Using safe words is a communication technique that can be used to establish and maintain emotional safety during difficult or sensitive conversations. Safe words are typically pre-agreed upon words or phrases that can be used to pause or halt a conversation if it becomes too intense or triggering for one or more participants.When using safe words to avoid emotional triggers, the pw/bpd agrees on a set of words that will indicate that the conversation needs to pause or end, and that pw/bpd needs

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