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The Transformational Character Arc Part 7 Personality Types

Geez… Am I ever gonna finish this shit up? LOL. I’m tryin’… I’m tryin’… At least I finally got my taxes done. First time I’ve ever finished BEFORE the deadline so I definitely owe myself a beer. POP! Ahhh…

The Passive-Aggressive

How many Passive-Aggressive people do you know? Probably quite a few. The Passive-Aggressive personality type is definitely high on the list of psycho-babble bullshit personality types because apparently… There’s a hell of a lot US that fall into this personality type.

The Passive-Aggressive is actually a pretty hard worker… Always striving to do well but at the same time, feels absolutely misunderstood i.e., he or she really wants someone to NOTICE! Yeah, they got quite the fuckin’ temper… Probably display jealous behavior more often than not and yeah, you guessed it… They fuckin’ resent just about EVERYBODY. Especially those they feel that earn awards when it was THEM who should have been awarded. The unfortunate part about The Passive-Aggressive is that in reality, what he or she’s feeling (reward-wise) is probably justified… LOL.

The sad part is that The Passive-Aggressive personality type is that she or he will most likely never truly understand how they need to change to start accumulating those rewards… They simply just keep working their asses off and of course management likes it that way!

They do try to hide their resentment but this often leads to an eruption of anger because they simply cannot keep their PASSIVE side consistent hence, passive-aggressive behavior. The longer they try to hide the resentment and anger, the harder it becomes to keep it all bottled in there so it’s like a friggin’ fuse burning closer and closer to the dynamite!

In their brilliant effort to keep their true feelings all bottled up, The Passive-Aggressive actually swings back and forth — back and forth between being passive and aggressive so there’s not a lot of leeway there. The switch just keeps on FLIPPIN’…

If you’re in a relationship with The Passive-Aggressive, you probably don’t have to worry about being on the receiving end of any physical abuse but of course in this day and age, it’s politically correct that abuse come in all shapes and sizes so you could find yourself on the receiving end of one of these shapes and sizes.

The Passive-Aggressive personality type is really outstanding at implementing new changes… Just not for very long. LOL. They are very good at pissing off those around them and when they are in relationships of just about any kind, they’re pretty fucking intense… So intense that the intensity just might push the other person away.

The Passive-Aggressive will downright fucking surprise the shit out of you when they take a particular stand that you never in a million years thought they would take… Let THIS be a sign of more to come.

And yeah, because there are so many Passive-Aggressive personality types walking the earth, you’ll pretty much find them everywhere… Doing just about anything.

The Perfectionist

Yow! Know anyone that’s hard on themselves? No… REALLY HARD ON THEMSELVES? Even though their OUTPUT is already at a high level? Maybe it’s YOU! Maybe you’re a Perfectionist. The Perfectionist is ultra-demanding and sets their own and everyone else’s standards enormously high. They avoid failure by being absolutely DRIVEN to success.

The Perfectionist possesses a lot of self-doubt and hell… Hit the Perfectionist with some criticism and you might as well have sucker-punched him or her up the side of the head. In fact, The Perfectionist will steer as far away as they can from any situation where potential failure could occur. This is often the exact way you can pick out The Perfectionist… LOL.

They’re so perfect because they plan it that way.

On the other hand, they have absolutely no problems pointing out YOUR faults… Your problems… Your imperfection. And by doing this, they feel that the contrast of YOUR imperfections makes them look even MORE PERFECT.

Don’t expect The Perfectionist to come to you or go to anyone for help… In extreme times, they will go out of their way to find help IF THEY NEED IT but only if they can’t figure the shit out for themselves… But YOU’LL never know they went to anyone for help. They’ll make sure of that by going so far outside the loop that once again, they come out on top… PERFECT.

A very hard worker, The Perfectionist personality type is so afraid of being found NOT to be perfect that they will often lie to make themselves keep on being PERFECT. They’re not so in love with THE WORK that the work itself has to be perfect… Nope. It’s more important to LOOK PERFECT… To be considered PERFECT.

They want to be synonymous with PERFECTION.

The Perfectionist will often start projects off and then hand them off to more imperfect personality types… Watch out for this. It’s a ploy to guess what?

Make them look PERFECT.

You’ll find The Perfectionist working in just about any job or career field… Just like Mr. and Mrs. or Miss Passive-Aggressive.

The-personable

Know anyone with a lot of friends? Know someone that works hard, doesn’t take risks, but by God, you can always COUNT on them? That’s The Personable. They strive to see the good in people and that of course allows them to get along well with just about anyone. They love social situations and will often join groups just so they can interact with people.

They are that girl or guy others call a “people-person.”

Unfortunately, a side-effect of The Personable getting along so well with others is that you’ll often find them visiting when they should be working but shit… The Personable is so cool that you just can’t be that hard on him or her until the visiting gets out of hand… By that time, The Personable has probably had a few more chances than his or her coworkers to get their shit together.

People LIKE talking to The Personable because they are wise… Unfortunately, they often make snappy decisions so watch out for the advice… LOL. You’ll probably find yourself telling your problems to The Personable because it feels so good. They seem to know exactly what you’re going through and best of all, THEY WANT TO HELP! Unfortunately, sometimes… They’re really just looking for some kind of approval from YOU so it can get confusing. Again, just watch the advice. It might just be WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR. LOL. In fact, totally expect The Personable to sellout their own beliefs just so they can get your approval.

The Personable will even go out of their way to get your attention and approval… If they have to, they will manifest physical problems just to get near you so once again… Watch out.

You’ll find The Personable gravitating toward any job or career field where they can be near people… Sales, counselors, human resources…

Scary, ain’t it?

The-problem-solver

The Problem Solver is that GO-TO guy or girl that everyone relies on to get the job done. Why? The Problem Solver is very resourceful… The MacGyver of the personality types if you will.

Super reliable… Wise. Maybe lacking in some imagination because they are realists, The Problem Solver is always on an even keel, EMOTIONALLY. It’s very hard to knock them off that even keel and they always make the best of even the worst of situations. Kinda like dropping a cat upside down… They always land on their feet. Even others around them in panic situations won’t knock The Problem Solver off balance.

The Problem Solver is very good at explaining their side of things… Sometimes even to the point of boring the hell out of you. LOL. But you want The Problem Solver to have your back… That’s what they’re good at. The Problem Solver is the guy or gal who, after the plane crashes, leads everyone out of the wreckage.

Goal oriented, you always wonder where they get their motivation from because they’ve got it coming out of their ears. Very good at starting projects and seeing them all the way through to the end.

Totally self-sufficient… Almost to a fault. At least that’s what others close to them might be thinking… LOL. The Problem Solver is also good at being a ONE MAN (or WOMAN) SHOW.

Any job or career field where lots of problem solving exists will be home sweet home to The Problem Solver… Just ask them.

Unk

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5 Responses to “The Transformational Character Arc Part 7 Personality Types”

  1. Script Demon on Wednesday: 11 April 2007|1833

    Eating this stuff up, UNK. You are my screenwriting sunshine, guru, manna, guiding spirit, muse and word meister.

    This is by far my favorite screenwriting blog.

    Basically, I’d like you to have my baby.

    Ok, so I’m not on the “list” any more. Mea culpa.

    Maybe you’ll reconsider.

  2. Unk on Wednesday: 11 April 2007|1916

    Hmmm. I’ve always wondered what it was like to give birth to a baby…

    NOT.

    Okay… Maybe a little.

    Unk

  3. Unk on Wednesday: 11 April 2007|1917

    Script Demon,

    I thank you for the comment and my baby thanks you…

    Unk

  4. Script Demon on Thursday: 12 April 2007|1854

    You told me you were on the pill!

  5. KillerDollie on Friday: 13 April 2007|1411

    Excellent post on character, Unk. Way more interesting than the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders).
    You are spot on with these traits.

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