I recently came up with the concepts ‘fawniness’ and ‘florality’ - two opposite terms to describe problematic orientations to one’s own needs and others’. The name ‘fawniness’ comes from the ‘fawn’ trauma response. When you’re feeling fawn-y, you feel inclined to appease and please others more than is reasonable. You’re over-anxious about others’ opinions; you fret about stepping on their toes. This might look like:
Fawniness and florality
Fawniness and florality
Fawniness and florality
I recently came up with the concepts ‘fawniness’ and ‘florality’ - two opposite terms to describe problematic orientations to one’s own needs and others’. The name ‘fawniness’ comes from the ‘fawn’ trauma response. When you’re feeling fawn-y, you feel inclined to appease and please others more than is reasonable. You’re over-anxious about others’ opinions; you fret about stepping on their toes. This might look like: