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hi all if i perceive someone/something as 'attacking' me i.e. as danger to me or my 'territory' my instinctive reaction is quick - 'fight or flight' as is my emotional reaction of fear/anger however if my perception of an attack proves out to be a mis-take, i.e. the intention was different from my perception, or the red flag was actually blue and i need new glasses, then my emotional and instinctive reactions are invalidated and abandoned and rightly so however back to the root what if i as a thinking animal, which i think i am, can control that initial perception of an attack? to the degree that i control my instinctive reaction or, failing actual control, simply 'observe' it rather than being 'swept away' by it? any 'attack' in these times is more likely to be on our pride and our so-called worth [intellectual/emotional] rather than a lunge for the throat in any case [physical] if we see our self-worth as invincible no matter what then we no longer can feel endangered by an 'attack' whether said threat is 'real' or only 'apparent' since our self-worth IS invincible we are each one of us loved completely and unconditionally like it or 'lump it' then the only attack we need to be concerned with is that from within i.e. when we 'lump it' just a thought... janet janet paterson - 51 now /41 dx /37 onset - almonte/ontario/canada [log in to unmask]