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Understanding trauma and the nervous system

Adult · 30 minutes · Explain fight, flight, freeze and fawn.

Visual learning map for Understanding trauma and the nervous system: observe, try, then explain. Explain fight, flight, freeze and fawn.
Visual learning map for Understanding trauma and the nervous system: observe, try, then explain. Explain fight, flight, freeze and fawn.

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Explain fight, flight, freeze and fawn.

Your turn: Choose one thing you would like to understand by the end.

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  1. Today: Understanding trauma and the nervous system. Our goal: Explain fight, flight, freeze and fawn.
  2. Take one idea at a time. Pause after each sentence; ask for repetition whenever you need it.
  3. Threat is assessed below conscious thought. The sympathetic branch mobilises — fight or flight; responses can include freezing, dissociation or appeasing. Explanations such as polyvagal theory remain debated. Gentle grounding or support may help some people, but no technique works for everyone; seek qualified help for persistent distress.
  4. Together: choose one example from the explanation and show how it works. What do you notice?
  5. Your turn: Track your own arousal three times today and name the state.
  6. Reflect: what made sense, and what would you like explained differently?
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