Tag: Attachment Trauma
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When You Were the One Who Pulled Away
Healing Avoidant Attachment in the Runner-Chaser Dynamic In the previous article, we explored the experience of the one who stayed – the anxious partner – in the runner-chaser dynamic. In this piece, we turn toward the other side of the same pattern: the one who pulled away. We established earlier that the anxious-avoidant dynamic is…
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When You Were the One Who Stayed
Healing Anxious Attachment in the Runner-Chaser Dynamic There is a particular kind of heartbreak that does not end with a dramatic goodbye. No final conversation. No fighting. No clear closure. Just…silence. You continue functioning. You show up at work. You respond to messages. You move through your day, but internally, something has collapsed. You were…
The Right to be Wrong 