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Use Responsible Distance Taking
Pre-negotiate a break protocol outside conflict: explain that you get flooded, specify the break duration, say when you'll return, and if needed text or call to renegotiate. Use about 15–20 minute breaks, then return; if still not regulated, communicate rather than disappearing.
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“This is a skill I call responsible distance taking. Most of us take unilateral. I'm just, I'm gone. No. I'm gone. Here's why, and here's when I'm coming back.”
huberman · Defining Healthy Masculinity & How to Build It | Terry Real · Dec 29, 2025 · 59:57 · open ↗
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