The Fantasy Self tends to be grandiose in proportion to the depth of the Four’s emotional damage: they may see themselves as almost magical creatures, and others as highly ordinary or even inferior. Their Fantasy Self is usually based on idealized qualities that would be virtually impossible for them to attain, even with hard work and self-discipline. The Fantasy Self is thus of its very nature unattainable and is inextricably linked with the Four’s rejection of his or her own real qualities or capacities.
