avoidant

/ əˈvɔɪdənt /

adjective

(of behaviour) demonstrating a tendency to avoid intimacy or interaction with others

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That might contribute to avoidant behaviours, as the individual is not sitting with how they actually feel.

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“It’s about people who’ve got an avoidant attachment style.”

I had inherited her avoidant tendencies and that urge to pull away, to run.

For someone who’s avoidant, it can be really scary to slow down enough to really examine your interior life.

“Excessive activity in those cells may actually make animals extra avoidant, and if you turn down that activity, they may actually explore more.”

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