Just because someone triggers your deepest fears and insecurities does not mean that there is something pathologically wrong with them.
Chances are good that you trigger theirs too.
Chances are good that you trigger theirs too.
I can't find it atm, but I recently came across an old tweet from @HeidiPriebe1 about the excessive trend of calling people "narcissists", and how many people who do this may simply be insecurely attached individuals in a relationship with someone who is dismissive avoidant.
The disnissive attitude seems "narcissistic" to the anxious partner, even though they do not have NPD.
I totally agree with this, but I also have seen a similar phenomenon happen the other way around... where a dismissive avoidant thinks their partner is crazy or narcissistic
I totally agree with this, but I also have seen a similar phenomenon happen the other way around... where a dismissive avoidant thinks their partner is crazy or narcissistic
for having emotional needs instead of focusing on things of a more practical nature that the dismissive thinks are more important.