eli5: Why do humans have a flight, fight, and freeze response?

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I feel like most animal species only have one, like possums playing dead, but humans have all three and it depends person to person which one they gravitate towards.

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Many animals have multiple. Possoms hiss, false charge and bite.. But when that fails they play dead.

Most animals, humans included need instinctual resources tucked away for when all else fails. These facilities keep the body alive when the other senses become overwhelmed and cannot function cohesively… And the body needs a few options depending on the situation

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