When our nervous system is in survival, fight/flight response or freeze response, we lose access to our rational thinking brain and operate from the more primitive part of our brain.
How the brain functions when the nervous system is in survival mode.
When our nervous system is in survival, fight/flight response or freeze response, we lose access to our rational thinking brain and operate from the more primitive part of our brain.
The patient might think:
“I’m in danger and this will hurt.”
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The practitioner might respond with
“Your concern is perfectly normal and healthy but we’re here to help.”
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