Handbook of Emotion Regulation Quotes

“et al., 2022). When regulating emotions, avoidant people attempt to block or inhibit any feeling that can reactivate suppressed needs for love and attention and proximity- and support-seeking tendencies (Mikulincer & Shaver, 2016).”
― James J. Gross, Handbook of Emotion Regulation

“because such threats can reactivate unwanted needs for love and care. Attachment-related avoidance can cause people to avoid noticing their own emotional reactions. Avoidant individuals often deny or suppress emotion-related thoughts and memories, divert attention from emotion-related material, or suppress or mask verbal and nonverbal expressions of emotion (Mikulincer & Shaver, 2016).”
― James J. Gross, Handbook of Emotion Regulation