Panic is the body’s built‑in alarm system going off at full volume. It’s what happens when your brain decides you’re in serious danger, whether the danger is real or not, and throws your whole system into emergency mode.
Coping responses are the ways people think and act in order to get through threat, pain, or overwhelm. They can also be a simple and normal part of how we learn to interact and therefore cope, with our environment.
Online abuse is not just “mean comments.” It is a set of tactics for attacking, silencing, watching, and steering people inside systems that are built to collect and exploit their data.
Safety Safety is about reducing the chances of getting hurt or harmed – physically, emotionally, or financially – so you can live your life with less fear and more freedom. It is never about removing all risk (which is impossible), but about being aware, prepared, and sensible. What safety really Read more
Physical safety is about lowering the chance of being physically hurt, whether by accidents, other people, or your own actions
An honest guide to safety has to talk about the fact that many of the systems people signposted, fail to provide any help.
Emotional safety is the feeling that it is okay to be yourself with someone — that you won’t be mocked, shamed, attacked, or controlled for what you think, feel, or need. It is about trust and respect, not perfection or never having conflict.
Compassion is the ability to notice when someone (including yourself) is struggling, and to respond with understanding rather than blame or distance. It’s a mix of awareness, empathy, and kindness — a gentle “I see your pain, and I care.”
Meditation and mindfulness meditation are both ways of training attention so the mind becomes steadier, clearer, and kinder.
Judgment is the way your mind makes sense of the world by deciding what something means. It’s how you form opinions, evaluate situations, and choose what you think is right, wrong, safe, unsafe, good, bad, helpful, or unhelpful.
