freeze response
1 statements across 1 episodes · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Feb 6, 2024 by Dr. Becky Kennedy · across every show →
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Feb 6, 2024
Kennedy: Shame Triggers an Animal Freeze Response That Prevents Learning
“The thing about shame is it's a freeze response. It's like an animal defense state. Like, we talk a lot about fight or flight, but there's other animal defense states, too, right? And one of them is freeze, right? And so if someone's frozen, you can't, like, g…”