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Ambivalent or Anxious Attachment Style

Ambivalent or Anxious Attachment Style

It’s likely your parent or primary caregiver was inconsistent in their parenting style, sometimes engaged and responsive to your needs as an infant, other times unavailable or distracted.

People with an ambivalent attachment style tend to be overly needy:

  • You may find it difficult to observe boundaries.
  • You struggle to feel that you can trust or fully rely on your partner
  • You may use manipulative tactics to keep your partner close.
  • You need constant reassurance from your partner.

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