We’ve all heard about the fight-or-flight response. Then, it was fight, flight, or freeze. Now it’s fight, flight, freeze, or fawn. Here’s what it means. When people mention fight-or-flight as the way ...

Stress is an unavoidable part of life, and while it often carries a negative connotation, it is actually a fundamental survival mechanism. When faced with a perceived threat, whether physical or ...

Fight and flight have long been established responses to stress, presenting people with two paths: engage with conflict head-on or try to escape from it. But what happens when you can't seem to move ...

PHILADELPHIA - "Take a deep breath" is the mantra of every anxiety-reducing advice list ever written. And for good reason. There's increasing physiological evidence connecting breathing patterns with ...

Fight or flight are not the only common responses to a traumatic event. I addressed this a bit in a column published on November 22, 2022 explaining that some authors describe “4 F’s”: fight, flight, ...

As the markets fall, it is natural to have a visceral reaction to your investment losses. If you have been invested appropriately, this market volatility shouldn’t pose a threat to your ability to ...

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