252 Threat

A threat is perceived when two unrelated subjects are presented at-the-same-time.

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Eat all your vegetables or… I will spank you /you can’t go out to play = Threat
Eat all your vegetables or… you may not be as healthy as you could be. No Threat.

Also, to prevent the perception of threat, present Options
The less options I believe I have, the more threatened I feel.

Sooo, when you next feel threatened, look for options.
“Well, that’s the point. There are no options. That’s why I feel threatened.”
Not so, actually.
It’s just that you do not see the options that are there, if you look.
And by not looking you continue to not see them.

Presume there are Options and look for them.
Then, with a lowered threat level, solutions flow.

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