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Dr Emily - Rejection Sensitivity

The Imperfects

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The Smiling Experiment

If we are basing this on polyvagal theory, there are three states of the nervous system. The first is the social engagement state or system which is where we are able to connect and be open to other people. And then we've got two other systems, which essentially fight a flight or shut down. So if once we are back into a state of feeling calm, of feeling able to engage, we can be quite deliberate about working with this sensitivity.

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