Stress Response
What if your stress response reveals your greatest strength?
Understand how you react under pressure
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Fight/Flight/Freeze/Fawn Response
Cannon, Porges & Walker • Est. 1920-2013
Combines Walter Cannon's classic stress research, Stephen Porges' Polyvagal Theory, and Pete Walker's trauma-informed Fawn response.
Key References
- Cannon, W. (1932). The Wisdom of the Body
- Porges, S. (1994). Polyvagal Theory
- Walker, P. (2013). Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving
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Everything you need to know about the Stress Response assessment
Your stress response is your automatic reaction to perceived threats. The classic 'fight or flight' has expanded to include 'freeze' (shutting down) and 'fawn' (people-pleasing). Most people have a dominant pattern they default to under pressure.
Stress responses are largely automatic, developed through evolution and personal experience. Your nervous system learned what kept you safe in the past and repeats those patterns. Awareness is the first step to developing more flexible responses.
Yes, with practice. While your default response may be hardwired, you can develop awareness and alternative responses. Techniques like breathwork, mindfulness, and therapy can help you respond more intentionally to stress.
Each response has survival value in different situations. Fight energy is useful in competition; flight helps you escape danger; freeze prevents escalation; fawn maintains relationships. The goal is flexibility—choosing the right response for the situation.
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