Seeking safety

My Safety plan

Safety behaviours are actions carried out with the intention of preventing a feared catastrophe. In the short-term they often give a sense of relief, but in the long-term they prove unhelpful. This information handout describes the essential features of safety-seeking behaviors.

When I was hospitalized, I realized that I, like a lot of you, use some pretty unhealthy coping skills to overcome different negative emotions. These coping skills led me to do some pretty dumb…

Internal safety isn’t just a concept It’s a felt sense. It shows up in how you breathe, how you pause, and whether your body believes it's okay to feel. Nervous system safety isn’t always stillness. It’s presence without bracing. It’s being able to feel without shutting down. This post breaks down the basic differences on how internal safety is different from nervous system safety and how the are both foundational in trauma healing. ➡️ Swipe through to explore the difference between…

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When you feel that a client is at risk of suicide or self-harm, but they have not reached the level of severity required for involuntary hospitalization,...

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Love Safety

Lucinda Gordon Lennox MSc, MBACP (Accred) on Instagram: "Imagine if all of our behaviours are driven by a need to feel safe. For example when we are experiencing addiction to substances or people, over working, people pleasing, over scheduling, seeking relationships, obsession with making money. ⁠When we put an emphasis or importance on, or a "need" for, any of these external vices, a part of us is seeking the feeling of safety. ⁠ ⁠ So often with these behaviours, we are making up for the…