Many of us have heard of "fight, flight, or freeze," but did you know there's another survival strategy that people use to stay safe? It’s called fawning.
It’s a coping mechanism that can look like excessive apologizing, being eager to please, or constantly prioritizing others' needs over your own.
Dr. Ingrid Clayton is a clinical psychologist who recently wrote a book about this phenomenon called, “Fawning: Why the Need to Please Makes Us Lose Ourselves and How to Find Our Way Back.” She joined Idaho Matters to talk more.
