{"id":11131,"date":"2023-12-05T10:32:38","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T15:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yogadurire.com\/les-trois-principales-reactions-au-stress\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T13:12:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T17:12:01","slug":"the-three-main-reactions-to-stress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yogadurire.com\/en\/the-three-main-reactions-to-stress\/","title":{"rendered":"The three main reactions to stress"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was reading my colleague Alain Samson<\/a> ‘s newsletter this morning as I waited in the studio to do my TV column in Ottawa.<\/p>\n

One sentence in particular caught my attention. <\/span><\/p>\n

He quotes Henri Laborit, a French physician, surgeon and neurobiologist who made his name by popularizing neuroscience.<\/p>\n

According to Henri Laborit, under stress, individuals tend to react in three main ways: flight, aggression or immobilization.<\/p>\n

He also says that, in the face of threat or intense stress, immobilization is the least energy-intensive response for the body.<\/p>\n

My experience<\/h4>\n

I’ve observed that, depending on the situation, I too will react in these three ways. <\/span><\/p>\n

For example, when I look at the clock and I’m slightly off time, I tend to want to run away. As in walking faster, driving faster, moving more. So here, it would be running away. <\/p>\n

In other circumstances, I “freeze”. Unable to speak, to move, to think. Faced with shocking news, for example. It’s as if everything comes to a standstill. Immobilization. <\/p>\n

As for the aggressive reaction, I’m sure you can think of several situations where we become downright aggressive and impatient. Sudden movements, clenched jaws, louder (or higher-pitched) voice. <\/p>\n

All these reactions are due to perceived stress. Fascinating. <\/p>\n

Depending on the situation, we all react this way. Flight, aggression or immobility. <\/p>\n

So and so. I repeat, these are the three main reactions! That means there are others. <\/p>\n

What could it be?<\/h5>\n

Hmm… I think about how I want to cry sometimes when it’s a bit too much. Or what a few people tell me – that they can’t stop laughing when they’re going through something very stressful. <\/p>\n

Laugh or cry.<\/p>\n

Two reactions that release some of the tension generated by the situation. There’s an immediate sense of liberation after laughing as well as crying. And I use both too! <\/p>\n

The idea is not to judge ourselves (or anyone else) but simply to observe that humans all react in certain ways, and that we have many reactions in common.<\/p>\n

And that’s interesting!<\/p>\n

What’s YOUR answer?<\/h5>\n

Escape? Aggression? Or immobilization? Laughing? Tears? <\/p>\n

Have a nice day!
\nLaughter, joy and health<\/p>\n

Linda<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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