Core Dynamic
The Helper (Type 2) sits in the Heart center. Type Two builds value through care, support, and relational warmth.
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Type 2
The Helper
Center: Heart | Vice: Pride | Virtue: Humility
Fear and Desire
Core fear: Being unworthy of love. Core desire: To be loved and appreciated. These two forces create the recurring tension pattern for this type.
Vice and Virtue
Reactive pattern (vice): Pride. Integrative quality (virtue): Humility. Development work is usually the movement from vice toward virtue.