It can create a feeling of numb office dystopia, as focusing on spreadsheets can make real-world problems feel imagined. A Harvard Medical School analysis says the fight, flight, or freeze instinct can kick in during tough news cycles. AdvertisementAdvertisementHe's describing a sense of numbness some workers feel as more and more return to the office this fall. The fight, flight, or freeze instinct can kick in during tough news cycles or rough personal events, according to a Harvard Medical School analysis . The freeze instinct might appear as indifference on the surface, but it can manifest as generalized anxiety, or even nightmares.

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Persons: —, Charli D'Amelio, Elon, Walt Disney, Joe Fenti, Fenti, Lily Brown, Brown, Ben Sweeny's, Sweeny Organizations: Harvard Medical, Service, Center, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Locations: Boston