What is ‘functional freeze’? Therapist explains why you’re overwhelmed by everyday tasks
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What is ‘functional freeze’? Therapist explains why you’re overwhelmed by everyday tasks
Jul 11, 2024
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Functional freeze is your body’s survival response to chronic stress, often overlooked but incredibly common. 😓 Here is why: When we’ve been in fight-or-flight mode for too long, our nervous system can shift into freeze, a state where we feel stuck, unmotivated, fatigued, or emotionally numb. It’s the body’s way of conserving energy when it feels like it’s been under threat for too long. 🚫The cycle of chronic stress can deeply impact your hormones, gut health, and overall well-being if left un
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Functional freeze is your body’s survival response to chronic stress, often overlooked but incredibly common. 😓 Here is why: When we’ve been in fight-or-flight mode for too long, our nervous system can shift into freeze, a state where we feel stuck, unmotivated, fatigued, or emotionally numb. It’s the body’s way of conserving energy when it feels like it’s been under threat for too long. 🚫The cycle of chronic stress can deeply impact your hormones, gut health, and overall well-being if left un
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Functional freeze is the body’s response to chronic stress. Tips to get out of it: move your body, release anger, connect with someone and shake and feel. Book a complementary consultation for 1:1 guidance, testing, meal plans and supplement recommendations 🙂. Booking link in bio #rootcause #hormonehealth #naturalremedies #holistichealth #healthandwellnesstips #cortisolimbalance #hormoneimbalance #overwhelmed #exhausted #nervoussystemregulation | Healthy Healing Functional Medicine
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Functional freeze is the body’s response to chronic stress. Tips to get out of it: move your body, release anger, connect with someone and shake and feel. Book a complementary consultation for 1:1 guidance, testing, meal plans and supplement recommendations 🙂. Booking link in bio #rootcause #hormonehealth #naturalremedies #holistichealth #healthandwellnesstips #cortisolimbalance #hormoneimbalance #overwhelmed #exhausted #nervoussystemregulation | Healthy Healing Functional Medicine
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the invisible battle of living in your functional freeze response 👇🏼 it’s a silent struggle when your body gets stuck in the functional freeze response 🥹 on the outside you appear normal and are able to handle your responsibilities but on the inside, you feel constantly, exhausted, stuck, and overwhelmed, 😮‍💨 this often happens when you’re overwhelmed by stress or past traumas and your nervous system starts to shuts down, putting you in a state of functional freeze 😮‍💨 living in functiona
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the invisible battle of living in your functional freeze response 👇🏼 it’s a silent struggle when your body gets stuck in the functional freeze response 🥹 on the outside you appear normal and are able to handle your responsibilities but on the inside, you feel constantly, exhausted, stuck, and overwhelmed, 😮‍💨 this often happens when you’re overwhelmed by stress or past traumas and your nervous system starts to shuts down, putting you in a state of functional freeze 😮‍💨 living in functiona
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depression vs. functional freeze—here’s how to tell the difference 👇🏼 it can be challenging to distinguish whether you’re experiencing depression or if you’re in a state of functional freeze 🥹 functional freeze is a nervous system response to ongoing stress or past trauma, making you feel stuck, immobile, and overwhelmed 😮‍💨 you might be in functional freeze if you’re feeling: ✨ a sense of numbness or disconnection ✨ doing tasks on autopilot without feeling present ✨ difficulty making decis
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depression vs. functional freeze—here’s how to tell the difference 👇🏼 it can be challenging to distinguish whether you’re experiencing depression or if you’re in a state of functional freeze 🥹 functional freeze is a nervous system response to ongoing stress or past trauma, making you feel stuck, immobile, and overwhelmed 😮‍💨 you might be in functional freeze if you’re feeling: ✨ a sense of numbness or disconnection ✨ doing tasks on autopilot without feeling present ✨ difficulty making decis
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depre$sion vs. functional freeze—here’s how to tell the difference 👇🏼 it can be challenging to distinguish whether you’re experiencing depre$sion or if you’re in a state of functional freeze 🥹 functional freeze is a nervous system response to ongoing stress or past trauma, making you feel stuck, immobile, and overwhelmed 😮‍💨 you might be in functional freeze if you’re feeling: ✨ a sense of numbness or disconnection ✨ doing tasks on autopilot without feeling present ✨ difficulty making decis
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depre$sion vs. functional freeze—here’s how to tell the difference 👇🏼 it can be challenging to distinguish whether you’re experiencing depre$sion or if you’re in a state of functional freeze 🥹 functional freeze is a nervous system response to ongoing stress or past trauma, making you feel stuck, immobile, and overwhelmed 😮‍💨 you might be in functional freeze if you’re feeling: ✨ a sense of numbness or disconnection ✨ doing tasks on autopilot without feeling present ✨ difficulty making decis
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depression vs. functional freeze—here’s how to tell the difference 👇🏼 it can be challenging to distinguish whether you’re experiencing depression or if you’re in a state of functional freeze 🥹 functional freeze is a nervous system response to ongoing stress or past trauma, making you feel stuck, immobile, and overwhelmed 😮‍💨 you might be in functional freeze if you’re feeling: ✨ a sense of numbness or disconnection ✨ doing tasks on autopilot without feeling present ✨ difficulty making decis
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depression vs. functional freeze—here’s how to tell the difference 👇🏼 it can be challenging to distinguish whether you’re experiencing depression or if you’re in a state of functional freeze 🥹 functional freeze is a nervous system response to ongoing stress or past trauma, making you feel stuck, immobile, and overwhelmed 😮‍💨 you might be in functional freeze if you’re feeling: ✨ a sense of numbness or disconnection ✨ doing tasks on autopilot without feeling present ✨ difficulty making decis
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depression vs. functional freeze—here’s how to tell the difference 👇🏼 it can be challenging to distinguish whether you’re experiencing depression or if you’re in a state of functional freeze 🥹 functional freeze is a nervous system response to ongoing stress or past trauma, making you feel stuck, immobile, and overwhelmed 😮‍💨 you might be in functional freeze if you’re feeling: ✨ a sense of numbness or disconnection ✨ doing tasks on autopilot without feeling present ✨ difficulty making decis
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when your freeze becomes too functional, keeping you stuck long after danger has passed 👇🏼 functional freeze can leave you feeling disconnected, numb, and constantly overwhelmed while you’re still handling your daily responsibilities 🥹 freeze response is your body’s way of protecting you during stressful or traumatic situations, but it’s not meant to be a long-term state 😮‍💨 what makes freeze functional is that you’re still able to go to work / take care of your kids but afterwards you self
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the silent struggle of functional freeze response 👇🏼 when you’re living in a functional freeze, you might look together and calm on the outside, but on the inside you’re shutdown, overwhelmed, and disconnected 🥹 this hidden state is a sneaky survival mechanism, where you operate on autopilot amidst overwhelming stress or years of unresolved trauma 😮‍💨 this isn’t your fault! your nervous system starts to shutdown and move into the functional freeze response to protect you from experiencing m
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the silent struggle of functional freeze response 👇🏼 when you’re living in a functional freeze, you might look together and calm on the outside, but on the inside you’re shutdown, overwhelmed, and disconnected 🥹 this hidden state is a sneaky survival mechanism, where you operate on autopilot amidst overwhelming stress or years of unresolved trauma 😮‍💨 this isn’t your fault! your nervous system starts to shutdown and move into the functional freeze response to protect you from experiencing m
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the silent struggle of functional freeze response 👇🏼 when you’re living in a functional freeze, you might look together and calm on the outside, but on the inside you’re shutdown, overwhelmed, and disconnected 🥹 this hidden state is a sneaky survival mechanism, where you operate on autopilot amidst overwhelming stress or years of unresolved trauma 😮‍💨 this isn’t your fault! your nervous system starts to shutdown and move into the functional freeze response to protect you from experiencing m
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navigating the hidden battle of living in functional freeze response 👇🏼 when you’re living in a functional freeze, you might look together and calm on the outside, but on the inside you’re shutdown, overwhelmed, and disconnected 🥹 this hidden state is a sneaky survival mechanism, where you operate on autopilot amidst overwhelming stress or years of unresolved trauma 😮‍💨 this isn’t your fault! your nervous system starts to shutdown and move into the functional freeze response to protect you
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the silent struggle of living in functional freeze response 👇🏼 when you’re living in a functional freeze, you might look together and calm on the outside, but on the inside you’re shutdown, overwhelmed, and disconnected 🥹 this hidden state is a sneaky survival mechanism, where you operate on autopilot amidst overwhelming stress or years of unresolved trauma 😮‍💨 this isn’t your fault! your nervous system starts to shutdown and move into the functional freeze response to protect you from expe
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what functional freeze looks like, especially when you’re good at hiding it 👇🏼 when you’re constantly in a state of stress or have unresolved trauma, your freeze response can become your body’s default reaction even when you’re out of real danger 🥹 this is what’s known as functional freeze, and it’s a sign of a dysregulated nervous system resulting from chronic stress and stored trauma 😮‍💨 functional freeze is when you numb, shut down, and check out from your body, your sensations, and your
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the silent struggle of functional freeze response 👇🏼 when you’re living in a functional freeze, you might look together and calm on the outside, but on the inside you’re shutdown, overwhelmed, and disconnected 🥹 this hidden state is a sneaky survival mechanism, where you operate on autopilot amidst overwhelming stress or years of unresolved trauma 😮‍💨 this isn’t your fault! your nervous system starts to shutdown and move into the functional freeze response to protect you from experiencing m
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the silent struggle of functional freeze response 👇🏼 when you’re living in a functional freeze, you might look together and calm on the outside, but on the inside you’re shutdown, overwhelmed, and disconnected 🥹 this hidden state is a sneaky survival mechanism, where you operate on autopilot amidst overwhelming stress or years of unresolved trauma 😮‍💨 this isn’t your fault! your nervous system starts to shutdown and move into the functional freeze response to protect you from experiencing m
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