The Fearful Avoidant's 12 Core Wounds (& Accompanying Emotions) | Fearful Avoidant Attachment

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  • @danaconnolly8574
    @danaconnolly8574 4 ปีที่แล้ว +888

    Thais, I want you to know you’re saving lives. Seriously. I’m 33 and all my life felt something was so wrong with me and I was so different. Every single video you speak about FAs literally is as if you’re inside my head! I can’t thank you enough. I read the book Attached and couldn’t figure out which 3 I was - until you. FA wasn’t in the book and everything on the internet paints us as poor helpless souls who are either monsters or who are doomed for life. You not only give clarity and hope but you give belonging and self acceptance that we’re not crazy and it’s not our fault. Thank you thank you thank you! If you could do another video about how we begin to reprogram these core wounds you spoke of that would be amazing! If not sending you all the love and gratitude I can muster. You’re incredible

    • @mindfulmeaningfulmoments247
      @mindfulmeaningfulmoments247 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      I agree with everything you said! I also read the book Attached but Thais has a way of explaining this that makes sense to me. She truly understands me! It is so refreshing to know why I behave the way I do. I'm already noticing progress just by listening to her videos. There is hope! We will get through this! 😊

    • @danaconnolly8574
      @danaconnolly8574 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      That does not sound like an FA - at least not something I experience. I never cut anyone down in fact they end up cutting me down. I’m so afraid of making a mistake or hurting someone’s feelings that I am overly nice and don’t speak up about MY needs and boundaries. I cater to theirs. I beat myself up with even the slightest mistake. So please I’m very sorry you went through what you did but I’ve never once suggested someone should go to therapy. We are not all Satan and that’s a really strong word. However, My Ex DA liked to list everything that was wrong with me and just validated all the terrible beliefs I had about myself. It sounds like your ex was more abusive than just FA. DAs and Anxious can be verbally abusive too. I wish you luck on your healing and happy to hear you’re doing well but please FAs are pretty fragile in their mind of thinking they are “bad and defective” please be mindful before you throw around words like “satan” in this community. The ones who are listening to her are the ones who are here to heal.

    • @minervafranco384
      @minervafranco384 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm an FA, and I was/am a monster. I try to send my daughter to visit wth family because I am so mean to her thus resulting in her having anxiety.

    • @suras8984
      @suras8984 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@danaconnolly8574 Hi Dana I agree with you. I dont tear people down like that. Im also overly nice to the point where I get taken advantage of. Only after I get treated badly or someone is excessively needy does it trigger my avoidant side. I am very sensitive to other peoples needs and never would intentionally hurt someone. People always tell me Im too nice. Im only stern with my family in terms of setting proper boundaries. Im reading the attached book now but it doesn't have the fearful avoidant.

    • @zacsofarjustfriends
      @zacsofarjustfriends 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I want to reiterate everything said here. 100% agree.

  • @ginnytilby
    @ginnytilby 4 ปีที่แล้ว +897

    1. I will be betrayed
    2. I will be abandoned
    3. I am bad
    4. I am defective
    5. I am not good enough
    6. I am unworthy
    7. I am trapped, helpless, powerless
    8. I will be attacked
    9. I am unsafe
    10. I am disrespected
    11. I am stupid
    12. I'll be alone

    • @seanpatrickfolster5606
      @seanpatrickfolster5606 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      12. I'll be alone

    • @23hawk_75
      @23hawk_75 4 ปีที่แล้ว +150

      13. I am iron man

    • @bigred575
      @bigred575 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      My ex wife to a T...

    • @smileyface702
      @smileyface702 4 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      @Ocean Flower I had a single mother with mental health issues such as depression and anxiety and was triggered quite easily due to very deep attachment wounds (she was in an orphanage and never had a primary attachment figure during her childhood let alone the critical window of attachment, so I was her first proper, longterm attachment ). She wasn't abusive toward me, just very inconsistent. She made me feel unsafe at times through no fault of her own. She felt overwhelmed and unable to cope with having a child at times and at other times she was incredibly loving. She had little to no emotional boundaries though and so there was a lot of enmeshment and role reversal (I felt like I was responsible for her happiness). I just want to make the point that there is no one, typical FA childhood experience. I'm sure there are difference in degree of severity, but all experiences are valid. Some parents are abusive narcissists and some aren't. My mother loved/s me very intensely, but I'm working to realise that needing someone is not the same as loving them.

    • @claudiad.4850
      @claudiad.4850 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ocean Flower yep

  • @yourerightileft6764
    @yourerightileft6764 3 ปีที่แล้ว +317

    12:28 - 12:30 "if they can get programmed in, they can get programmed out"
    They way you said that really gives me hope. Bless you, Thais. 💗

    • @jamesdewane1642
      @jamesdewane1642 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I can't believe there aren't more likes here. That was the absolute best thing in the whole video! And she said it so matter of fact like any good technician who knows her stuff.

    • @PHOENIX-ux3gw
      @PHOENIX-ux3gw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This! 🙏🏿🙂

    • @sagarpawar4388
      @sagarpawar4388 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What are the concrete methods to heal this? from your experience

  • @stevereid9591
    @stevereid9591 4 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    Oh boy it has taken me 60 years to find a simple explanation to what I experienced Thais.
    Thank you for your innate ability to make it easily understood

    • @Pattie-o7f
      @Pattie-o7f 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Me too 🙋‍♀️💔

    • @547173188
      @547173188 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      59 here

  • @brav0echon0va54
    @brav0echon0va54 4 ปีที่แล้ว +152

    I have ADHD, I was diagnosed at about 5y/o (now 37).
    My parents didn’t want to use drugs, so instead they mostly relied on strict control and discipline.
    I grew up feeling that there was something wrong with me, and that I was a disappointment and a burden.
    My feelings towards my parents growing up was mostly low-level anxiety, always expecting to get in trouble for something I’d done.
    My behavior caused problems at school with my teachers, and also alienated me from other kids, and I had no real friends until my mid-teens.
    As an adult I feel like a failure, I compare my life achievements to my siblings and feel deeply ashamed at my lack of accomplishments.
    I’ve been healing myself for a couple of years now, and recognise my self-hate and habitual self-sabotage, but it’s not easy.

    • @heffthehecked
      @heffthehecked 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      i’m so proud of you for doing your best!🥺 I also very much relate to this, i’ve discovered for myself i’ve related extremely to almost every symptom of combined ADHD myself and I just really relate to this... I’m on my road to recovery at 18 y/o rn.

    • @bridgeta.
      @bridgeta. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Your life sounds like mine. My strict parents had high expectations of me but no time or energy for me, or at least that's how it felt and looked to me. When I was six, I climbed to a high spot on the playground and watched the kids play, and then I did that every recess. I was a loner until I got a friend in 7th grade, but then she abandoned me in 9th grade for her own good, and I was happy for her b/c I could see how lonely she was hanging out with me. I'm so ashamed that I can't seem to make friends, and because of the lack of social support I'm not the mom I could be. I'm always overwhelmed and overburdened, and even though I have a bachelor's degree in Spanish, I lack the confidence to use my Spanish or get a high-paying job, so I'm divorced with 3 special needs kids and probably going to be on Medicaid forever with my $12/hr job. I'm trying hard to date and treat the guy well, but it's so much easier to deal with the familiar loneliness and pain than with the unstable limerance. So hard to heal.

    • @garethflook5706
      @garethflook5706 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You arent the only one who feels this way, no one seems to understand.

    • @MellowBellow1
      @MellowBellow1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Don’t compare yourself to your sibs. Don’t blame your parents exclusively.
      Medication can be a life saver abd truly freeing. It’s so well worth trying and seeing the “settled” you under the ADHD.

    • @brav0echon0va54
      @brav0echon0va54 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MellowBellow1 absolutely, I’ve learned not to compare myself, because that’s not fair.
      They didn’t struggle with the things I did, and I don’t know everything they’ve been thru.
      More importantly, comparison to others is a waste of time- it achieves nothing positive at all.
      I learned a much more constructive mindset (I don’t recall the source)-
      The only person you should compare yourself to is yourself from yesterday.
      Take pride in every tiny achievement- the longest journey is made of many steps.
      Forgive any mistakes- accept they are inevitable and learn from them.
      As for my parents, I absolutely do not blame them at all.
      They love me and did what they thought was best for me, and I’m in no position to judge their decisions.
      Besides, despite my flaws I like who I am, and a large part of my personality was forged by the adversity I’ve faced.

  • @sabrinazoccola7947
    @sabrinazoccola7947 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    1. I will be betrayed- biggest wound. Couldn’t trust caregivers, so can’t trust consistency, mood, sober/not sober, etc. Strong inconsistency between parents or between parent and child. Chaos broke trust. Child becomes hyper-vigilant, tries to figure out everything themselves.
    2. I will be abandoned. Can go along with feeling you will be betrayed. Emotional cocktail of “stinging” of abandonment but also with anger and frustration when betrayal feeling comes too. Fear and panic too.
    3. I am bad/defective. Likely caused by feeling you had to be perfect due to chaos in the home, anything could set them off. If I make a mistake they will drink/get angry again. Give yourself a hard time for making tiny mistakes- esp. with hurting other’s feelings.
    Defective; if you do something that could be seen as bad (like lose your cool and say something rude), you shame yourself and ruminate, panic, needing to hide and withdrawal and continuing to criticize yourself.
    4. I’m not good enough/ I am unworthy. Often parentified at a young age, so have to deal with things beyond what was meant for your age. Usually some kind of pressure. Guilt. Overcompensating, burdening yourself with unnecessary things.
    5. I am trapped/helpless/powerless. Frustration and anger.
    6. I will be attacked and unsafe. Typically subconscious- not often to feel unsafe consciously for FA. But will over-defend oneself; anger, volatility, emotional outbursts. React largely to small things.
    7. I am stupid and disrespected. Shame and anger.

    • @shawndouglas9605
      @shawndouglas9605 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thank you for this breakdown. Listening and analyzing these wounds I figured some things out about myself as I 💯 have all of them.
      The Wound "I will be betrayed" works with "I will be abandoned","I am bad/I am defective" and "I am not good enough/I am unworthy." These are responsible for my Relationship issues and self esteem issues.
      The next group, The wound "I am trapped/helpless/powerless" works with "I will be attacked/I am unsafe " and "I am stupid and disrespected" account for all my volatile anger issues.
      These two groups feed into each other, because of the 1st group I become primed for the 2nd group. Like gunpowder and fire, I detonate in a massive explosion in my relationships. Which reenforces Group 1 like a self fulfilling prophecy. Geez this is terrifying.
      To go deeper, "I am bad/defective" and "I am not good enough/unworthy" are the source of my fear of failure and perfectionism.
      Becoming attuned to dysfunction and having a subconscious comfort zone of chaos.
      A crazy revelation for sure but the antidotes of learning to let yourself be seen and learning to receive from other people are the what I now being forced to learn now like it's been happening in the background but now I finally have become conscious of it.

    • @RoxanaAncora
      @RoxanaAncora 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thank you! 🎀

  • @virginialee5065
    @virginialee5065 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    "You hyper defend yourself because you felt like there was nobody there to defend you" hit so HARD.
    I remember when I was a kid (~6-7 years old), my parents sometimes had to leave me at home with my psychotic grandmother, who behaved herself absolutely different as soon as they literally set foot out the door. She screamed, blamed me for things I didn't do and was basically unhinged because she has a mental illness and its worst period was when I was a child. She seemed to become a different person when she was alone with me. And that was truly SCARY, especially because my parents couldn't even believe it at first. She wasn't my primary caregiver, of course, but now I see how much these experiences shaped my personality 🤯 Thank you so much for this channel, I've had a lot of insights even in the last couple of days!! You're helping many people ❤

  • @Brya-zh6xf
    @Brya-zh6xf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    We live a really hard life. Be strong FAs

  • @xXKuroXx100
    @xXKuroXx100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    You know... it’s videos like these when you see so many people relating to the topic that you go, “I’m just like everybody else.”
    There’s hope.

  • @corneliaancilla3895
    @corneliaancilla3895 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    core wounds start at 6:48

  • @umunee_m
    @umunee_m 4 ปีที่แล้ว +201

    THAIS APPRECIATION:
    You are sbsolutely amazing at what you do. And the empathy and passion is felt with each video. This channel has been therapy and has truly began a true healing journey for many us.
    Thank you Thais❤

    • @ElleDan87
      @ElleDan87 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Your name is very different and unique..i saw it and had to comment lol😊

    • @marieliswolfram9087
      @marieliswolfram9087 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      100% true, thank you Thais

  • @elizabethjones8465
    @elizabethjones8465 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I focus my perfectionism on my looks. I have to be perfect all of the time.

  • @ShadowSis
    @ShadowSis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Ooff, you hit me right in the subconscious with this one.

  • @eatworldlove
    @eatworldlove 4 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    I’m unworthy/bad and I’m unsafe w others are definitely core wounds! I used to avoid getting attached to people for so long. But now I am aware, and I’ve been building solid friendships. I’m proud of myself coming this far. And I’m grateful for the people who made me feel safe and worthy, that motivated me to put myself out there more. Here’s to the future!

  • @moccisimo
    @moccisimo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    The "I am bad and defective" hit me. I've parented my younger siblings from a young age so making mistakes, asking for help, and being vulnerable are so hard for me. I isolate to hide my true self thinking I'll be rejected, I'm so tired and I'm only 19 😓

    • @kaylabaker7140
      @kaylabaker7140 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Same girl, from a young age i had to deal with alot of responsibilities, and i now struggling to ask for help (even when i really want it) and when i get it its like i dont know how to accept it. The feeling of being vulnerable definitely comes from my fear of being rejected. Im 18 and like you said I’m tired! I hope we both find healing🙏🏾

    • @rksoni2210
      @rksoni2210 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Same girl same

    • @toniasheridan
      @toniasheridan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Me tooooooooo girl

    • @ineedhoez
      @ineedhoez 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Do the work now. I am 38 and just figuring thus shit out.

    • @PurpleRobot10101
      @PurpleRobot10101 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I see you @moccisimo I know this is old😮 but that was me a long time ago. I hope you’re in a better place now & things are looking up ❤

  • @christopherstickney2730
    @christopherstickney2730 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Like she's reading a laundry list of things I've never said out loud. GET OUTTA MY HEAD!
    No, appreciate so much all that I've learned from your videos.

  • @kyrareneeLOA
    @kyrareneeLOA 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I found it interesting that you said, betrayal is at the core of it all. That ties right into trust.

  • @TofuTeo
    @TofuTeo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    What’s been keeping me going lately is the fact that you managed to heal as an FA. Sometimes I think life isn’t worth all this pain, but you’ve made me realise that if I heal, I might be able to help other FAs just like you. I’m studying psychology in university. The mental health field doesn’t have enough resources on FA attachment style, probably because intensity/nature of our childhood trauma is rare. You bring more hope than you might realise. Some days are very hard though, I’ll admit. :’)

  • @ashbags
    @ashbags ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Every single time you introduced a core wound, it felt like a slap in the face. All of them resonate deeply for me. Thank you for all of your work. You are amazing and appreciated!

  • @cloudslady3400
    @cloudslady3400 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The thing that help me to transform half of my attachment style to secure is understanding what the trigger is telling me where it’s coming from validating its message and then doing the opposite of how I usually react let’s say for example I felt shame and planned to hide somewhere far...I go and do the opposite and express my feelings to the person who cause the wounds to be activated..repeating this idea over and over helps a looot try it and tell me how it turns out ♥️♥️👍🏻

    • @kittthompson
      @kittthompson ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This is amazing. How do you keep your head clear enough to do this?

  • @artisticagi
    @artisticagi ปีที่แล้ว +5

    2:10 a trauma is basically anything you couldn’t properly process at the moment it happened
    So it was just stored

  • @lizwes7438
    @lizwes7438 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I had to pause this video quite a few times because it brought up a lot of memories, but I just wanted to take the time to thank you for giving me the phrase to describe what I've been going through my entire life. God bless you 💜

  • @jones2277
    @jones2277 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    why does everything go back to caregivers? a lot of trauma is experienced in school, from other children. i think the profession really underestimates how scarring that can be for adults. some kids were rejected and ruthlessly bullied for some stupid reason, like the fact that they wore glasses, or had dark skin, or were overweight, or had a big nose, or woolly hair, or because you got good grades.

    • @tinalu4695
      @tinalu4695 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Thing is…. In a safe and healthy family these experiences outside the home can be discussed and regulated with the child by the parents and therefore have less of an impact on the child’s programming. Healthy parents can counteract on these painful experiences the child might have outside of the home.I can remember that I didn’t want to burden my parents with my experiences in school and dealt with them alone. Plus the most vulnerable time in the development of a child are the very early years where we do make most of our defining experiences with our primary caregivers.

    • @davidc.parkins1680
      @davidc.parkins1680 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      The reason is that of course trauma happens outside the home but when we are talking about attachment and bonding dynamics, the root is inextricably linked to experiences with caregivers, many of which happen much younger than people assume (many neural circuits start wiring prior to school age.)

  • @susannahwares1170
    @susannahwares1170 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    I love what you said about trust. “Congruency and consistency”

    • @dRumpfsadouchebag
      @dRumpfsadouchebag 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      And consideration...

    • @SkyePhoenix
      @SkyePhoenix 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Why do I continually find myself attracted to people (DA's) that trigger the hell out of my core wounds?? It's an ill fated attempt to heal, I suppose.

    • @moulee7448
      @moulee7448 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dRumpfsadouchebag yes yes!!

  • @thecharmer136
    @thecharmer136 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I finally feel like someone else knows exactly what I am feeling. Every single core wound you talked about has been my internal monologue for what feels like my entire life. I know I wasn’t always like this and I really feel the need to find myself again, especially now that I have a woman in my life that loves me. The sad part is that she triggers all of these wounds simultaneously by simply loving me and my brain just starts blaring all the alarms to get out before I get hurt again or accidentally say or do something that will send her down the path I’m on. I would never want her the feel the way that I do, not even a fraction of it.
    I want to be secure again, so badly… I just don’t know how to combat it because I was never taught how. I know I can, I just need a helping hand. And not panic when someone offers help.
    Anyway, rant over. Thank you, I feel less alone now.

    • @MellowBellow1
      @MellowBellow1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      She doesn’t trigger you. … this is a fundamental thinking error. She is not triggering you.
      You are triggered by love.
      You are triggered by attachment.
      Saying it’s her triggering you abdicates responsibility for your own triggers.
      It’s really important not to blame people who love you; because you will ruin love if you do.

    • @HL-hr4ox
      @HL-hr4ox 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MellowBellow1 100% & amazingly important point, thank you for saying so.

    • @MellowBellow1
      @MellowBellow1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@HL-hr4ox thank you for recognising this. …. Once people see this, the penny can drop. ..

  • @gigid6142
    @gigid6142 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Omg, I so relate to connecting perfection to safety. I was never allowed to express my emotions growing up and was actually shamed, threatened, and even abused for it. Perfection has always been expected of me, and when I fall short if that, I hate myself for it. Nothing I ever did was good enough and I was even abandoned. I feel so damaged. It affected my ability to trust in a huge way. I trust no one except God, and it even took me a very long time to even trust Him. I was hurt by those who were supposed to love me the most. Thank you for this video. Much if it resonated with me. God bless.

  • @Biggy809
    @Biggy809 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    This makes sooo much sense to me, I’m tired of not going after what I want.

  • @christineritchie8014
    @christineritchie8014 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Geez, i'm 51 with a lot of past trauma's that have really never been dealt with. i have tried therapy on and off ans never was able to find anyone that could help me. I have Kaiser now and they only have group therapy, NO THANKS! I had a psychiatrist actually fall asleep during a session where I was crying during a story I was telling him. This was just as traumatic as all the other trauma's ive had in my life...including childhood sexual, physical, emotional abuse and serious neglect and abandonment. Both of my miserable parents allowed me to be adopted by strangers vs allowing thier willing siblings to adopt me....in my teens. i grew up thinking I wasn't that bad but nonetheless, my own family never loved me. I really don't know where to start.....
    I just discovered your channel and am enjoying the subjects. My goal is to figure out how to find therapy that works for me.

  • @annino1999
    @annino1999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    For a while I believed myself to be an anxious preoccupied, but when thinking back on romantic encounters with other anxious proccupied people, I am starting to learn that I run away and become dismissive. Just recently I’ve been back and forth, wondering which one I fall under most. Lately I had been wondering “Am I actually a dismissive avoidant? I have tendencies but it doesn’t make sense because I also have anxious tendencies.” Then I thought about the little bit of information I had read once about the fearful attachment, and I’m beginning to to think I fit better under this category after watching a few videos. What I’ve learned so far is helping me to make better sense of myself in situations with romantic partners and people in general. I had even said (before I knew about this attachment style) that I liked being around people but I also could spend time alone. I feel like it’s all beginning to make so much sense!

    • @annerittwage1401
      @annerittwage1401 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I thought until a few days ago that I was Anxious-Preoccupied, but after some more research about the Fearful-Avoidant (wanted to know more about someone I know), I realized that I identified more with the Fearful-Avoidant than I had previously thought. In my younger years I was very dismissive and avoidant with partners that wanted relationships, while I only wanted flings. But in the back of my head I always had someone else in mind. Was always hopelessly in love with someone I couldn't have of course. Then I got in a relationship with a Dismissive-Avoidant and it has been a ride. But we've been together for 10 years so far. But sure, it has it's huge downs, and it's ups. But I think I'm mostly leaning towards FA --> Anxious-Preoccupied.

  • @ms.fancypants7779
    @ms.fancypants7779 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I am bad, I am defective, that one hits harder to me. I identify with everything you stated, but that one, man it hit me hard.

  • @LDrosophila
    @LDrosophila 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Welp more talking points for my therapist

  • @choochoocharli
    @choochoocharli 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    You don't even need to be in an 'abusive' family for this to happen. I grew up with what I felt was a very normal, caring family. But my father was dismissive of my emotions and told me to basically think positive, it's not as bad as you think, etc, and basically did the same to my mother. I had to watch her feel invalidated in her feelings time and time again, and it made me feel like we were just negative, complaining all the time, and bad people because we couldn't just put away all the emotions we had. I became a robot, I was extremely depressed because of all the negative emotions I had repressed, and I felt like there was something deeply wrong with me. I think it was even questioned why I was going to counselling when I started. It took me a good year or two of therapy for me to understand what was going on and start to move on with my life and own my feelings. I still battle with low self esteem. And now I know why I've been so bad at relationships too.

    • @livedeliciously
      @livedeliciously 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      My parents were and still are horrible at showing emotions. They never talked to me and my siblings about anything on an emotional level. I'm in my 30s now, and have extreme trouble with any sort of relationship.

    • @jan1cem
      @jan1cem ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I feel you. I grew up with childhood emotional neglect wounds. Normal family if you look on outside but the connection was toxic and i didnt even know it until i spoke with a therapist how traumatized i am because i get depressed in relationships. I cant survive being in one. How are you doing now?

  • @claudiahamilton9884
    @claudiahamilton9884 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    All memories are colored with emotion! Wow. Eye opener. Thanks!

  • @natural91LC
    @natural91LC 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm so happy and grateful I found your channel a few weeks ago. I don't think I've ever commented before but I've been watching your videos everyday and I've almost watched every single one, I wanted to thank you for the great info you share with us and the kind, loving non judgmental way you speak to us.
    Much love from Italy

  • @bumblepea
    @bumblepea 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’m 36 and only just realised I’m an FA. Thank you so much for this. It hurts but finally things make sense

  • @gabyr4641
    @gabyr4641 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Hi Thais! Thank you for taking the time to do this

  • @miroslavafiladova8514
    @miroslavafiladova8514 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This speaks me on so many levels - my childhood was a mess.

  • @fionabond1192
    @fionabond1192 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Just another appreciation comment for all your hard work and dedication! You’re a beautiful human and you’ve helped me and many others through so much. Each video on the fearful avoidant has been so accurate to me and I had no idea about any of this. Thank you ❤️

  • @thevenusian9167
    @thevenusian9167 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you so much for existing and making these videos available on TH-cam. My experiences in relationships (with others and myself) never made sense until I started watching your videos on being a fearful avoidant. My parents' intense and drawn out divorce has made relationships incredibly difficult for me, but I realize now the sources of all of the conflicting emotions and pain I have had. I have watched over 20 of your videos on this topic and am still in the process of healing. Thank you so much for discussing how important it is to check in with yourself on a regular basis, be attuned to your own needs, boundaries, and not allow yourself to lose your identity in relationships. I greatly admire your work.

  • @9000ck
    @9000ck 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is the most clear explanation of what has affected me in life...the work of processing all of this and becoming healthy is really hard, but I think, worth it.

  • @VasilisaForbes
    @VasilisaForbes ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Absolutely life changing to hear this, and go ‘yes! Yes!’ At every part of the video. Massively struggled with triggers, huge guilt and self shaming, burdening and unworthy core wound, trapped, powerless, blights of frustration. So glad to be able to move through and name this

  • @kelcben
    @kelcben ปีที่แล้ว

    You are so good! Not only do I recognize myself in essentially all of these, but I'm also forgiving myself for them as a result of your characterizing their sources.

  • @nosiphondlovu2471
    @nosiphondlovu2471 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So life changing. Grateful I came across this❤

  • @benim4449
    @benim4449 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I found you a few days ago and wow! Thank you so so so much for all this information. I finally feel understod for the first time in what feels like forever ❤️❤️❤️

  • @artistic_mama2295
    @artistic_mama2295 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That is amazing! Thank you for breaking it down piece by piece, super appreciated 💜💜💜✌️😊

  • @MsJRose11
    @MsJRose11 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Your channel has given me more clarity and info than doing therapy on and off for 15 years. The way you understand and explain everything is beyond relatable.

  • @RenaeJGray
    @RenaeJGray 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This saves me so many years off therapy. So much better than any CBT I ever had.

  • @ashlynnnewman1111
    @ashlynnnewman1111 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Holy wow this is an awakening for me. Thank you for helping me understand my wounds. So so so important!

  • @LexiA0327
    @LexiA0327 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You are definitely describing me, I don’t feel alone anymore. Thank you so much for all your information and videos. I thought I was broken.

  • @carlenemae
    @carlenemae 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This was incredibly insightful and helpful to me understanding why I am a fearful avoidant. Thank you so much.

  • @amyrengo8037
    @amyrengo8037 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you so much for bringing this out into the open, it has improved my life immensely. I just wish this would have been discussed in the countless hours of therapy I've had.

  • @pratikshasonkar2024
    @pratikshasonkar2024 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hey ! I am halfway through the video but felt so driven to tell you that you are doing a great job. This video felt like finally someone understands. Thanks!

  • @TheAmbitionBabe
    @TheAmbitionBabe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This video described me to the T! Thank you for making this available. I have been on a journey to heal and address inner wounds. This video confirmed that I am on the right track but that I have a lot to learn. ❤️

  • @annmalone2785
    @annmalone2785 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thais, I am 53 and found your videos. I just had a conversation with my friend yesterday trying to understand the emotions I am having. We literally discussed most of these core wounds you talked about in your video. I am not sure to what degree these triggers are affecting my life though I am sure I may be down playing the wounds. When you said about as a student the teacher shamed you I almost cried! My second grade teacher in her frustration and anger hung me upside down in front of the class because I couldn't do subtraction. Recently I went back to college and am REALLY getting triggered. Your video was really eye opening. Thank you!

  • @msunique37
    @msunique37 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just wanted to let you know I found your channel because of your TH-cam ad. 👍

  • @jasminewhatchawaitingfor
    @jasminewhatchawaitingfor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you so much!! I really need help. I'm turning 40 and have never had a serious relationship. It's bad because the only relationship I've ever had was when I was 36 and that was only for a few months. I have worked on my self esteem for ages.
    Thank you soooo much for this clarity!! The advice is priceless. It's not me that's unworthy, it's just my beliefs in this and fear around this 💕

  • @arkieologist
    @arkieologist 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for your channel. You speak clearly and convey these concepts simply and confidently. You make it all very easy to understand! Great communication. I love learning from you.

  • @Konkehood
    @Konkehood 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    😭😭😭I discovered your channel today after googling the and taking the quiz. I have done so much for my Healing. I thought I was simply doing shadow work when I Googled the quiz but your work is Soooo intense and rich. I'll sign up for the course.

  • @flourishbymichelle
    @flourishbymichelle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I have followed you for a few years now and I am so happy to see how much you've grown!! Your work here is so appreciated. FA is complicated but you bring so much compassion and clarity. I am FA but I dont know what was traumatizing to me as a child... I cant even remember things from my childhood, it's so weird. Do you have advice for how to navigate this? I feel like knowing where this trauma comes from would be so enlightening to me.

  • @andrealord1325
    @andrealord1325 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I must be honest. I've listened to a couple of your videos and I realized you're not just talking. But you're a professional at what you do and what you know. I'm a fearful avoidant and everything you said makes total complete sense. Thanks for sharing. I'll keep listening Thais.

  • @dRumpfsadouchebag
    @dRumpfsadouchebag 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    observer perspective... to our thoughts and feelings.. great info..

  • @isolditaa
    @isolditaa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you! This was very valuable.

  • @helene6686
    @helene6686 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    You explained core wounds and trauma SO WELL! 😭

  • @honeymoney23
    @honeymoney23 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was so helpful. Thank you!

  • @unaburke1693
    @unaburke1693 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thais, thank you. You are amazing and your videos are so helpful and interesting.

  • @orulz1
    @orulz1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    My wife and I are really absorbing and appreciating all your content. This is amazing.
    I am sure you have 1000 things you would like to make a video about. I would like to request that you add one to the list. Can you discuss what sort of core wounds might come from for someone who grew up in a 'Tiger Parenting' household and how this might affect the subconscious mind, attachment styles, etc? Some of these that you discuss here seem to apply, but maybe not all of them.

  • @Klb1028
    @Klb1028 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I just wanted to let you know that you're amazing. I studied attachment styles maybe 3-5 years back, and I did not get almost any of what I'm getting from your videos. You are SO much more helpful than anything else I've seen!!

  • @dieonjeff4639
    @dieonjeff4639 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i thought i was anxious preocupied until i started watching all of your vids thankyou.

  • @kathringreppmeier9126
    @kathringreppmeier9126 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you so much Thais! You're really help me to become whole at the Moment

  • @Riportellam
    @Riportellam 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow all of this are things I’ve never heard of thought about but so dead on!

  • @livingoncetwice
    @livingoncetwice ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for creating this video!

  • @ChocolateSarahPinkLove
    @ChocolateSarahPinkLove ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this is so accurate for me... omg. 😮❤ THANK YOU SO MUCH!

  • @lynniegravelyn2387
    @lynniegravelyn2387 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    My heart is breaking right now.. what this did to my daughters... heart hurts. But I know what it is and maybe I can heal it.

    • @MeliMeli66
      @MeliMeli66 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I am now 41 yrs old and as I get older I realize that my parents are humans too and that they were not perfect. At some point, I have to accept responsibility for my own life and re-parent myself. Today, thankfully we have youtube and access to information that can help us. As for you, you have to accept things as they are now. The past is the past. You might never be able to repair the relationship with your daughter. However, you will have to forgive yourself and continue to work on yourself as you are doing now. Take care of your mind by reading and educating yourself about these things including MBTI personality types to better understand and be there for the people in your life. You might not be able to have been there for your daughters emotionally in the past, but today you can be there for other people who have no one there for them. That can be your penance and reward and give your life purpose. You are not a monster. You are an imperfect human being just like everyone else. Finally, don't neglect the health of your body through proper nutrition and exercise so that you can feel better inside as well.

  • @thelion1458
    @thelion1458 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for how much you are helping me xx

  • @karimadigital1795
    @karimadigital1795 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    All i can think is, I have to heal so my son doesnt have these wounds

  • @RevoJam
    @RevoJam 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thais is out here doing God's work and changing people's lives 🤧

  • @alinaakmal8640
    @alinaakmal8640 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was so on point

  • @ginagray8040
    @ginagray8040 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I am definitely a fearful avoidant. The I don’t feel safe is a major core wound for me.

  • @bonaventureBarry
    @bonaventureBarry 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Extremely useful insight ✨🙏🏾

  • @jenniferbritton9610
    @jenniferbritton9610 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    So good ❤️ thank you!

  • @mememeome
    @mememeome 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I felt these a lot when I was in high school, and then it resurfaced when I went through graduate school. I still struggle in my friendships, and with being unashamed in setting work boundaries, but I’ve made so much progress just through being self-aware. Still have more growing but I know how much these listed items used to hurt, and now I feel these so much less

  • @TM-ln9he
    @TM-ln9he 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This. Quality.👏👏👏

  • @peacepeach6377
    @peacepeach6377 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow thank you!

  • @chrisjames2766
    @chrisjames2766 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    It seems pretty clear that disorganized attachment style and bpd are very compatible. I wonder if anyone has done a comprehensive analysis of this pairing. Great vid, as always!

    • @mihayuli
      @mihayuli 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes :) There are research studies assessing this.

    • @Gomba13
      @Gomba13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      If you read about cluster B in general, all cluster B people had disorganized attachment in childhood, which a fearful avoidant attachment style is the adult extension of. It is not a pairing, it is cause and effect.

    • @resueah7257
      @resueah7257 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Gomba13 What do you mean fearful avoidant attachment style is the adult extension of cluster B?

    • @ravishingtwinkle3811
      @ravishingtwinkle3811 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I have asked this in attachment community and not all disorganised attachment is BPD but most BPD have disorganised attachment.

    • @twinkles102
      @twinkles102 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      True BPD has a revenge-based core, fearful avoidants don't have this unless they have BPD next to their attachment style.

  • @mr.fettesq.7705
    @mr.fettesq.7705 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I'm bad, defective, unworthy, not good enough are things I have struggled with all my life...its a big reason why I run from so many relationships, or am afraid to get in too deep. I fear that if someone truly knew me they would reject me. I'm a recovering addict to opioids. Have been clean and sober for about 6 years now. And this ways heavily on me. It's not exactly a desirable trait in a perspective partner. Sometimes I feel like, why even bother trying to start a relationship...once they find out about my past they will feel different and leave. In my mind it's not worth the constant rejection. This is something I struggle with daily. I am a good person. I just haven't always made good decisions. And I have paid the price. For it. Still paying the price. Makes me feel super unworthy. As I'm clearly defective in some way. We shall see how it goes 😊

    • @clv603
      @clv603 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Clean for 6 years? Dude... that is a huge accomplishment and very worthy of being proud of! I don't even know you and I'm proud.

    • @shana595
      @shana595 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Do not worry, I've been addicted to opioids for 6 years 19 years ago. When i've realised I AM ABLE to free myself from drugs I was extatic for a month. Then the hardest time in my life came-when all the pain started to came out...it took abou t 4 years of ups and downs and veing on the edge of sanity. Then i understood why the percentage of recovered addicts is so low. It takes unbelievable courage to face the supressed emotions and to get intouch with your wounds. Anyways, I wanted to encourage you to be persistant. Do not give up. I threw away 10 years of my life, some would say. But i think i would not be the person i became after if this would not happened. Imagine, you are among the small percentage of people who managed to break free! What an accomplishment! You are worthy of all the blessing in life. Warm hugs

  • @starqueenlotus3755
    @starqueenlotus3755 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    'I am unsafe' is very obvious to me as i attract such situations more

  • @Drolo
    @Drolo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You are so wise maam

  • @angieflowe3925
    @angieflowe3925 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Your videos are great but I still can’t make sense of what to do to start healing myself😩

  • @zarielandaluz458
    @zarielandaluz458 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Thais, is there a way you could present this healing process for a fearful avoidant who needs to feel that this process is manageable and doable? You know, so it doesn't feel overwhelming, never ending, saturating, discouraging or daunting but rather inviting, simple and soothing. Thanks once again. Best vibes.

    • @MellowBellow1
      @MellowBellow1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You could not possibly ask for more from Thais. She has made it soooo inviting and manageable. Almost to an unethical degree.
      If I told you that I think you’re demanding and needy and not taking responsibility for your stuff in this comment. That you’re guaranteed to give up and fail because of your attitude. That you put everything on someone else.
      That’s just the tip of the iceberg.
      Look at what you’re asking someone else for that they are already providing in ABUNDANCE.

    • @angieflowe3925
      @angieflowe3925 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wow Bellow mellow put someone down why don’t you geeze

    • @MellowBellow1
      @MellowBellow1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@angieflowe3925 not a put down. It’s a response to an unreasonable demand of someone else. What all insecurely attached people need to realise …. Thais has made this the most astonishingly easy and accessible information. It’s at reduced prices and soooooo unbelievably empathetic. Almost to a fault. Asking to make it MORE easy than Thais makes it is ludicrous. Honestly. It’s learned helplessness if you can’t see that. Sometimes we can’t keep begging for more help. We have to actually help ourselves. …

    • @MellowBellow1
      @MellowBellow1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@angieflowe3925 could otherwise be suspected of covert narcissism. Asking for more and more and more. Cos of “poor me” syndrome. ….? Just saying. Asking for what has already been provided amply, but not “individually”. So we don’t feel “special” enough. ….
      Worth looking at well, I say.

    • @ineedhoez
      @ineedhoez 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It does feel like a lot but once you understand that her program takes like 3 weeks to reprogram 2 or 3 wounds, it doesn't seem so daunting

  • @nursevrmakdemirbas5102
    @nursevrmakdemirbas5102 ปีที่แล้ว

    thank you. i dont know how u can know this wounds like almost mathematically. thanks for sharing really.

  • @cletuspzas1
    @cletuspzas1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video has helped me so much That is all I can say!

  • @kellykmeister
    @kellykmeister 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

  • @jacquifisher4361
    @jacquifisher4361 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Oh! Am I glad I found YOU ☺

  • @nerita84
    @nerita84 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you!!!

  • @methree123
    @methree123 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love you Thank you🙏💖

  • @skydyson3138
    @skydyson3138 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hearing this video brought tears to my eyes because all the core wounds you described, I have. How do I begin to address these and rid myself from them?

  • @matilda4406
    @matilda4406 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    thank you so much

  • @dRumpfsadouchebag
    @dRumpfsadouchebag 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Spot on descriptions and thank you for the summary to benefit us to put words to these feelings..

  • @JaJaJantsen
    @JaJaJantsen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    not even three minutes in and im realizing that I was dealing with multiple situations around the same time that turned out to be trauma and I thought I was just being dramatic.

  • @rubyanaya126
    @rubyanaya126 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much 🥰😇💚💙❤❤💚💙🙂