Anxious-preoccupied attachment — what it means

An adult attachment style marked by worry about partner availability, hypersensitivity to signs of distance, and a tendency to over-pursue closeness.

What it looks like

Their text response time is your barometer. A two-hour delay sends you spiraling — even when nothing happened. You're not "too much"; you're showing the pattern of an anxious-preoccupied attachment, which usually formed in childhood and is workable in therapy.

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