Feb 25 • General discussion
Freeze state
🧊 FREEZE — “Movement feels dangerous”
Nervous System: Dorsal vagal shutdown
Energy: Low
Goal: Survive by immobility
Resistance Patterns
1) Resistance to Activation
Avoids movement
Says “I’m too tired”
Low motivation
Appears apathetic
Struggles to initiate tasks
Energy feels unavailable, not unwilling.
2) Resistance to Decision-Making
“I don’t know”
Indecisiveness
Passive responses
Defers choices to others
Choice requires agency, which feels unsafe.
3) Resistance to Engagement
Withdraws socially
Minimal eye contact
Flat affect
Quiet or monotone speech
Engagement requires energy + vulnerability.
4) Resistance to Emotional Processing
Not because emotions are absent because they feel overwhelming.
Numbness
Blankness
Difficulty naming feelings
“I don’t feel anything”
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