The Escalation Pattern Tracker

What repeats under stress?

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Notice what stress does to you repeatedly.

Under stress, I tend to:

□ Withdraw
□ Over-text / over-explain
□ Catastrophize
□ Overwork
□ Avoid
□ Control
□ Blame
□ Collapse

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My typical escalation speed:

□ Immediate
□ Gradual
□ Trigger-specific

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My typical recovery time:

□ <24 hours
□ 1–3 days
□ 3–7 days
□ >1 week

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My most common distortion:

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Anchor

Patterns predict behavior.

Prediction creates power.

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Life.Understood.
Gerald Alba Daquila
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