Spiral + Shapeshifter

This result reflects a primary Spiral pattern, with Shapeshifter tendencies as a secondary survival strategy. That means your nervous system tends to respond with emotional intensity and reactivity first — then shape-shifts to cope.

At the core, you're driven by the Spiral: deep emotion, overwhelming need for connection, and intense responses when you feel unsafe or unseen. Your body reacts like a storm — surging with feeling, sometimes erupting outward, sometimes shutting down completely. You crave closeness, but when it actually arrives, it can feel like too much, too fast. Your nervous system floods, screams for safety, and your instinct is to push away, pull back, or collapse. It's not drama — it's survival.

But woven into that intensity is your secondary pattern — the Shapeshifter. After the initial emotional wave, a different part of you kicks in: the part that scans the room, adapts, and tries to keep the peace. You shift subtly, becoming who others need you to be. You soften your truth, manage others’ discomfort, and wear the mask of being “fine” even when you're unraveling inside. This secondary strategy helped you avoid further rupture growing up — but now, it can leave you feeling unseen and self-abandoned.

Your primary wound comes from emotional abandonment — not just people leaving, but people failing to meet you in your depth. And to survive that, you learned two moves: first, to spiral outward in emotional flood, and second, to mask it all with a calm exterior.

✨ The good news? These patterns aren’t permanent. They're both adaptations.You can learn to soothe your nervous system, reclaim your authenticity, and build real, lasting connection — starting with understanding your unique emotional wiring.

‍This quiz result is your first step in untangling the Spiral + Shapeshifter dance.
To go deeper, start with the Spiral ebook — a 60-page guide that helps you navigate emotional overwhelm, interrupt reactivity, and reclaim your power from the inside out.
When you’re ready, you can dive into the Shapeshifter ebook to meet the parts of you that learned to adapt, over-function, and mask your truth.

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