Nervous System Support & Self-Regulation: Why It Matters

I came across a post on social media recently that I wholeheartedly disagreed with. It was questioning the concept of self-regulation as a construct of the patriarchy. In contrast, I believe that the objective of the patriarchy is to keep us in fear, in uncertainty, and certainly in subservience. I wonder if the latter is what the author of the post was mistaking for self-regulation.

From my perspective, when we are in a fearful state, a menu of responses becomes available for survival: namely, fight, flight, freeze, and fawn.