Fear of Abandonment: Anxiety About Rejection and Relationship Loss
Fear of abandonment is persistent anxiety that an important person will leave, reject, replace, or emotionally withdraw from someone.
Relationship Dependency: Excessive Reliance on a Partner
Relationship dependency is excessive reliance on a partner for emotional stability, identity, self-worth, security, or daily decision-making.
Demand-Withdraw Pattern: The Cycle of Pressure and Emotional Withdrawal
The demand-withdraw pattern occurs when one partner presses for discussion or change while the other avoids, becomes silent, or emotionally withdraws.
Earned Secure Attachment: Developing Trust After Insecurity
Earned secure attachment is relationship security developed later in life through self-awareness, supportive relationships, emotional learning, and repeated experiences of trust.
Secure Attachment: Trust, Emotional Safety, and Healthy Intimacy
Secure attachment is a relationship pattern marked by trust, emotional closeness, healthy independence, reliable support, and open communication.
Attachment Anxiety: Fear of Rejection and Abandonment in Relationships
Attachment anxiety is a pattern of relationship insecurity involving fear of rejection, abandonment, emotional distance, or loss of a partner’s affection.