Principle: Balcony and Dancefloor — Lizard Brain
What is trauma?
Trauma isn't the event itself, but rather what occurs within you because of the event. Think of a physical injury: the cut is the event, the scar is the trauma. It's the lasting impact, the fear, the emotional memory lodged in your body.
Trauma creates fear, loneliness, helplessness, and disconnects you from your true being. It leads
... See moreBecause we are taught to assume that people who are threatened will naturally run or fight (or imagine that is what we would do if faced with a dire circumstance), it confuses us to hear that somebody might instead freeze, dissociate, or shut down.
Stephen W. Porges • Our Polyvagal World_Stephen and Seth Porges
Trauma responses are instinctive reactions to perceived threats.
Gretchen Carlson • Trauma Recovery Pathways: A Mindfulness Roadmap to Healing and Resilience - Your Guide to Overcoming PTSD with Personal Insights and Practical Strategies
Fight, Flee, Freeze, Faint, and Fawn. Each of these five strategies has its own physiological signature designed to produce different sets of behaviors.