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A good example for Spirit's headcanon/theory is Ren.

Let's look at the very first time Ren ever used his Semblance.

He was just a child on his own in a village being sieged by Grimm. He saw Nora was in danger, but he was too scared to go help her, just like when he was too afraid of the bullies that were pushing her around. In the bully incident, his father had told him that doing nothing can be one of the worst things to do. Just moments earlier, his father had told him he needed to take action. He needed to go help Nora because doing nothing would get her killed, but he was too afraid of the Grimm attacking him if he tried to run over there.

So, his Semblance suddenly activated, and what did he get? A Semblance that would mask his presence from Grimm.