Anxiety can drive all sorts of behavior, which is why it can look different in different people. One of the types of behavior it can drive is ‘fight’ behavior – anger, aggression, and tantrums. This is the ‘fight’ part of the flight or fight response. It’s an adaptive response from a brain and body that is working hard to come back to a felt sense of safety. If behavior is fueled by anxiety, it has nothing to do with ‘bad behavior’, and everything to do with a brain that has registered threat, and a body that is getting ready to respond.
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