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2. Anxious attachement or anxious-preoccupied attachment

2. Anxious attachement or anxious-preoccupied attachment

  • Childhood source: When primary caregivers aren’t consistent in meeting a baby’s needs 
  • Deepest fear: Abandonement
  • Adulthood characteristics: neediness or clingy behaviour

People with an anxious attachment style tend to be very insecure about their relationships, often worrying that their partner will leave them and thus always hungry for validation.

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The way our caregiver may treat us during childhood can have a big impact on how we manage relationship, our attachement style

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