Signs You Have An Avoidant Attachment Style (And How To Cope)
Let’s talk about attachment theory.
By Kelly Peacock
Let’s talk about attachment theory.
More specifically though, avoidant attachment.
When it comes to relationships, there are 4 kinds of attachment: secure, anxious, fearful, and avoidant. If you’ve ever dated someone who was emotionally unavailable or you felt as if you were a bit emotionally unavailable yourself, then that is avoidant attachment.
Here are the signs you are avoidant — or dismissive — and how to cope with it (or make necessary changes):
Signs of Avoidant Attachment —
You’re not emotionally intimate or vulnerable.
It makes you uncomfortable to talk about your feelings and so you avoid it at all costs. If someone tries to get deep with you, you either shut down or distance yourself from them.
You would prefer your relationships to be more surface-level and even just platonic. People you’ve been intimate with might consider you to be shallow, even, because of this.
