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Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson
Understanding the “Flight” Response: Anxiety, Avoidance, and Feeling Safe
May 20, 2024
01:17:45
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Exploring the flight response to stress, they delve into anxiety, avoidant behavior, and how to feel safe. They discuss the purpose of flight, building self-belief, managing anxiety, and overcoming self-sabotage. Practical tools like graduated exposure therapy are shared to navigate anxiety effectively.
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- Recognize flight response triggers and differentiate adaptive from maladaptive behaviors.
- Practice graduated exposure to confront fears incrementally and challenge old beliefs.
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Understanding the Flight Response and Fear
The flight response is tied to the fear emotion, prompting behaviors to avoid or escape perceived dangerous situations on a spectrum from discomfort to life-threatening. Distinguishing between problematic stress and mild discomfort is key, adjusting responses accordingly. Flight responses, rooted in adaptivity, can be adaptive for prey animals but may lead to consequences in modern perpetual stress contexts.
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