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The Confusion That Is a Disorganized Attachment Style

Why we want love but push it away.

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Joe Gibson
Sep 16, 2022
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It always confused me why I exhibited two clear patterns when pursuing and/or in relationships; anxiety without love and discomfort with it. It seemed like two opposing forces kept pulling me from one extreme to another. Did I want love, or did I not? I knew I wanted it, but when intimacy began to flourish the…

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