Escaping Survival Mode
I've come to learn that survival mode is often a state that most people operate in for most of our lives. So many of us were born into so much trauma, chaos and pain. One of the first skills we learned was how to survive and protect ourselves from outside threats. In some cases, those threats started in our own homes. At least for me, this is where I first learned to protect myself from danger. Danger in my environment, danger from members of my family, etc. Sadly, a lot of us weren't born with the luxury of a safe, loving, warm environment. A place where we didn't have to have our guard up, look over our shoulder, be "on" at all times. A place where we didn't always have to be presentable, polished, and appear strong and unfazed. As sad as it sounds, most people allow this to become an identity. But for others, we do the work to break free from these chains. Survival mode can be compared to living on auto-pilot. Doing what you have to do to survive and get th...