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Normalcy Bias: It\u2019s All in Your Head<\/a><\/h2>\n
By The Survival Mom<\/span> <\/a> <\/span> \/<\/div>\n
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Those of us who believe in preparedness, whether beginners or veterans, know the frustration of trying to convince loved ones that the future is not at all secure, but the Normalcy Bias isn\u2019t something we can debate. It\u2019s not based on logic or rational thought. It\u2019s the brain, doing its best to help its human owner deal with terrifying events and possibilities, as well as with escalating situations whose logical, final outcomes can\u2019t be accepted.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n

If you had told me that American citizens would meekly line up to walk through powerful x-ray machines that would strip them bare before low-level TSA employees, I would have said, \u201cNever!\u201d If you had told me that, as an option, they would stand with arms raised while their crotches were groped and would allow their pre-schoolers to be similarly molested, I would have laughed. Yet, that is exactly what happened, and not only do Americans meekly put up with this but they defend it.<\/p>\n

The water is heating up and most of the frogs are oblivious.<\/p>\n

\u201cLife will get back to normal.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s nothing wrong with this!\u201d<\/p>\n

Each week brings another repressive ruling, and still, most American citizens insist there is no reason for concern. New legislators will make everything right again. This is just temporary.<\/p>\n

Whatever comes next will, again, be excused and accepted. Darn that Normalcy Bias!<\/p>\n

Eleven Tips for Banishing Normalcy Bias<\/h2>\n

Here\u2019s the bottom line. As Survival Moms, we don\u2019t have the luxury of looking at a catastrophe before us and saying over and over again, \u201cI can\u2019t believe this is happening. I can\u2019t believe this.\u201d If our kids can\u2019t rely on us when all hell is breaking loose, then who can they depend on? Law enforcement and first responders are quickly overwhelmed, and your family is hardly at the top of their list. Normalcy Bias can place those we love most in grave danger.<\/p>\n

I think a conversation about overcoming Normalcy Bias will be important and valuable in the Comment section following this article, but here are eleven ways we can begin to condition our minds to accept the unacceptable.<\/p>\n

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  1. Be willing to go through the painful process of acknowledging the uncertainty of our future. I compare it with the Kubler-Ross<\/a> grief process:\n