The survival response

The survival response is the instinctive protective reaction that comes into play in the face of danger. Responses such as fight, flight, freeze, and collapse are different forms of this response; all of them work automatically to protect the body from a threat. These responses come into play before thought and quickly, because survival requires speed. These reactions are not a weakness but the body's intelligent protective system. The survival response is an expression of the body's oldest wisdom.