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You Are Not Lazy: The 'Functional Freeze' Response Explained
What if the reason you can’t get off the couch at night isn’t laziness… but survival?
In this episode of we explore the high-functioning freeze response — the nervous system shutdown that many driven, capable women find themselves in without even realizing it. Dr. Z breaks down:
• What the freeze response actually is (and why it’s not relaxation)
• The difference between high-functioning anxiety and high-functioning freeze
• Why your labs can be “normal” while your energy isn’t
• How chronic stress quietly shrinks your internal battery
• Why pushing harder only makes it worse
You’ll learn how…
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