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  • uhhhh it’s a spectrum,

    At its healthiest, self-preservation can mean:

    setting boundaries, avoiding unnecessary risk, saving money, protecting mental health, leaving harmful situations, thinking long-term, resisting pressure to self-sacrifice for approval.

    But self-preservation can also become limiting if it turns into:

    chronic fear, emotional isolation, refusal to trust anyone, avoiding all vulnerability, stepping on others to stay secure, never taking meaningful risks.