#stress #strategy The unspoken "deal" between Consumer and Provider is that the Consumer notices stress through [[Provider Stress Scanning]]. The Consumer then down-regulates their own needs and prioritizes the immediate needs of the Provider to "alleviate" and "solve" the Provider's problems, thus saving oneself through the Provider's "protection". [[Down-Regulating Behaviors]] examples include "not take up space", "don't bother" and the like. Part of [[Dependence and Down-Regulation, Survival Strategy]].