Become HEALTHIER!
Become HEALTHIER!
The book "Big feelings come and go" explains how the amygdala works and gives us strategies on how to settle our bodies when we go into freeze, flight or fight.
kicking
screaming
spitting
pushing
throwing anything he can get his hands on
his hands clasped in fists, ready to punch
glaring
clawing at the air
gasping for breath
darting eyes
restlessness
excessive fidgeting
doing anything to get away
running without concern for his own safety
holding his breath
heart pounding and/or decreased heart rate
shutting down
feeling unable to move
escaping into his own mind
feeling numb
whining
daydreaming