Submissive
What is Submissive?
Deferring to others' wishes to avoid conflict — the fawn response says 'your comfort is safer than my truth.'
When you might feel submissive
Submissive is a specific form of compliant, which itself is a type of masked. You might experience this feeling in situations where masked is present, particularly when the circumstances align with the nuances that define submissive.
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Open Nervous System States WheelRelated Emotions
Giving way reflexively — not from generosity but from a deep-seated belief that ...
Showing a face that doesn't match the inner state — managing others' perceptions...
Smiling, agreeing, laughing — but from the outside in. A protective performance ...
The experience of having something important to say and choosing — or being forc...
Keeping your real feelings, needs, and reactions out of view to avoid the percei...
Shaping yourself around others' needs as a survival strategy — the nervous syste...