The negative cycle of anxious-preoccupied attachment: Here's how it works in a relationship
From an anxiously attached person being clingy to the partner withdrawing emotionally and physically, here's how the cycle works.
From an anxiously attached person being clingy to the partner withdrawing emotionally and physically, here's how the cycle works.
Published on May 30, 2024 04:51 PM IST 6 Photos
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It’s important to get out of a toxic relationship.(Shutterstock)
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When an anxiously attached person starts to feel insecure, they portray it as clingy behaviour on their partner, and start to become dependent on them for everything. (Unsplash)
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This further triggers the partner to withdraw physically and emotionally because the clingy behaviour of the partner can make a person feel suffocated. (Unsplash)
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For an anxiously attached person, the withdrawal of the person can act as a trigger for fear of abandonment and anxiety. (Pexels)
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