In this phase of
alarm response,
rigidity and
fear begin. The aversion pattern begins in a readiness to turn away from an
attack response. The
organism is in conflict, caught between
fight and
flight. The message is,
"You go or I will go!"
There is a sense of being
trapped. We stay in this situation but begin to
dissociate and lose control of our surroundings, and of affecting the other. This is the beginning of disorganization.
PHYSICAL RESPONSE IN THIS PHASE:
Head is suffused with blood, a grabbing in the mouth and hands, blood flow to the internal organs decreases, the pelvis and feet pull up severely, excitation increases.