The Fixer
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argues for
family survival
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argues for
physical survival
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argues for
tribal survival
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Benefits
Details-oriented, connected
Drawbacks
Gullible, shameful, easily exploited
Benefits
Well-groomed, constructively critical
Drawbacks
Perfectionistic, irritable, abrasive
Emotions work like a jury of the three arguments, which combine in beats. Eristic beats are fast, like a heartbeat.
The Fixer leads with guilt and lands on disgust to form the characteristic beat of envy.
The Fixer uses guilt and disgust primarily through the envy beat, making for a practical, discerning, and solution-oriented archetype.
Envy is the eristic combination of guilt and disgust.
As a characteristic emotion, envy is maybe one of the least flattering words. But it's just the society argument followed by the self argument. The self argument is in its disgust form, which demands a removal from the self or a bettering of the self.
So envy looks at society and then makes adjustments to the self. The word envy is usually associated with the most dramatic form of the emotion, but the Fixer won't tend to be outwardly envious. Instead they're socially aware and discerning, according to the arguments of guilt and disgust.
The Fixer's ability to identify the problems of the group cuts both ways: Anyone who messes with the Fixer can expect trouble from the Fixer's friends.
As a characteristic emotion, envy means the feeler exercises disgust (or discernment) on behalf of society.
These are the beats the Fixer is good at.
These are the beats the Fixer struggles with.
These are the beats the Fixer more rarely uses.
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The base emotions are like underlying survival needs.
Hatred fulfills disgust and anger, for example.
Duress fulfills fear, guilt and disgust, leaving love, anger and pride unfulfilled.
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Attachment/envy/zeal cultures are typically family- or individualism-oriented and hard-working.
Devotion/contempt cultures have strict rules, devoted followers and a disdain for outsiders.
Satisfaction culture, usually for smaller groups, focuses on avoiding fear, guilt, disgust and anger.
The Fixer balances society's outlook, represented by guilt, and individualism, represented by disgust.
The Fixer easily fits in with one of the two major cultural patterns, attachment/envy/zeal:
The Artist and the Fixer both fit in well to attachment/envy/zeal.
The other pattern, devotion/contempt, may be harder for the Fixer, whose envy straddles the two 'bigger' emotions:
Envy satisfies key emotions from both devotion and contempt, making the Fixer an awkward fit.
The satisfaction of guilt and disgust through envy short-circuits the guilt in devotion and the disgust in contempt. As a result, the Fixer may just not find much use for devotion and contempt. In a devotion/contempt culture, this means the Fixer doesn't fit in, despite being a guilt-dominant archetype.
The key to overcoming this is to let go of the societal narrative. Guilt-first emotions put you in control of the societal narrative. In devotion, guilt comes second after love. For the Fixer, this means that devotion can still satisfy the needs of guilt, but only after the self-emotion of love is put in the driver's seat.
Similarly, contempt puts disgust first, while the Fixer is usually accustomed to it coming second. This double-reversal of characteristic emotions can be hard for the Fixer to master. The disgust in contempt is particularly strong because it's paired with the highest-energy emotion, pride. The Fixer may find themselves overwhelmed in a society that calls for regular contempt.
The Fixer who masters this separation of guilt and disgust will fit in well to devotion/contempt cultures and attachment/envy/zeal cultures.
Attachment and envy are a great match:
The Artist and the Fixer embody attachment and envy.
If the attachment is toxic, however, it may be too good of a match. A romantic or business partner with too-big attachment needs may take advantage of the Fixer, especially if he or she externalizes too much through disgust, anger and pride.
Just as in a devotion/contempt culture, the disgust-first emotions of hatred and contempt can weigh heavily on the Fixer, who usually satisfies disgust through envy, a disgust-second emotion. While none of the archetypes are characterized by disgust-first emotions, the Artist and the Giver can both be prone to externalizing using hatred and contempt respectively.
Since the coping emotion shares the same arguments (self/world/society) in inverted polarities, it effectively pauses the characteristic emotion, providing relief from overwhelming intensity.
The coping emotion serves as a shadow archetype, characterizing the feeler in periods of acute emotional stress.
The Fixer copes using satisfaction, the combination of love and pride.
Satisfaction is hard to achieve, so it makes for a difficult coping strategy. As a result, the Fixer copes the least of all the archetypes.
Coping using satisfaction may look like:
Self-spoiling: The emotion of the self and the externalizing narrative emotion can push you to lavishly spend on self, family or friends.
Checking out: Vacations can help everyone from time to time, but the Fixer may check out too much.
Delusion: Delusions of the self can satisfy the emotion of pride. Sometimes, the Fixer may get a cruel reality check when a delusion comes crashing down.
The Fixer is naturally good at fairness and discretion which work like guilt and disgust.
The Fixer should aim to develop diligence and compassion, which work to moderate guilt and disgust.
The hardest-to-develop virtue for The Fixer is honor, corresponding to their blind spot.
Virtues act like the opposite of their emotion—coping made conscious and disciplined. For The Fixer, developing honor actively balances their unengaged anger argument.