If stillness makes you uneasy, if urgency feels safer than rest, or if you’re always bracing for the next crisis—this blog unpacks how trauma can create an addiction to stress and chaos, and how to begin healing. You’re not “too much”—you’re just in survival mode.

If you’re always monitoring people’s moods, bracing for rejection, or needing constant reassurance - it’s not “just anxiety.” It may be hypervigilance rooted in relational trauma.

Fawning is a trauma response that often gets overlooked. It shows up as people pleasing, over-apologizing, and putting others needs above your own to stay safe and “keep the peace.” In this blog, we will explore what the fawn response is and looks like, how it develops, and steps to take to heal from it.