The Freeze Response: 7 Silent Signs You’re Still Trapped in Survival Mode (And How to Finally Escape)

You’re not unmotivated—you’re paralyzed by a nervous system that still thinks rest equals risk.

You don’t feel scared. You feel nothing.

That’s the first thing no one tells you about trauma responses.

While everyone talks about fight-or-flight, they forget the most common response for those of us who couldn’t do either: freeze.

It’s not dramatic. It’s not cinematic. It’s just… silence. Stillness. A quiet disappearing act your nervous system perfected…