FIGHT, FLIGHT, OR FREEZE

BULLSHIT #10

BOUNDED BY TIME AND SPACE

At our level -to exclude quantic level- at least starting from cells, bacteria and virus, we are all trying to decide if and how to invest energy into every manifestation of our environment -stimulus-

Ever a perfect answer?

NO! not even close.

Each possible reaction, will carry pross and cons, in a formula that goes something around: 90% of the pros and cons of the F chosen + about 50% of the pros and cons of the other 2 Fs.

Can it be that simple?

I think every single story, myth or explanation about ourselves or the universe around us is a linguistic exercise to list the pros and cons of one of the Fs or a combination of the Fs applied to a stimulus which in many cases is interpreted as a problem.

 

Can you recall a situation when the application of only one of the Fs gave you an almost perfect outcome?

	Fight	Freeze	Flight
Pros	Potential Spoils of War	Lowest energy cost	Potential to increase safety while avoiding confrontation
	Potential to discover new view points and resources	Lowest chance of being singled out or to attract the being causing danger	Potential to discover new view points and resources
	Chance of eliminating the source of danger before it develops too strong	High chance of preserving current status	High risk to current status but lower risk to being
Cons	High energy cost	Low chance of improving current status	Medium to High energy cost
	High risk of current status and being	Chance of losing the opportunity to apply any of the other 2 Fs	Requires the learning and adaptation to a new environment

 

 

 

PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS

Another rule to measure the internal and the external self.

Another tool to may be improve your aim and to read stories.