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Are you sure you're actually avoidant?

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Umi
Mar 20, 2026
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There was a time when I thought I was avoidant, or at least, that’s what I was told. That I pulled away too quickly. That I didn’t open up enough. That I left before things could deepen. That I was hard to reach, hard to read, hard to keep.

When you’re told you’re doing something wrong enough times, it begins to sound convincing.

When you’re feeling misu…

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