Jillian on Love Anxious or Avoidant? The Truth About Your Attachment Style
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Oct 27, 2025 Delve into the nuances of attachment styles with a fresh perspective that challenges oversimplified labels. Explore how cultural backgrounds and personal histories shape our relationships. Discover the spectrum of attachment, from anxious to avoidant, and unpack the core fears driving these behaviors. Jillian shares her healing journey and offers practical tools for navigating vulnerability in love. Learn how mutual self-reflection can deepen connections and why embracing your tendencies, rather than defining them, paves the way to emotional security.
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Attachment Styles Are A Lens Not A Label
- Attachment styles are a fluid lens, not a fixed diagnosis or identity.
- Use attachment as one perspective among many to understand relationship patterns.
Extremes Seek Evidence To Confirm Fear
- Insecure extremes find ways to confirm fear even with secure partners.
- Disorganized attachment oscillates between clinginess and withdrawal within one relationship.
Fear Of Losing Other Versus Losing Self
- Different insecure styles fear related but distinct losses: abandonment or loss of self.
- Many people actually carry a mix of anxious and avoidant fears due to multiple wounds.
