Posts tagged Freeze
Why You Might Have Intimacy Issues After Trauma
Why You Might Have Intimacy Issues After Trauma

It is a myth that only sexual-abuse survivors suffer from intimacy issues. In fact, sexual-abuse survivors may not exhibit any physical intimacy issues. However, in this case intimacy issues are not uncommon because when we experience a traumatic event of any type, our body goes into physiological “survival mode”—a response that, if not completed and returned to a normal regulation of the nervous system, can lead to emotional and physical intimacy issues.

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Impact of TraumaSusanne BabbelTrauma, Intimacy, Survival Mode, Fight/Flight/Freeze, Fight, Flight, Freeze, Oxytocin, Depression, Anxiety
Escape Paralysis
Escape Paralysis

Many people wonder, “Why don’t kidnapping victims like Jacee Dugard try to escape when they have the chance? Why do they bond with their perpetrator?” Research shows that these behavioral patterns are typically experienced by sexually assaulted people; abuse, domestic violence, and incest victims; cult members; and those who survive kidnapping and hostage situations.

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Impact of TraumaSusanne BabbelSexual Assault, abuse, Domestic Violence, Incest, Kidnapping, Hostage, Cult, Trauma, Trauma Survivor, PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Paralysis, Fight/Flight/Freeze, Fight, Flight, Freeze, Psychological Pain, Dissociation, Distrust, Stockholm Syndrome