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The video discusses the effectiveness of the no contact rule on avoidant individuals in relationships, highlighting core wounds, like fear of losing independence, associated with dismissive avoidant attachment style. It explores the Phantom X concept where avoidants idealize past partners, making it challenging for current partners. The no contact rule helps suppress avoidants' attachment emotions, leading to potential rekindling. Speaker mentions the Avoidant Death Wheel and Anxious Death Wheel, emphasizes the need for no contact to break anxious-avoidant cycles. The video also relates rat pups' separation anxiety remedies to human attachment after breakups. It explains protest behavior of anxious individuals and how the no contact rule can change negative perceptions. The speaker suggests a 45-day focus on getting over an ex before considering reaching out, extending the period if not emotionally ready.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses the effectiveness of the no contact rule on avoidant individuals in relationships. They outline the core wounds associated with insecure attachment styles, focusing specifically on the dismissive avoidant attachment style. The core wound of dismissive avoidants centers around a fear of losing Independence while also yearning for an idealized relationship internally. Despite outward displays of self-sufficiency and emotional distance, avoidants often desire a perfect relationship internally. The video emphasizes the discrepancy between the avoidant’s external behavior and their internal desires, shedding light on the misunderstandings surrounding avoidant attachment styles.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses how avoidance in relationships can stem from a desire for a serious connection, despite appearing otherwise. Avoidant individuals may idealize past partners, creating a comparison standard impossible for current partners to meet. This process, known as the Phantom X concept, plays into avoidant attachment styles, leading to triggering when a partner gets too close. Despite the deactivation strategy, avoidant individuals often view their pursuit for the “perfect partner” as genuine. The speaker also mentions that most past partners with dismissive avoidant characteristics and clients with anxious-preoccupied characteristics are common in their audience.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker explains why the no contact rule is effective on dismissive avoidants. Anxious individuals often try to fix a breakup issue, causing avoidants to maintain their defenses. A secure person, on the other hand, might grieve briefly and then give the avoidant space. The no contact rule allows avoidants to feel suppressed attachment emotions as their deactivation systems are no longer triggered. This intensifies when avoidants fail to bond with new partners, leading to a sense of nostalgia. The criteria for the no contact rule’s effectiveness on avoidants are leaving them alone and making them realize the dating scene without the ex is barren. The no contact rule helps avoidants reminisce and feel nostalgic, facilitating healing and potentially rekindling the relationship, as evidenced by success stories shared by the speaker.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses how individuals may idealize past relationships as a deactivation strategy, leading them to remember only the positive aspects over time. This selective memory can result in them being interested in rekindling things. The importance of implementing the no contact rule, particularly when dealing with avoidant individuals, is highlighted. By maintaining no contact, it can change the avoidant’s perspective and make the ex-partner more desirable. The dynamic between anxious and avoidant attachment styles is crucial in understanding how the no contact rule works effectively with avoidant mentalities. This approach aims to break the cycle of anxious-avoidant relationships and move towards security.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses the Avoidant Death Wheel, which outlines eight stages that explain how avoidance operates in relationships. The stages include Desiring Love, Honeymoon Period, Noticing Issues, Thinking of Leaving, Breakup, Separation Elation, Loneliness and Self-Pity, and Cycle Repeats. The speaker also mentions the Anxious Death Wheel, which mirrors the Avoidant Death Wheel but involves the anxious person becoming codependent on the avoidant. The importance of implementing the no contact rule is highlighted to avoid exacerbating the situation.
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In this segment of the video, it is discussed how rat pups react when separated from their mothers, experiencing reduced activity levels, heart rate, and growth hormone levels. To alleviate these symptoms, Hofer replaced maternal attributes with substitutes like warming the pups, feeding them, and patting them. Reuniting with their mothers was the most effective remedy for separation anxiety. The speaker relates these behaviors to human attachment, where after a breakup, individuals may experience intense yearning and anxious attachment. Anxious behaviors like seeking confrontation or constant contact can lead to negative self-talk and feelings of inadequacy. Implementing a no-contact rule is emphasized not to win back an ex, but to facilitate moving on and prevent self-criticism.
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In this segment of the video, it is discussed that individuals with anxious attachment styles may react in extreme ways, such as threatening to leave, when hurt, known as protest behavior. Anxious individuals tend to recall positive memories and regret after calming down, leading them to reach out to their avoidant partners for reconciliation. However, avoidant partners often respond with hostility and focus on negative aspects. The peak end rule is mentioned, emphasizing that people remember events by significant moments. By implementing a no contact rule and giving avoidant partners space, they may shift negative thoughts towards more positive ones over time. The speaker suggests longer periods of the no contact rule (e.g., 90 days) to allow for this shift in perspective.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker suggests a 45-day period to focus on getting over an ex. If after this time, one feels emotionally ready, they may consider reaching out to their ex. However, if not emotionally prepared, it is advised to extend the no-contact period by another 45 days.