving up what I want to be liked and loved.”. Here are some voices for Type Two (from our InnerLifeSkills Enneagram Coaches) The heart symbol on the chest is a reminder of the Primary Polarity. You’ll see the eyes closed, proud to be kind – offering you all of who they are to be loved. If you look at our InnerLifeSkills Enneagram infographic, you’ll see body posture of Two giving an apple away even though they are hungry. Learn to become an InnerLifeSkills Certified Enneagram Coach. This forms a part of the InnerLifeSkills 8 Step Coaching Typing Test Method, where we teach you to use a narrative style to coach your clients to understand all 9 Types, and using trademarked worksheets of the Pearls, Polarities and Types, you help a client to discover their type. If you understand the Personality Pearl + Polarities, you understand how the Type arises. Twos work hard to make their words, actions and feelings as selfless as possible, to be seen as worthy. 
Twos can get angry when the pride protecting their worth is threatened by been seen as selfish. Twos use their heart’s emotional need to build an image of being the ideal person for others, exaggerating selfless behavior to prove themselves worthy. #ENNEAGRAM TYPE 2 PLUS#
This means that Type 2 is operating from a combination of the hearts emotional need, an unconscious avoiding of shame (think about the sensation of showing the world the face you feel hiding what you are embarrassed about in yourself), plus exaggerating certain qualities of self to been seen as worthy.Īdd this to the Polarities and you understand the REASON for the behaviors of Type 2. Type 2 has the InnerLifeSkills GREEN Pearl of Heart Emotional Need + Exaggerating + Been Seen + Worth Continuum. At higher to medium expressions, they no longer pretend to be emotionally strong and become more emotionally honest about their suffering.
#ENNEAGRAM TYPE 2 FREE#
They can be proud with dignity and also humble and free of holding up an image. Instead of only meeting your needs they can now meet their own needs. From only showing kind behaviors they now can free appropriate unkind behavior. Instead of only giving they now can receive with guilt or deflection. At lower to medium expressions, they find it easier to pretend to be emotionally strong than to be emotionally honest about their suffering.Ī few Secondary Polarities for Twos at their highest expression:. They can be proud of being your ideal person, instead of being humble. They prefer to meet your needs rather than meet their own needs. Twos show kind behaviors and suppress unkind behaviors. It’s much easier to give rather than receive. A few Secondary Polarities for Twos at their lower expression: 
Selfish means being unkind, taking, doing things for themselves alone. For Twos selfless means being your ideal someone (perhaps friend, lover, team member, parent, child, leader or hero). This means that Type 2 is masking and avoiding anything that makes them be seen as selfish rather than selfless. Once the Type grows to its highest expression, the polarities collapse into natural wholeness. Like a pendulum in an old clock, the Type is sustaining this duality. The Polarity of the Type shows a movement towards a set of qualities and a movement away from its opposites. Enneagram Type 2 has the Primary Polarity of “Trying not to be seen as selfish.”
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