Eneatype 1 has a personality as complex as it is striking. He is a perfectionist type, a profile that strives almost at all times to be and to be consistent, well-intentioned and always virtuous; However, it is common for him to hide a certain amount of anger and internal confusion, which prevents him from reaching his full potential.
In his still interesting Book in Spanish, “Carcter and Neurosis”, Naranjo demonstrates that eratotype 1 is a “rabid virtuoso”. He is someone who is characterized by a desperate obsession with improving the things around him, not realizing that with that goal he ends up making his life worse and that of the people around him.
- However.
- We should not see this set of traits as negative or limiting.
- On the contrary.
- Should we remember or learn that eneagram? What describes 9 types of personalities?it was created precisely as a valuable tool for self-care.
- It is a way to know our masks.
- To deepen our knowledge of our needs.
- Our deepest instincts.
- Our emotions.
- Our mental processes and.
- Also.
- Our potentials.
Eneatotype 1 has in its hands great resources and very interesting skills that, according to this theory, can be developed to the maximum if there is a deepening of your personal character and your consciousness, in this way these most problematic aspects are addressed. We will talk about all kinds of entypes in detail in a series of articles, and this time we will know in depth and together this personality known as the “perfectionist”.
Who saw the movie or read the book?Is the sun for everyone?, will you remember one of the most wonderful characters in the history of literature: Atticus Finch, his profile, his will, his humanity and his balance perfectly symbolize the brightest and most developed type 1, with no points to elaborate. or mental confusion to work with. His vital energy and sense of justice are a perfect representation of the first characteristic of its kind.
However, before placing people with this personality on a pedestal, enatotype 1 usually navigates rough seas, complex contradictions and scenarios of great frustration in which their aspirations do not always material, then we will list some characteristics that this type usually presents and, for this reason, we will take as reference the description that the author mentions Claudio Naranjo makes in his book :
In addition, one detail mentioned by Claudio Naranjo about Eneatotype 1 is that it usually has an emotional background dominated by anger, this dimension is what makes your personality so rigid and causes a lack of spontaneity, this anger is only the result of both the accumulated personal frustration and the feeling that its surroundings are populated by an excess of injustice , a soft body and careless things beyond your control.
When an edatype works as it can, the problem areas of itself, the best destination. In this type, contained anger, the need for control, and extreme perfectionism can become high judgment, wisdom, and good judgment. They can become a true Atticus Finch that can inspire others. around you, guide and influence in a rewarding way.
Now, how do you do that? Be aware of your most problematic attitudes or areas, let’s see below.
A healthy and fulfilled enotype 1 is first and foremost a person free from his own mental bonds, in this noble aspiration to make a world more just and to be taller and more perfect, there is an intermediate level in which it is possible to feel truly realized and realized. Useful.
It is a psychological situation in which emotions are tighter, and in which there is a humbler acceptance of reality, because when someone ceases to be?Flaw tracker, internal and external, begins to live more calmly and satisfyingly to be more flexible and have more compassion.
In our next articles we will continue to delve into the rest of the 9 eneatypes of this personal knowledge tool so interesting that it is the eneagram.