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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.


                                                                                                         FLEXIBLE: I know I am safe so my mind can
                        RIGID: I need to be rigid and focus only on one                                  think of others, shift from one task to another
                        thing - what I need to survive.
                                                                                                         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.


                        ALERT: I need to be alert and on guard to any                                    FOCUSED: I do not need to worry about                    28
                        dangers around me.                                                               dangers around me. I can focus on one task.
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