Really surprised no one here has made the connection between depression and the fight-flight-freeze response. Depression is just the freeze response, just like

Really surprised no one here has made the connection between depression and the fight-flight-freeze response. Depression is just the freeze response, just like we see in our animal relatives. Only difference is we can be triggered by thoughts and not only the presence of danger. Freezing is when you are so powerless, you cannot fight and you cannot fly away. You freeze. That response can be reinforced, and sadly, reinforced by thought alone.