How to deal with being anxiously attached…

How to deal with being anxiously attached

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WHAT ARE ATTACHMENT STYLES?

“A person's attachment style is their specific way of relating to others in relationships. According to attachment theory, first developed by psychologist Mary Ainsworth and psychiatrist John Bowlby in the 1950s, attachment style is shaped and developed in early childhood in response to our relationships with our earliest caregivers. Essentially, our adult attachment style is thought to mirror the dynamics we had with our caregivers as infants and children.”

WHAT IS ANXIOUS ATTACHMENT STYLE?

Anxious attachment style is a form of insecure attachment style marked by a deep fear of abandonment. Anxiously attached people tend to be very insecure about their relationships, often worrying that their partner will leave them and thus always hungry for validation. Anxious attachment is associated with "neediness" or clingy behavior, such as getting very anxious when your partner doesn't text back fast enough and constantly feeling like your partner doesn't care enough about you

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REFERENCES:

1. mindbodygreen.com/articles/attachment-theory-and-the-4-attachment-styles
2. https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/modern-wisdom/id1347973549?i=1000567095069

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