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How To Heal From Narcissistic Abuse & Break Free
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When a relationship ends and No Contact begins; what is a Fearful Avoidant actually feeling?

If you’re a Fearful Avoidant or you’re trying to understand one, this video walks you through the emotional stages they typically experience after a breakup.

Because Fearful Avoidants have both Anxious and Avoidant tendencies, their experience during No Contact is rarely linear.

In this episode, Thais Gibson breaks down the four key stages Fearful Avoidants often move through and how to navigate each one in a healthy way.

Episode Summary

You’ll learn:
• Why Fearful Avoidants may initially feel relief or freedom
• How ambivalence begins to creep in
• When and why they start missing their ex
• The difference between wanting reconnection and wanting commitment
• What must happen during the re-bonding stage to avoid repeating old patterns

This video also explains why breaking No Contact too early or approaching reconnection incorrectly can push a Fearful Avoidant back into Avoidance.

If reconnection is going to happen, it must be intentional and growth-oriented.

Key Takeaways
✔️No Contact activates both the Anxious and Avoidant sides of a Fearful Avoidant
✔️Initial relief can last several weeks, especially if the relationship felt overwhelming
✔️Numbing behaviors can mask deeper loneliness
✔️Ambivalence is a transition stage not a final decision
✔️Missing an ex doesn’t always mean readiness for commitment
✔️Healthy re-bonding requires discussing what didn’t work the first time
✔️Without conscious repair, old patterns will repeat

Timestamps
00:00 – What Do Fearful Avoidants Experience During No Contact?
00:48 – What Is No Contact?
01:59 – 1. They May Initially Experience Relief or Freedom
04:44 – 7-Day Free Trial Promo
05:34 – 2. They Reach a Stage of Ambivalence
06:28 – 3. They Start Missing Their Ex
08:08 – 4. They Enter the Re-Bonding Stage
08:41 – Discuss What Wasn’t Working the First Time Around

Meet the Host
Thais Gibson is the founder of The Personal Development School and a world leader in attachment theory. With a Ph.D. and over a dozen certifications, she’s helped more than 70,000 people reprogram their subconscious and build thriving relationships.

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