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Discover Your Protective Patterns

When you’re under pressure, what do you tend to do — please, control, withdraw, seek reassurance, or avoid disagreement?

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This questionnaire helps you notice which responses you rely on most. Your answers offer a starting point for understanding what your brain has learned to expect — about yourself, other people, and what might happen when things feel difficult.

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52 questions · About 5–10 minutes

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Answer based on what you usually do when things feel difficult, rather than what you think you should do. If your reactions vary across situations, focus on the area of your life where you’d most like to see change, and answer based on how you currently respond there.

There are no right or wrong answers. You don’t need to analyse every response — choose the closest fit.

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Prefer to choose your own starting point? Explore the patterns →

What Will My Results Tell Me?

Your results highlight the protective patterns most reflected in your answers. They can help you recognise familiar behaviours and choose a pattern to explore.

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They are a guide for reflection, not a diagnosis or a fixed description of who you are. You may recognise several patterns, and they may show up differently across relationships and situations.

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From your results, you can explore the patterns and begin the free program. The broader aim is to understand yourself more accurately and build more ways to respond.

Take a Moment to Notice Your Usual Reactions

 

For each statement, choose Rarely, Sometimes, or Often.

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I avoid asking others for help, preferring to handle things myself
When others try to discuss emotions with me, I joke, change the subject or withdraw
I raise my voice or become visibly angry when I'm upset
I wait for others to take the lead or make decisions rather than initiating
I hold back from speaking up in groups, even when I have something to contribute
When someone gives me feedback, my first reaction is to defend or justify myself
I agree to things but then procrastinate, forget, or do them halfheartedly
I need to know details and have a plan before I can relax in situations
I struggle to be alone and seek out company or contact even when I could use solitude
I change the subject, leave, shut down or find excuses to escape when tensions rise

Please answer all questions before submitting

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