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Character 2: You Are Left-Emotional Dominant!
As a Character 2, you:
Are a powerful guardian who holds the past in memory to enhance your safety, which means you can spot injustice, danger, insincerity, and less-than-honorable intentions in the blink of an eye.
Experience deep, deep emotions—the highs of love, the depths of despair, and everything in between.
Experience life as an ongoing dramatic event, and it can be exhausting.
Love more deeply than most people can imagine, which can be both delicious and exhausting.
As a Character 2, you are a powerful guardian who holds the past in memory to enhance your
safety, which means you can spot injustice, danger, insincerity, and less-than-honorable
intentions in the blink of an eye.
In addition, you experience deep, deep emotions—the highs of love, the depths of despair,
and everything in between. As a Character 2, life is an ongoing dramatic event, and it can be
exhausting. You love more deeply than most people can even imagine, so your days may be
filled with worry about those you love. Living life at this level of passion can be both delicious
and exhausting, so knowing how to find relief and lower your stress is essential.
As a Character 2, you are likely emotionally reactive and easily triggered to fight, flee, or freeze
when something out of the ordinary happens. This focus on differences rather than similarities
often causes you to push away from anything unfamiliar that may turn out to be a threat. And
when you do encounter a threat, you naturally move into a self-protect mode that is powerful
beyond belief—but also, unfortunately, makes it is impossible for you to see the bigger picture.
The natural tendencies of Character 2 can be extraordinarily useful in threatening situations,
but they can also lead to you becoming disillusioned with life, feeling like a victim, and being
melancholic in temperament. This can, in turn, leave you feeling isolated and alone.
Character 2 is a fundamental part of every single person on Earth, and understanding
and supporting this Character is key to being able to live your best life. As someone who is
Character 2 dominant, you will grow and thrive when you are brave enough to stand in the
center of your own pain and listen to what it is trying to communicate. This will allow you to
open space for the other characters to come in.
So when you start to feel overwhelmed by life, take some time to consciously comfort yourself.
Realize that it’s okay to feel what you’re feeling—and that you matter. Let your Character 1
come in to fix things that need to be fixed, let your Character 4 step in with compassion and
self-love, and then consider letting your Character 2 go do something enjoyable with your
fun-loving Character 3.
In order to do this, close your eyes and take a few deep breaths, grounding yourself in the
present moment. Look around and focus on the facts. Are you actually in danger? If so, make
a plan (with your Character 1) to figure out how to eliminate the threat and make you safe. If
you’re not truly in danger, keep your eyes closed, and breathe deeply, focusing on your breath
for 90 seconds. Physiologically, it only takes 90 seconds for the chemicals of a stress reaction
to dissipate in our brain and body. You have the power to let the emotion flush through and out
of you without taking action. So take a look at your watch…and breathe. If your mind wanders
away from your breath, just bring it back—as many times as you need to. The more often you
do this, the better you’ll get at focusing on the breath and overcoming that stress. https://www.typologycentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=110987&goto=newpost&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=tumblr
