Type 1: The Moral Reformer

You might be a 1 if...

You care about persistent effort, correct action, responsibility, honesty, concern for improvement, accomplishment, idealism, high standards, self-control, advocating, and dedication

You tend to be practical, grounded, and good at the tasks of daily life

You have a harsh inner critic that nearly always monitors what you do, and you are sensitive to criticism from others

You typically believe there is one right way to do things, which just so happens to be your way :)

You know your opinions and can usually express them

You tend to over-control your emotions and impulses because you often believe they will be seen as bad or that it would be inappropriate to act on them

You place a high value on being good, responsible, and reliable. You keep high standards for yourself and others.

You naturally see things in more "black and white" or "right and wrong"

When you look at something you instinctively

know how it could be improved and often

want to correct it

You follow the rules most of the time and think the world would be better off if others did too

Fun and pleasure often take a back seat to work and duty

You often think and speak using the words "should and must"

Common Stereotype:

One’s are always rigid and judgmental. The other stereotype is that you have to love being clean and orgganized to be a Type 1.

Running Towards:
Having integrity, being good, accurate, virtuous, and right

Running From:
Being wrong, bad, inappropriate, unredeemable, or corruptible

Core Longing:
To know that “I am good”

Core Struggle:
Repressing anger that leads to continual frustration and dissatisfaction with myself, others and the world for not being perfect

Subtypes of Type 1: The Moral Perfectionist

SELF-PRESERVATION 1: (WORRY)

This subtype of 1 experiences the most worry and anxiety. They are the true perfectionists, seeking to perfect the world around them. They are the most self-critical, but the least critical of others. This type represses their anger more than the other 1’s, but it will often leak out as tension in the body or the need to overly control their surroundings and themselves.. The Self Preservation 1 is the most friendly and warm of the three subtypes.

SOCIAL 1: (NON-ADAPTABILITY)

This type is less of a perfectionist, but focuses more on perfecting themselves and finding the “right way” to be or do things. Once they have figured out the right way, they want to model it for others and tend to be the leader of the group.. They have a teacher mentality and tend to be the most intellectual of the three types. They are not as good at repressing their anger and they can appear less warm and less anxious than the other subtypes of 1. They often focus on injustices and work for social causes.

ONE-TO-ONE/SEXUAL 1: (ZEAL) the countertype

This subtype feels more comfortable with their anger and may express it more than the other two subtypes. They can come off as more intense and entitled because they recognize that they have a duty to improve the world and perfect others. They are still critical of themselves, but are more critical of others.. They have a connection to a higher moral authority and are often seen as reformers more than perfectors. Their zeal is in full effect when advocating for what they see as right and fixing what needs to be fixed. This is a more impulsive type of 1.

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