The Complete Enneagram: 27 Paths to Greater Self-Knowledge by Beatrice Chestnut

Author:Beatrice Chestnut [Chestnut, Beatrice]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Tags: Developmental, Education & Reference, Interpersonal Relations, Personal Growth, Personality, Psychology, Self-Help
ISBN: 9781938314544
Amazon: 1938314549
Publisher: She Writes Press
Published: 2013-07-30T07:00:00+00:00

Hypersensitivity

While Fives can appear detached or unfeeling on the outside, this stance reflects (and protects) a much deeper inner sensitivity that the Five defensive structure is designed to protect. Fives’ emotional detachment arises out of a need to protect themselves from emotional pain, precisely because they feel so vulnerable to it.

Type Fives’ habit of automatically detaching from feelings serves the function of guarding against the experience of the pain of loneliness, fear, hurt, powerlessness, and emptiness. The Five personality doesn’t usually feel or acknowledge these emotions consciously in everyday life, but its defensive structure develops in response to them—or the fear of them. Naranjo points out that Fives’ tendency toward internal conservation and minimalism contributes to their inner sensitivity to feeling deprived, since “an individual who feels full and substantial can stand more pain than one who feels empty.”25

Fives can also be very sensitive toward others, though they usually don’t show it. Their tendency to withdraw might be seen as a defensive reaction that expresses a desire to avoid having to feel the pain of others, since empathizing with others’ pain can seem daunting and potentially exhausting in light of their hypersensitivity. Their unreserved acceptance of boundaries also displays this sensitivity, as Fives are mindful of others’ needs for space based on their own concern with privacy and protection.

Because Fives do not live in their emotions, they may be more vulnerable to the effects of emotional pain; they have not built up a tolerance for or a comfort with their emotions and so may not know how to deal with painful feelings. In light of this, Fives may have less ability to feel and weather difficult emotions, and their seeming insensitivity might usefully be viewed as a reflection of the greater protection they need with regard to strong emotions.

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