Want coaching support? Please visit my Work with Me page to learn how we can work together. Different triggers bring on different, albeit harrowing EF's and I get stuck in all responses.
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Source: The 4Fs: A Trauma Typology in Complex PTSD by Pete Walker - tv / internet - freeze, alongside other addictions / numbing. on: December 05, 2016, 02:59:16 PM Hi out there So with much sadness and confusion it appears as though I am ALL of the 4 F's - Fight, Flight, Freeze and Fawn. Which of the 4F responses do you most identify with? This might look like: People-pleasing, avoiding conflict, codependency, struggle to express their own needs, preferences & boundaries. This might look like: Dissociation, social isolation, inability to make decisions, excessive TV & video games, prolonged bouts of sleep.įawn types believe that merging with the wishes and demands of others will bring safety and love. They disconnect and protect themselves from abandonment pain. This might look like: Workholism, obsessive worrying, perfectionism, adrenaline addiction, substance addictions.įreeze types believe that people are inherently dangerous and find safety in solitude. 1 Feb 4 - 8AM Klarity Belle Complex PTSD, The 4 Fs - (Fight, Flight, Freeze & Fawn) The more I learn about complex PTSD the more convinced I am that I have finally found what I have been suffering from since childhood. They flee from inner pain with constant busyness.
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Download the first three chapters of the Award-Winning Book Think Unbroken. This might look like: Explosive temper, demanding perfection from others, controlling behavior.įlight types believe that perfection will bring safety and love. One of the most interesting things about the human response to stressors is that we have a fight flight freeze or fawn mechanism that is effectively built into us for survival. They respond to feelings of abandonment with anger. There are four defensive responses that develop out of childhood trauma and CPTSD: Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fawn.Īccording to Pete Walker, those who have repetitively experienced childhood trauma learn to survive by over-relying on one or two responses and may find it difficult to relax back into a balanced state.įight types believe that power and control will create safety.
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