16/10/2025
Avoidance attachment behavior is not what you think? Do you know your triggers? Or are you dating someone with avoidant attachment behavior?
Avoidance attachment is craving intimacy but also having a fear of it as well.
If you are someone dealing with avoidant attachment behaviour this can stem back to your childhood where you may have had a significant other/ carer who rejected, hurt, put you down on an emotional level or your emotional needs were not met, in some cases this can be extreme.
As a protective mechanism you put up a shield of armor to protect yourself. Not needing or wanting anyone to get too close, you hold them at arms length if you do or retreat if anyone tries to get too close. This is your protective mechanism. You convince yourself that you don't need anyone, that distance is safety.
Or if you have been in a relationship where you were always put down, criticised or rejected on some level or had to earn your love.
You may not even realise that you do this.
Or are you dating someone who has Avoidance attachment tendencies?
I find this topic and behavior fascinating. Avoidance behavior is definitely not what you think.
