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Somatic Experiencing
A "bottom- up" approach to therapy: how is your nervous system doing?
Autonomic Nervous System Stress Response
Somatic Experiencing can help you notice the following physiological states & gain tools to move through them effectively
Fight
Fight types protect themselves from threat through conflict
Flight
Flight types protect themselves from threat through escape
Freeze
Freeze types protect themselves from threat through dissociation & stifling
Fawn
Fawn types protect themselves from threat through placation
Crying
Hands in fist
Tight jaw
Feeling of anger/rage
Knotted stomach /nausea
Desire to stomp or kick
Restless legs
Anxiety/ Shallow breathing
Big/Darting Eyes
Feeling trapped
Numbness, cold
Feeling stuck in a part of the body
Holding breathe or restricted breathing
Sense of stiffness, heaviness
Sense of dread
Overapologizing
Difficulty saying no
Neglecting one's own needs
Excessive flattery to other person
--- Human Relations Institute & Clinic
Read about Somatic Experiencing
Trauma and Recovery
By Judith Lewis Herman
The Body Keeps the Score
By Bessel Van Der Kolk
Somawise
by Luke Sniewski
Waking The Tiger
By Peter Levine
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