A fawn (a baby deer) will often flee from a perceived hazard that is pursuing them, but will suddenly freeze in the midst of its flight and simply become a spotted pancake in the middle of the road, skidding to a frozen stop, as it were, on his chin. I have seen this happen several times when a fawn was being followed closely by car or a dog. It blends in to the earth so well that it appears to become a sun- spotted patch of dust upon the earth. A dog may freeze and examine the frightened animal, nosing it around or even picking it up to see if it responds to a bite. But as sometimes happens, after a bit of mauling a well fed dog may rapidly lose all interest in the fawn if no response is forthcoming. A fawn that goes down in front of a car, untouched, is best left alone, allowing it to recover from its terror and flight, and hope that the doe will return to the area in response to the bleating of the fawn.

To faun, however is to seek approval by flattery. It is an entirely different matter.

I worked in the national forests for over 50 years. It was always heart-wrenching to watch this drama of Life, knowing that the recovering lonely fawn’s bleats, calling for its mother were also the perfect call for a hungry predator which would kill and eat without a second thought. It is the way of Life. JDA

Thanks for catching my mistake. LOL I’m so glad you got some help from the piece. Please do keep reading and learning. Shirley

I’m discovering so much these days with all the information now available, and there are some great little nuggets here:
“Many freeze types unconsciously believe that people and danger are synonymous and that safety lies in solitude. Outside of fantasy, many give up entirely on the possibility of love. The freeze response, also known as the camouflage response, often triggers the individual into hiding, isolating, and eschewing human contact as much as possible. This type can be so frozen in retreat mode and it seems as if their starter button is stuck in the “off,” position.”
That sums it up beautifully.

Yet, I’m struggling to properly grasp point 3 (I noticed you say there are 4 reasons freeze types are hard to treat, but then give 3. Lol)

This part of point 2 might also prove very useful, because I absolutely have done that throughout my 52 years: ‘They project the perfectionism of their inner critic onto others rather than themselves, then use this for justification of isolation.’

Finally, I’m going to read more, because I’m keen to find a way to get to the other side of the treatment relationship.
Thanks!