A Disordered Way of Relating to Others

This is a disordered way of relating to others if you have absolutely no need to have any level of connection or emotional closeness with anyone. They also tend to hide or suppress their feelings when they're faced with a potentially emotionally dense or extreme situation. For adults with this style of attachment, the partner, their partner or their relationships are often the source of both a strong need and desire, but also fear. And finally, we have the last one, which is disorganized or fearful avoidance. It's often seen as a mix of that avoidant dismissive and of that anxious or preoccupied.