Tag: attachment

A really valuable part of this journey was the discovery that I have often sought the wrong type of companionship

Keywords: relationships , love , dating , moderndating , 30s , advice , wellbeing , funny , blogger , entertainment , tinder , blogging , mentalhealth

I’m very much of the anxious preoccupied attachment persuasion and love the idea of a partner so I cling on to them for fear that they will leave, even if I’m not actually that devoted to them

https://allswipedout.wordpress.com/2020/09/01/time-out

So I spoke a boundary, and now I am alone, sitting in a hot mess of abandonment issues, regretting saying anything because I ruined a good thing

Keywords: philosophy , anxious , attachment , attachment styles , boundaries , relationships , writing

Is my boundary correct? I believe so. Does enforcing my boundary suck? Fuck yes. My boundary isolated me from an amazing man. Did I not compromise long enough? I don’t know. How are boundaries, which are supposed to protect me and protect others, this fucking painful?

https://bambooandbananas.org/the-downside-of-boundaries