Attachment and Affect, Part 2: The Emotional Tolls: Anxious Exhaustion & the Avoidant Flatline

Send us Fan Mail What if your emotions aren’t “too much” or “too little,” but a volume knob stuck in the wrong position? We dig into how anxious and avoidant attachment patterns act like broken dials—either blaring sirens at every hint of disconnection or muting signals until life feels flat. Drawing on affect theory and rich, real-world case stories, we map what mild, moderate, and severe patterns look like in daily routines, relationships, and health, so you can finally see your experience ...