The subconscious is the source of instinctive action.

潜意识是本能活动的源泉。

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It sounds like a wish and an instinctive action, but also evokes a lot of thought: why did they do this and how to understand these actions, etc.

听起来这个仅仅是个美好的愿望，也可以说是个本能的行动，但是这会带动很多背后的思考：到底为什么做、怎么去理解这些行为等等。

youdao

Now you must face them frankly, facing these situations, your instinctive action is "escaping then covering up", trying to exculpate yourself from the trouble.

现在你必须要坦白面对他们。面对这些情形，本能的反应是“先逃避后掩盖”，想尽办法为自己开脱。

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