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Freeze instead of fight or flight – Learning what didn’t work with the ex – Healing the hole in your heart

Freeze instead of fight or flight – Learning what didn't work with the ex – Healing the hole in your heart
Freeze instead of fight or flight – Learning what didn't work with the ex – Healing the hole in your heart
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Freeze instead of fight or flight – Learning what didn't work with the ex – Healing the hole in your heart
November 12, 2017

What happens when you freeze instead of fight or flee? Is there anything you can do when you simply can’t function? In the first segment, I talk about the inability to move or sometimes even think when something or someone triggers you or you become stressed.

Freezing can often come from childhood when you felt like you could do nothing during a traumatic event. Learn to train yourself to stay aware of what’s happening so that the freeze doesn’t come.

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Filed Under: Abandonment, Ask Paul, Behavior, Divorce, Human Potential, Loneliness, Loss, Marriage, Mourning, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Self-Worth Tagged With: Freeze instead of fight or flight, Healing the hole in your heart, Learning what didn't work with the ex

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