🕯️ IFS and Panic

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Oct 29
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Panic is the body’s alarm bell turned all the way up. In IFS, it isn’t random—it’s a protector remembering danger too vividly to believe you’re safe now.

A racing part may flood the system with adrenaline to keep you alert.
A breathless part may freeze the lungs, trying to stop the overwhelm.
A catastrophic part may shout images of disaster to prepare for the worst.

IFS doesn’t fight panic; it slows everything down:

“Can we let the part that’s panicking know we’re here?”
“What does it think is happening right now?”

When Self meets panic with calm presence, the protector begins to separate past from present. The body learns it can feel intensity without being consumed by it.

In IFS, panic isn’t proof of danger—it’s proof that a part still believes it’s alone.

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