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How rare is The Balanced?
“Grounded in reality.”
1,584 of 3,155 takers, 50%, have neurotypical as their highest axis, which is what makes them The Balanced. Only 48% of that group score in the high band on it; the rest lean that way without it dominating. The most common second axis is psychopathic, for 44% of them.
50%
of takers come out The Balanced
48%
of them score high on the neurotypical axis
44%
have psychopathic as their second axis
How strongly they lean
The curve is the neurotypical score of everyone whose highest axis it is. Type tells you the direction; the band tells you whether it matters.
What The Balanced means
You process emotions and relationships in a regulated, healthy way. You can experience the full range of human emotions without being consumed by them. Your responses to stress and conflict are proportionate and considered.
Defining traits: Emotional regulation under stress, Stable sense of identity, Capacity for genuine empathy, Healthy boundary-setting, Proportionate reactions to situations.
Frequently asked questions
How rare is The Balanced?
50% of 3,155 people who took the Dark Mirror have neurotypical as their highest axis, which is what makes them The Balanced. Only 48% of that group score in the high band on it.
What does The Balanced mean on the Dark Mirror?
Grounded in reality. You process emotions and relationships in a regulated, healthy way. You can experience the full range of human emotions without being consumed by them. Your responses to stress and conflict are proportionate and considered.
Is being The Balanced a diagnosis?
No. A type is only your highest axis on a twenty-item self-report. Read the band beside it: traits are common, high is rare, and neither is a clinical finding.
Find out if you are The Balanced, and how strongly.
Seven minutes, twenty scenarios, then your band and percentile on every axis against everyone above.