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Failp0 t1_jahriga wrote

Reply to comment by EnjoyLifeorDieTryin in Adults who were sexually abused in childhood have lower gray matter volume in specific brain region, study finds by DreamingForYouAlways

Freeze mode is part of the fight or flight mode. It's not usually tacked on, though I should have. Dissociation is the out of body experience you feel triggered from the trauma and subsequent fight, flight or freeze mode. Tonic immobility would be a symptom of freeze mode specifically. I encourage you to google dissociation. It's fascinating what the brain can do in severe traumatic situations to help us survive.

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EnjoyLifeorDieTryin t1_jahskn9 wrote

Ive had to do a lot of research unfortunately but i do think this phenomenon helped my partner be able to move on quicker because she only remembers what happened up until the freeze.

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