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Dr. Drew Pinsky is famous as the compassionate and sensible radio advice doctor. On this television show he supports celebrities with addictions at a Pasadena rehab clinic in Southern California. As their guide and mentor, he helps these lost souls find themselves so they can address and begin to heal the painful emotions and circumstances that made them vulnerable to addiction. Patients at the clinic include celebrities with a myriad of addictions both prescribed and illicit.

Dr Drew appears to be the counter-phobic 6 Enneagram Type . 6s are motivated by fear. They feel the need to move away from it or face it head on to overcome their feelings of fear. They also fear being misled or caught off guard and seek support and reassurance from strong trusted others. They are reluctant authorities as they identify with the underdog rather than the top dog. Security comes from being part of one’s chosen group rather than leading a group. Therefore, when a 6 is in leadership, there is a strong need for team building and consensus rather than overt direction.

As we watch Dr Drew work with each individual we can see the high side of the counter-phobic 6. He is heroic and courageous but not too defining or direct. He is in charge but does not take charge. The counter-phobic 6 is usually the one to one, sexual subtype of 6. The approach to life for this instinctual subtype is through pair bonding and intimacy. Dr Drew works his magic by creating trusted one on one bonds with each patient. High functioning, he works in a sincere, intelligent and touching manner. He also shares his own struggles, including various emotional attachments to patients, his discouragement with some, his compulsive need to save all of them, and his feelings of despair at having taken on such a daunting task. This is quintessential Enneagram Type 6 . Most firemen are also 6s and share this same desire to be heroic and save people. Find you Enneagram Type now, take the Enneagram Test !