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

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.

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Cody Taymore
May 10, 2025
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A close-up image of a man in a suit, standing in an office. The left half of his face is digitally altered to appear frozen with frost and ice texture, while the right half looks normal and warm. The contrast symbolizes emotional coldness versus warmth or duality in personality.

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…

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