I Can't Stop Saying Sorry: Breaking the Fawning Response When People-Pleasing Became Survival - Softcover

LaMarre, Dorian

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798272734778

Verlag: Independently published, 2025

Inhaltsangabe

You say "sorry" when someone bumps into you. You apologize for asking questions, for taking up space, or for having needs. You make yourself smaller, quieter, and agree to things you don't want to do, all while wondering why you can't just say no.

You haven't been weak; you've been surviving.

This book is a guide to understanding the fawning response—the fourth trauma response that is so often mistaken for kindness. It’s the response that emerges when you can't fight or flee, so you learn to please to stay safe.

Instead of offering simplistic advice like "just be more assertive," this book validates your experience. It will help you understand:

• Why apologizing became your default shield.

• The hypervigilance of "reading every room".

• Why setting boundaries feels terrifyingly dangerous.

• How to stop abandoning your own needs before anyone even asks.

You're not broken. You're not a doormat. You are someone whose nervous system did exactly what it needed to do to keep you alive. This book gives you permission to finally stop, to rest, and to learn that your needs matter, too.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Independently published
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2025
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 13: 9798272734778
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 58
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