depression vs. functional freeze—here’s how to tell the difference 👇🏼 it can be challenging to distinguish whether you’re experiencing depression or if you’re in a state of functional freeze 🥹 functional freeze is a nervous system response to ongoing stress or past trauma, making you feel stuck, immobile, and overwhelmed 😮‍💨 you might be in functional freeze if you’re feeling: ✨ a sense of numbness or disconnection ✨ doing tasks on autopilot without feeling present ✨ difficulty making decis

depression vs. functional freeze—here’s how to tell the difference 👇🏼 it can be challenging to distinguish whether you’re experiencing depression or if you’re in a state of functional freeze 🥹 functional freeze is a nervous system response to ongoing stress or past trauma, making you feel stuck, immobile, and overwhelmed 😮‍💨 you might be in functional freeze if you’re feeling: ✨ a sense of numbness or disconnection ✨ doing tasks on autopilot without feeling present ✨ difficulty making decis

the invisible battle of living in your functional freeze response 👇🏼 it’s a silent struggle when your body gets stuck in the functional freeze response 🥹 on the outside you appear normal and are able to handle your responsibilities but on the inside, you feel constantly, exhausted, stuck, and overwhelmed, 😮‍💨 this often happens when you’re overwhelmed by stress or past traumas and your nervous system starts to shuts down, putting you in a state of functional freeze 😮‍💨 living in functiona

depression vs. functional freeze—here’s how to tell the difference 👇🏼 it can be challenging to distinguish whether you’re experiencing depression or if you’re in a state of functional freeze 🥹 functional freeze is a nervous system response to ongoing stress or past trauma, making you feel stuck, immobile, and overwhelmed 😮‍💨 you might be in functional freeze if you’re feeling: ✨ a sense of numbness or disconnection ✨ doing tasks on autopilot without feeling present ✨ difficulty making decis