Principlev1
Select co-regulators based on their demonstrated capacity to
Select co-regulators based on their demonstrated capacity to remain regulated, not on closeness or communication skill, to avoid co-dysregulation.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from One regulated nervous system can co-regulate another (co-regulation requires regulated nervous system), Emotional contagion is an automatic, pre-conscious (emotional contagion is automatic), and The mere presence of other people increases physiological (social presence increases arousal). The principle prescribes selection criteria that prevent the common failure mode—derived and practical.