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Reaction

A Behavior caused by Anxiety in your Inner State from a Problem in your Focus. The four reactions are fight, flight, freeze or appease.[1]

Reactions are driven by your need to reduce your Anxiety, not removing the Problem.[2]

References

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There are four ways you might react: fight, flight, freeze, or appease.” (Location 354) #✂️

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“You’re telling yourself you’re reacting to the problem, when really you’re reacting to the anxiety you feel about the problem. If you didn’t feel some level of anxiety, you’d let the situation pass on by. The false assumption is that the problem is driving this operating system. But it isn’t—the Problem Orientation, the operating system, only sets it in motion. It’s actually your anxiety that’s driving the whole shebang.” (Location 375) #✂️

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