video1.0<iframe src="https://www.loom.com/embed/eef15180c79d4962af14ace4beb9951f" frameborder="0" width="1920" height="1440" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe>14401920Loomhttps://www.loom.com14401920https://cdn.loom.com/sessions/thumbnails/eef15180c79d4962af14ace4beb9951f-f4fc1fb4328d456d.gif385.53In this Loom I talk about four common protective responses, fight, flight, freeze, and fawn, especially as they show up with RSD. I explain that these automatic nervous system reactions happen when you sense emotional danger, like fear of blame, rejection, criticism, or misunderstanding. Fight can look like snapping or arguing, flight like leaving or avoiding, freeze like going blank or shutting down, and fawn like people pleasing and staying overly connected. I emphasize these are adaptive clues, not something to pathologize, and I connect RSD to shame, with self compassion as the antidote. I also ask you to notice what your nervous system is trying to protect you from and what would feel more safe, before you examine what happened.