😵💫📊 Your Stress Has a Language… Here Are the 5 Types and What Yours Says About You 😬
The Imploder: This is a “freeze” response to a stressful situation. The imploder may feel hopeless, helpless and paralyzed, Donnelly explained. I have a buddy that does just that. He freezes in the moment. So odd to me, but I get him.
The Exploder: This is a “fight or flight” response to a stressful situation. This person may have an inflated reaction to a stressful situation; they might get irritable, frustrated or angry, or even leave a situation that they can’t handle, Donnelly said.
The Fixer: This “tend and befriend” reaction is typically how women express a stress response. This can look like appeasement, people pleasing, overstepping boundaries and even “mothering” people who aren’t your kids, according to Donnelly.
The Number: As in, a person who numbs themself to the outside world when things aren’t going well, Donnelly said. This person usually uses escapism ― such as drugs, alcohol, online gaming, overworking or overexercising ― as a coping mechanism for stress.
The Denier: This is someone who possesses toxic positivity in response to stress and can be overly optimistic to avoid reality, Donnelly explained.