People pleasing is a trauma response.
This statement made me stop and pause. I’ve been on a mission lately to break out of the cycle of people pleasing, and this is one revelation that I somehow missed.
“It’s part of fawning,” my therapist explains. I hadn’t heard of that either. Apparently, flight, fight, freeze, or fawn are the four responses to trauma.
I’m learning a lot, and a lot of it makes sense.
Never too old to mend those broken places, apparently. Always something new to learn.
(Photo collage inspired by recent learning.)
One Woman's Quest II 
I’ve never heard of fawning as a trauma response, but it does make sense.
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Yes, living really is one opportunity after another for growth. But also healing. Take care!
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Thanks
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You’re welcome!
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I’m that way too, and I still catch myself doing it. Though, as I get older, I feel I am making progress.
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It’s all we can hope for. Thanks Eugi
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Interesting. Always something new to learn indeed!
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Yes!
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Yup. Learned that one a while ago. And still I find myself doing it!
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I also heard it’s the hardest to break.
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I agree, it’s not a connection I would have made, but I can see it. (K)
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I didn’t make it either but it does make sense. Go along so you won’t be abandoned.
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That’s interesting, and it makes a kind of sense too.
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Right?! They say it’s a mode of protection.
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