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Help everyone to understand that the brain works differently under threat:
Under threat, the brain reacts: When in safety, the brain reacts:
EMOTIONAL: I need to be emotional – I shout STEADY: I can be calm and steady – I don’t
and scream so others come to rescue me. need to call for help.
RIGID: I need to be rigid and focus only on one FLEXIBLE: I know I am safe so my mind can
thing - survival. I need to refuse if it makes me think of others, shift from one task to another
feel unsafe. and problem-solve.
DELIBERATE: I can take my time and think
IMPULSIVE: I need to be impulsive and react
things through – I don’t need to make urgent
quickly to danger.
decisions to stay safe.
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ALERT: I need to be alert and on guard to any FOCUSED: I do not need to worry about
dangers around me. dangers around me. I can focus on one task.
