What’s Your Energetic Coping Mechanism?

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Quiz Questions

1.
When arriving at a party, which are you most likely to do?
- A.
  Scan the room for “safe” people
- B.
  Search out a fun group
- C.
  Go to the food table to avoid people
- D.
  Network and make connections
- E.
  Find a way to be useful or keep busy
2.
When in a one-on-one conversation do you tend to...
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- A.
  Feel distracted and miss what is being said
- B.
  Try to connect quickly
- C.
  Keep to small talk
- D.
  Ask tons of questions
- E.
  Tell a story
3.
Which of these are you more likely to do with free time?
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- A.
  Daydream and plan
- B.
  Enjoy a sumptuous meal in a place you’ve been meaning to try
- C.
  Catch up with friends and family
- D.
  Do something or go somewhere exciting
- E.
  Finish projects
4.
Which of the following is your idea of self-care?
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- A.
  Working out
- B.
  Getting a massage, facial, or bodywork
- C.
  Journaling, meditating, using oracle cards
- D.
  Making and creating things
- E.
  Taking a class or learning a new hobby
5.
What kind of physical activity do you gravitate toward the most?
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- A.
  Something that makes me feel good
- B.
  Activities that push and challenge me
- C.
  Activities with teams and groups
- D.
  Things that check off something already on my to-do list
- E.
  I don’t gravitate toward physical activities
6.
Which of the following do people tend to use to describe you?
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- A.
  Empathetic
- B.
  A go-getter
- C.
  A great communicator
- D.
  Organized
- E.
  Dependable
7.
When you are stressed about a situation, are you more likely to...
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- A.
  Clam up and ruminate
- B.
  Feel overwhelmed with no solution in sight
- C.
  Find an escape like a movie, food, or sex
- D.
  Search for solutions on your own
- E.
  Find common ground
8.
Which of these would you describe as one of your highest priorities in life?
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- A.
  Being of service to family and others; working for a cause
- B.
  Creating beauty wherever I go
- C.
  Connecting to my spirituality and to nature
- D.
  Building better structure for organizations, workplaces, households
- E.
  Being the best version of myself I can be
9.
Which of these best describes you?
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- A.
  I am good at seeing patterns and systems
- B.
  I am good at seeing the bigger picture
- C.
  I am good at seeing what is needed or missing
- D.
  I am solutions-oriented no matter what it takes
- E.
  I am exceptional at building relationships and gathering groups

Quiz Outcomes

1.
You predominantly use the Fragmented Pattern
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Each energetic pattern is developed in early life as a coping mechanism for some form of fear or threat. The Fragmented Pattern developed in response to feeling like your right to exist was threatened, whether physically or psychologically. As a result, your tendency under stress is for your energy to “fragment” or fly out of your body.
2.
You predominantly use the Oral Pattern
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Each energetic pattern is developed in early life as a coping mechanism for some form of fear or threat. The Oral Pattern developed in response to experiences where your needs were not met. This results in an energetic pattern whereby your energy tends to spread out and pool with no edge.
3.
You predominantly use the Masochistic Pattern
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Each energetic pattern is developed in early life as a coping mechanism for some form of fear or threat. The word masochistic describes helping others at your own expense. The Masochistic Pattern developed when your right to space and your right to say no was repeatedly overrun. This resulted in an energetic pattern that often reads as hidden, heavy, stagnant, and hard to discern.
4.
You predominantly use the Rigid Pattern
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Each energetic pattern is developed in early life as a coping mechanism for some form of fear or threat. The Rigid Pattern developed in response to experiences where you were praised for following rules instead of expressing your feelings. Your energy pattern often reads to others as either front and center, frozen, or hidden.
5.
You predominantly use the Directed Pattern
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Each energetic pattern is developed in early life as a coping mechanism for some form of fear or threat. You developed a coping mechanism early in life in response to feeling like your safety was threatened. This may have been some form of neglect or abandonment, or may have formed in response to an actual near death experience. Your energy pattern often reads to others as pervasive (even invasive) or all over the room.