7 Signs FAWNING is Hurting Your Relationships

We've heard of fight, flight, freeze, but what about the 4th fawn or fawning? In this video I'll talk through what fawning is, what it looks like, 7 signs fawning is hurting your relationships and then how to best support ourselves if we fawn or struggle with fawning. Fawning is a type of stress response that may be common if someone is experiencing any type of PTSD that may come from a various degree of childhood or adult situations like emotional neglect. And there are many signs or symptoms of PTSD and it may not look exactly like fawning; however, fight, flight, freeze and fawn are common stress responses if someone has experienced trauma situations that are left not dealt with. Let's dive into the 7 signs fawning is hurting your relationships and how to heal from this. Do you fawn? What has your experience been like? Let me know in the comments.

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[carrie-kari]

This video brilliantly highlights how recognizing and addressing fawning as a stress response can lead to healthier relationships and deeper self-awareness—thank you for shedding light on this important topic!

[userme]

First step to overcome it is to be your own best friend.

[chrisSmith-foxf]

I'm forever apologising when I've done nothing wrong every thing you've explained I tick every box iv learnt so much from your channel thankyou

[linak]

I think you missed one sign: actually liking and admiring the scary and threatening person, like they're so much more interesting and important and awesome than everyone else. This is probably caused by cognitive dissonance, because why else would you behave in this fawning way if they weren't just so amazing and talented that every threat and scary thing has to be forgiven.
Kinda like forcing themselves to smile makes people's mood better.

[SuperAtlantis]

Before I went to therapy I did a lot of fawning. It still creeps up sometimes.

[pcnfzoq]

Freeze and Fawn are definitely my two. Thanks for the info

[Sabourok]

Who put these “I relate to this too hard” tears in my eyes?

[marshallrobinson]

It can also be terrifying to be on the receiving end. If you've been told to stay away from someone and they suddenly approach in a desperate manner then any reasonable person would flee.

[charlesc]

Thank you for tieing fawning to ptsd, actually cptsd, I cried when I thought about that.

[demonaicunicorn]

Thanks you for explaining this in plain English for those of us without a mental health PhD

[MichelleMBA]

Fawning has definitely been a way I've tried to stay safe

[naturallyherb]

Such an important topic! In my experience, I've often gone into fawning well before I even notice it, and unfortunately it has ruined certain relationships in school and work, and the I think the reason why it is that is because fawning is so poorly known and aware of. Only after I strengthened relationships with like-minded people in mental health spaces I work in, was I able to recognize this problem and do my best to put a stop at it.

[scholargrrl]

0:10 What is fawning?
1:41 Sign 1
2:17 Sign 2
3:42 Sign 3
4:41 Sign 4
5:41 Sign 5
7:13 Sign 6
8:35 Sign 7
10:31 Why do we fawn?
13:27 Growth

[leonievh]

I am glad you share this because this is something I work on right now...❤thank you

[PhillyEaglesLife]

i finally got my ocd intrusive thoughts controlled After 3 years 💯 it don't bother me No more 🙏🙏🙏

[lesliewells-igdl]

I apologize too much, thank people too much, and compliment people too much.

[lesliewells-igdl]

I think i was fawning during the entire 22 years of my marriage.

[VintageRestorationsAustralia]

That was really very useful to me, thank you

[tinkerpinkerton]

Thankyou. Ive done this all my life and in the long run its made people despise me. Ive been so desperate to please its made people and me think im a maggot.
And boundaries only work if other people respect you/them. I've never been "allowed" them. Even now, my boundaries are scoffed at, because (to others) I'm so far beneath them, like who the hell do I think I am?

[JerrymichaelGreen-qytj]

Fawning keeps me out of rhe psych ward, and from being homeless.
I'd gone to
o art school. My art skills were superior.
Was told to get a real job.
Psych wards were filled with skilled artists, who has better skills than me.
I was published and it didn't matter too the greed of my family.
I needed a real job.
I kept getting publishes