Although adaptive in the short term, chronic activation of freeze can create significant challenges for both mental and physical health. In modern contexts, this state is often triggered not by predators but by trauma histories, repeated stress, or environments that feel overwhelming. The freeze response can manifest in subtle ways that are easy to overlook.
Restless energy, poor concentration, and impulsive behavior are often viewed as hallmark traits of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Less widely known is that the same patterns—especially hypervigilance, emotional reactivity, and inattention—can also stem from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Because several core symptoms overlap, clinicians sometimes diagnose ADHD when trauma is the real driver, delaying effective treatment and prolonging distress. Why [...]
Welcome to Zero Commitment Book Club! This is an opportunity for Worth It therapists to share with you what we're currently reading together. If you're interested, you're welcome to read along. If not - NO commitment! We're currently reading: It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle by by Mark [...]
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