Bernadette & Frederic Schmitt, Kirby Olson, Jack Labanauskas

Is this woman necessarily a type 4 because she has a sad and tormented face? Can we be depressed and be a type other than 4?

Bernadette Schmitt: Our answer is yes of course, definitely.

Generally speaking all the Introverted/Yin types can be more inclined towards depression, thus a Fire Yin (8 and 1) can have a depressed inclination (feeling ups and downs, discouragement, despair, disappointment with their ideals ...

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