The Fawn

We learned “fight or flight”, then “freeze”. In this episode we explore “fawn”. Fight, Fight Freeze or Fawn. Our body’s automatic defense mechanisms that activate when the primal mind (in particular the amygdala) senses danger. Fawning is the behavior most of us know as people pleasing. Seeing it as an automatic defense changes the way I looked at it and made me look at a number of things in a different way. I use a tweet string shared with me by a member of the Misfits, Wanderers and the Rest of Us Community. The author of the string is Sam Dylan Finch and the entire string is available here: The book mentioned in the Episode: Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving: A GUIDE AND MAP FOR RECOVERING FROM CHILDHOOD TRAUMA by Pete Walker To find more of my content (writing and podcasts) please visit https://misfitsandwanderers.substack.com/ Thank you for listening, please like, subscribe and share. If you have the means, please consider supporting Misfits: Venmo: richlevesque10 Cashapp: $richlevesque10 Social links: https://instagram.com/misfitwanders https://twitter.com/misfitwanders https://tiktok.com/misfitsandwanderers https://linktr.ee/Misfitsandwanderers The purpose of this episode is simply to inform and offer ideas and possibilities for further exploration. Nothing said is to be taken as medical or any other advice without consulting with your service providers. The host, guests, anyone associated with creating this content or any of the hosting platforms do not acknowledge responsibility for any contrary actions taken by any listener. Created using Audacity and Wondershare Filmora This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beaconroad.substack.com