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ADHD and the Fawn Response

Hacking Your ADHD

CHAPTER

The Negatives of People Pleasing

Fawning is when we try and appease whoever is triggering the response. People pleasing in and of itself isn't always a bad thing, but it can become compulsive if done at the detriment to one's own self. With just people pleasing, there can be a grown resentment form because the pleaser is creating an unspoken contract. It can also morph from just trying to avoid abuse to avoiding someone not liking you.

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