What is The Freeze Response?

The pattern of stress and then collapse. High energy and then exhausted. Anxiety followed by heaviness and feeling down.

If you identify with this up and down pattern, you may likely be experiencing a chronic freeze response.  This is a very common pattern of the biology of the nervous system!

The freeze response is one of the states of the nervous system and is the most misunderstood state! In fact, many people lump freeze in with fight or flight.

As a reminder, there are three states of your nervous system: the parasympathetic, the sympathetic and the freeze state.  (To review those, Watch This Video On Performance And The Nervous System Here)

The parasympathetic state is when you feel safe, secure, curious, calm and alive! You are present and at your best physically, mentally, and emotionally. The sympathetic nervous system state is a high-energy state, the fight or flight in response to stress.

The freeze response happens when for whatever reason, your biology experiences overwhelm. It then shuts down to go into an energy conservation state. This is the freeze response. A person can feel like they are in a daze, unable to think or focus. They struggle to have energy and focus to be productive and can become emotionally distant or numb. Many may reach for caffeine, food, or exercise or impose deadlines or procrastinate in order to create the stress or energy to get things done. (Relating? Read My Article On Energy Hacks Here)

There is another way though! By addressing the biology of the freeze response, the overwhelm that happens on a cellular level, we can help rewire this pattern of the constant up and down and instead, be consistently in the calm and alive state.

Starting September 20, you will have the opportunity to do a deep dive into addressing the biology of the freeze response and cellular overwhelm. I will be teaching a 4-week module on Trauma As An Energy Problem for the Biology of Trauma Certification Course. The first 3 weeks are open to the general public and those wanting to address their own biology.

If you are a professional and are interested in learning about the certification course, you can get more information here.

One of the things I will teach about cellular overwhelm is the role of oxidative stress. Addressing oxidative stress is essential to addressing the biology of the freeze response. The current epidemic of mental health problems combined with unprecedented global events is raising oxidative stress levels to an all-time high.

High levels of oxidative stress push your biology over the edge into overwhelm. Antioxidants are the most powerful protection mechanism against oxidative stress. I want to share with you a highly potent antioxidant that I personally use. It is called Carbon-60 (C60).

I first became interested in it because of the research. Then people I know shared how they have personally noticed a difference. Now I use it and just bought a sample for a patient last week and personally delivered it to her house!

I brought on the Chief Scientific Officer, Ken Swartz, for a presentation. You can watch that recording through the link below, learn more about how C60 protects the body from cellular damage by reducing oxidative stress, and even purchase your own sample with a 10% discount they gave me to share with you (discount is valid through August 31).

Click Here To Learn More About C60

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To Your Best Health & Your Best Self~

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