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Post by cricket on Jul 22, 2017 17:51:45 GMT
This was a good talk on that had a more positive spin on these two types dating. youtu.be/jsbbWJBzIagI think its important to hear positives on this issue since seems like AP and DA's are stuck w each other. Haha. Of course each have to be willing to work on it. I think most are once they know more about their patterns.
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Post by gaynxious on Jul 22, 2017 19:44:06 GMT
I don't know that stuck with each other is accurate. I deff know happy avoidant-secure and anxious-secure couples and I believe it's been shown that maybe the intimacy or limerace isn't as intense as the anxious-avoidant pairing, the overal satisfaction is greater.
That said we do seem drawn together so that does make some cause to try to be better in these kinds of relationships should we find ourselves in them again.
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Post by aisling on Aug 2, 2017 23:48:38 GMT
Stan Tatkin is one of my go-to therapists! I've learned so much about checking myself and understanding/being more compassionate towards the island/avoidant... however, I honestly feel like he would only be helpful for mild avoidants and people who are willing to pursue self-growth. I might be biased, but I kinda feel that most of the folks drawn towards his work are waves/ap folks (as noted by the board). I found myself in a hole, reading more and more of this type of stuff in a misguided attempt to fix my relationship, to the point where I've learned to give -shockingly- a week of space without taking it personally or having an extreme activation reaction (and generally focused on myself, my reactiveness, my negative thought patterns, and not demonizing or trying to control him for his different coping strategies), but, in the end, I hit the very basic dilemma a lot of us face here: my partner doesn't really want to solve the conflict and look at his own underlying feelings/childhood/triggers or take accountability. Solving the conflict would mean closeness, and unfortunately, that's the Achilles heel of so many avoidants... and that's difficult to change without intense mediation or therapy. I always wanted to have a PACT session with my partner though.
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Post by cricket on Aug 3, 2017 1:50:21 GMT
Aisling- yes! I totally thought that too, the more I listened to his other talks. He is not exactly what I am looking for in these self improvement talks. I really am on the path of taking responsibility for my own emotions wether Im with someone or not and he is too focused on making each other a huge priority which I dont believe would be good for my preoccupied anxious attachment style. I am working on changing that style and listening to him would just keep me in it. I did like his positive out look on two different styles being able to work ot out though. The main thing is you have to be two willing participants. Even if you are an avoidant , you have to know at some level you want to at least try.
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