Trauma Rewired

The Flight Trauma Response, Fear, and Your Nervous System Explained

Aug 25, 2025
Discover how the fight response, often seen as a flaw, is actually a survival mechanism shaped by trauma. The podcast reveals the crucial distinction between healthy anger and chronic fight states, and how trauma trains the brain to perceive threats everywhere. Learn about the neuroscience behind emotional regulation and how unresolved anger affects relationships. Unpack the impact of societal pressures on emotional well-being and explore practical tools for reclaiming anger as a force for setting boundaries and promoting personal growth.
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ANECDOTE

Somatic Therapy Taught Slowing Works

  • Jennifer describes using somatic therapy and being told to slow down during processing.
  • Slowing allowed her to feel surges of emotion and hear her body's internal signals.
INSIGHT

Flight Is Mobilization Not Laziness

  • Flight is a sympathetic mobilization that seeks escape through movement, not always physical running.
  • It can appear as overbooking, jumping between projects, or constant busyness to avoid internal sensations.
INSIGHT

Chronic Flight Narrows Emotion And Thought

  • Chronic flight disconnects you from interoception and limits emotional categories.
  • The brain predicts danger in safe contexts, keeping the prefrontal cortex under-resourced and urgency high.
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