Reading the Signs
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Companion Slides
Hypervigilance, withdrawal, aggression, people-pleasing — trauma responses you'll recognize.
Key Concepts
- Hypervigilance: scanning for danger, startling easily
- Withdrawal: emotional shutdown, isolation as self-protection
- Aggression: fight response — defensive, not predatory
- People-pleasing: fawn response — safety through compliance
- Substance use: self-medication of an overwhelmed nervous system
Part of
Module 2: How Trauma Shows Up
Recognizing trauma responses in behavior, across ages, in the body, and through a trauma-informed lens.