cheese_greater@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 5 months agoWhen a parent or guardian we trust beats or causes serious violence upon us: how and why do we "love" them going forward?message-squaremessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareWhen a parent or guardian we trust beats or causes serious violence upon us: how and why do we "love" them going forward?cheese_greater@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squaredumblederp@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agofight, flight, freeze and FAWN are reactions to trauma / abuse. If a parent is abusing a child, children don’t really have any other immediate option other than to fawn. They don’t know to call the police, they can’t fight back or run away.
fight, flight, freeze and FAWN are reactions to trauma / abuse. If a parent is abusing a child, children don’t really have any other immediate option other than to fawn. They don’t know to call the police, they can’t fight back or run away.