Anxious Attachment

Most people don’t walk around thinking “I have an anxious attachment style.” They just know that relationships feel harder than they should. That they worry more than their partners seem to. That they can’t quite explain why a slow reply sends them spiraling. If that sounds like you, you’re not dramatic. You’re not too sensitive….

You send the message. You watch the checkmarks turn blue. And then — nothing. Minutes pass. Then an hour. And even though you know, rationally, that they’re probably just busy, something in you starts to spiral. (If texting is a particular source of anxiety for you, the guide on anxious attachment and texting goes deep…