Thread by @DrWilliams

Thread 1. OK It would be Great if ppl understood that when a person is assaulted or under threat, particularly children or other vulnerable-they go into a ‘freeze mode’. It is a well-described SURVIVAL technique- to dissociate from reality in order to maximise chances of survival

https://twitter.com/Paley6554/status/1378827160673087490

2. That there are still people who would question a child for not fighting back against an adult, or a woman afraid her rapist may kill her after he’s ‘done’ is testimony to just how far we are from truly understanding the impact of trauma. It is a male concept - that a true

3. Victim of assault would scream or fight back. This is absolutely, 💯 untrue. The human “body” makes the decision about how to approach a risky situation & a predator that is bigger,stronger is going to cause the smaller individual to choose a path that best allows survival

4. A child cannot run from an adult, they cannot fight back, so they FREEZE. This is same for a woman who is overpowered by a rapist. There is no intellectual planning behind this response . It’s all occurring on a very primal survival level. We need to stop judging how fearful

5. A person is by whether they fought hard,yelled or ran away. The most disgraceful type of victim-blaming. @Georgie_Burg_45 @Drhutch2011 @yabbtopia @CCCBuryStEd @sally_stevensxn @MFWitches @custodypeace @waltonkate @shaunwarnock_sw @RDNS_TAI @AmberMaySchultz @noplaceforsheep