Do you know that feeling when you're with your partner or someone you're dating and you feel constricted and too close?

Your mind wants nothing more than freedom. And to get it, you want to get away, be alone and not be attached to that person.

BUT you don't actually want to end the relationship. You want closeness, but then it's too much for you. You want to be with the person, but at the same time you have a bad feeling about the commitment.

Now today your eyes will be opened when you finally understand what’s actually behind that fear of commitment.

You will also understand which role complex childhood trauma plays in your relationship anxiety,

And you will learn what you can do today to finally break free from your avoidant attachment style.

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► Links and Resources:

Fear of Commitment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_of_commitment

HSP + CPTSD Episode: https://youtu.be/gtWbS5LL984?si=DdrZCNpc4YTq7GD2

Cycle of Toxic Shame Episode: https://youtu.be/e0W9c_1lSHU?si=0z6rRJNgjqYoJ6g4

PVT Episode: https://youtu.be/2iT8Msp8Vx0?si=tm9HZ5DvHp9-YG33

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► Episode Timestamps:

0:00 Overview

2:39 My Own Story With Fear Of Commitment

04:35 What Is Fear Of Commitment?

7:00 How Fear Of Commitment Feels Like (Salad Metaphor)

10:17 The Infatuation Phase

10:45 The Fear Of Commitment Phase

13:15 The Meaning Of The Disgust-Response

18:00 The Connection With Complex Trauma

19:49 The Wounded Pathway

26:35 Complex Trauma And The Central Nervous System

30:38 Solutions And Treatment For Fear Of Commitment

38:41 Final Thoughts

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