Sometimes survival mode looks like anger and rage. Other times burnout, loneliness, procrastination, or anxiety. It’s when we find ourselves with a chronic feeling of angst that we aren’t good enough, that we don’t measure up, that we don’t belong. When the world seems uncertain and threatening, our brain tries its best to protect us. And in doing so, it often gets stuck in a bad rut. One that feels just as hard to escape as losing the ability to toss a ball to first base.
