Type Four - The Individualist

The introspective, romantic type. Fours are self-aware, sensitive, and reserved. They are emotionally honest, creative, and personal, but can also be moody and self-conscious. Withholding themselves from others due to feeling vulnerable and defective, they can also feel disdainful and exempt from ordinary ways of living. They typically have problems with melancholy, self-indulgence, and self-pity. At their Best: inspired and highly creative, they are able to renew themselves and transform their experiences.

Examples: Bob Dylan, Anne Rice, Paul Simon, Alanis Morrisette, Sarah McLachlan, Patrick Stewart, Joseph Fiennes, Johnny Depp, Edgar Allen Poe, James Dean, Judy Garland, Tennessee Williams, The Artist Formerly Known as Prince, Michael Jackson, Virginia Wolff, J. D. Salinger, Rudolph Nureyev and Annie Lennox.

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