The fawn response is a trauma-driven coping mechanism where a person deals with a threat by people-pleasing—essentially trying to appease or “befriend” the source of danger to avoid harm. Alongside fight, flight,... Read more »
In the quiet corners of trauma, there lies a response often misinterpreted, overlooked, or dismissed as mere “people-pleasing.” It’s not always fight or flight. It’s not even freeze mode. Sometimes, survival sounds... Read more »