Let’s zoom in on the HOT STRESS wedge of the mandala. Autonomic temperature here is characterized by feeling in some amount of danger. This sense of danger is ACTIVATING a stress response.

These states are MOBILIZED (we want to move) and polarized (the body starts to orient to US versus THEM). Modernity treats this orientation as normal, but it is actually a defensive response.

These states happen on a continuum.

This could be mild, and lead us in the direction of ACCOMMODATION (1) or APPEASING (2).

It could lead us in the direction of ASSERTING, CONFRONTING, or FIGHTING (3).

If could lead us in the direction of WITHDRAWING, DIMINISHING, or FLEEING (3).