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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.”
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I had inherited her avoidant tendencies and that urge to pull away, to run.
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For someone who’s avoidant, it can be really scary to slow down enough to really examine your interior life.
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“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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