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Communication Scripts & Signal System

Your personalized communication toolkit for different nervous system states, plus your shared signal system.

Week 8
Appendix H

State-Specific Scripts (Personalized)

When they're in FIGHT, what works:
When they're in FLIGHT, what works:
When they're in FREEZE, what works:
When they're in FAWN, what works:

Our Signal System

Signal for 'I need space but I'm not leaving':
Signal for 'I can't talk but I'm here':
Signal for 'I'm in a flashback':
Signal for 'I need you closer':
Signal for 'I'm overwhelmed, please simplify':

My Patterns Under Stress

My default under stress (pursue/withdraw/fix/collapse):
How this lands on their nervous system:
What I want to practice instead:

Example: Example Entry

A sample signal system.

When they're in FIGHT, what works:
When they're in FLIGHT, what works:
When they're in FREEZE, what works:
When they're in FAWN, what works:
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