# Managing fight/flight/freeze response

**URL:** <https://community.reveri.com/t/managing-fight-flight-freeze-response/315>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [November 28, 2023, 11:04pm UTC](https://community.reveri.com/t/managing-fight-flight-freeze-response/315 "2023-11-28T23:04:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Gwgarner](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/community.reveri.com/gwgarner/32/82_2.png) [@Gwgarner](https://community.reveri.com/u/Gwgarner)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2023, 11:04pm UTC](https://community.reveri.com/t/managing-fight-flight-freeze-response/315/1 "2023-11-28T23:04:45Z")

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Hi there! I’m enjoying the Reveri app and wondered if anyone had used any of the exercises in relation to managing fight-flight-freeze responses? I’ve recently been thinking about how I perform under pressure, even on a day to day basis, and think that there is something in recognising the state of ‘hyper arousal’ in itself. I guess the performance anxiety hypnosis feels closest to what I’m looking at, but I’m interested to see if others have looked or reflected on FFF or used self-hypnosis to drive performance improvements in this area.

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**Author:** ![SebastianBr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@SebastianBr](https://community.reveri.com/u/SebastianBr)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2023, 7:30am UTC](https://community.reveri.com/t/managing-fight-flight-freeze-response/315/2 "2023-11-30T07:30:37Z")

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Hi! I had used the short quick relief sessions for similar situations where anxiety had caused me wanting to flight / freeze mainly. These shorter sessions helped me center and „come back“ quickly, also quite easy to memorize Dr. Spiegel‘s voice and going through the exercise without the app.

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**Author:** ![Gwgarner](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/community.reveri.com/gwgarner/32/82_2.png) [@Gwgarner](https://community.reveri.com/u/Gwgarner)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2023, 6:36am UTC](https://community.reveri.com/t/managing-fight-flight-freeze-response/315/3 "2023-12-01T06:36:36Z")

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Interesting - thanks! Do you try and do the self hypnosis before potential moments of stress, or just as part of general daily practice? Are you finding it helps?

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**Author:** ![wendy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/2bfe46/32.png) [@wendy](https://community.reveri.com/u/wendy)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2023, 10:43pm UTC](https://community.reveri.com/t/managing-fight-flight-freeze-response/315/4 "2023-12-01T22:43:00Z")

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Hi there, I find control any habit very very useful. The habit of flight/fight when I get stressed, the habit of getting annoyed if someone does something I don’t like are a couple of examples

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**Author:** ![Gwgarner](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/community.reveri.com/gwgarner/32/82_2.png) [@Gwgarner](https://community.reveri.com/u/Gwgarner)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2023, 6:30am UTC](https://community.reveri.com/t/managing-fight-flight-freeze-response/315/5 "2023-12-02T06:30:23Z")

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That’s interesting - thanks! I think that’s a good way of thinking about it and approaching it. I’ll give it a go!