Safety and Emotional Regulation form a feedback system rather than a simple sequence.
Safety and Emotional Regulation form a feedback system rather than a simple sequence.
When we feel sufficiently safe, regulation becomes easier.
When regulation improves, situations that previously felt impossible may become tolerable enough to examine.
Neither capacity should be used to deny real threat.
If the environment is unsafe, the correct response may be protection, departure or collective action.
The purpose of regulation is not to teach people to remain comfortable inside harmful conditions.