You Love Deeply — But Fear Losing Even Deeper
Anxious attachers don’t just want connection — they ache for it. You're emotionally tuned in, attentive, and giving... but under it all? A quiet fear hums: “What if they leave?”
Protest Behaviors
- 🔺 Calling or texting multiple times, needing a response
- 🔺 Creating emotional distance just to see if they’ll chase
- 🔺 Picking fights over small things to feel seen
- 🔺 Obsessing over ‘last seen’ or social media activity
- 🔺 Apologizing too much — even when you did nothing wrong
What You Might Say
“I feel like something’s changed… are you pulling away?”
Attachment Matchups: How It Feels
- 💬 Anxious + Anxious: Feels intense and passionate — but can spiral into overthinking, jealousy, and emotional volatility.
- 💬 Anxious + Avoidant: The classic cycle: one pulls away, the other pulls harder. Confusing highs and painful lows.
- 💬 Anxious + Secure: Healing. The secure partner calms the storm, offering safety, honesty, and consistency.
Your fear of abandonment isn’t a flaw — it’s a learned survival strategy. But now? You're not that same kid anymore. You’re allowed to grow. You’re allowed to heal. And you’re allowed to ask for love without feeling like it makes you “too much.”
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