Trauma Rewired Fawn the Trauma Response
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Jun 28, 2022 Explore the least understood trauma response known as fawn, its impact on self and relationships, and practical tools to regulate the nervous system. Uncover the concept of sexual fawning, its triggers, and how to move past it. Delve into the physical manifestations of fawn response, constriction in the body, and the opportunity for growth and change.
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Fawning: A Trauma Response, Not a Personality Trait
- Fawning, a trauma response, is often mistaken for a personality trait like people-pleasing.
- It involves engaging socially with a threat to modulate their experience for self-preservation.
Trauma Responses as Survival Strategies
- Trauma responses, including fawning, are survival strategies learned in early development.
- These reflexive 'old brain' reactions replay throughout life when triggered.
Development of Fawning
- Fawning develops as a protective response when children lack co-regulation from caregivers.
- They learn to prioritize others' needs to secure connection and avoid perceived abandonment.