Related needs
Feeling: Terrified
You might freeze completely, feel your heart pounding, or lose awareness of your surroundings. This feeling may arise when fear overwhelms capacity to act. Evolutionarily, the freeze response can reduce detection by predators and conserve energy.
Poem reflection
"My soul leaps up at the sound.
What is the question I cannot answer,
That must be answered?
What is the blank face I must fill in with features?"
- Evelyn Scott