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Freeze Thaw Plan

Thaw happens in stages

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Freeze thaws in stages: from immobilization → some sympathetic activation (shaking, tears, anger) → back to safe and social. Pushing past freeze into functioning without thaw stores it in the body.

Signs I'm in freeze
Thaw supports
  • Warmth — blanket, tea, sun
  • Weight — heavy blanket, self-hug
  • Slow orienting to the room
  • Gentle sway or rock
  • A safe voice — human or recorded
  • Small movement — fingers, toes first
After thaw — regulation for the sympathetic surge that often follows
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