Avoidant attachment is becoming an epidemic.
You may have already heard of the four attachment styles:
Secure attachment - low anxiety, low avoidance. There’s trust, comfort with intimacy, and the ability to communicate needs and openly receive a partner’s communication without becoming combative or dismissive.
Anxious attachment - high anxiety, low avoidance. A constant need for external validation and assurance. Even when things are quite and “normal,” there’s a fear of either rejection or abandonment. Drama may be created to find closeness again.
Avoidant attachment - low anxiety, high avoidance (hence the name).