6 Reversible Emotions of the Dismissive Avoidant to Avoid Deactivating
You are not a prisoner of your mind.
As humans, when faced with conflict, we take two routes; seek the help of others or turn inward and take on the world independently.
Nobody struggles with the need for independence more than the dismissive-avoidant.
Another struggle you are dealing with in this attachment style is the coping mechanisms you often use to disconnect in these moments.
For the dismissive-avoidant attachment style, a few instincts cause this need for independence.
While these can be destructive to you or your partner’s mindset, the good news is these thoughts, actions, and instincts can change with a few tweaks.
Thinking about deactivating
While this might make you chuckle, it is an issue for the dismissive-avoidant.
As a dismissive-avoidant, it can take you a while to sift through the pieces of an issue, which leads to “shutting down.”
- Your instinct is to push the problem out of sight since you cannot develop a concise answer for why it exists.
- You will often move away from the object or person.
- “I don’t need this…
