November 01, 2025

Are You Sabotaging Your Relationship with a Dismissive Avoidant? | Thais Gibson

9 minutes

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If you’re Anxiously Attached or a Fearful Avoidant, you might be unintentionally pushing your Dismissive Avoidant partner away — even when all you want is closeness and reassurance. This painful chase–withdrawal dynamic plays out in countless relationships. But it can be healed once you understand how your patterns trigger theirs.

In this video, Thais Gibson reveals five powerful ways to stop sabotaging your connection with a Dismissive Avoidant partner. You’ll learn how to communicate effectively, self-soothe, and build a relationship that feels safe for both people, without losing your authenticity or needs.

You’ll learn:

✅ Why overcommunication can push a Dismissive Avoidant further away

✅ How to balance self-soothing with healthy connection

✅ The difference between communicating from wounds vs. needs

✅ Why criticism breaks trust and what to do instead

✅ How to stop assuming space means disinterest

✅ The secret to bridging different attachment needs before conflict starts

Episode Breakdown:

00:00 – Are You Unintentionally Pushing Your Dismissive Avoidant Partner Away?

00:32 – 1. Overcommunicating as a Means to Self-Soothe

01:43 – Self-Reflection Question

02:24 – 2. Question Your Expectations and Decide on What You Think is Healthy

04:01 – Ending Codependency Course Promo

04:45 – 3. Using Criticism to Communicate a Need

05:57 – 4. Assuming That Space Means Disinterest

08:04 – 5. Discuss Habits That Bridge the Gap in Your Differences

09:17 – Summary of Building Connection

Meet the Host

Thais Gibson is the founder of The Personal Development School and a world leader in attachment theory. With a Ph.D. and over a dozen certifications, she’s helped more than 70,000 people reprogram their subconscious and build thriving relationships.

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