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Understanding Functional Freeze: Signs, Causes, and How to Heal
Trauma & Healing Alyssa Kushner, LCSW 4/19/25 Trauma & Healing Alyssa Kushner, LCSW 4/19/25

Understanding Functional Freeze: Signs, Causes, and How to Heal

Feeling stuck, numb, or disconnected even while "functioning"? You might be experiencing functional freeze - a survival response to chronic stress and trauma. Learn what functional freeze is, signs to look for, and how to start healing.

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Before you say “yes,” pause.⁣ ⁣ So many of us - especially people pleasers, fawners, or those who grew up equating connection with compliance - say yes before we’ve even checked in with ourselves.⁣ ⁣ But every “yes” is a
Calling my fellow female therapists 😊⁣ ⁣ I am launching a support AND consultation group for therapists who are navigating over-functioning, over-responsibility, recovering people pleasers and my anxious perfectionists!!!⁣ ⁣ This 12 week group will Hypervigilance can make it feel like you have to be on all the time. ⁣ ⁣ But safety starts with tiny moments of trust - in yourself, in your body, in the present. Reminding yourself that you don’t have to brace for impact 24-7. #hypervigilance Sometimes what feels like calm is actually our body’s way of protecting us from overwhelm. ⁣ ⁣ Freeze can look like peace or calm on the outside - but inside, your system might be shut down, disconnected, or running on autopilot.⁣ ⁣ If you&rsqu
November is for genuine gratitude, reflection, and alignment with yourself. What are some of your intentions this month? #november #gratitude #therapistsofinstagram If the relationship costs your sense of self, it’s not intimacy - it’s reenactment.⁣ ⁣ The body chases what’s familiar, even when it hurts.⁣ ⁣ To work through this is when you stop calling self-abandonment love. And start believing When joy and the present moment feels unsafe.⁣ ⁣ Sometimes, the hardest moments aren’t the painful ones they’re actually the peaceful ones.⁣ ⁣ Because peace and the present can feel unfamiliar or uncomfy when your nervous system is used t We all carry core emotional wounds - the deep-rooted beliefs that quietly shape our reactions, relationships, and self-worth.⁣ ⁣ Noticing which one feels most familiar is the first step toward holding it with compassion. Before we do anything to shif

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