Enneagram Fun

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“An innovative and emotional new series, ‘In Treatment’ brings dynamic focus to a staple of modern society – the psychotherapy session.”

In this clip, “In Treatment”, takes a closer look at Melissa George’s character, Laura.”

This series is a wonderful way to take a deeper look at Enneagram Types and Subtypes. The character of Laura is an exquisite example of the Enneagram Type 4, and in particular the one to one, intimacy driven sexual subtype of 4.

Melissa George and the character she plays is very much like the character that Angelina Jolie played in the movie “Girl Interrupted.” Both are accurate portrayals of the Enneagram Type 4. Laura is the edgy, intense and emotional Enneagram Type that thrives on relationship and focuses on what is missing. Seeking that which is unique and authentic, ‘Laura’ pushes her therapist ‘Paul’ (Gabriel Byrne) to recognize the emotional truth of their deeper feelings for one another. Paul, a sexual subtype of 5, the knowledgeable, thinking Enneagram Type, also seeks intimacy, but from a distance in a more detached and unemotional way. This is a pairing of two opposite types on the Enneagram, both of whom have the instinctual drive to survive by forming deep, intimate bonds. Laura and Paul try to create these bonds through the use of two different centers of intelligence. Laura, the 4 uses her emotional center to manage her world and stressors and Paul uses his mental center to do the same. Both 5 and 4 tend to be inhibited-the 4 due to a painful sense of lack and 5 due to a fear of being engulfed.