![]() When most of us shift into using Survival Strategies, it’s in a moderate form. For example, someone who once gambled a little, now gambles away their family’s life savings or house, leaving their family in dire straits. Survival Strategies don't just affect the person using them, they often impact the people around them. Whatever the response, there will be an observable change in our behavior. Other common Survival Strategy behaviors include angry outbursts, panic attacks, a tendency towards anxiety or depression, overworking and overexercising. But if the stress increases and that approach no longer takes the edge off, they may have several glasses of wine or drink themselves to a stupor. They are self-limiting, self-destructive and/or self-sabotaging.įor example, someone who is a little stressed might have a glass of wine to help them relax. Survival Strategies are an unhealthy form of coping with life’s challenges. What triggers us into using Survival Strategies? ![]()
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