Submission

Yielding to another's will. You make yourself smaller.

Family Negative
Valence negative
Arousal deactivated
Intensity Gentle
Opposite Defiance

Yielding to another's will. You make yourself smaller. The body holds this signal first, often before the mind has named what is happening.

Where submission lives in the body

Shoulders
Slumped, dropped
Withdrawn
Chest
Hollow, sunken
Withdrawn
Head
Foggy, vacant
Withdrawn

Related emotions

ResignationNegative familyTimidityFear familyShameSelf-conscious familyDefianceThe opposite
A note on this entry: The data on this page (definition, body sensations, valence, arousal, related emotions) reflects a structured reference for submission. A full long-form entry is being added gradually. If you have research, a translation, or a body-mapping correction to suggest, please get in touch.