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Reasons why connections are hard with an avoidant attachment strategy
From hyper independence to fear of intimacy, here are a few reasons why connections are difficult with people with avoidant attachment.
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In relationships, avoidant attachment strategy can be extremely difficult to deal with. When people are brought up in dysfunctional homes or they carry the trauma of abandonment from the past, they develop the avoidant attachment style to protect themselves from getting vulnerable and hurt. However, it makes connections very hard in relationships. Addressing this, Therapist Alyssa Lia Mancao shared the reasons.(Unsplash)
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The fear of intimacy develops usually from past trauma and wounds of abandonment. They fear being hurt and vulnerable to others. (Unsplash)
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Hence, people create a dynamic where they make it difficult for others to get to know them better or get too close to them. (Unsplash)
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People with avoidant attachment also have the sense of hyper independence where they think that depending on others is a sign of weakness. (Unsplash)
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Hyper independence also makes them feel that they have control over their surroundings and the happenings. This is a defense mechanism to protect themselves from getting hurt. (Unsplash)
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