Hello, dear readers of the site! Today we will talk about what constitutes a hyperthymic personality type. We learn his main character traits, as well as resources and limitations.
Main characteristic
This character accentuation is the most cheerful and optimistic among the rest. Such people are almost always in high spirits, they are active and easily cope with difficulties, which they perceive as an opportunity to become stronger and more resilient.
Usually they achieve good heights in their careers, as they literally crave activity and take the initiative, trying themselves in different professions or simply complicating the tasks assigned.
Usually they are in the center of attention, it is difficult not to notice a person who manages to do a hundred things at the same time during the day, while managing to communicate with everyone who gets in his way.
By the way, they are excellent interlocutors, able to captivate with conversation, cheer. They know a lot of jokes and have a great sense of humor.
But not everything is as perfect as it seems at first glance. A hyperthymic personality type can violate rules, laws, ethical standards, as it is not capable of experiencing guilt and remorse.
Conscience is not developed, the desire to have fun prevails, even if the consequences of actions turn out to be tragic. He does not want to think about the bad, so he is ready to take unjustified risks.
Thinking is accelerated, so they are impulsive, talkative. Excessive gaiety sometimes tires loved ones, on whom the whole burden of responsibility falls, which is ignored by hyperthyms. Thoughts jump, they are not able to linger on one topic for a long time, if only because they get bored.
This type is characterized in the same way in the classifications of character accentuations, both according to Leonhard and Lichko. Vivid examples: the main character from the movie «Truffaldino from Bergamo», who managed to simultaneously hire a servant from two people, while also arranging his personal life. Or Jimm Carrey, in addition to being a hyperthymic personality in himself, also fully revealed the characteristics of the psychotype in the films The Mask and Ace Ventura.
Detstvo
Children are noisy and mischievous. Behind them you need an eye and an eye, as they do not feel embarrassed and easily get acquainted with adults, just wanting to exchange a few words.
Schoolchildren tend to skip classes, because they attend an educational institution every day, because it is necessary — they are not able to.
Although learning is easy for them, new information is grasped on the fly. Do you know stories about students who start studying material the night before the exam? So, at the same time, hyperthyms manage to pass it perfectly.
Teenagers seem completely carefree and careless, despite the fact that at their age they should already have at least the slightest obligations, duties. And although they are almost always in a good mood, they are also capable of feeling sadness, they just try not to show it to others.
Attempts by adults to accustom them to discipline or limit their will end in serious conflicts. Because, despite the fun, they are quite quick-tempered.
They can be rude, shout, speak out sharply, but literally after a minute they calm down. That is, they don’t accumulate tension, they don’t hush up insults.
They do not tolerate loneliness, they constantly need communication, at least some. Otherwise, the energy that they do not release outside begins to destroy their health and pushes them to rash acts.
For example, they are promiscuous in dating. Establishing contact with the unknown on a dark street is absolutely not a problem for a person with this character accentuation. He does not even think about the fact that such an acquaintance could be dangerous for him.
The thirst for adventure, communication often leads to the fact that such a teenager is among people who lead an asocial lifestyle. And this means that from an early age he tries alcohol, cigarettes, drugs.
True, such entertainment rarely develops into addiction. Again, because he is interested in learning about the world, which is why he does not stay long in only one group or company.
Professional activity
Despite the active life position and the success that hyperthym achieves due to the irrepressible desire to act and develop, he still runs the risk of finding himself in a difficult situation, for example, bringing his business to bankruptcy.
And all because he rarely finishes things. Usually he loses interest in the middle of the way, and then nothing can make him work on the task set earlier.
Therefore, career achievements are not the result of his hard and painstaking work, but what he receives because of his riskiness. It means that he is able to put everything at stake, risking remaining on the street in case of a loss. But, having won, it will be unreal lucky.
He cannot devote his whole life to one profession, and, moreover, to one place. Having studied one area, he loses interest in it and immediately switches to a completely opposite industry, deciding to try himself in a new business. And, most surprisingly, he manages to get the desired result.
Relations
For family life, individuals with hyperthymic accentuation of character are not very adapted. Feelings flare up instantly, in a couple of days they realize that they have fallen in love and are planning a wedding, but at one moment they cool down sharply and switch to another person. Also feeling that they loved him with all my heart.
Life tires them, therefore, bored, they will try to look for entertainment, an outlet. In general, in order to keep a partner in the family, it is necessary to be able to create intrigues in order to interest them to stay close.
A low level of responsibility leads to the fact that they may well forget to pick up the child from school or kindergarten. Or, having gone to the grocery store, and having met a familiar person, they will get lost with him for several days, without thinking that the family does not understand what happened.
So, with them, though unstable, but fun. Relationships give a lot of positive emotions, every meeting is a holiday. They look after beautifully, in their head there are a lot of ideas on how to make a banal date unusual, so much so that their head is spinning from an overabundance of feelings.
They are good friends, as they will come to the rescue without hesitation for a second. Even if they call them in the middle of the night and ask them to come to another point in the city.
The house is usually full of guests, whom they are ready to see at any time of the day. This often leads to conflicts with the family partner. Not everyone is satisfied with the fact that complete strangers come to his house and sometimes stay for an unlimited amount of time, living as if in a hostel.
If you offend them, they will not hide evil. They will simply express what they did not like, and they will continue to communicate as if nothing had happened.
Easy-going, you just need to talk about some kind of trip, as they will already pack their bags and call friends to keep them company.
Recommendations
- Give your child the opportunity to release energy. If various circles tire other children, then on the contrary, they will give strength and motivation to develop. Yes, and he will do less trouble if he is passionate about sports and creativity.
- Entrust him with organizational matters, for example, let him shoot a video congratulation of one of the family members, when everyone who knows him says warm wishes in honor of his birthday. In general, you should not force him to do what he does not like, namely, to do painstaking work. Create conditions for him, in which, on the contrary, he will be able to realize his potential.
- If you have this character, be sure to go in for sports, meditate, swim, run. It is important not only to realize the accumulated energy, but also to learn to relax.
- Get a notebook in which you will write out your ideas, plans and accumulated feelings. It is necessary to gradually accustom yourself to reflect, that is, to engage in self-knowledge. This will increase the level of self-control, discipline.
Completion
And that’s all for today, dear readers! We recommend that you familiarize yourself with all the existing types of character accentuations in order to determine exactly which one you belong to.
Yes, and such information will help to establish contacts with other people who are different from you, which is sometimes the cause of misunderstanding and conflicts.
You can start, for example, with a completely opposite hyperthymic accentuation. Such individuals, on the contrary, are always depressed and gloomy, which is why they often “fall out” into a depressive state.
Take care of yourself and be happy!
The material was prepared by a psychologist, Gestalt therapist, Zhuravina Alina