ʽʽ 𝐃𝐄𝐅𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 ∙ ɪsғᴊ bartolhomew wright 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 — Defenders are the universal helpers, sharing their knowledge, experience, time and energy with anyone who needs it, and all the more so with friends and family. People with this personality type strive for win-win situations, choosing empathy over judgment whenever possible. 𝑙𝑜𝑦𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝘩𝑎𝑟𝑑-𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 – Given a little time, this enthusiasm grows into loyalty – Defender personalities often form an emotional attachment to the ideas and organizations they’ve dedicated themselves to. Anything short of meeting their obligations with good, hard work fails their own expectations. 𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑡𝘩𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 — People with the Defender personality type are private and very sensitive, internalizing their feelings a great deal. Much in the way that Defenders protect others’ feelings, they must protect their own, and this lack of healthy emotional expression can lead to a lot of stress and frustration. 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑙𝑜𝑎𝑑 𝑡𝘩𝑒𝑚𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑣𝑒𝑠 — Their strong senses of duty and perfectionism combine with this aversion to emotional conflict to create a situation where it is far too easy for Defenders to overload themselves – or to be overloaded by others – as they struggle silently to meet everyone’s expectations, especially their own.












