Chapter 8 of 8
Healing and moving on
Healing and moving on
The avoidant discard: what happened, and what it doesn't mean about you
Where the term avoidant discard comes from, how it differs from an ordinary breakup, and why it says more about a pattern than about your…
How to get over an avoidant
Getting over someone who kept pulling away: why it hurts this much, what research says helps after a breakup, and how to stop waiting for…
No contact with an avoidant ex: a step-by-step guide
How to go no contact with an avoidant ex for your own recovery, not to get them back: the steps, what research says, and what to do when…
Understanding the pattern
Avoidant deactivation: what it is and what it felt like
What avoidant deactivation means in attachment research, the signs people describe, and why it explains a pattern without diagnosing anyone.
Protest behaviour: what it is and why you did it
What protest behaviour means in attachment theory, common examples, why it happens when someone pulls away, and gentler ways to ask for…
Keep going
No contact with an avoidant ex: a step-by-step guide
How to go no contact with an avoidant ex for your own recovery, not to get them back: the steps, what research says, and what to do when…
Why: hand-picked as a companion
The avoidant discard: what happened, and what it doesn't mean about you
Where the term avoidant discard comes from, how it differs from an ordinary breakup, and why it says more about a pattern than about your…
Why: hand-picked as a companion
Limerence
Limerence is intense, intrusive longing for someone whose feelings are uncertain. Where the word came from, how it differs from love, and…
Why: hand-picked as a companion