<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Distinguish an emergency from a pattern. Helping... > Distinguish an emergency from a pattern. Helping someone through a genuine crisis is an act of love, while a recurring stream of drama calls require a different response. The same caring person can be fully present for the first and firm about the second. **Source:** [[livestreams/Boundaries, Survival, and Refusing to Become a Toxic Dumping Ground — Part 2 - Workbook|Boundaries, Survival, and Refusing to Become a Toxic Dumping Ground — Part 2]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Distinguish an emergency from a pattern. Helping someone through a genuine crisis is an act of love, while a recurring stream of drama calls require a different response. The same caring person can be fully present for the first and firm about the second.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-distinguish-emergency-pattern-first-firm-second ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->