###### 🔑 Polarizations Create Vicious Cycles
In [[Heather's Story|Heather's story]], her shaming [[đź’ˇ Proactive Protectors|Proactive Protector]] [[đź’ˇ Polarization|polarized]] with her over-eating and drinking [[đź’ˇ Reactive Protectors|Reactive Protector]]:
![[Heather's Story#^HeathersProtectorsBecamePolarized]]
But polarizations only make matters worse. Both [[đź’ˇ Protector Parts|Protectors]] escalated:
![[Heather's Story#^c52a5f]]
```mermaid
graph TD
A[An Exile is triggered]
B[A Reactive Protector soothes the Exile]
C[A Proactive Protector attempts to exile the Reactive Protector]
D[The Exile is triggered again]
E[The Proactive Protector keeps the Reactive Protector at bay]
F[The Exiles pain intensifies]
E[The Reactive Protector escalates to compensate]
F[The Proactive Protector escalates to exile the Reactive Protector]
A --> B
B --> C
C --> D
D --> E
E --> F
F --> A
```
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