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The Freeze Response, Explained: Polyvagal Theory
Freeze is not the same as shutdown, even though people use the words like they mean the same thing. Shutdown is a limp collapse. Freeze is tense: all the energy to run or fight, with a body that can't move. It's the gas...
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The Freeze Response, Explained: Polyvagal Theory is an episode from Stuck Not Broken by Justin Sunseri. Freeze is not the same as shutdown, even though people use the words like they mean the same thing. Shutdown is a limp collapse. Freeze...
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Published Jul 28, 2026, 17:54 long, audio available.
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