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Feeling: Frightened

You may feel frozen, breathless, or small in your body. This state may arise when a danger feels overwhelming. The freeze response is an ancient mammalian defense meant to increase survival when escape seems impossible.

Poem reflection

"My fingers grow numb and I fumble. Let me fumble with
The miracle. I will doubt
That anything will come of it."
- M.F. Dodson
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