Title: I would like to ask your thoughts on Love Addict vs Love Avoidant... Post by: Stillhopeful4 on October 25, 2019, 10:18:35 AM So I came across this information this week about Love Addicts vs Love Avoidants. I was shocked at the fact my W has used all 12 of these distancing strategies (in the 3rd link)
https://www.loveaddictionhelp.com/the-love-addict https://www.loveaddictionhelp.com/love-addiction-cycle https://www.loveaddictionhelp.com/12-distancing-strategies-the-love-avoidant-uses-to-avoid-intimacy So I'm wondering, if she is a love avoidant, does that make me a love addict and if so how do I recover from this? At the end of the day I do love my W. I know our relationship is not healthy and I want to learn as much as I can to try an improve my part in what I can bring to our relationship, be it our marriage, or friendship or just for myself going forward. Thanks in advance, SH4 Title: Re: I would like to ask your thoughts on Love Addict vs Love Avoidant... Post by: once removed on October 25, 2019, 02:03:14 PM :caution:
the author is a life coach (there are no qualification requirements; anyone can be one), and the writing is very vague; so much so, that it could be applied to anyone or anything. better understanding your attachment style and your wifes, and how the two of them interact is a great idea; same with better understanding codependency (aka "love addiction). im not sure how much this resource can help. this is a great place to start: https://bpdfamily.com/message_board/index.php?topic=279028.0 its an outline on and intro attachment styles, based on the popular book "Attached" (recommended). this is a great intro to what codependency is all about: https://bpdfamily.com/content/codependency-codependent-relationships does it help? where do you see the two of you? Title: Re: I would like to ask your thoughts on Love Addict vs Love Avoidant... Post by: Stillhopeful4 on October 28, 2019, 08:03:58 AM Thanks for the clarification on this Once Removed and for the links, I will check them out!
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