Fight, flight or freeze?

When we are in a state of panic, for instance, when a lion shows up in front of us, one of the three modes above takes over, and each person has his/her own default.

In our lives, mostly there is no lion showing up in our way to office, but we feel a similar anxiety from a lot of stimuli.

The culture of instant messaging and stories and AI-driven recommendations can keep us perennially in a state of panic. As modern psychologists define it, we are always wired, tired and stressed.

Fight or flight is good to avoid near death situations but being in that mode on a consistent basis is not good in any manner. Our decision making becomes awry and our energy gets drained all the time.

It may make sense to, from time to time, disconnect from everything and realise that there is no lion out there to eat you.

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