PTSD is the brain’s response to domestic violence and trauma.
Most people have heard of PTSD but the “Fawn” response is not often mentioned.
The fawn response is also part of PTSD as a trauma response.
PTSD describes the brains response of Freeze, Fight and Flight but now Fawn is also included.
The fawn response is when someone has learnt to avoid conflict to protect themselves while pleasing others but this is not a healthy response because the victims needs and boundaries and not being met or seen.
This response is triggered by a history of abuse and neglect and it manifests as a pattern of keeping others happy at their own expense.
It is triggered when a person feels powerless in a relationship and not necessarily a romantic relationship.
This is often seen in people pleasers being overly agreeable, poor boundaries, and constantly putting others before themselves.
The fawn response occurs when a person avoids conflict or danger by being non-confrontational.
When a person is “fawning”, in a relationship, it results in them becoming codependent with poor boundaries.
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