Fight-Flight-Freeze and Withdrawal | Psychology Today United Kingdom
Key points There is a third state of stress reaction that exists between fight, flight, and freeze: Withdrawal. Withdrawal is a predictable instinct to overwhelming encounters with danger and stress. In the short term, withdrawal is a helpful reaction that helps a survivor regroup and recuperate after trauma. In the long term, withdrawal becomes a prolonged and complex response that takes over and impedes trauma survivors’ entire life. Source: Fight-Flight-Freeze and Withdrawal | Psychology Today United Kingdom Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it