Ironically, if any of these profiles give into their biggest fear, it will create a cycle where their response to the fear traps them in a cycle.
D’s biggest fear is being taken advantage of by others. Their main behavior is to be driven to take advantage of opportunities. They are worried someone will steal their idea, their time, or their opportunity so they make sure that others aren’t in a position to do that. This hamstrings the other profiles who have no desire to do those things.
I’s biggest fear is not being liked. In response, they can be too needy for recognition to be sure they are liked. This can turn them into doormats that everyone walks over or overbearing and in someone’s face, which both causes people to not like them and then the I’s try harder.
S’s biggest fear is a lack of security. They want stability and would stand on a crumbling island unsure if where they would jump would fall. They are scared to take larger risks in fear that it would be less stable than their current but tenuous position. Instead of spending money on marketing, they keep tight-fisted on it so they have it in case the business doesn’t work out.
C’s biggest fear is criticism of their work. They work tirelessly to learn everything they can all while looking for the right answer. To do this they must question others to find the right answer and not be tricked into the wrong answer. In order to be right, they have to criticize. If they show their labor, they open themselves to criticism. That fear keeps them trapped in never being done, never being sure and never being able to show others what they have learned.
If you are finding yourself trapped in these fear, reach out to someone trained in the DISC or a therapist. I’m the former, not the latter but I have had some say that talking to me felt like therapy.
