Personality Types Explored: Type 4 of 9

Personality Type 4 explored

Core Motivation: feel understood;

Action Goal: communicate honestly or not at all

Type 4 people experience life at a deep emotional and intuitive level.  They generally feel a strong need to express their deep emotions in some creative form.  They prefer to communicate only with those whom they deeply trust.  Feeling misunderstood is very painful for them, and can lead to feelings of isolation and depression.  Living a strong and complex internal life, 4 types pursue careers that allow for flexibility, independence and freedom to follow their intuitive sense.

If you are wondering if someone you know is a type 4, it may help to ask the following questions:

1. Do they spend much of their time engaged in some form of creative, artistic expression?
2. Do they have a small, intimate circle of people with whom they connect?
3. Do they tend to avoid crowds and wild parties?
4. In conversation, do they tend to focus on the deep, emotional aspect of whatever is being discussed?
5. Do they communicate with emotional intensity?

All of these statements would be true for most 4 types.  As always, wings influence the core type, so there may be minor exceptions.   On a personal level, I think 4 types could be compatible with 2 types, 4 types, or 5 types.  Type 4 people generally work in artistic and intuitive professions.  They prefer to be self-employed, so would most likely be encountered in independent contractor type arrangements.  If you are involved personally or professionally with a type 4 individual, he or she is likely to be sensitive to certain emotional nuances that you may find completely irrelevant.  If you can hear and respect the emotional terms that may have no significance to you, your relationship with a type 4 will be well served.