On Attachment #165: Why Validation is so Important for Anxiously Attached People
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Nov 12, 2024 Discover the crucial need for validation, especially for those with anxious attachment styles. Explore how feelings of invalidation can warp perceptions and relationships. Learn about self-validation as a key to building security and confidence. The discussion highlights the importance of understanding and communication in fostering healthier connections. Reflect on past experiences and recognize self-invalidating behaviors to promote healing and grounding in true feelings.
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Validation's Importance
- Validation is crucial for anxiously attached people to feel secure in themselves and their relationships.
- Chronically feeling invalidated often drives anxious attachment behaviors.
Anticipating Invalidation
- Anxiously attached individuals often anticipate invalidation, leading to protest behaviors and conflict.
- This anticipation can become a self-fulfilling prophecy, influencing their actions and expectations.
Practicing Validation
- Practice recognizing that everyone's experience is valid in their own context.
- Actively try to see situations from others' perspectives instead of trying to prove your own rightness.