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"Models like the Polyvagal Theory suggest that we’ve got it b..." — Alison Escalante M.D.

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Models like the Polyvagal Theory suggest that we’ve got it backward. It’s the body that detects danger and initiates a defense strategy meant to help us survive. That biological strategy is called immobilization, and it manifests in the mind and the body with a set of symptoms we call depression.