Trigger → response → behaviour

• Card 1

  A useful way to understand triggers is as the first step in a chain: a trigger occurs, the nervous system responds (often fight, flight, freeze or fawn), and then a behaviour follows from that response. Understanding this chain can help you find places to intervene gently.

• Card 2

  A common chain

  1. Trigger — a cue, internal or external
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  2. Body response — heart rate, breath, muscle tension shift
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  3. Emotional response — fear, shame, anger, panic
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  4. Survival response — fight, flight, freeze, or fawn
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  5. Behaviour — what you say or do as a result

• Card 3

  The gap between the trigger and the behaviour is often where the most useful change can happen — not by skipping the reaction, but by noticing it a little sooner each time.

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