We Are Wired To Freeze When We're Under Threat. The Entire Country, Possibly The Entire Planet, Were Forced Into Survival Mode

What is Survival Mode? Stressful stimuli cause a physiological and psychological response called our SURVIVAL MODE. This mode involves the release of stress hormones and the activation of our stress-response systems. OUR MIND AND BODY BECOME FOCUSED ON COMBATING DANGER; Survival mode originally evolved to help us handle threats. When we cannot escape or fight, which are states of physiological hyperarousal, WE ARE WIRED TO FREEZE, a state of hypoarousal; OUR MIND AND BODY BECOME FOCUSED ON COMBATING DANGER; Both hypoarousal and hyperarousal responses are highly effective for brief stressors. However, if the stress is constant, prolonged survival mode becomes maladaptive; WE ARE WIRED TO FREEZE, a state of hypoarousal; mal·a·dap·tive /ˌmaləˈdaptiv/ adjective not providing adequate or appropriate adjustment to the environment or situation