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#64: The Role of Criticism in Anxious-Avoidant Dynamics

On Attachment

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The Role of Criticism in Anxiety

On the anxious attachment side, what role is criticism playing? I think what often happens is when we feel like we can't reach someone as an anxiously attached person. And this can be true in a casual setting or in a very long term relationship. As soon as we feel that we can’t reach them and that leads us to feel some sense of uncertainty or lack of control, then we usually have this escalating almost ladder of protest behaviours.

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