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Understanding your 'Fawn' stress response

Owning It: The Anxiety Podcast

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How Does the Fin Response Work in Adulthood?

Is there a scenario where somebody would actively e engage in the fin response as an adult and not have had something go on as a child? Would it be also, just like an evolutionary thing. We absolutely act this way to stay in our tribe. These are a hundred % for our survival in childhood. And they worked in our childhood. It's safety first. Its survival first. So again, in childhood, this was appropriate. This got our needs met. But an adult hood, then we are not showing our true selves. Weare putting on this facade. Vontypes tend to avoid emotional vestment. And i suppose potential disappointment by barely showing up. I will over listen m

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