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Needs Seeking vs Threat-based Responses
Needs Seeking Threat-based Responses
(often known as fight, flight, freeze responses)
Some people find it hard to regulate their Other people react with flight (running in
stress and react with fight (words or actions). some way from the unpleasant feeling).
Sometimes people fill their needs in ways that Some people cannot regulate their stress; it Other people camouflage, (also known as ‘masking’),
feel good, but are unhelpful, risky or dangerous. makes them unable to even make a start. pushing the unpleasant feeling aside.
