![]() The Self-Preservation Two is the countertype of the Twos it's a Two that doesn't look like a Two. It's less easy to see pride in this type. They charm or "give themselves" to others to remain the favorite. Self-Preservation Twos need to feel unique and special-they have a compulsion about being the "cute" girl or boy who is liked by everybody. They want to be seen without showing themselves. Despite wanting to be the center of attention, they experience no accompanying feeling of having to do anything for it. These Twos don't want to have to prove their importance to be important. The name for the Self-Preservation Two, "Privilege," refers to the idea suggested by this personality: "I’m young, and therefore I'm the most important." This reflects this subtype's (unconscious) assertion of a kind of childlike priority, wanting others to place a special emphasis on meeting his or her needs. This Self-Preservation Two pattern has this person taking the position of the child in the family because a child's needs naturally come first. This is their way of expressing the idea that, deep down, they want to be loved not for being pleasing or giving to others, or because of qualifications, performance, or achievements, but just because of who they are they want to be loved for just existing. This presentation is a way of inviting people to like them and take care of them, just as a child's "cuteness" inspires people to love them. Self-Preservation Twos thus unconsciously draw on the universal love of children by adopting the stance of a cute, youthful person. This Two "remains little" as a way of evoking care from others without having to ask for it, just as children shouldn't have to ask for love and care or aren't mature enough to articulate this kind of request directly. So what is prominent in the Self-Preservation Two is this pure, young need for love. Children want and need to be loved not for what they do for others, but for who they are. While the Sexual Two can seem overly adult, wild, and seductive in the usual sense of the term, the Self-Preservation Two unconsciously aims to attract love and attention through being cute and expressing a childlike sense of need.Īs humans, we have a natural love of children, a biological imperative that ensures that we will care for children who are dependent on us for their survival. This Two has a childlike quality in presentation and emotional expression-no matter how old they are, this Two looks youthful or young. This represents both an unconscious need to be taken care of and a sense that children are naturally loveable, inherently deserving of affection, and usually more readily liked than adults. ![]() The unconscious strategy the Self-Preservation Two employs is to "seduce" like a child in the presence of grown-ups. This "cute" Two expresses pride and a need for protection through youthful ways of gaining attention and affection. Self-Preservation Two - "Me First/Privilege" (Countertype)
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