7 Characteristics of a Love Avoidant
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- Опубліковано 21 вер 2022
- The seven characteristics of a love avoidant. In this video I share the 7 characteristics and what creates them and what we can do about it.
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I have experienced this with a partner. Run from these people. It will drive you mad trying to get someone to open up.
Indeed. Run Forrest Run.
They need to do their own introspective and healing work.
This is the first time I’ve heard anyone articulate avoidants so clearly. I have been in the receiving end of this and experienced each one of these things. For a while I thought I was going crazy.
Women are not rehabilitation centres for badly raised men ----Julia Roberts
It's their responsibility to do the introspective and healing work. You're not a therapist.
The key difference between dismissive avoidants and narcissists is that the former plays you for their attachment needs, which they deny having, and the latter uses you to prop up their false self. I was baited recently by a severe avoidant and then got accused of trying to force a relationship onto them when I returned the interest.
Both avoidants and narcissists are so preoccupied with their own thoughts and reality that they have no capacity for engaging with you as a person and understanding the perspectives of others. Their relationships with other people are hence superficial and transactional. You feel lonely when you are around these people.
I made observations while spending time with them and they revealed that it was stressful to be under such scrutiny even though it was only out of concern. When I broached the topic of their avoidant behaviour, they flew into a rage and asked why I had to ruin the fun. In spite of their material success, their existence is ultimately one of shallowness and constant overcompensation, like a narcissist’s.
I agree, my dad used to have 3 jobs when I was a child...just recently he admitted that he couldn't cope with being a father, it felt overwhelming and thus he preferred working hard, not raising his children ...bringing money home justified his absence.
I love how you gave the answer immediately. Allowing me the option to keep listening to learn more or not. Thank you for your wisdom and vulnerability.
You are so welcome😁
Wow every single trait… never present 😢 so so sad
Best video hands down on this topic. I’ve dated narcissists in the past my current partner is love avoidant and he would make me cry and couldn’t understand why. Now I understand.
I’m in this situation and close to be done, it’s mentally exhausting. You can’t build anything long-term, meaningful or sustainable with these types of people, it’s just not possible. They know everything, they can do everything, they don’t have to share everything, they don’t need help, they’re nearly perfect in their eyes and their world… Like wtf?
And yet none they're only human and everyone needs help sometime
It's their responsibility to do the introspective and healing work. You're not a therapist.
Women are not rehabilitation centres for badly raised men ----Julia Roberts
Busy, sick or tired that's their go to all the time. Had to leave, work was his wife and I was his mistress. Bad communicator on top of it.
"...It's that you went through such abandonment as a child that you'll settle for scraps." I still don't understand the psychological dynamic behind this, but as someone who experienced childhood with a mom who was frequently hospitalized and an emotionally distant father, I must admit that this statement seems to describe my early romantic history a bit too well.
When you do a full relationship autopsy you"ll see a pattern. We are often attracted to the familiar Imago - love attachment style.
My ex seemed perfect but after 6 months or so he would withhold affection and communication. Felt very one-sided. He was also very conflict avoidant and would work late hours as an excuse not to resolve or spend quality time together which made me anxious
Wow you just described my ex
Wow you hit the nail on the head…..SAME FOR ME
Unfortunately he’s now done a 180 and treats his new gf well, giving her the bare minimum required for a stable relationship 🤷🏼♀️ from the outside looking in at least
I'm 52 and only realised about 8 years ago, after my narcissistic mother's death, that I wasn't supposed to be so self reliant. I was given the message from my mother that it was bad to need or ask for anything from others and if anyone helped me or was "nice" to me, I then owed them something. Many times during my childhood she told me that she'd made me "too independent". For most of my life I interpreted that as me being to stubborn and argumentative. Now I interpret what she said as frustration on her behalf because I didn't "need" her, she couldn't manipulate me with money or things because I earnt my own money doing jobs at the weekend or in school holidays. I need to allow myself to ask and accept help from others. I know I need others. It's hard to trust others though because of my early programming, which I reinforced as an adult picking people similar to my mother to have a relationship with.
Sounds so much like my situation
I understand where you’re coming from. May we all find peace and healthy relationships in our journey. 💫
My ex girlfriend is a love avoidant. Our relationship lasted 3 years. I wish I would've known this information long ago. Her son is from an affair she had with an older man. Yet I accepted her that way. She also watched porn. She kept a lot to herself. She would never ask for help, and she would deny help. When we lived together we hardly slept together in the same bed. We got engaged, and then one day out of nowhere she asked for the breakup. At the end she was breadcrumbing me. I was ok picking up scraps. This video is really on point. Once the honeymoon phase is over they check out.
Porn is linked to sex addiction
I found this video today, after two years listening to other “experts” here on youtube. This is by far the best explained video on avoidance. I’m happy I found this chanel. 🥰
My experience from childhood trauma is I keep getting asked what's wrong with me.
I said to a counselor one-time imagine this, you're 6 years old you get raped what did you do wrong? Why does the six-year-old child need to be on medication? Why is nothing being done to stop the perpetrator? My perpetrator was my oldest brother, I am the youngest child of the family, when I confronted my other brothers and sisters about at all they could say was while he never did nothing to me.
No I'm the a swipe because I don't talk to my brothers and sisters any of them
Take care Bob!
I don’t talk to any of my siblings but one out of 7, for similar reasons. The sibling I talked too experienced sexual abuse as well and cut ties with the others as well.
17:49 Born with CF, an overcontrolling narc mom, dad ran at age 6...
When I was 10 years old, people always told me I more mature then the average adult...
I'm learning a lot about myself... for which I thank you.
I realise I might have a future after all, after finding you... keep doing what you do.
Much love and appriciation
WOW!!!!!! 100% real my jaw just dropped, i though it was me all the time but was her, i just walk away
He is so good >I admire everything he said ,so glad I found his video, it has so much answers in questions I would never know the answer, I am in relationship with a love avoiding guy for 23 years ,I live in prison of that man ,I tried to resurch answers for many years and give it up ,I look to found way to escape but did not do enough, i found myself in God hands that what I need in my situation. Accept what you can not change
My wife is love avoidant. Thank you for this. I'm a sigma male - so I have crawled into my solitude doing my music and writing - Now my wife is the mistress - to my first love - creating - I feel more independent and less vulnerable. If I have to chose, I will chose my guitar over my wife. Is this sick?
You described my hubby very well. He is just like all those behaviors you mentioned.
Sorry to hear that
Mine too.
So much of what you describe here sounds like my situation. Except I have been in therapy for a long time. One of my roommates, years back, also a therapist, started viewing me as a narcissist, but I am not. I know my diagnosis and narcissism is not my issue. My experience is to avoid getting close to others as a protection measure. It is horrible to have thos experience, but I have often felt hurt and misjudged when I get closer to others. It's like it is much easier to be alone, by myself, than it is to let others close and get hurt in the process. It's really f'ed up.
I really like this, you explained my ex pretty well! I knew right away he is extremely insecure. After 3 years, I realized there was something else more severe going on. I disagree however, on your comment about the fact that we really don’t love these damaged people, and have abandonment issues that we have to deal with. I’m pretty secure and have had secure relationships in the past. This man I definitely loved. He has a kind heart and a sort of glow inside him. He’s unsophisticated, and strong and is very protective and loving towards me. We had so much fun together and went through hard times too. We talked about spiritual things, and have the same set of values. He is humble and giving and just beautiful in my eyes. I will always love him. He’s just tragically damaged and feels deeply unworthy of love. It’s terribly sad, but yes, I most certainly did love him, and I still do.
Women are not rehabilitation centres for badly raised men ----Julia Roberts
It's their responsibility to do the introspective and healing work. You're not a therapist
@@sherriflemming3218 how sad love is so misconstrued in this twisted selfish world.
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My ex she just said I'm pushing her away, her walls are up, I tried to communicate but met with anger, defects blamed it's all my fault. Then block onto the next within a week 😢
I find it interesting that you have been there and recovered. My S.O. Fits your description in many ways, yet I am happy most of the time because I simply don’t take his lack of physical affection personally. I feel sorry for him, knowing that he has these fears. Plus I had that kind of parenting myself. I feel certain that he loves me even when he doesn’t show it.
This guy is somethink else - super explained! Really good job.
I wasted almost 45yrs, hyper criticial & emotional abusive, alway my fault in his mind... I was not abandoned, l know l am worth so much more. My parent's loved me unconditionally. I am a Child of God... l never wanted a failed marriage, but l can't change my husband that is his job or choose.
Omg! I go through that. I'm never a priority, I'm left in the dark, advice is either defended against, deflected, or that won't work, you ask for the person to mend things in the relationship and there's days of excuse and inconvinces that won't let anything happen every time like clock work and the best part "sarcasm" something will happen they won't deal with feelings or the problem and when they finally say something so combative or insensitive and you lose your coolnow it's your fault they won't work things out because you drove them away when they were being dismissive and about driving the whole relationship away. I hope that wasn't tmi, but this stuff is so hurtful sometimes. I'm now concerned if I should worry this person will cheat on me. They did that to the wife that finally divorced them and tried to kept it a secret from all involved. Id like to believe some people are chickens and learn lessons, but you make it sound like this is a typical behavior to expect with people who have avoidant codependency. He is however exploring a therapeutic journey. So maybe there's hope?
Thank you Sir for sharing and beeing honest. I,m in a painful proces of detaching from a man who was the love of my life. Why on earth do i meet someone on my age (57) with almost the exact french ndme, born on the same day, the same medical history. Usually i kerp men at armglenght due to passed experiences but with him it felt like coming home as if i aleays had known him. So many similarities and synchronicities. We had a great time and almost had something but he ran and started pushing me away. My fault also because i chased too much. It sounds ridiculous when you are 57, but i don,t often fall in love that deep. The dog is no.1 and indeed using illness, tiredness, and i,ve heard even the Corona excuse which i knew it was a lie. And now what, i,m heartbroken and wondering if it all was a game and a lie. I trusted him, this is definitely te last time that i allow myself to have feelings for somebody 😢 greetings from The Netherlands ❤
Great video, you have clarified for me what others have not been able to. Thanks Kenny.
Glad it was helpful!
I have a question dear Kenny. Do avoidants like narcissists? Do they feel an attraction to each other, do you know anything about that? Greetings.
I do appreciate your empathy for both sides of the relationship. I is also good for business 😃, except they unfortunately "resist professional help" anyway 😟
That was great. Thanks Kenny
Very well put. Thank you
Great breakdown. 👏🏿👏🏿
Sad, my girlfriend is exactly like he just described. Like he knows her personally.
This was incredibly helpful thank you so much.
After 2 years yes it does. Thank you
This video was so insightful, brings a whole new light to these kind of dynamics in relationships
Thank you
So many great points here! Thanks Kenny!
Glad it was helpful!
Love u man~~ Thank You for channel~
Glad you enjoy it!
Thank you very much🥺
You’re welcome 😊
That pet thing, "Cat Lady", OMG! Obsession. I hate that they want you to love their pet as much as they do. I had dogs in my life, but I did not do that to people. 😏
Thank you ❤
You're welcome 😊
Excellent analysis!!! 🎯
Glad you enjoyed it
Very interesting content - I can see so many points that are familiar and I experienced first hand
Glad you enjoyed it!
I believe my ex is a codependent love avoidant, he acted so much like me in the beginning, I genuinely thought he was secure with a bit of anxiety. We broke up at the first conflict. When he came back after NC, I got breadcrumbing or ghosting for 2-3 days. When I pointed it out, he blocked me.
Now I know I am anxious and codependent, I grew up with a narcissistic mother. I also know that I am a good person, kind and thoughtful, but how do I heal my wound? 2 weeks since our last message and I cry every single day, I cry myself to sleep because all I want is to be with him. To know that we're together and he loves like I love him. I highly doubt he ever would but I want to heal and move on, I'm exhausted.. 😔
Kenny , let me ask you, is the attachment style “Avoidant” the same thing as a “Love Avoidant?” I am a bit confused on that. Your Chanel is great, thanks much!
There is actually a counseling group that deals with this in Colorado. They call it “intimacy anorexia”.
Yes, pia Mellody years ago created that phrase, the love addict and the emotional anorexic. She changed it when she re-released her book and started calling them the love avoidant.
Hey Kenny I need advice. I started dating a girl and suddenly after roughly a year she became noticeably (to me) avoidant. I'm not sure is that true or am I discovering that I'm anxiously attached. How can I tell the difference? I really like her & I thought she really liked me too but I'm not sure if giving up on our relationship now is a good idea or not.
Im noticing a lot of traits in her similar to what you talked about, but still I feel I should try to give it a chance.
Im scared she will break my heart as I don’t think I’ll be able to handle a heartbreak again!
Thanks in advance
I was so lonely I met a girl in a bar one night. I fell for her sultry act of never speaking never expressing any thoughts or feelings. She was a true Dr. Hyde and Ms. Jekyll. She'd be overly affectionate when she felt like it but then be cold hateful and silent the rest of the time. I was severely abused as a child and never touched only beaten. This is how she controlled me. I could write a book just about our sick relationship. We split up and I was so relieved. She already had a guy waiting for her yet she continued to play me like a yo-yo for 3 years. I developed such an intense hatred for women that I only used them sexually in a very angry way. I only attracted screwed up women who hurt me like my parents. I'll be 66 on May 17th. Finally accepted I'm going to be alone for the rest of my life. I think I've already told my story on this channel. I must of done something incredibly awful in a past life. Nothing else makes sense.
Confusing when you change the avoidant from right hand to left.
Here is a thought. Date yourself it's alot easier lol.
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I told my friend who is married to a love avoidant " You don't have to prove you can make it on your own by staying married"
24:08 😢
Yep. Experienced all of this. And went 9 years with no sexual intimacy and yet the 'other' was capable of sexually objectifying everything - a word, a vegetable, a childhood story, a trauma event, a car part, etc!! It seemed so perverse and disgusting really. And just as bad, I stay.
They sound so similar to covert narcs. How are they different?
I have a video on the difference in my narcissism playlist
@@kennyweiss thank you! I will look at it!
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Maybe I am love avoydant. I am 40 years old. I never had serious relationship.
Judging by the sentence structure, yes you are. Avoidants build sentences in the same way.
My last boyfriend to a T.
My Ex.
I get everything except for how they are codependent also?
I think he means that they also lack self love and need validation, but from the outside instead of the relationship.
They have the same core wounds as "standard" coodependant.
Is there any of your videos that aren’t about my ex?
Toxic Parents by Susan Forward
The Hoffman Process by John and Julie Gottman
Getting The Love You Want by Harville Hendrix
8 Dates by John and Julie Gottman
If The Budda Dated by Charlotte Kasi
Return To Love by Barbara DeAngelis
Emotional Intimacy by Robert Masters
Safe People by Henry Cloud
I’m a love avoidant and now i feel like a monster
No, you are not, only now you know better 😊
You look more handsome in this video. Maybe your skin is tanner or your suit really suits you.
This is me. I feel like a terrible wife. :(
You are only doing what you know. This is caused by childhood trauma that’s never been healed. You’re not to blame for that. We just have to make the choice to do the work to heal the pain that’s causing the behavior.
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For someone going thru a healing ❤️🩹 lesson, this video was mind blowing. Im definitely relating to this. I have avoided relationships due to hurt and not feeling like i was enough or heard. Funny enough i knew i was dodging stuff in life- to hear you list the signs 🪧 and knowing thats me 😢hit hard. This is process though - live learn adapt and heal
me too. My psychotic parents treated me and still treat me like a child or a disabled person. So I always felt unadequate.
This video describes me perfectly. Wow 🥹
WOW!!!!!! 100% real my jaw just dropped, i though it was me all the time but was her, i just walk away