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 ...

This is Part 3 in a series on rethinking the trauma response (start here with Part 1). We have inherited a lie that the trauma response is a sign of strength and dysfunction. What newer science ...

Trauma, whether it’s momentary or long term, affects people in different ways. This probably isn’t news to you. But did you know four distinct responses can help explain how your experiences show up ...

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.

When most people think about trauma, they think about unexpected, awful events within a defined time frame. Very fast traumas can be instant, such as getting hit by lightning or a head-on collision.