The freeze response is a type of trauma response that is activated when your body perceives a threat and is unable to fight or flee from it.🥶During the freeze response, your body releases hormones such as cortisol and adrenaline, which can increase heart rate and blood pressure. The freeze response also causes the muscles to tense up, which can lead to stiffness and rigidity.In freeze mode, the nervous system activates the parasympathetic branch, dorsal vagal nerve, which slows down the heart r
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the invisible battle of living in your functional freeze response 👇🏼 it’s a silent struggle when your body gets stuck in the functional freeze response 🥹 on the outside you appear normal and are able to handle your responsibilities but on the inside, you feel constantly, exhausted, stuck, and overwhelmed, 😮‍💨 this often happens when you’re overwhelmed by stress or past traumas and your nervous system starts to shuts down, putting you in a state of functional freeze 😮‍💨 living in functiona
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functional freeze response is your body’s attempt to conserve as much energy as possible to survive 👇🏼 when life feels too overwhelming, your body may go into a freeze response as a protective measure 🥹 this response can link back to past unresolved trauma or an accumulation of constant stress that hasn’t been processed 😮‍💨 freeze feels like being stuck / overwhelmed / immobilized…imagine a deer in headlights 🥹 you might be stuck in a freeze response if you’re noticing: ✨ feeling numb / di
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the silent struggle of functional freeze response 👇🏼 when you’re living in a functional freeze, you might look together and calm on the outside, but on the inside you’re shutdown, overwhelmed, and disconnected 🥹 this hidden state is a sneaky survival mechanism, where you operate on autopilot amidst overwhelming stress or years of unresolved trauma 😮‍💨 this isn’t your fault! your nervous system starts to shutdown and move into the functional freeze response to protect you from experiencing m
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the silent struggle of functional freeze response 👇🏼 when you’re living in a functional freeze, you might look together and calm on the outside, but on the inside you’re shutdown, overwhelmed, and disconnected 🥹 this hidden state is a sneaky survival mechanism, where you operate on autopilot amidst overwhelming stress or years of unresolved trauma 😮‍💨 this isn’t your fault! your nervous system starts to shutdown and move into the functional freeze response to protect you from experiencing m
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the silent struggle of functional freeze response 👇🏼 when you’re living in a functional freeze, you might look together and calm on the outside, but on the inside you’re shutdown, overwhelmed, and disconnected 🥹 this hidden state is a sneaky survival mechanism, where you operate on autopilot amidst overwhelming stress or years of unresolved trauma 😮‍💨 this isn’t your fault! your nervous system starts to shutdown and move into the functional freeze response to protect you from experiencing m
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the silent struggle of functional freeze response 👇🏼 when you’re living in a functional freeze, you might look together and calm on the outside, but on the inside you’re shutdown, overwhelmed, and disconnected 🥹 this hidden state is a sneaky survival mechanism, where you operate on autopilot amidst overwhelming stress or years of unresolved trauma 😮‍💨 this isn’t your fault! your nervous system starts to shutdown and move into the functional freeze response to protect you from experiencing m
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