This style is also called "dismissive attachment." People with anxious-avoidant attachments are the opposite of needy. Instead of wanting to be emotionally close, theyavoid connectingwith others. They might rely on themselves, crave freedom, and find it difficult to deal with emotions. Your parent...
Avoidant attachment is also known as dismissive attachment. People with avoidant attachment styles often view themselves as fiercely independent, self-sufficient and in some cases as a “lone-wolf”. Unlike people with anxious attachment, people with this attachment style tend to have high self-estee...
Anxious avoidant attachment can be challenging to navigate, as it often creates conflicting emotions about closeness and vulnerability. People with this attachment style may desire intimacy but struggle to trust others, fearing emotional exposure. Recognizing these signs is the first step in understanding...
Being dismissive of children can also cause an avoidant attachment style to develop. When caregivers don’t provide emotional intimacy, children might have trouble bonding with them. These children also learn to depend on themselves if their caregivers dismiss their emotional needs or concerns. Over...
about their own value.Dismissivepeople have a high positive view of self and a low view of others. They are therefore dismissive of what other people say, not needing confirmation of their own positive feelings and dismissing negative comments as being of no value (because they come from an ...
What is Fearful-Avoidant Attachment Style? The fearful-avoidant (sometimes called anxious-avoidant) share an underlying distrust of caregiving others with the dismissive-avoidant, but have not developed the armor of high self-esteem to allow them to do without attachment; they realize they need and...
is the book for you. The author does a great job explaining concepts and ideas. It helped me a ton as I broke up with my dismissive-avoidant partner. I can now see how we co-mingled for so many years. I can finally move forward opening myself up to a more secure attachment style....