What a Healthy 5th Ethical Perspective Looks Like : 

This is the 5 year old who is class president! You know the type! They are a Leader. Among friends, they are kind, compassionate, thoughtful, and who is always helping others. But they are Independent, Vocal, and can think for themselves!

The Trial of The 5th Ethic

To learn how to be Self-Accountable for how their actions affect others.

The Value of The 5th Ethic

Power of Choice. Self-Choice.

What a Traumatized 5th Ethical Perspective Looks Like :

This is where The Ethics get “Weird.” In short, a 5th Ethic is really a 3rd Ethic in disguise. The Difference between a 5th Ethic and a 3rd Ethic is the 5th Ethic is a Business Owner who will walk all over everyone else. They have NO Accountability.

If they are a True 5th Ethic, then they have a “Live and Let Live” mentality. They just… never grew on to ever have an Existential Crisis. They don’t judge, but they don’t grow either. They have a “Respect for you, but not for me” attitude, but they never really think about how their actions may be hurting others either.

When they drink, they may become a Violent Drunk. This is how you know they are 3rd Ethic. If they don’t get Violent, they are a True 5th.

Fun Fact : Alcohol drops your Ethical Perspective by 2 Perspectives.

What Happened?

They most likely were approved of and accepted by their parents… so long as they followed the rules and stayed in line. They were allowed to grow at their own pace… but may not have been empowered to grow beyond either.

This is what happens when a child is Nourished juuuuust enough, but never encouraged to be more than they are.

Symptoms?

• Settling for less
• Overworked
• Lack of Self-Examination
• No Accountability for their Actions
• Over-Responsible
• Living Surface Deep
• “High focus on the Job”

How to fix this if it’s you?

“Do you really need to be fixed?” I mean… everything in life is great, right? I mean… you’re happy… right? 

Probably not. All 5th Perspectives I spoke to were “just getting by” no matter how wealthy they were. They were unfulfilled and they were a slave to their job. 

The 5th Perspectives ranged from “Life is great!” on the surface… until you hit a point where you’re just… not… “something’s missing” and you can’t figure out what. 

Depression creeps in and you feel like it’s all for nothing. You haven’t grown in a long time. Too long. It’s time to ask “Who am I?” Really.

How to fix this if it’s a Loved One?

Give them the Psychologically Safe Space and the Support for them to become whoever they need to be. 

They need Flexibility, Patience, and Space. Encourage them to go find themselves. Seriously… they need Philosophy and Existentialism 101.