This framing of intensity vs safety is honestly one of the clearest breakdowns I've seen on attachment patterns. The slot machine analogy for unpredictable relationships realy clicked for me. I went through that dopamine fast approach after a toxic situationship and it was wild how much quieter my nervous system got after just a couple weeks.
This framing of intensity vs safety is honestly one of the clearest breakdowns I've seen on attachment patterns. The slot machine analogy for unpredictable relationships realy clicked for me. I went through that dopamine fast approach after a toxic situationship and it was wild how much quieter my nervous system got after just a couple weeks.
It's wild what happens when we dial down the inputs into the supercomputer between our ears!