We all experience fight, flight, freeze, and fawn, but for those with trauma history, these responses to stress can become ...

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Feeling like you're in a constant state of alert? It's possible you might be stuck in fight-or-flight mode. This ancient survival mechanism helped our ancestors dodge predators, but in today's world, ...

This information is channeled to a brain structure called the thalamus, whose job is to relay information simultaneously onto ...

When we talk about trauma, we often mention the three well-known responses: fight, flight or freeze. It’s the idea that everyone has an instinctive survival mechanism to confront (fight), escape ...

A brain scan study shows witnessing someone else get bullied can trigger an instant distress response, especially in people who have been bullied before.

Some people say the United States is in a period of “national trauma,” a psychological phenomenon in which negative events ...

Social media once promised connection, but today it often thrives on outrage and addictive design. Experts share tips to regain balance in the digital age.

HOUSTON – Emotions ran high in a Harris County courtroom Monday as the fourth day of testimony unfolded in the manslaughter trial of Tony Earls Jr., who is charged in the 2022 shooting death of 9-year ...