Arrows of Stress and Security

One of the most powerful tools in the enneagram is understanding your type’s “arrows”

• Understanding your arrows of stress can give you the power to stop your stress responses sooner.

• First you dip into the unhealthy traits of your type

• Then you move into the unhealthy traits of another type.

  • Recognize when you begin to enter into this state of stress.

  • Rate your stress and where you are at.

  • Check in with all your centers of intelligence (mind, body, heart) and see if one is overcompensating.

  • Use the arrow of security to help ground you and move you away from your unwanted stress behaviors.