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ROOTED: EARLY REJECTION, EMOTIONAL NEGLECT, SOCIAL ISOLATION

PARANOID

Core Fears: Betrayal, exploitation, humiliation.

Defense Mechanisms: Projection, hypervigilance, denial.

Attachment Style: Avoidant / Dismissive.

Impact: Difficulty trusting others, heightened need for control, emotional distancing, and resistance to relying on or engaging with others. 

SCHIZOID

Core Fears: Intrusion, engulfment, emotional dependency.

Defense Mechanisms: Withdrawal, intellectualization, repression.

Attachment Style: Avoidant / Dismissive.

Impact: Emotional detachment, avoidance of conflict, limited emotional expression, and reduced engagement in communication or relational connection. 

SCHIZOTYPAL

Core Fears: Rejection, ridicule, being misunderstood.

Defense Mechanisms: Fantasy, magical thinking, dissociation.

Attachment Style: Disorganized / Fearful-Avoidant.

Impact: Eccentric or idiosyncratic self expression, vague or indirect communication, heightened mistrust, and difficulty forming or maintaining close relationships.  

ROOTED: CHAOTIC, ABUSIVE, OR INCONSISTENT CHILDHOOD

ANTISOCIAL

Core Fears: Weakness, loss of control, dependence on others.

Defense Mechanisms: Denial, rationalization, acting out.

Attachment Style: Disorganized / Fearful-Avoidant.

Impact: Exploitative interpersonal behavior, impulsive decision making, disregard for boundaries, and increased risk taking that can strain relationships and personal stability.  

BORDERLINE

Core Fears: Abandonment, rejection, being unworthy.

Defense Mechanisms: Splitting, projection, idealization/devaluation.

Attachment Style: Anxious / Preoccupied.

Impact: Intense emotional reactions, mood driven responses, fear based relationship instability, and difficulty maintaining emotional regulation during perceived rejection or abandonment.   

HISTRIONIC

Core Fears: Being unnoticed, insignificant, unloved.

Defense Mechanisms: Repression, dissociation, regression.

Attachment Style: Anxious / Preoccupied.

Impact:  Strong need for validation and attention, emotionally driven or impulsive behaviors to gain approval, heightened emotional expression, and difficulty tolerating perceived neglect or disconnection.  

NARCISSISTIC

Core Fears: Shame, failure, being exposed as inadequate.

Defense Mechanisms: Idealization, devaluation, projection.

Attachment Style: Avoidant / Dismissive (with covert anxious features).

Impact: Inflated self presentation that masks deep insecurity, sensitivity to criticism, dismissal of others perspectives, relational exploitation, and emotional destabilization when self image feels threatened. 

ROOTED: CHAOTIC, ABUSIVE, OR INCONSISTENT CHILDHOOD

AVOIDANT

Core Fears: Rejection, humiliation, criticism.

Defense Mechanisms: Avoidance, withdrawal, fantasy.

Attachment Style: Anxious / Preoccupied.

Impact: Fear driven indecision, avoidance of conflict or emotional exposure, heightened self consciousness, and difficulty asserting needs or maintaining a confident personal presence in relationships.   

DEPENDENT

Core Fears: Abandonment, being alone, making mistakes.

Defense Mechanisms: Regression, introjection, compliance.

Attachment Style: Anxious / Preoccupied.

Impact: Excessive reliance on others for reassurance or decision making, difficulty asserting independence, fear of responsibility, and heightened anxiety when required to act autonomously. 

OBSESSIVE - COMPULSIVE

Core Fears: Mistakes, loss of control, disorder.

Defense Mechanisms: Isolation of affect, reaction formation, intellectualization.

Attachment Style: Avoidant / Dismissive.

Impact: Perfectionistic tendencies, rigid thinking, excessive self control or overworking, difficulty tolerating uncertainty, and resistance to flexibility or change in personal and relational functioning. 

PERSONALITY TYPES SEEN IN RELATIONSHIPS

  • Core Fears: Abandonment, emotional disconnection, being unimportant.
  • Defense Mechanisms: Overfunctioning, reassurance seeking, emotional escalation.
  • Attachment Style: Anxious / Preoccupied.
  • Impact: Heightened emotional reactivity, pursuit of closeness, and difficulty tolerating distance. 

  • Core Fears: Engulfment,  loss of autonomy, emotional overwhelm.
  • Defense Mechanisms: Withdrawal, emotional numbing, avoidance.
  • Attachment Style: Avoidant / Dismissive.
  • Impact: Emotional distancing, conflict avoidance, and   disengagement when intimacy feels threatening.

  • Core Fears: Rejection, being unnecessary, relational instability.
  • Defense Mechanisms: Over responsibility, people pleasing, suppression of needs.
  • Attachment Style: Anxious / Preoccupied.
  • Impact: Chronic overgiving, poor boundaries, and emotional exhaustion.

  •  Core Fears: Failure, abandonment, being incapable or alone.
  • Defense Mechanisms: Avoidance, regression, learned helplessness.
  • Attachment Style: Anxious / Preoccupied.
  • Impact: Reliance on others, avoidance of responsibility, and reduced confidence. 

  • Core Fears: Loss of control, vulnerability, failure.
  • Defense Mechanisms: Control, rigidity, intellectualization.
  • Attachment Style:  Avoidant / Dismissive.
  • Impact: Rigid expectations, overcontrol, and difficulty tolerating uncertainty.

  •  Core Fears: Conflict, emotional vulnerability, criticism.
  • Defense Mechanisms: Avoidance, dissociation, procrastination.
  • Attachment Style: Avoidant / Dismissive.
  • Impact: Disengagement under stress, delayed decisions, and emotional unavailability. 

  • Core Fears: Being unseen, powerless, or unvalued.
  • Defense Mechanisms: Passive aggression, self-pity, learned helplessness.
  • Attachment Style: Anxious / Preoccupied.
  • Impact: Externalizing blame, crisis cycles, and inconsistent follow through.

  • Core Fears: Vulnerability, weakness, loss of control.
  • Defense Mechanisms: Projection, aggression, displacement.
  • Attachment Style: Disorganized / Fearful Avoidant.
  • Impact: Reactive behavior, power struggles, and relational instability.

PERSONALITY TYPES SEEN IN BUSINESS

  • Core Fear: Losing control, appearing incompetent, failure.
  • Defense Mechanisms: Intellectualization, overcontrol, denial, projection of blame.
  • Attachment Style: Avoidant / Dismissive.
  • Impact: Excessive need for control, rigid expectations of self and others, difficulty delegating or trusting support, overfunctioning in relationships, and work driven identity that interferes with emotional flexibility and connection. 

  • Core Fear: Rejection, abandonment, disapproval.
  • Defense Mechanisms: Repression, reaction formation, compliance, overcompensation.
  • Attachment Style: Anxious / Preoccupied.
  • Impact: Chronic overgiving, difficulty maintaining healthy boundaries, prioritizing others needs over self care, emotional exhaustion or burnout, and avoidance of conflict or difficult decisions to preserve connection. 

  • Core Fear: Feeling worthless or inadequate.
  • Defense Mechanisms: Overcompensation, suppression, compartmentalization.
  • Attachment Style: Disorganized / Fearful-Avoidant.
  • Impact: Self worth tied to productivity, chronic overworking, perfectionistic standards, neglect of emotional or relational needs, recurring burnout cycles, and difficulty delegating or resting without guilt. 

  • Core Fear: Conflict, emotional vulnerability, criticism.
  • Defense Mechanisms: Withdrawal, dissociation, procrastination, fantasy.
  • Attachment Style: Avoidant / Dismissive.
  • Impact: Avoidance of emotional discomfort or difficult situations, inconsistent follow through, tendency to disengage when stress increases, delayed decision making, and reduced presence or accountability in personal and relational responsibilities. 

  • Core Fear: Vulnerability, weakness, being controlled.
  • Defense Mechanisms: Projection, displacement, aggression, splitting.
  • Attachment Style: Disorganized / Fearful-Avoidant.
  • Impact: Intimidating or controlling interpersonal behavior, heightened reactivity under stress, power struggles in relationships, difficulty tolerating vulnerability, and relational instability driven by fear based attempts to maintain control.  

  • Core Fear: Being powerless or unseen.
  • Defense Mechanisms: Passive-aggression, regression, self-pity, learned helplessness.
  • Attachment Style: Anxious / Preoccupied.
  • Impact:  Difficulty taking personal responsibility, tendency to externalize blame, recurring emotional crisis cycles, avoidance of proactive problem solving, and inconsistent follow through in personal and relational commitments. 

  • Core Fear: Being trapped, losing freedom or autonomy.
  • Defense Mechanisms: Defiance, acting out, rationalization, displacement.
  • Attachment Style: Avoidant / Dismissive.
  • Impact: Resistance to structure or expectations, impulsive decision making, high risk behaviors, inconsistency in follow through, and difficulty sustaining commitments when autonomy feels threatened. 

  • Core Fear: Being ordinary, misunderstood, or irrelevant.
  • Defense Mechanisms: Fantasy, repression, intellectualization, identification.
  • Attachment Style: Disorganized / Fearful-Avoidant.
  • Impact: Strong orientation toward ideas and possibilities with difficulty grounding plans into action, inconsistent follow through, limited attention to practical details, and emotional disengagement when reality does not align with internal vision. 

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