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Out of Fight or Flight
Out of Fight or Flight
A Journey Through EMDR, Trauma, and the Will to Heal
By Zebulon Thomas
Out of Fight or Flight is a raw, cinematic, and trauma-informed memoir that walks readers through the lived experience of EMDR therapy — one session, one memory, one breakthrough at a time.
It tells the story of what it means to carry complex trauma from childhood: physical abuse, emotional betrayal, dissociation, survival.
And it tells the truth about what healing actually looks like — not just the relief, but the rage, the fragmentation, the somatic collapse, the slow reclamation of self.
Each chapter unfolds like an EMDR session: flashbacks rise, body memories return, protective parts surface, and meaning begins to form.
This is not a book about a survivor who “overcame.”
It’s about the terrifying and beautiful middle of trauma healing — when survival gives way to recovery, and dissociation begins to thaw.
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Hardcover: ISBN-13: 979-8288269394 | Paperback: ISBN- 13: 979-8289511409
Why This Memoir Is Different
Why This Memoir Is Different
🌀 Written from inside real EMDR therapy — not after it
🌀 Shows what it’s like to process complex PTSD, not just name it
🌀 Trauma-informed: no shock value, no glamorized pain
🌀 Reflects both clinical accuracy and lived emotional truth
🌀 Honors the body’s story, not just the brain’s
Who This Book Is For
Who This Book Is For
Whether you’re:
🌀 A trauma survivor looking for language and validation
🌀 A counselor or therapist wanting to understand what EMDR feels like from the client chair
🌀 A loved one trying to grasp what CPTSD actually is
This book is for you.
It meets you where you are — whether you’re still surviving, just starting to feel, or learning how to name what happened.
Core Themes
Core Themes
🌀 EMDR therapy as a healing map
🌀 Complex PTSD and emotional flashbacks
🌀 Childhood abuse and survival adaptations
🌀 Dissociation and part-based processing
🌀 Somatic memory and body-based trauma
🌀 Safe place imagery + grounding
🌀 Faith, therapy, and rebuilding trust
The Story Behind the Book
The Story Behind the Book
We’ve all been through things.
Some of us carry what we were never meant to hold.
Out of Fight or Flight is the story of what happens when a trauma survivor finally begins to heal — and finds that the truth doesn’t destroy you. It frees you.
Early Reader Words
Early Reader Words
“I’ve never read a trauma memoir that felt so real, so safe, and so needed. I finally feel seen.”
— Anna R.
“This book put words to things I’ve carried my whole life. It didn’t just tell the truth — it gave me permission to begin healing.”
— Jason M.
“I still can’t believe how much the author lived through — and yet every page holds strength, not just survival. This book moved me to start looking for my own EMDR therapist. When the healing gets hard, I already know I’ll come back to the Echoes chapters. They feel like a hand reaching back for me.”
— Lauren S.
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