02/21/2026
Which trauma response does your nervous system most often default to when you’re stressed or triggered?
Before you answer… pause for a moment.
Take one slow breath.
Notice what happens in your body as you read the options.
Because this isn’t about labeling yourself.
It’s about awareness.
And awareness itself is the healer.
These are not personality types.
They are protective strategies your nervous system developed to survive.
You’re not broken.
You adapted.
Fight.
Flight.
Freeze.
Fawn.
At some point in your life, one (or more) of these responses helped you stay safe.
• Fight protected you through power or control.
• Flight kept you safe through busyness or overthinking.
• Freeze protected you by shutting down or dissociating.
• Fawn kept you safe by pleasing or merging.
And most of us don’t live in just one.
You might fight at work.
Freeze in intimacy.
Fawn with authority.
Flight alone at 2am in your thoughts.
As you read through these, simply notice what resonates.
No need to label anything yet.
Just observe.
If you feel comfortable sharing in the comments:
– How does this show up in your relationships?
– What does your body do when this response activates?
– Did the result surprise you?
– Do you notice more than one?
Remember…
We don’t heal by shaming our patterns.
We heal by understanding what they were trying to protect.
Your nervous system is not your enemy.
It’s been working overtime for you.
Let’s bring compassion to the strategy.
Let’s bring awareness to the pattern.
Let’s bring safety back to the body.
I’m so curious what you notice. 💛