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Mental health
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

"I Know What I Want to Do: Why Can't I Do It?"

Inaction often stems from an autonomic freeze response and from lacking or misaligned social supports; addressing physiology and matching specific supports enables effective follow-through.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

Are You Really "Freezing"? Understanding 2 Key Responses

The term 'freeze' refers to two distinct physiological responses: an alert, action-ready 'lock' and a shutdown 'immobilization,' causing diagnostic confusion.
fromFast Company
2 months ago

The biological reason you freeze in meetings (and what you can do about it)

You know that moment when someone asks you a question in a meeting and your mind goes completely blank? Or when you're sitting in a high-stakes presentation and you feel like you can't move, can't speak, can't think? While it can feel like your mind and body are totally betraying you, what's actually happening is that your nervous system is doing exactly what it's designed to do when it perceives a threat.
Psychology
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