On Attachment #135: 20 Traits of the Anxious Attachment Style (Part 1)
9 snips
Mar 20, 2024 Delving into the anxious attachment style, this podcast covers traits like self-worth ties to relationships, struggles with boundaries, overgiving tendencies, and seeking reassurance. The host discusses challenges faced by anxiously attached individuals and the importance of self-reflection for personal growth in relationships.
AI Snips
Chapters
Transcript
Episode notes
Worth Tied to Relationship
- Anxiously attached people link their sense of worth deeply to relationship status.
- Any relationship trouble can disproportionally destabilize their overall well-being.
Separation Anxiety Intensifies Fear
- Separation anxiety in anxiously attached people triggers catastrophic thinking when partners aren't reachable.
- Physical proximity offers reassurance critical to their emotional stability.
Struggling to Believe Love
- Low self-worth underlies difficulty believing in a partner's love and value for you.
- Healing anxious attachment involves building intrinsic self-value to reduce fears of abandonment.