In summary, the motor expression of two intense instinctual responses creates a conflict and results in frozen states, such as the stasis in Vince’s shoulder. Normally, muscles that extend operate reciprocally with those that flex. In the traumatic state, however, agonist and antagonist operate against each other, creating frozen (immobility) states. This may lead to debilitating symptoms in almost any part of the body. The energy bound in inhibited (thwarted) responses is so powerful that it can cause an extreme bracing that often has profound effects. For example, when people jump from
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