The Brilliant Blue Temperament and Mental Health

Blue needs time. To think, to plan, to perfectly pad out his comfort zone, be it at work or at home. Of all the temperaments, this introvert and task-oriented personality type, is the highest developed in emotional intelligence. He or she would love to - no, needs to – be perfect.

But here’s the crunch – they share life and living space with all of us imperfect mortals, in a broken and imperfect world. This fills them with fear and anxiety. This also keeps them immobilised and scared to take the first step. They would rather die than launch an imperfect plan or project – figuratively speaking, of course.



They are valuable at work because of their reliability and attention to detail. They are creative and have a love for beauty and the arts. As team members they are empathic by nature and have true compassion with people, especially the underdogs or those who have been hurt by others.

They take life very, very seriously and every flaw, every small mistake and criticism personally. This is of course an investment in melancholy and potential depression. 

If they want to cope and thrive, they have to force themselves out of seclusion and allow the other more gregarious temperaments to influence them and bring some balance into their lives. They would do themselves a favour if they could lower their high perfectionist standards from time to time, not expecting others to be perfect. Embracing a little imperfection on occasion, could also relieve their anxiety levels. If a loving Green or Yellow could warm up to them and entice them to let their hair down and not take life so seriously, it could do them the world of good.