Enneagram 2: The Helper & Giver (Fawn + Shame)

dec 7, 2017

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Hej, jag är Erik Thor—en utvecklare, psykolog och skribent. Jag utforskar personlighetsspektrum, kognitiva funktioner och utveckling. Läs min historia eller stöd mitt arbete.

Have you ever spent your whole day cooking a wonderful meal or taking care of a friend in need, only to realize late at night that you forgot to eat dinner yourself? That is the generous, giving spirit of an Enneagram 2. As a Type 2, you are warm, empathetic, and deeply caring. You love bringing joy and comfort to the people in your life. But under all that outward warmth, there is a core nervous system strategy at work: Heart Center shame combined with a Fawn coping response.

How Your Nervous System Reacts: Fawn + Shame

When you worry about not being loved, wanted, or valued, your nervous system responds by turning on the Fawn strategy. You soothe your internal anxiety about inadequacy by reaching out to care for others, making yourself indispensable and helpful.

Erik Thor

Skribent, psykolog & programmerare

Jag utforskar personlighetsspektrum, Jungs kognitiva funktioner och självägarskap. Genom sidoprojekt som coach, kreatör och författare är mitt mål att bygga verktyg och publicera artiklar som främjar kollektiv harmoni, självbestämmande och tillväxt.

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