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fromSilicon Canals
14 hours ago

I'm 37 and I finally understand why I keep saying yes to things I want to say no to - psychology calls it "fawning" and once you see it you can't unsee it - Silicon Canals

Fawning behavior leads to difficulty in saying no, causing resentment despite self-awareness and understanding of its irrationality.
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fromSilicon Canals
1 week ago

There's a generation of people who were praised exclusively for being easy to deal with, and they became adults who genuinely cannot tell the difference between being content and being convenient. The two feelings merged so early that separating them now feels like surgery. - Silicon Canals

A false ground in electrical work symbolizes individuals raised to be easy, appearing fine but lacking true grounding in their own needs.
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fromHarvard Business Review
5 months ago

6 Defensive Behaviors That Show Up at Work-and How Psychological Safety Can Help

Human survival responses include six instinctive threat reactions: fight, flight, freeze, please/appease (fawning), attach/cry for help, and collapse.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

Look out for number one! Selfish self-help books are booming but will they improve your life?

Self-help trends promote radical self-prioritization, encouraging people to reject people-pleasing and therapeutic fawning to reclaim personal thoughts, needs, and agency.
Mental health
fromTiny Buddha
7 months ago

Why I Learned to Stay Quiet to Be "Good" - Tiny Buddha

Internalized survival strategy of fawning leads to silence, self-suppression, and bodily symptoms, disconnecting a person from true needs.
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