@ocdbrian: She leaned her head on your shoulder. Two minutes later you were in the kitchen, pouring water you didn't want. Not because you don't love her. You do. That's the confusing part. She gets close, and your chest goes tight. She reaches for your hand, and suddenly your neck needs rubbing. She gives you a key, and it feels less like a gift and more like a weight. That's avoidant attachment. It often starts early, when leaning on people didn't feel safe. So you got really good at needing people less. Now closeness can feel like pressure. Stepping back brings relief. Relief feels good. So you do it again. (For the record, someone who misses a person while sitting one cushion away from them is not someone who doesn't care. You just care with the door left a little open.) It isn't coldness. And attachment styles aren't set in stone. They can shift over time, with steady relationships and with support. PS: avoidant attachment isn't OCD. But if you also deal with thoughts that won't let go, or doubts you keep trying to settle, Choiceful is the treatment app I'd send a friend to for OCD. You get a 100% personalized treatment course built around what you're actually dealing with, therapy chat 24/7, and users seeing clinically significant improvement in their OCD symptoms. You're still a good human. #MentalHealth #mentalillness #psychology #ocd #obsessivecompulsivedisorder #anxiety

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