June 2024 IEA Southeast USA Affiliate Meeting: Addicted To Personality

Addicted to Personality

Each of us is aware of the more dangerous addictions like alcohol or drugs, and we are probably aware of process addictions like gambling, shopping, and overeating, etc. Within the last few years we have also become increasingly aware of the epidemic of teenagers with addictions to cell phone usage and social media. This program will allow us to better understand all addictions, but especially the addiction to the compulsive behavior of our personality of type. As an example, because I work with a Type One, I am addicted to “being right.” Hope to see you there!

Doug Farmer is an International Enneagram Association Accredited Professional, a graduate of both the Atlanta Center for Wellness/Enneagram Georgia Enneagram Applications Certification Program and the Enneagram Prison Project (EPP) Guide Training Program. He is also an IEQ9 Certified Practitioner. When he retired from his first career after 31 years, he entered ministry where he served as a hospice and trauma chaplain for about 12 years. It was during his ministerial studies that he was introduced to the Enneagram in 2011. He began working with the Enneagram for personal transformation and growth as well incorporating it into his pre-marital coaching work. He established Enneagram Charleston and is an enneagram teacher/coach who works with individuals, businesses, church groups, and engaged couples. He still teaches in South Carolina prisons and lives with his wife, Cile (short for Lucile) in a suburb of Charleston, South Carolina.