Insecure In Love: How Anxious Attachment Can Make You Feel Jealous, Needy, And Worried And What You Can Do About It (2014) - Plot & Excerpts
This has to develop over time with new experiences. For example, you might realize that you tend to be guarded with everyone in your current life, even your spouse, because you felt criticized or emotionally abandoned as a child by your parents; or because a former fiancé cheated on you with your closest friend. However, even after you realize this, you still have a few tasks ahead of you if you want to change. You must allow yourself to let down your defenses and experience vulnerability within a caring relationship. Then you’ll need to develop the inner resilience to continue reaching out even after you feel hurt by your new love (which will happen eventually in any close relationship). But there’s no need to stress too much about this. Just proceed slowly. You’ll want to feel yourself stretch, but not so much that you snap. To illustrate further, consider Jessie. Her parents loved her, but they were by nature somewhat emotionally distant. They could smile and laugh and have a “normal”
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