Tag: fawning
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The Tension Between PDA and Fawning (People Pleasing)
Fawning: “I’ll do anything to make you like me.”PDA: “I’ll do anything to protect my autonomy.” I discovered a strange tension in me: I want to be helpful and kind, but I also hate being told what to do. That contradiction makes sense now: it’s a mix of fawning (from trauma, also known as people-pleasing)…
