03/12/2025
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A young person who appears to be 'refusing help' is often a child who is already underwater.
When the nervous system is overwhelmed, connection can feel frightening — even when it’s exactly what they need.
That desperate push-away isn’t rejection. It’s survival.
A drowning child doesn’t cling straight away; they gasp, they panic, they resist — because letting someone in feels risky when they’re barely holding on.
Our calm presence becomes the lifeboat they eventually reach for, once safety registers again.
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