When you're stuck in survival mode but your actions aren't Functional freeze is when someone goes into autopilot as a response to chronic stress and trauma. Unlike other trauma responses, someone in ...

In the intricate tapestry of human behavior, we often dismiss certain personal traits as "quirks" – a little bit of shyness, a tendency to overthink, or a need for constant reassurance. Yet, what if ...

This post is the second of a series about dispelling trauma myths. (You can read the first one here.) As a phenomenon, trauma involves a collection of experiences and reactions rooted in our ...

Common responses to trauma are the flight/fight/freeze/fawn mechanisms. When we do not like how we feel from trauma, we tend to do something to help us forget about ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. author of Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World: A Guide to Balance. Chances are, you’re familiar with fight, flight and freeze.

You have probably heard of “fight or flight” responses to distressing situations. You may also be familiar with the tendency to “freeze”. But there is another defence or survival strategy a person can ...

Traumatic responses to life-threatening events activate the nervous system in a unique way that focuses all attention, energy, and other resources on survival at the cost of daily function. When the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rahkim covers financial trauma + how to identify & overcome it. When headlines introduce new workplace trends, they often capture ...