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Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

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

Jun 17, 2024
01:11:51
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Dr. Rick and Forrest explore the fawn stress response, discussing people pleasing, self-abandonment, weak boundaries, and self-sacrifice. They cover the roots of fawning and provide tools for healthy boundaries and self-acceptance. Key topics include power imbalances, personal history leading to fawning, shame, self-expression, and becoming your own source of safety.
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Quick takeaways

  • The fawn response involves people-pleasing and self-sacrifice to manage stress.
  • Developing healthy boundaries and self-acceptance helps counter the fawn response.

Deep dives

Understanding the FON Response as a Survival Strategy

The FON response, characterized by appeasement behavior, aims to manage dangerous situations by pleasing others to avoid conflict. This approach contrasts with the fight, flight, or freeze responses. The episode delves into examples such as a child pleading with a bully or primates showing submission gestures, highlighting the primal nature of the FON response as rooted in attachment theory.

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