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Trauma Therapy - Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn, and Flop: Responses to Trauma

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Just like there are many different forms of trauma, there are many different responses to trauma. In the past, we have typically categorized these responses in three ways: fight, flight, and freeze. However, trauma responses are much more varied, and trauma responses in the same category will look different from person to person. In this article, we will look at the causes of trauma, different responses to trauma, and how to manage trauma responses in a healthy way. Trauma has been defined as an “overwhelming life-altering event, resulting in pervasive physical, psychological, or emotional distress.”¹ Generally speaking, trauma is a stressful life event often accompanied by shock and a survival response. Traumatic events have primary effects not only on our overall functioning but can also destroy an individual’s fundamental assumptions about the safety of the world, the value of self, and the order of the society at large.² Forms of extreme trauma may include: Less-extreme forms of tr

Trauma Responses: Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn, Flop | APN --> Start the Admissions Process Online Fill out your information to receive a free, confidential call from the team at All Points North. OR CALL US at 855-510-4585 Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn, and Flop: Responses to Trauma Addiction Family Fitness & Wellness Mental Health Physical Health November 15, 2021 Prev Resources Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn, and Flop: Responses to Trauma Next Just like there are many different forms of trauma, there are many different responses to trauma. In the past, we have typically categorized these response

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