{"id":9326,"date":"2021-06-07T17:25:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T15:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.attachmentproject.com\/?p=9326"},"modified":"2025-09-29T17:35:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T15:35:42","slug":"fearful-avoidant-attachment-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.attachmentproject.com\/blog\/fearful-avoidant-attachment-style\/","title":{"rendered":"Fearful Avoidant Attachment Style: Causes and Impact on Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The fearful avoidant attachment style<\/strong> (known as disorganized<\/a> in children) develops as a response to the bond a child forms with their primary caregiver(s) during the main formative period of childhood. Through how caregivers meet their needs, a child forms an internal working model<\/a> of relationships, the world, and their place in it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A distinctive contributory factor in the development of the fearful avoidant attachment style is perceived fear \u2013 in some cases, as the result of childhood trauma or abuse. This fear continues into adulthood as part of our mentalization of relationships, causing people with fearful avoidant attachment to deeply desire love, but also feel intensely frightened of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although the fearful avoidant attachment style is considered to be the most distressing of the styles due to how it forms, it is entirely possible to achieve positive change and shift towards more secure attachment<\/a>. This article can help you start this process through targeting the following topics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n