Avoidantly attached women believe they are actually stronger and more independent than they are. They get bored easily and use their friends and partners to generate energy and activity to keep them engaged. For these reasons, women with avoidant attachment can take a long time to identify Mother Hunger. It generally takes a crisis for an avoidantly attached woman to access her sadness and vulnerability. The threat of a significant loss, such as a relationship that really matters to her or a career opportunity, touches her deep fears of abandonment and causes an avalanche of sorrow that may
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