Tag: perfectionism

• The Flight Response: When You and Your Character Run Without Going Anywhere

  

  The flight response doesn’t always mean running away. Learn how it can appear in fictional characters and ourselves through avoidance, busyness, overplanning, and the urge to escape.

  rwoodsfiction

  August 9, 2026

  Psychology, Self-Discovery, Writing

  anxiety, avoidance, character development, emotional regulation, flight response, journaling, nervous system, perfectionism, Prompt Me Within, protective responses, self-awareness, trauma-informed, writing characters