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The Fawn Response: People Pleasing, Self-Abandonment, and Standing Up for Yourself

Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

CHAPTER

Breaking Free from People-Pleasing Patterns

This chapter delves into the challenges of setting boundaries, fears of conflict, and overextending oneself for others within different types of relationships. It explores how to address and potentially reset unhealthy patterns in romantic relationships where one partner tends to people please. Strategies to increase self-awareness, stand up for oneself, and negotiate fair arrangements in relationships are discussed to break free from the fawning response.

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