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The Worrier – Phlegmatic Melancholy

Posted on the April 18th, 2011 under Melancholy,Phlegmatic by admin

I’ve recently been dealing with a lot of anxiety — thinks personal, financial and job-related.  My primary – Phlegmatic – is easily affected by worry and anxiety but my secondary – Choleric – tends to bull through and look for answers.

But if you combine an anxious Phlegmatic with a critical/analytical Melancholy you have the potential for someone who continually analyzes these anxieties making them worse.  A Phlegmatic Melancholy may seem easy-going but still be fearful underneath.  The main problem seems to be a sense of “false responsibility” taken for the problems of others.  For example, a worrier may think that if they don’t handle their job perfectly they will face job loss.  Or is they don’t help a spouse succeed by filling in their weaknesses, the spouse will fail.

The answer?  Not a clear one however the Phlegmatic needs to take a sincere and focused look at whether their anxieties are fact-based or simply false responsibility.