Showing posts with label people pleasing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label people pleasing. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Why Are Some "Nice Guys" Friend-Zoned?

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As children, we're taught to be nice to others. Being a nice or agreeable person is also rewarded in other settings. For instance, young...
Friday, May 26, 2023

How to Stop People Pleasing So You Can Reduce Your Anxiety and Increase Your Pleasure in the Bedroom

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People pleasing, which is also known by the term "fawning," is often a trauma response (see my article:  Trauma and the Fawn Respo...
Thursday, July 21, 2022

Trauma and the Fawn Response: A Clinical Vignette

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In my prior article,  Trauma and the Fawn Response: People Pleasing to Avoid or Diffuse Conflict,  I began a discussion about fawning and ho...
Saturday, July 16, 2022

Trauma and the Fawn Response: People Pleasing to Avoid or Diffuse Conflict

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Fight, flight and freeze are the trauma responses that are usually discussed in trauma literature.   In addition to these responses, Peter W...
Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Children's Roles in Dysfunctional Families

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Children of dysfunctional families are often placed in rigid roles by parents to meet the parents' narcissistic needs.  These roles don...
Thursday, January 18, 2018

Relationships: Taking Back Your Personal Power

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In a prior article I began a discussion about giving away your personal power to someone who isn't treating you well (see my article: Ar...

Relationships: Are You Giving Away Your Personal Power to Someone Who Doesn't Treat You Well?

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In prior articles I've discussed issues relating to people who are ambivalent about leaving an emotionally abusive relationship (see my ...