11/20/2024
Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn Explained
Regulating isn't about relaxing - it’s about managing stress, supporting mental and emotional health, learning to regulate emotions, and choosing intentional living every day.
🔥 The 4 Stress Responses: not flaws, but survival instincts.
👉🏽 Fight: Anger, control, or needing to be right
👉🏽 Flight: Overthinking or staying busy to avoid discomfort
👉🏽 Freeze: Feeling stuck, numb, or detached
👉🏽 Fawn: People-pleasing to avoid conflict
PS - ‘Thinking better’ and talking don’t work when you’re stressed.
Stress & the Nervous System
When you get stressed, your body shifts into protection mode—triggering one of the 4 stress responses depending on the situation and who you're dealing with.
But, what has been learned, can be unlearned & you can retrain those patterns.
You’re not broken...your nervous system adapted for safety & its not your fault.
🎮 Take the Free Stress Response Quiz + get a guide on how stress shapes thoughts, emotions, and relationships.
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