Clinicians identify four primary trauma responses: fight, flight, freeze, and fawn. These responses, crucial for survival in traumatic environments, influence adult relationships. Fight involves controlling behaviors when feeling vulnerable, which can intimidate partners. Flight manifests as avoidance through busyness or distractions, leading to increased stress. Acknowledging these responses is essential for healthier coping mechanisms and improving relational dynamics. Understanding how these instinctive responses developed can help individuals navigate their effects on interpersonal connections, fostering more positive interactions and emotional health.
Fight responses manifest as a need to control one's environment when feeling vulnerable. While setting boundaries, it can lead to conflicts in intimate relationships.
Flight responses drive individuals to escape distress through distraction like overworking or excessive gaming, avoiding confrontation or deeper emotions.
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