Insecure Avoidant Attachment

An episode of the Renovating U & Me podcast, hosted by Denise Recker, Alexander Bodine, titled "Insecure Avoidant Attachment" was published on October 1, 2020 and runs 40 minutes.

October 1, 2020 ·40m · Renovating U & Me

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Summary

Do you have a sense of never really needing others?Do you devalue the importance of relating on an emotional level?Do you often put up resistance when someone makes a bid to connect? Do you push people away because you don’t believe you need others?Do you feel a sense of relief on extended periods of time with no connection with those you are in relationships with? If you answered yes to some or all of the above, then you may have what’s called an insecure avoidant attachment style. If your caregiver didn’t provide sufficient comfort, care or connection in the early years of childhood you possibly learned to comfort your own fear, sadness and chaos inside your body. You have come to believe that expressing your needs has no influence on your caregiver connecting with you. Therefore, the avoidant style child has reasoned that it is easier to emotionally rely on yourself than it is to reach out to an unavailable or unresponsive caregiver. In today’s episode we discuss the different characteristics of an adult who has this attachment style and how they relate to God and to others!To learn more about attachment styles visit THE PLACE WE FIND OURSELVES podcast. Another great source is the book Anatomy Of The Soul By Curt Thompson MD.You can find Renovating U on instagram and facebook. You can also find us on our website @www.renovatingu.com. We have some excited online courses and community groups coming up. We would love for you to drop your email on our website so we can update you.

Episode Description

Do you have a sense of never really needing others?

Do you devalue the importance of relating on an emotional level?

Do you often put up resistance when someone makes a bid to connect?

Do you push people away because you don’t believe you need others?

Do you feel a sense of relief on extended periods of time with no connection with those you are in relationships with?

If you answered yes to some or all of the above, then you may have what’s called an insecure avoidant attachment style.

If your caregiver didn’t provide sufficient comfort, care or connection in the early years of childhood you possibly learned to comfort your own fear, sadness and chaos inside your body. You have come to believe that expressing your needs has no influence on your caregiver connecting with you. Therefore, the avoidant style child has reasoned that it is easier to emotionally rely on yourself than it is to reach out to an unavailable or unresponsive caregiver.

In today’s episode we discuss the different characteristics of an adult who has this attachment style and how they relate to God and to others!

To learn more about attachment styles visit THE PLACE WE FIND OURSELVES podcast. Another great source is the book Anatomy Of The Soul By Curt Thompson MD.

You can find Renovating U on instagram and facebook. You can also find us on our website @www.renovatingu.com. We have some excited online courses and community groups coming up. We would love for you to drop your email on our website so we can update you.