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Fight or Flight–or Neither

Posted by admin on October 18, 2009

It’s commonly thought that when someone is in a dangerous or threatening situation, the person has two choices–fight or flight.  I learned at an early age that there is another choice–disappear.  I learned how to freeze my inner soul and then shrink it so it could fit in the corner of my mind.  I learned [...]

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