Most people know the fight-or-flight response, a survival mechanism related to threatening situations and events. In recent years, in no small part due to high-profile legal cases involving sexual ...

Many of us will have heard of the “flight, fright, freeze” response when we are confronted with a threatening situation. In ...

If you laugh at unfunny jokes, raise your hand too quickly, or can’t decide on your favorite color, you may be exhibiting a ...

Most people think of people-pleasing as a harmless habit, but fawning is something entirely different — a trauma response so overlooked and misunderstood that most people don’t even realize they’re ...

These days, it's common to scroll through social media feeds and see certain "buzzy" terms in captions and on images, like "gaslighting," "golden handcuffs," "brightsiding," "parentification" and ...

'Fawning is a survival response often learned in childhood,' one psychologist says A money-related offshoot to a common trauma response is "financial fawning," which can impact how we spend, talk ...

In an age defined by constant digital scrutiny, where every interaction is open to immediate tracking, harsh judgment, and endless review, a significant portion of Generation Z is developing a unique ...

Fawning could easily be mistaken for an easy-going and polite demeanor, but teens who exhibit these types of behaviors often struggle to express their own needs Experts say that fawning is a stress ...

When we think of trauma, it can be major trauma someone has experienced like serious accidents, assault, or natural disasters. Trauma can also be in our everyday life such as relational trauma., which ...