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Becoming Self-Confident, Learning Healthy Relationship Skills, and Trusting Yourself: June Mailbag
Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson
Breaking free from avoidance patterns in relationships
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Overcoming avoidance patterns in relationships involves recognizing past emotional experiences that contribute to the fear of getting close to others. This fear stems from expectations and fears generated by past experiences, such as dealing with an emotionally unstable parent. As individuals move closer to what they desire in relationships, they may feel threatened and tend to withdraw or avoid intimacy to lower the immediate discomfort. However, this avoidance perpetuates the cycle of not achieving genuine connections. To break free from this cycle, individuals need to acknowledge and address their avoidance tendencies, understand the roots of their fears, and actively engage in the process of overcoming these challenges by staying present and open in relationships.
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