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Point Four: The Tragic Romantic

Basic Proposition:  A deep sense of longing for what is idealized or unavailable. Attention naturally goes to what is missing or special.

"Distinguishing Traits of Type Four”

• Attention goes to what is missing
• Push/pull phenomena; what’s available here and now; what’s distant and hard to get
• Feels special and elite. Suffering sets you apart from others
• An abandonment theme. “I’m not loveable”
• Empathetic, especially for the suffering of others
• Romantic and artistic
• Resists being evaluated. “I am different”

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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