In Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, we call it blending when a part completely takes over your system...Discover the signs you’re blended in (IFS) parts work therapy and what it means when parts take over your system. Learn how blending shows up in trauma responses, black-and-white thinking, and nervous system hijacks. Find out how to notice, unblend, and reconnect with your Sovereign Self for deeper healing, emotional regulation, and true autonomy.

I'm going to tell you something that might sting a little.

If you're someone who says yes when you mean no, who agrees to keep the peace, who shape-shifts depending on who you're with—people can sense it. And on some level, they don't trust you.

Not because you're a bad person. But because they can feel that you're not being real with them.

Your fawn response might be keeping you safe, but it's also keeping people at arm's length.

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