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“Beneath every protective behavior is a feeling (emotion) of the fight, flight, freeze, or fawn. And beneath each feeling (emotion) of the fight, flight, freeze, or fawn is a need to be safe. When we meet that need of safety rather than focus on the protective behavior that does not protect, we begin to deal with the cause and not the symptom.” — Shreve Gould
Beneath every protective behavior is a feeling (emotion) of the fight, flight, freeze, or fawn.
And beneath each feeling (emotion) of the fight, flight, freeze, or fawn is a need to be safe.
When we meet that need of safety rather than focus on the protective behavior that does not protect, we begin to deal with the cause and not the symptom.