What causes brain freeze, this miserable spoiler of frozen desserts? The answer is simple: survival instinct. When humans eat ...

A functional freeze is a stress and survival response that occurs when someone feels immobilized by overwhelming emotions but ...

When the nervous system is overloaded with emotions and things to process, the brain may ‘freeze’ as a form of self-protection. “This response comes from the area of the brain which we know ...

Welcome to the world of functional freeze, the mental health phenomenon ... It sounds silly, but it helps bring your brain back to the present moment. Keep a super soft blanket or stress ball ...