Well, I think that I understand why I feel such affinity to the “Conscience Police”. I recently took another personality survey called the Enneagram. Here you can find a reasonable free one. Once I got the results there was a link for a more detailed version of the test – also free. I was convinced that I was going to test out as one of the “thinking” types – but I am not – I am an “instinctive” type. I am type 1 
– also known as the reformer. The Enneagram Institute has good “brief” descriptions of the types. For a detailed description you need to pay to take their test. I did not – your mileage may vary.
“Ones are conscientious and ethical, with a strong sense of right and wrong. They are teachers, crusaders, and advocates for change: always striving to improve things, but afraid of making a mistake. Well-organized, orderly, and fastidious, they try to maintain high standards, but can slip into being critical and perfectionistic. They typically have problems with resentment and impatience. At their Best: wise, discerning, realistic, and noble. Can be morally heroic.”
The thing that I found most interesting about reading the descriptions is reading the unhealthy behaviors that come out for my type. I think that we’ve all had our bad days – I’ve had mine that’s for sure. Talk about making me squirm. I definitely recognize some of the tendencies of my type that I struggle to control at times. Thankfully as the years have made me wiser it takes more and more to push me into these unhealthy behaviors.
