Avoids: Their own needs and desires Superpower: Their vast reserve of love and generosity in caring for the world. Blind spots: The expectations they place on people in return for their service and their sense of self, of who they really are. The pride might be towards inflation (seeing themselves as better than they are) or deflation (seeing themselves as less than they are). Paradoxically, pride then also becomes a big driver for them for what they see as their ability to help people and become indispensable to them. Nevertheless, they eventually erupt in various ways…Ĭore Desire: To feel loved and validated Basic Fear: Of being unwanted, unworthy of being loved Driving Motivation: A Two’s shame drives them to look for love and appreciation by what they can do for others. According to The Enneagram Institute, The problem is that “putting others first” makes Twos secretly angry and resentful, feelings they work hard to repress or deny. Their helpfulness can easily morph into a type of manipulation to get love, devotion, or affection in return. They can also get possessive in their relationships, and they fear the loss of important relationships in their lives. Twos can become prideful about their abilities to take care of others. They may even think it selfish to acknowledge their own needs and desires. Their whole identity is wrapped up in meeting the needs of others which makes them prone to forgetting about their own. As they focus on taking care of everyone else, Twos easily lose sight of their own needs. They don’t believe that who they are is enough and so they try to earn love by becoming indispensable to others. Twos believe their helpfulness will secure the love they desperately seek. Twos’ ability to love in big ways reflects their own big need for love. Type Twos have big hearts and are consequently emotional, affectionate, caring, generous, and supportive. They have a keen sense for the needs of others and are always ready and willing to help. Type Twos are the nurturing caretakers and helpers of the world. If you purchase a product through my links, I will receive a small percentage of the profit at no extra cost to you. The books I reference below include affiliate links. They are sharing their experience of being a Type 2 so that you might better understand the internal world of a Type 2. Today you’ll meet my cousin, Diana and my friend, Alyssa. Today we continue our deep dive into the Enneagram Types by taking a closer look at what it means to be an Enneagram Type 2.
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