<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # The nervous system prefers a familiar alarm to an... > The nervous system prefers a familiar alarm to an unfamiliar peace because prediction itself can feel like safety. Calm may initially seem suspicious. Repeated experiences of survivable stillness teach the body a wider definition of normal. **Source:** [[livestreams/Releasing Anxiety by Reexamining the Stories We Carry - Workbook|Releasing Anxiety by Reexamining the Stories We Carry]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The nervous system prefers a familiar alarm to an unfamiliar peace because prediction itself can feel like safety. Calm may initially seem suspicious. Repeated experiences of survivable stillness teach the body a wider definition of normal.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-nervous-system-prefers-wider-definition-normal ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->