
DAY 4
Surviving in Silence
However, your brain isn't simply layered. It’s adaptive, continually reshaping itself based on past experiences. If unresolved stress or trauma has been part of your life, your brain may now default to those stress patterns, reinforcing Functional Freeze as a familiar response.
DAY 1
Surviving in Silence
Here's where things get complicated. Your stress response was never designed to stay "on" permanently. But modern life rarely gives it a break, and that's where the trouble begins.