News India Live, Digital Desk: In today’s busy life, we often feel tired, but has it ever happened that you are doing all your work (office, home, studies) on time, but from inside you feel completely empty or ‘numb’? psychological it ‘Functional Freeze’ Giving the name of. This is a condition where the body goes into ‘survival mode’.

What is functional freeze? (Meaning)

Our body generally responds to stress in three ways: ‘fight’, ‘flight’ or ‘Freeze’ (to come to a standstill).

In ‘functional freeze’ the person is not completely disabled, but appears completely normal on the outside—he goes to work, talks to people, and fulfills responsibilities. But mentally he is under so much stress that he stops feeling emotions. This can also be called a deeper level of ‘high-functioning anxiety’.

Main Symptoms: Are you one of these?

If you are experiencing the following conditions, you may be in functional freeze mode:

Lack of emotions: Not feeling too happy, not too sad. Just working like a ‘robot’.

Extreme Fatigue: Feeling tired after waking up in the morning even after sleeping all night.

Procrastination: Pushing yourself too hard even to do small tasks.

Desire for loneliness: Disconnecting from people as soon as work is over and scrolling through your phone or watching TV for hours to keep your mind numb.

Loss of memory: Forgetting small things or not being able to focus.

Why does this happen?

The main reason for this Chronic Stress Is. When work pressure, personal problems or social media overload on our nervous system becomes so much that the brain cannot process it, it shuts down itself to ‘protect’ itself.

Ways to get out of this (Solutions)

Grounding Exercise: When you feel freeze, look at 5 things around you, touch 4 things, listen to 3 sounds. It brings you back to the present.

physical activity: If you can’t go to the gym, just walk or stretch for 10 minutes. Body movement helps break the brain’s ‘freeze’ mode.

Learn to say ‘no’: Recognize your limitations and do not take on more workload than you can handle.

Digital Detox: Stay away from the phone one hour before sleeping.Important Note: If this condition persists for a long time, do not ignore it. Talking to a mental health professional or therapist can be very helpful in your recovery.