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Frozen in Trauma: When Our Bodies Betray Us
Have you ever felt completely paralyzed by fear? Imagine a moment so overwhelming that your body simply stops.
This isn't weakness, it's survival.
In a powerful conversation about human resilience, Walt and Joel delved into a critical yet rarely discussed psychological response to trauma: freezing. Beyond the well-known fight-or-flight mechanism, the human nervous system has a third, often misunderstood survival strategy.
Walt shared a heart-wrenching story about a military veteran who experienced sexual assault, revealing a shocking statistic: 73% of rape cases involve a "freeze" response…
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