ʽʽ 𝐃𝐄𝐅𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 ∙ ɪsғᴊ samantha sinclair 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. 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. 𝑅𝑒𝑙𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝐶𝘩𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 – These challenges can be particularly hard to address since Defender personalities value traditions and history highly in their decisions. A situation sometimes needs to reach a breaking point before Defenders are persuaded by circumstance, or the strong personality of a loved one, to alter course.
