We Talked About Freeze… Now Let’s Talk About Fawn
The fawn response can be summed up, for the most part, with people pleasing. When fight, flight and freeze responses won’t keep us safe, we try to keep the threat happy or make ourselves likeable. We often learn this response in relationships as children, trying to keep an adult or peers satisfied with us so they won’t belittle us, hurt us or brush off our feelings.
You’ve Heard of Fight or Flight… But What About Freeze?
Fight, Flight, and Freeze are the three responses that are biological instincts to protect us when our lives are in danger. However, what we find sometimes is that we experience fight, flight, or freeze even when there is not a threat to our lives.