Ddddd
Deinonychus
Joined: Dec 28, 2011
Age: 21
Posts: 380
Location: Belgium
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 Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 12:06 pm Post subject: Adult separation anxiety |
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- Do you or does anyone you know have separation anxiety/adult separation anxiety disorder (in relationships/friendships)?
-- Have you ever been in a relationship with someone who is too clingy, or has separation anxiety?
- What's the reason people get separation anxiety?
- Is separation anxiety an Aspie thing? How do they treat it? Can it be cured without medicine and therapy? Tips for people who love someone with separation anxiety?
- Any stories or information that might be relevant
- Does anyone have sites with more information about asad? I can't find a lot of useful sites... Thanks!
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JanuaryMan
Aspierational
Joined: Jan 02, 2012
Age: 28
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Location: Hants, UK
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| Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 12:16 pm Post subject: |
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I used to be this person when I was younger 
Not sure on the causes, but as far as aspies go it's safe to say a love interest can become a special interest. Much like you get anxious or frustrated from being torn from the thing that distracts you from your problems / symptoms it would be the same with your partner.
As for it being aspie only? I'd say we are prone to it but it's not exclusive to the aspie race.
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edgewaters
hibernating
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Age: 40
Posts: 2426
Location: Ontario
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| Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 10:14 pm Post subject: |
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| I often get anxious for people to go away, that's about as close as I get. |
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nomadder
Yellow-bellied Woodpecker
Joined: Aug 04, 2011
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Anxious attachment is considered to be one of the four styles of adult attachment proposed in attachment theory. These ideas grew out of infant attachment research. The idea is in our interactions with significant others, we develop beliefs and expectations of attachment figures. There are various therapies for attachment problems, most aim to make you aware of your beliefs and change unhealthy beliefs, eg cognitive behavioral therapy.
I think I read somewhere a lot of Aspies would be classified as having Avoidant attachment, but not all. It's also helpful to understand what kind of people you tend to attract. Put an anxiously attached person with an avoidantly attachment person and it's going to be tough for both of them.
This page gives an excellent overview and the diagrams of strategies used by the different attachment styles is useful to see what is going on.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attachment_in_adults
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hvtitan08
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Joined: Nov 27, 2011
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Location: Virginia
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 7:29 pm Post subject: |
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My sister just recently got a divorce, so I feel her pain in her severed relationship.
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aarpar
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Location: Winnipeg Manitoba
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 8:37 pm Post subject: |
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My girl sometimes gets separation anxiety because I don't drive very well, but that's because I forget to text her when I reach my destination with the car if I leave her after a date.
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