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Welcome to today's episode! Today I break down the neuroscience behind avoidant attachment patterns.

► Links and Resources:

Paper Neuroscience of human social interactions and adult attachment style: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/human-neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2012.00212/full

Paper Individual Attachment Style Modulates Human Amygdala and Striatum Activation during Social Appraisal: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0002868

Paper The neural substrates of social emotion perception and regulation are modulated by adult attachment style: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22217336/

Deactivation Strategies Video: https://youtu.be/fi-wUf36e9k?si=jcZEkDLsrvBeif8h

How I Finally Healed my Avoidant Attachment Video:

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► Episode Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:43 In Childhood, Developing Brain Learns Painful Lesson

01:30 The Amygdala

06:20 The Prefrontal Cortex

08:49 The Cortisol System

09:30 The Striatum

11:15 The Deeper Limbic System

12:20 Adulthood

13:34 Deactivation Strategies

16:00 How To Overcome Avoidant Attachment Patterns

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► Hi, my name is Robert! I make videos about how to build stable, secure relationships without losing yourself or waiting forever for the “perfect” partner. :)

► Disclaimer: None of the contents are therapeutic or medical recommendations. The contents are not to be understood as therapeutic-medical instructions and are neither intended as professional health advice nor as education.

I am not a health professional myself. My content is based on research and my personal experiences working with various therapists as a client for three years.