Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Stop People Pleasing and Start Honoring You! 99: Fawning: A People Pleaser Stress Response
"Fawning" is the most common stress response among highly sensitive people and people pleasers. In this episode we explore the four F's in the human stress response—fight, flight, freeze, and fawn—and discuss how fawning manifests in behaviors aimed at pleasing others, often at the expense of one's own needs and boundaries.
What You'll Learn:
-The four F's of the human stress response: fight, flight, freeze, and fawn
-How fawning can be identified through behaviors like extreme people-pleasing and conflict avoidance
-The impact of seeking approval and over-apologizing on personal well-being
-The dangers of ignoring personal boundaries and difficulty in saying no
-Strategies to recognize and navigate fawning tendencies
Recognizing the signs of fawning is crucial for breaking the cycle of people-pleasing and developing healthier boundaries. Understanding these patterns can help you reclaim your self-identity and build more authentic relationships.
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