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Learning to recognise the body’s
natural response to threat
▪ The problem is, our brain can find it hard to work out REAL
threat.
▪ The brain can trick us into thinking there is REAL danger when in
fact, we are perfectly safe.
▪ When the cortisol rises in our body, we can teach our
brain to stop and decide whether something is a REAL
threat to our survival or we just need to self-soothe and
problem-solve.
▪ Which of the pictures below show a real threat?
When sounds are too loud for If we were chased by a bear When we feel we cannot do
us. what we are being asked to do
If we had to escape from a fire When we feel left out or that If cars crashed on a busy road.
people do not like us.
