09/05/2025
Tonight, I would like to open a doorway into a hidden door into the labyrinth of that very few dare to speak about. This is not just a form of “freeze” or , it is unshakable, soul-deep that comes with Complex . A body caught in its own silence, and a mind that cannot move, even when it is begging itself to rise to complete a task, or deadline or even to just.. move…
I am writing this because I know many of you have seen this stillness, whether in your own body or in the ghostly eyes of someone you love. It comes with a name, a name hidden from the eyes of those who need to know its existence. This is done to silence those of us who cannot speak up when needed. It is done to keep us quiet when the medical field is working on their “bandaid” diagnosing. It deserves to be understood, not just for my sake, but for the sake of those who have a loved one and witness the cruel cage slamming the door shut when their loved ones are stressing about deadlines, or experiencing traumatic events. Most of all, it deserves compassion, because this type of paralysis is involuntary.
We are not lazy, we are not procrastinating. This is an actual condition that is often overlooked, and it is time that accommodations are made and taken seriously, because we cannot evolve as a society if we are not willing to learn and grow from each other. I will be posting this in my own books, as well as on multiple social media platforms. You can find me everywhere, I am .
The Ancient Reflex: Tonic
When danger blocks all other exits and modes of coping, like a wild pack of coyotes circling in on a deer.. the body calls upon an ancient instinct.. tonic immobility. We have been told for too long that humans only have the “fight or flight” response, but this simply is not true. We as PREY animals originally, we have a PREY instinct, when dancing with danger in the threat of death or harm.. Fight. Flight. Freeze.
It isn’t laziness, it isn’t weakness, it's raw, unadulterated survival.
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