Mike Love
Anxious in Love
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A behaviour is not the same as proof.The sentence this whole book is built on.
How to Calm Anxious Attachment, Stop Overthinking Your Relationship, and Feel Secure.
Does any of this sound familiar?
- You read the message six times before sending it.
- A slow reply ruins the afternoon.
- You need reassurance and hate needing it.
- You are calm in every part of your life except this one.
What this book is
A book about anxious attachment: why closeness makes you panic, what the mind does while it waits, and how people actually earn security.
What it is not
A character flaw explained. Anxious attachment is a pattern that was learned, and patterns can be changed.
What is inside
Part I. Understanding anxious attachment
Part II. Inside the anxious mind
Part III. Changing the pattern
Part IV. Special situations
Part V. Earned security
And then. Appendices with the practical material, a glossary of the terms used, further reading, and where to get help.
Buy it if
- You overthink a relationship that is probably fine.
- You want to stop needing constant proof.
- You have read the theory and want something to do.
Do not buy it if
- Your partner is actually hiding things. Then your gut is not anxiety.
- You want a method to make them reassure you more often.
- You want to be told it is all their fault.
316 pages. The last part is about earned security, which is the point.
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Questions
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If you are afraid of your partner, start somewhere else.
If you have been threatened, hurt or controlled, or you think that raising this could put you or your children at risk, contact your local emergency number or a domestic violence service before anything else. Your safety comes before any question these books discuss.