Learning More: Tonic Immobility Part 2

Part 2 of our series on Learning More about Tonic Immobility: “I felt paralyzed”: breaking down a sexual assault reaction (Part 2) Welcome back! Last time, we talked about a reaction that can happen during sexual assault called tonic immobility. Basically, this is a state of temporary paralysis where you’re fully conscious but you can’t…

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Learning More: Tonic Immobility

In our new series “Learning More” we will be addressing some different topics that we invite you to learn more about. Today’s blog post is Part 1 on Tonic Immobility from Britta Koenen. “I felt paralyzed”: breaking down a sexual assault reaction (Part 1) Imagine this: you’re hosting a group of friends over for dinner,…

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