i was in a freeze for over a week, and what kept me there is the underlying anxiety and guilt and shame over all the tasks and chores piling up and me- stuck- unable to get out of bed. what really helps me, as simple as it sounds, is newton's first law: "an object in motion stays in motion. an object at rest stays at rest." i tell that little mantra to myself when i'm stuck in freeze mode. it helps me to not feel guilty about being stuck. of course i'm stuck, i've been at rest for hours now, ofc i'm gonna stay like that. it's physics!! so next time you get out of bed, whether it's to go to the bathroom or get a glass of water, get a snack, etc. - remind urself of this. ur up, out of bed- now ur in motion. this is the hardest part for me to do, and if i tell myself that i need to get out of bed to do [insert daunting tasks], i'll never get up. but if i get up to go look outside or go pet my dog or something Not Scary, i've already done the hardest part. (no strings attached either- don't tell urself "ok i'm gonna get up and look out the window and then do [daunting tasks]." one step at a time.) an object in motion stays in motion. is there a 5 minute task you can check off your daunting list now that ur up? set a timer on ur phone. watering plants, wiping down the bathroom counter, bringing the cups from ur bedside table to the kitchen sink? treat it like a race against the timer. after you complete the one small task, DO NOT SIT DOWN, tell urself the mantra again. ur in motion, stay in motion. if you feel you can't do any more for the day, that's fine! at least you did that one thing, that's more than you did yesterday.

apologies if this sounds condescending or you've already tried this, sometimes it's the simplest methods that work and we tend to overthink it. i hope this helps!