Growing up in chaos taught you that space equals safety. Whether it was hiding in your room during family fights, dreaming of escape while parents screamed, or actually moving constantly between homes, you learned that *physical distance can create emotional peace* in ways that words never could 🤐. Your survival strategy became simple: when things get hard, *move your body away from the problem.*<br><br>This gave you incredible adaptive skills 💪—you became a master of reading when situations were about to explode, you developed fierce independence, and you learned that you could always count on yourself to create safety through movement. You can pack up your entire life in hours, start fresh anywhere, and thrive in uncertainty in ways that amaze other people.<br><br>But now, in your adult relationships, this same pattern creates `chronic instability`. Your partner never knows if a disagreement means you're going for a walk... or moving to another state ✈️. You've become so good at geographic solutions that you've never learned the emotional ones. When your nervous system screams "Danger!" your feet start planning the route out ➡️, even when your heart wants to stay and work it out.

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Living in refugee camps or temporary shelters

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