02/03/2026
๐จ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐: ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
Many of the patterns we struggle with in adulthood didnโt begin as problems โ they began as ways of surviving. This series explores the Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fawn responses as understandable adaptations to ongoing stress, trauma, or emotional neglect. Rather than labels, these are lenses for self-compassion and insight. You may recognise one pattern, a blend of several, or different responses in different relationships. The goal isnโt to change who you are, but to better understand how your nervous system learned to keep you safe โ and how greater choice can support recovery.
This series, based on the C-PTSD work of psychotherapist, Pete Walker, will explore the background of the 4F model, its connection to Complex PTSD as an attachmentโbased injury, each trauma response style, common hybrid patterns, and how gentle selfโassessment can support recovery. The goal is not to label or limit you โ but to offer language that reduces shame and increases choice.
