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<speak> <emphasis level="strong">Notice and Switch – Moving from Threat to Collaboration</emphasis><break strength="x-strong"/> <break strength="x-strong"/> While there are usually valid reasons to feel a sense of irritation with others, especially when workload is heavy, it is helpful to notice the contribution of our threat system to this process, pause, and wonder:<break strength="x-strong"/> “Wait, how is my threat system impacting me right now? – What is it making me <emphasis level="strong">think, feel and do</emphasis>?”<break strength="x-strong"/> “Which self is most active for me right now? <emphasis level="strong">Angry self? Anxious self? Sad self? A combination?</emphasis>”<break strength="x-strong"/> If we can take this moment of pause and reflection, we could notice this and then practice our grounding and soothing breathing, mentalize and visualize ourselves at our very compassionate best, switch over to our <emphasis level="strong">compassionate self</emphasis>, and wonder:<break strength="x-strong"/> “What is making this situation so tense? How did we get here? What did I do to contribute to this situation happening? How can I be gentle with myself right now?”<break strength="x-strong"/> “What is the experience of the other person? What particular struggle or challenge has led them to this point?”<break strength="x-strong"/> “Does the other person want this tension to be there? How can we collaborate to reduce the tension?”<break strength="x-strong"/> “If we found a way to collaborate, how would it impact both my teammates, and the patients?”<break strength="x-strong"/> “What concrete steps can I take to collaborate with the other person towards a better outcome?”<break strength="x-strong"/> <break strength="x-strong"/> <break strength="x-strong"/> <break strength="x-strong"/> </speak>