Anxious, Avoidant Attachment Styles - Is This a Mask for Distress?

The anxious, avoidant attachment style is a protection against the emotional hurt. It's caused by an infants emotional needs being rebuffed. People who have it recognize that they shouldn't be this way and just don't know what to do about it. As men become unable to communicate their emotional needs, their attempts at emotional connection tend to be perceived as rebuffed.